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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-23
RECALLING A GLAMoRoUs ERA

The Tennessee Belle has gone to the bottom
The last of ''the colorful Mississippi river packet
steamers" has vanished from the scene. The Tenn
essee Belle was in service between New orleans
and Greenville, Miss, the Chicago News says ana
to that extent may have been the last of the pack
cts But in the real historic sense she was not
Your real Mississippi packet was fast SIDE
wheeler
1.-The Kate Adams was probably the last side
wheeler to skim the great river. She was thlhg
Of beauty when seen coming around bend at sun
rise On d finemorning. Mark Twain would have
shifted at the idea of stern-wheeler as the last OF
the old Romans Of the River. But the sidc-wheelef
was too expensive to operate. If another is ever
built it will probably be for the movies The
movies provide real SQuare-rgged ships for PIC
lures of the sea; why not real big river boats for
tales of the bio river? Staging Cameo Kirby OIL
a stern-wheelel instead of a side-wheeler was one
of the worst crimes Of the silent screen" '
Notwithstanding stern-wheeler was not of the
caste of the river. It's operation was link with
the glamorous era when the best of the Mississippi
river steamboats, were floating palaces, equipped
with the best murnture and furnishings, serving
the best foods and plenty of them. The Tennessee
Belle at least had resouunding name. Perhaps
she had some nice staterooms for the few who
would choose to travel between Greenville ard
New Orleans by river.
If night liners thrive in the Hudson river be-
tween New York and Albany why shouldn't pas
senger craft in the Mississippi river attract some
fares? Competition with the steam railroads
brought about the passing of Mississippi packets,
but the same sort of competition has not relegatet
the Hudson river liners nor the liners between New
York and Boston. Conditions are different in the
two sections and the answer is found therein.--
Charleston News and Courier
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NOW FOR CHEAPER
ELECTRICITY

SO the Interstate Commerce
Commission to protect the rail
road industry from destruction
has ordered the railroads through
out the nation to reduce subStan-
TALLY passenger and Pullman
fares.
And that is a thing | have ham,
mcred on in this column for ten
years. When | first agitated the
idea some Of the very roads which
have since cut their rates and
found it profitable, protested to
me and tried to convince me |
was all wet.
And here is another idea of the
same nature for consideration: If
the great power interests will cut
radically their charges for electri-
city energy they will so increase
the use Of electric current that
they will make more money than
they are making noW-and they
will stop this constant fight on
themselves. This month the pow
er company which ! patronize
called my attention with evident
pride to the fact that my electric
current last month cost me only
3 - cents per kilOwatt. That,
according to the best of my
knowledge and belief, is lust a
cent and a half per kilowatt
more than it should cost me.
Freely give and freely receive
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-23
TOTALITARIAN PARAGUAY

The latest world power to adopt the "totahtar-
ian 'state"-viz., fascism, on the German models
none other than Paraguay. The new dictator of
the new provisional Government, Col. Rafael
Franco has announced that his totalitaran govern
ment is going to purge Paraguay of endemic,
demagoge, industrial and sectaran evils
II is hard to see just what the industrial evils
may be, 'nasmuch as Paraguay has practically 10
industry at all The principal occupations de-
scribable as industry the growing of little
mate, cotton sugar and Tobacco the cutting Of
lumber, the raising of cattle and the hunting Of
some of the native faunS, which include such exotic
beasts as waterhOgs, armadillos, vampire bats, os-
tricheS, ibis, and jabiru, not to mention the more
conventional deer, opoSum, partridge and parrot.
The two principal endemic evils Of Paraguay
seem to be goitre and eprosy. Just what the sec
tartan evils way be, We know not. As to Para
gueys demagogic evils, these are evidenced by the
states continuous history since it declared its in
dependence from Spain in 1871, of dssensiOnS,
ENVIRONMENTS, revolutions, cOups detat uprisings
and foreign wars waged for uncertain purposes
These have almost invariably been promoted in or
der to elevate, or to put down, some would-be die
tator.-Baltimore Evening Sun. Pc" go 80
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NEWSPAPERS OPINION
BUYING LUXURIOUS FURNISHINGS

The nations taxpayers, footing the bill for bill
lions of dollars of New Deal expenditures, were
pyen an unwitting glimpse behind the official
scenes when the War Department recently adver.
+ised for furnishings for workers quarters the
WPA power project at Passamaquoddy, Maine.
tn those who are wondering how the richest
ord most powerful nation in the world can plunge
irto the ABYSS of huge governmental deficits, the
snecifications for Quoddy project furnishings are
ravpolnp. As a part of the more abundant life"
for the WPA workers in question, the War de-
ortment found the following absolutely necessary:
All wool blankets of pastel green" with wide
tsffeta rayon bindings S0x60 inches and weighing
. Ia pounds more no less.
Tho furniture to be used must be in colonial
STYLE dull finish, and constructed OF old-fashoneo
maule, while the fire places must harmonic with
the colonial furnishings.
The War department also felt the need for
"puffs." which it was explained, are otherwise
known as comforts. These comforts must De Stul-
fed with the down of ducks and covered with sun
fast, rust sateen."
Pocapt;on rooms will be furnished with two
GREAT eradfather clocks each. These tmepleces are
70 he either walnut mahOngany or maple. How
ever it is specified that they must be Z feet TALL
> feet and inches wide and Is themes deep. DlaiS
of silver are essential. .... -.
Pewter candlesticks are also required, together
with coffee tables, card tables and davenports On
the walls will be hung paintings by recognized
masters .,.. .
The War department also sought bids for "love-
seats"
The "philadelpha Inquirer" which commented
.ditoriallv ON the Passamaquoddy manifestations
Of the New Deal remarked on some pecolaf 0hils-
siOns:
Where are the god-plated bathtub '!' ms
newspaper wanted to know ANA the electric
elevators? Every well appointed club has hillaf'
ROOM not to mention !. bar. If the government IS
going in for boondoggling deluxe" the Inquirer
concluded "let it do it right."-Burke Free Press
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thing to give you. 1t looks Ike
every time | make ten cents
some body comes along and tries
to take it away from me"
"My dear young lady, | am not
begging" explained Sen 0 I
Lewis, in his usual courteous
manner. 81 am seeking someone
to write some letters for me"
ooh, all right" replied the
stenographer. Come on in"
She was a good soul. She didn't
mind writing letter for the old
stranger, though she didn't eX-
pect to get paid for it.
But after Senator Lewis had
dictated communications to Pres
ident Roosevelt, Chief Justice
Hughes and EX-President Hoover,
saluting them respectively as
Ocean frankie" Dear Charlie, y
and "Dear Herb" going intima-
tely into large governmental
questions, the stenographer began
to entertain grave misglvings.
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FREE. PUBLICITY

At no time in eur memory have newspapers been
called upon so persistenty for free publicity In
deed, 50 long as the free publicity is given it may
be expected that pad-for advertising will be cur
tailed. And since the newspaper gets most of it's
income from pal advertisement, it is plain to see
that the more free advertisement paper carries
the less income the paper will have The only way
for the papers to shake off this burden which has
now assumed the proportions of general racket,
is to consign such copy to the waste basket. When
the newspaper comes to realize that it has but two
sources of income subscriptions and advertise
nientS-it win not be difficult to end the burden
by way of the waste basket-Union Times.
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
<E& S.rx;c. Stnfr Correspondrnt

NEA Service Stnf Correspondent
WASHINGTON. - The %0.h our
w. week bill, labor's pet, is re
;arded as dead for this session Of
Congress.
But another bill is pending
which is regarded as 'just as good
IS far as it goes" and this one
oaS a good chance of passing. 1t is
lie Walsh bill. which provides
NRA.like regulation Of hours and
wages for all plants which hope ("
sell any material to the govern
ment.
1t provides that the government
NAV buy material only from firms
that abide by the conditions set
The strong feature of the Walsh
bill is that nobody doubts that its
constitutional. The federal gov
eminent has the right to buy from
whom it likes and under such con.
iiti0ns as it likes, and nobody
questions that right.
That's why report that word
has been passed around that The
Walsh bill should be law by April
spread considerable CONSERVATION
in certain business circles.
A backfire was. Immediately
started. The number Of industrial
and producing firms that sell some
thing to the government, especial
Iy these days, would surprise YOU
THOSE government contracts are
- so juicy that If established firms
refused TO meet the conditions oil
wages and hours set, and lost the
contracts, they might even see new
firms set up on that basis to sun
ply the government needs.
The government might even 81
Into the business Of making il.
own supplies on an extensive scale
II business in general refused Il
comply and thus become eligibl,
Tor the business.
The A. F. of L. is backing tn,
Walsh bill strongly. Ssnd Their,
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BEHIND THE SCENES
l.. IN WASHINGTON
by RODNEY BUTCHER

seems little doubt that II VIII pas.
if brought 10 q vote. The only
nueStion is whether the backfirC
started against it. will be hOi
enough 10 prevent vote.
EVERYBODY in Washington has
~ been amazed at the way agita
tion AGAINST the supreme court
uuieted down directly after the par
tial victory of iva. 1t is now 70.
gardrd as certain that none Of thC
iO-odd proposals now pending tc
restrict the power of the court will
pass al this session.
. I'm fact, the tide has receded So
far that il is NOT likely either
party will adopt clear declaration
of policy on the court in the con
ventions this summer.
DEN TUGWELL is certainly IN
IL thc middle. The Rural Reset
, Element end Of his job is really
getting something done in regard
To cheap and good housing.
So what happens? Well, Tugwel
/ is violently assailed on one side by
! real estate suhhividerS who see him
! Offering 10 chicken-bean-and-odd-jOt
people decent little cottages al
around 5000. on longtime pay.
jments The real estate subdivision
! nromoters see their own tradi
tional business threatened.
/, Rut ON the other hand, extreme
radicals are equally sore at Tug
we'll for this sort of enterprise
because they claim he is just "sell
inc down the river" into home
ownership and independence lot
of people who if footloose ant
jpronertvIess would make good fod
der for the "proletarian' radica!
movements.
! The only ones who are pleased
are the home buyers themselves
who are settled on acre tracts in
simn,e cottages which they art
ierodually getting to own at S12 tt
$50 a month.
i IConrright. 1896. NEA- Service Inc.
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TALES AND DETAILS
By WICKEy WAMBOLDT

Finally, when Senator Lewis
had begun a letter to British
Premier Stanley baldwin with
"Dcar STAN" the Stcnographcr
laid down her pencil, looked ut
him, and asked faltcringly, care
you--arc you-?"
eyes, my dear young lady, |
am Senator Lewis" replied the
Senator graciouSIy. have been
taken for many things in my life ;
but never previously for Il Suppli-
cant for aims.
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CATERING TO EUROPE, WE
FORGOT OURSELVES
By BRUCE CATION

lust i'm case you have forgotten 1t, TINS
county was running temperature no
longer ago than last fall in connection with
the determination of q new neutrality pol
ICY.
The Nye committee had made its reyela-
tions. and we had all been persuaded to re-
examine the things we did between 1914
and 1917, m.the hope that we might be
able to find q way to stay out OF the next
war.
Then came winter, and Congress debat-
ed the matter Unfortunately; and the make
shift neutrality law of last spring was eX-
tended for another year. And then the
whole proposition was forgotten,
Europe today is doing its best to perst-
AIDE us that getting the right kind OF neu-
trality law is of the highest Importance Tor
us. Europe is going to have new war
one of these days; then the old problems OF
1914-l719 will come up again and We shall
have to try once more to dodge pitfalls
which grow progressively bigger and more
numerous. .. -... -. r
The whole problem is really simple,
when YOU boil it down. 1t comes down,
essentially, to this: When foreign nations
fight, shall we insist On our right to carry
on as much neutral trade with them as the
circumstances may permit, or shall we
shut our doors and stay strictly at home,
passing up the chance to make big profits
and thereby avoiding ENHANCEMENT in =
war that is not of our making? 49,.
We have had plenty of argument, from
both sides We have been reminded that
war abroad means prosperity in America
for time. anyway; we have also been
reminded that this kind OF prosperity can
be remarkably expensive N the long run.
There is just one point that has not been
extensively touched on. e.. q nee
That point is the simple fact that our
greatest chance for lasting prosperity hes
within our own borders, , -,. =.
We need to remind ourselves again that
the worlds greatest market is enclosed Dy
the boundaries of the United States. Not
only is it the worlds greatest market as OF
today; it can be made at least twice as
great and rich in the future. It's wants are
almost Hmitless. Supplying them could
keep us busy for full century. r.:l
When this European war finally does
come, wouldn't we be smarter to eoncenn-
trate on this great market and forget all
about filling war orders from overseas!
We would then have no worries about cor
traband, submarines, foreign loans, or the
freedom of III e seas? We would instead,
be concerned with the permanent better
ment of our own country, the spreading OF
abundance to our own citizens.
If we should devote to the expensiOn of
our domestic market half of the money and
effort we devoted to the expansion of the
war-orders market in 1916, we would find
a prosperity undreamed of before. And
we wouldlrt;have to fight anybody to do. It,
either.
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WAS HER FACE RED!

Some Time ago after SENATOR !.
Hamilton Lewis had slipped UNI
obSeredv into Asheville. North
Carolina, for rest and recupera-
ton, he set out one morning to
get some letters written.
SO it happened that Il certain
stenographer who was one Of the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-23

After the publicity the pitcher received
from the dollar-hurlng feat, it might be
wise, during the Washington cherry tree
season, to be aware of ax-wielders. 90
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-23
PARENTS COMMEND MR..
ANDERS, TEACHERS AND
BUS DRIVERS

Editor, The TimcS-NcwS:
We as parents Of the school
students maroonrd in the snow
storm Tuesday beg for space in
your splendid paper to thank our
principal and teachers most heart
lily for the fine service rendered
in event Of the children hcing
kept in the school building until
they could be delivered to their
homes.
We hope that parents Of other
school children were able to feel
as we do here at Mills River. or
course it isn't Il pleasant feeling
to realize that our children must
stay away from Us on a night like
this and no bed to sleep on, but
we realize from the wears of
splendid service they have been
rendering us that these dear
teachers would exercise every
means possible to make these
little fellows comfortable, to feed
and keep them warm.
Also, we are grateful to the
kind neighhorS who so graciousIv
opened their doors to these little
IS motto many Of our business
enterprises have overlooked. If
they would adopt and applv if
they would he surprised how de-
! 70
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oPE for dem cracy was
strengthened recently by the
popular vote in the war-bred coun.
Try or Estonia, on the Baltic, by
which the democratic form Of gov.
eminent replaced dictatorship.
Irne, the existing dictatorship was
not Of the unpopular, one-man va.
riety, was willing to submit itself
10 the will of the people, and per-
mitted a vote that showed, by
!hree to one, how the Estonians
lelt about their government.
Estonia drew away from Russia,
which had held that land under its
sway for 200 years, soon after the
bolshevik revolution in 1917. Ever
since then, the Estonians were torn
between the intrigue of German
patriots and the propaganda of the
RUSSIANS. but it was able to shane
us own political organization. In
1884, Estonia's democratic govern
ment was abolished and a dictator.
snip established under President
honStantin Paets. As dictator,
Faets was able to suppress Nazi
una Fascist revolts. Recently, con.
'ueht of popular support, Paets
permitted the vote that resulted in
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the return to de.
mocracy.
The stamp shown
here is representa-.
tive Of Estonia's
postage. 1t was is
sued in 1923, and
illustrates the arms
OF the country.
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The danger in calling spade a spade
nowadays is that, in many cases, it might
be WPA cane.
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captives. Also, we most hl& l
commend our loyal bus driveE, Mr.
Ed Gillespie for his heroism. he
hravrd that awful storm on foot
for seven miles to let the parents
know that the children We're be
inc kept safely in the building
until they could be delivered safe
W. r. their homes. This was a
event comfort to us to know jnst
trberc our children were, and that
thew were not wrecked or stalled
ON the road. We also thank Mr..
Apders for his active service rem
dered in this great emergency.
MRS. J. O. MULLINAN.
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Wait
q
Minute,
Please
By
Noah
IIolloweH
TWENTY-FIVE colors Of paints

TWENTY-FIVE colors or paints
and stains in one office form a
color display that is unusua! ana
one that simplifies color selec-
tons by customers OF the k'&bS-
Morrow company.
The office space has been dou,
bled and Il portion Of 1t deVoted
to a saIesroom of hardware ana ana
naints. the new quarters being 81
by SO feet. ,J>
One 5O-foot wall has been made
Of four-foot-wide panels OF hr
about five feet high over ply
boards Of fibre and sheet rock OF
the same size, wooden StilpS OF
Golden oak color being USED 10
ioin the panels. Each section Oh
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'S'PsI'shi' 1895. NEA Service. Inc,
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I,FII"E'ERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
munications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name Of the author. No conn
munications signed with a fic-
ti:;cxs name will be published.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-30

Automobiles for Sale
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Buick 1888 Model Il Trunk Sc. QHCO
dan-Finished in black: has ID 6UO
spotless whipcord upholstery: only run
10000 miles; a beautiful car that will
give practically new-car service. Car
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EMERSON 3 ORME
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Ford 1884 De Luxe Tudor-Pow- COOK
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A "Safety Tested" Used Car
N. e. BRANCH L. p. STEUART
141 IL st. N. e. AT. $500
YOU CAN BUY a 1888 Ford for only $50
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FORD 1896 De Luxe Tudor-Trunk radio
and heater: driven very little: your 81
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ance easy monthly terms. C. Dick English.
doRntowS Tsed csP lot With the best S ss
lections Of used cars in town. Fourth and
Pa. Ave. N. W. OPP Ford Bldg. Open
evenings and Sunday
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Plymouth 1884 De Luxe 4-DoOr p1 IN
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upholstery; beautiful black DOWN
finish; low mileage. Your car may
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COAST.IN, INC.
Used Car Market" 9Th e. Fla. Ave N. e.
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vert. Coupe: 1000 miles. Price $3.50;
e% finance plan. See Mr.. Barnes. 1929
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1907 18TH STREET n. W.
One room, kitchen and bath, $3.50
1414 Y ST. N. W.
Two rooms. kitchen and bath. S37.6
and $3.50. Electric refrigeration.
Resident manager.
1447 CHAPLIN ST. N. ".
Two rooms, kitchen and bath. S47.5o.
Electric refrigeration. Resident manager.
1417 PARK ROAD
rooms kitchen and bath, $50 and $6S.
1474 COLUMBIA ROAD
Two rooms, kitchen and bath. S55.
Refrigeration included In rent. Elevator.
Resident manager.
1916 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.
{ rooms, kitchen and bath. SSo; completely
redecorated, new fixtures. Elevator.
Resident manager.
3Os MASSACHUSETTS AVE. n. z.
rooms. kitchen. dlnette. porch and
bath. $s5: refrigeration on house cur
rent Elevator. Resident manager.
h. L. RUST COMPANY
1901 18th St. N. W. NATL 800