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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13
Hendersonviilc, n. G..
February y, 1896

HenderSOnFlilc, \. u.
February y, 1896
Editor, The Times-News:
1t is quite amusing and dis
gushing to read OF so much eXag-
geration in the papers at this
time. / am now 81 years old and
have always voted Democratic
and never believed in criticizing
the president when elected by the
majority Of the people, it made
no difference what his politics
was. But today there are more
Smart Alccs to jump up against
the president than ever has been.
/ think it is time for the editors
to quit publishing all sucn stuff as
Don Laws in this yellow Jacket,
all lies. You know there has been
more lies told on Roosevelt than
any president before. The editors
are hired to publish such stuff:
Now | will call your attention
to the ground hog day. In the
year 1890, February z, one mem
Ter of the senate was called
ground hog, and since that time
ground hog has been changed
from 18th of February back TO
the End. 1t seems every year the
papers print the End as ground
hog day, when we ali know 1t to
be the 18th. 1t mas always been
said that. if on that day It was
cloudy, there would be plenty OF
fruit, because it would be SIX
weeks OF ~ days of bad weather,
which would keep the sap down
and the fruit tree buds from
growing and blooming till after
the Equinox; then the wild good
storm is over, which carries US
over to the 1st OF April. Then
winter begins to break, and after
the full moon and the Easter.
storm is over summer begins.
But when the ground hog comes
out on the 18th, if it is fair and
the sun shines and he secs his
shadow, he stays out for warm
weather; and if he does not see
his shadow, he goes back and
stays six weeks, or II days: or
more till after the storm of the
Eouinox. at which time winter
breaks back in the north Green
land where we used to see the
wild geese passing here from
Florida or the southern coast,
back to the northern coast or
Greenland. We used to see them
come over us every fall, after the
Eouinox in September, going 10
the southern coast, but people
have killed out the geese, as they
have the wild turkeys, till we see
but very few any more.
Now, on the 2nd of February:
as they have it, they say that i
the ground hog sees his shade"
he stays out, but if he sees his
shadow he goes back, and that IS
a sign Of a forward spfing-Just
to the reverse, which Is Il ms
take.
Now, Mr.. Editor, il there is any
sign in either one, just watch FIJI
day and. if cloudy, see if it IS
rough weather. Or if it is fair
and the sun shines, see if it is
warm weather for the next AZ
DAYS. Then watch The 2nd, which
was cloudy, and see if it is going
to be warm weather for the next
AZ days. Now, old men, pioneers,
as long ago as l can remember
were glad to see February u
come cloudy with dew on the ap-
pie buds. and they woIld say the
weather would be cold, holding
the sap back till winter broke on
the Equinox in March.
Now. it is unquestionably true
that the 14th is ground hog day.
The mistake has happened like the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

One could imagine a missionary
going from this country to Africa,
calling on the headman of some
remote native village, and getting
into some such dialogue as this:
Missionary: II have come all
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

Letters addressed to Madame. Queen
Washington, reached Secretary Perkins.
Maybe AAA mail, if any, should be check
ed for letters to Amos and Andy.
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A Cass City, Mich, woman routed ban
dit by hurting canned goods at him. It's
the last time, probably that he'll every try
to rob bride. - .--
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BIBLE THOUGHT
FEED THE FLOCK q Pet. 5:2.)

\ traveller in a country lane in England overlook
large flock of sheep following, not preceding the
shepherd Struck by such an unusual plan, ne aSNe"
the man how it so happened
Il lead them by the teeth, that is, give them
good fodder and so find no difficulty IN keeping
them together -,
Pretty good suggestion in this incident TOR a"
Sunday school teachers! Tagging interest IN class
may be due to poor fodder.
Record of Christian Work.
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to eternal salvation, l offer you
and your people the same chance
that all Of our people have had
offered them. | am bringing you
The Light, that you may have the
privilege Of using it in shaping
your course. We do not consider
it our duty to drive our people
certain way; but we do consider
it our duty to give every person
information about the right way.
Then he can chose his path. AMI
he must take the consequences Of
his choice.
Headman: "In o her words.
you are bringing Us the glad It'd
ings in the hope that, heathens
though we are, we will take your
great teachings to heart and be
better Christians than your peo-
pie are; live better lives and
maintain better communities than
your people do; and save ourselv-
es from the punishment toward
which most Of your people are
heading?"
Missionary: "You have stated
the case exactly"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

Robert Wadlow, II, of Alton, H., is now
8 feet inches tall. And just to think-a
few short months ago he scarcely mea-
sured feet. g.: s.,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

Italy has three new submarines. If the
ETHIOPIAN rains continue, the natives may
have to keep an eye peeled for peris-
cOpeS. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

A Chicago woman, whose husband left
her in 1926 to seek a job, wants divorce.
Perhaps she ism taware things are picking
up.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

The studio could find no picture for
Marion Talley even after she reduced 20
pounds. Still, there ought to be some
thing in the way of light opera.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

Philippians probably are the only people
in the world who aren't interested partic-
ularly in the silver Innings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13

Science sets electric eye on trail of the
common cold" Before long, undoubtedly,
that eye will be watering.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-13
BONDS SELL WELL

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. Is. GTP)
mississippi yesterday sold ST.
100000 bonds at the best price in
the states history. Proceeds will
be used to retire five percent m
SAINT Hospital bonds. The new is
sue bears 2 IA per cent interest,
but the bidders paid a premium Of
$5,275, which brought the net in
terest rate to 2:15, 81 points be-
low the previous low record.
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J" THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
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The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
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ti.icus name will be published.
EDITOR
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Evening star., 1936-01-10
Science Says Dementia Praecos
Centers IN Brains Switchboard
Experiments on Body Temperature and
Pain Reaction Indicate Trouble
Lies in Muscle Control Room.

After Is to 20 minutes of the cold
bath, the controls showed the normal
reaction of rise in body temperature
ranging from 2 to g of degree. The
temperatures of the insane patients
dropped toward the water level, falling
as much as degrees.
Temperature Rise Differs.
Once out of the water. the patients
temperatures rose quickly to corre-
Spond with the outer air. The normal
reaction was a slow rise, with the body
machinery operating to establish a
balance between internal and skin
temperatures.
1T Is commonly held that In
dementia praecox there is insensitivity
to pain" DR.. Finkelman said. "Thus,
one may prick the patients tongue
with a pin and notice that the tongue
is not withdrawn. The conclusion that
the pain Is not felt Is erroneous. Al
though the patients outward demeanor
does not betray his feeling of pain,
there occur the usual respiratory
changes with pain. What one observes
is a poor defense reaction"
Here, again. he said, the hypothalamus
is apparently at fault.
Evening star., 1936-01-10

"The assumption Of the President
that those who are opposed to him
are tools of special interests and are
hiding behind the cloak of selfish de-
signs is a piece of demagogury up-
worthy of the President of the United
States. ! was ashamed"
In an address before the North Da-
kota Press Association last night at
Grand Forks, N. OAK, Col. Knox cred
tied the Supreme Court and the Ma
tons business men for the progress
made toward economic recovery.
He chose the occasion for a renewed
attack on what he described as "the
foreign PHILOSOPHERS of government
that now permeate the administration
in Washington"
1.-THE real credit for restoring
values belongs in two places" he as
serted. ITO the Supreme Court max
ing the decision which voided the
N. R. A. and to business men who.
learning the limits under which ma
Evening star., 1936-01-10

tiona1 politics can be formulated, be-
came heartened and began to really
function.
Business improved with the N. r. A.
out of the way.
Agriculture will improve with the
A. A. A. out Of the way"
The publishers address quickly re-
solved itself into a series of replies to
President Roosevelt's message to Con-
gress a week ago on the state of the
union.
1.-THE Supreme Court, in the N. r. A.
decision-and in decisions since-made
1t clear that the Constitution OF this
Nation cannot be changed by whim
on the part of dictator in the guise
of a Democratic President; it made il
clear that these changes could come
Evening star., 1936-01-10
BY the Associated Press.


ELGIN. ILL.,, January 10.-Experi-
ments indicating that nerve switch
board in the brain may control one
form of insanity-dementia praecox-
were announced today by the research
staff of the Elgin State Hospital for
the Insane.
The apparent center of the mental
disturbance is the hypothalamus, the
brain control room into which all
lines of communication from the SYM
pathetic nervous system are plugged,
DR.. Isidore Finkelman, Northwestern
University professor in charge of the
studies. said.
He disclosed the results of expert
ments which he said apparently up
held this theory Of the cause Of de-
mentia praecox. popularly known as
split personality"
Controls Muscular Reaction.
The hypothalamus controls the
physical reaction related to fear, rage
and other emotions. It regulates the
smooth muscles of the body, including
those which dilate and constrict the
blood vessels. and thus controls the
flow of blood. It acts as thermo-
stat on body heat
These functions, the experiments
carried on by DR.. Finkelman and his
colleagues show, are thrown out of
balance in patients suffering from
dementia praecox
To test the praecox patients ability
to maintain body temperatures. DIR.
Finkelman and DR.. w. Mary Stevens
immersed SO of them in cold water.
The patients didn't even shiver,
while normal controls, tested to estab-
lish a true comparison, shook with
chill.
Evening star., 1936-01-10


date, said in an
interview W today
that he expected
a crisis In the
relief situation
about March is.
He said he ex-
pected that the
whole thing will
blow up" about
that date.
Referring to
President ROOSe-
velt's annual mes
sage to Congress
and his jackson
day speech, Col.
Knnx caid.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
FOES OF NEW DEAL
STILL GAIN IN POLL
Literary Digest Shows
L. 61.89 Per Cent Against
4; Roosevelt Policies.

I NEW YORK, January 1o.-An in
creased percentage Of voters in the
Literary Digest's poll were reported to-
(, day as having registered opposition to
President Roosevelt's New Deal.
The Digest said its count shows
1,o44,s4s of the 1,68s.462 votes cast
were against the administrations
policies.
The negative vote, amounting to
e1.ss per cent. was 1.42 points larger
than its total a week ago.
Representing total of 531 electoral
votes, 36 States are listed in the Di-
gest's tabulation as having majorities
opposed to the Roosevelt program.
The - other are Alabama. Arkansas,
Georgia, Kentucky. Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, North and South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas. Utah and Virginia.
Tabulation by States.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN

The Travellers Club of Catholic
University will present a musical and
picture program. entitled "A Night in
France" at BIS o'clock this evening
in the National Shrine of the I'm
maculate Conception.
j. v. Hansen will give an illustrated
address on the Cathedral Of Chartres,
and Prof. Conrad Bernier will pre-
sent a short program of organ music.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
Iy by viii of the people.p Col. Knox

only by win of the people,P Col. Knox
stated.
Further, 1t demonstrated that un-
constitutional measures are not need
ed to bring about resumption Of
prosperity to this country"
To President Roosevelt's question,
"Shall we restore the dollar to its
former gold content?" Col. Knox re-
piled:
"The sooner the New Dealers quit
tinkering with our money the better it
will be for ALL
Evening star., 1936-01-10

first meeting at tbs o'clock this eve
ming at 1906 Eighteenth street.
The Washington Salon, an organi-
zation Of men and women prominent
in educational and social activities,
has maintained free-tuition classes
for the last 20 years. More than 200
students are enrolled.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
KNOX SAYS RELIEF
CRISIS DUE SOON
March IS "BIoW-up" Is Ex-
pected-RooseveIt Ad-
dress AssaiIed.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, January 10.-Col. Frank
Knox, Chicago publisher, mentioned
as a Republican presidential candi-
Evening star., 1936-01-10
FRENCH CLASS TO OPEN
Beginners Granted Free Tuition
bv Washington Salon.

A free tuition French class for be-
ginners, organized and managed by
the Washington Salon, will hold its
Evening star., 1936-01-10
Potato Output.

Potato production in the Kaw Val.
ley of Kansas will be near 1000 car
loads this year.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Failure to Name Vandenberg
Laid to Delay of Landonites
Sincerity of Senator's Resistance to
SecOnd.PIace Nomination Under
estimated Until Too Late.

would tend to embarrass Landon.
Third, Vandenberg felt that his
leadership of the opposition to the
Passamaquoddy power project would
prove a particular handicap to the
ticket in the State OF Maine. The
Maine State election In September
always is an important feature of
presidential campaign. and Vanden-
berg argued that anything that would
weaken the party's chances there was
an obvious mistake.
Finally, Vandenberg said that the
last thing he wanted. personally, was
to become the "Mr. Throttlebottom"
Of national administration; that
he had a horror of becoming the Ma
tons premier diner-out.
After having advanced all of these
arguments. however, Vandenberg said
he fully realized that. If he were
drafted in the face of them, he could
not refuse to accept the nomination.
He told Hamilton that he would so ac-
cept If he were the unanimous choice
of the convention.
Returned to Hotel
So the matter stood until after
the platform had been adopted and
Landon nominated for President.
Vandenberg returned to his hotel and,
about, midnight. received telephone
message that Hamilton soon would
be over to see him. He waited until
2:30 o'clock and then, having heard
nothing further. went to bed. At
the same time he sent a telegram
to Hamilton stating that he had
transmitted to Chairman Bertrand H.
Smell the message, subsequently read
to the convention, declaring that IF
my name is proposed for Vice Presi-
dent, please say to the convention
that wish it to be withdrawn"
The following morning the Lam
donites complained that they had
been unable to reach Vandenberg by
telephone, and this may be so. 1t
is fact. however, that Col. Knox
talked with Vandenberg by telephone
at o'clock Friday morning and was
bitterly disappointed when Vanden-
berg refused to say to him that he
would not under any circumstances
accept the nomination. Knox thought
the message to Smell, which Vanden-
berg read to him, was not strong
enough.
If that's the best you can do. I'm
going home" Knox told Vandenberg
1t was because he was convinced
after hearing this message, that Van
denberg would be nominated in spite
of it, that Knox quit the convention
and started for Chicago.
Landonites Explain.
The Landon managers say the rea-
son they failed to communicate with
Vandenberg before 2:30 o'clock was
that they were busy assuring them
selves that, if his name was pre-
Sented he would be nominated. They
declare further that, before morning
they had the convention fully set
to nominate him. New York was tc
lead of with all of its 90 votes for
him and enough States had been
pledged to follow suit to create O
stampede.
All this time, of course, Vandenberg
was in q hotel room only three blocks
from the Landon headquarters. 1t is
true that his telephone had been 81.
Evening star., 1936-06-15

fenced, but certainly he could have
been reached had any one thought to
pound on his door.
AS 1t transpirsd, 1t was past 10
O'Clock Friday morning before Hamil-
ton again called on Vandenberg to
urge him finally to take the nomina-
tion. The conversation was identical
with that which had occurred two
days earlier between these men. Van
denberg said he did not want the
nomination and would resist 1t to the
end. But II he were drafted he would
not refuse.
Found Situation Difficult.
Hamilton went to the convention
hall, as it appears, still determined to
nominate Vandenberg. When he got
there, however, he found his situation
difficult. Knox had made friends in
the course of his constant travelling
over the country during the last year,
and quite q few Of these were of the
opinion that a deliberate effort was on
foot to humiliate Knox. Thirteen
State delegations, including Pennsyl-
vania with rs votes, had pledged them
selves to Knox and insisted that they
must go along with him at least for
one ballot After q bitter under-the-
surface row, the delegation from Illi-
nois. Knox's home State, had voted to
stick with him to the end of the road.
Hamilton decided he could not
nominate Vandenberg unanimously,
and he was not sure that, If Vanden-
berg we're nominated by less than a
unanimous vote, he would accept. In
any event, it was apparent that moth
ing less than a fiat statement in be-
half of Landon that he wanted Van
denberg. and no other. could hope to
accomplish his nomination by accla
nation. In the face of the feeling
that had grown up around the Knox
candidacy, Hamilton decided not to
give this word.
Vandenberg probably was more
pleased than anybody else by this de-
cision. He realizes that he has made
some enemies, but he Is not greatly
perturbed by this fact His Senate
seat is secure until 1910. He plans
Evening star., 1936-06-15
BY. J. G. HAYDEN.
Copyright, 1896. by the North 4merica 4
Newspaper Alliance lne.l


Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Whether Senator Vandenberg
emerged as hero or william of the
Cleveland drama has been the most
prolific subject of discussion over this
post-convention week end, and, al
though the weight of opinion is in
Vandenberg's favor, he still Is being
criticized in some highly influential
Republican quarters.
One point upon which all are agreed
is that Vandenberg was installed at
the convention as the party's second
choice A consolidation of the Hoover
Knox-Borah opposition in support of
Vandenberg was the thing that the
Landon managers most feared up to
the very last, and all of their effort
was concentrated to prevent this de-
velopment. Also. Vandenberg was the
overwhelming choice of the conven-
ton for vice presidential nomination,
and the Landonites wanted him and
hoped to get him up to within an hour
of the time the nomination was made.
How close he came to being nomin-
ated for Vice President is best indi-
Gated by the fact that Col. Knox quit
Cleveland in a huff shortly after 3
o'clock Friday morning, fully con-
vinced that he was licked and that
the nomination would so to Vanden-
berg. Knox was enroute to Chicago
by automobile, believing himself de-
feated and a bitterly disappointed
man, when his nomination occurred.
Underestimated His Sincerity.
Why was Vandenberg not nomi-
mated? The answer principally is
that the Landon managers under
estimated the sincerity of his re-
siStance; they waited too long before
making their wishes known. and, at
last. found that so much bitter feeling
had been engendered for and against
Col. Knox as to make 1t impolitic for
them to take sides. In the end, they
stepped out and let the rank and file
of delegates do the job.
Debating this latter decision, above
everything else, was the open fight
which rival Chicago newspaper pub
fishers, Col. Robert Mccormick and
William r. Hearst. were making
| against Knox. The question at the
| last was as to whether Knox should
be deliberately humiliated-and he has
a great many friends among the dele
gates from all parts of the country
who felt that this must not be done
/ Negotiation with respect to the vice
presidential nomination really began
when John D. NJ Hamilton, manager
for Gov Landon, visited Vsndenberg
Thursday afternoon to ask him if he
would accept second place on the
| ticket
Vandenberg urged strongly that he
should not be so asked First, hi
contended that his most useful place
was in the Senate: that Landon, In
| event Of his election, would need al
the support he could have in that
body. and that neither he nor any
| other experienced and influential Re
publican Senator should be removed
/ Second, he said it was a mistake
/ to nominate any member of Congress.
for Vice President, because there wa.
no one Of them who had not cas-
votes during the last three years thai
Evening star., 1936-06-15

underprivileged Washington children,
will open the first week In July, it was
announced today.
Vacation applications now are being
accepted at the Children's Emergency
Home, 624 Indiana avenue. Public
subscriptions and individual contribu-
tions will be used in sending children