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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
A HOPEFUL WORLD TURNS TOWARD
DEMOCRACIES
CBy BRUCE CATION

(Bv BRUCE CATTONl -.
II is noteworthy that people who are Try
ing 70 figure out what will happen next IN
Europe are beginning to look to LONDON
and Paris rather than to Berlin, Rome, or
Moscow.
For although it is far too early to tell
what NAV be the final effect of the treno
toward international cooperation when
was started by the monetary Stabllzatloh
agreements. it is beginning to look as II the
democracies of the world were at last tax
ing the offensive.
In the language of football, the democ-
racies have possession of the ball at last.
They NAV be backed up to their own 20
ward line. but they are not on the offensive
For little while, at any rate, they can call
the plavs and determine the strategy
And in that fact lies reason to hope that
this next war we all have been talking
about NAV be indefinitely postponed
To understand why this is so, one need
do no more than reflect on the psychology
cal atmosphere that dictatorship must
create.
a dictator is secure only as long as his
people are afraid of someone. II ne can
keep them keyed up, solidly conscious OIL
national unity in hostile world, he can
hold TO his Job with tight grip. An era IN
which nations fear and distrust one an
other. an era in which the shadow OF APP
preaching war lies forever across the land
scape. is the only sort of era in which ne
can thrive.
Therefore, we find Mussolini eternally
calling the people of Italy to arms against
this, that, or the other peril.
We find Hitler taking every chance to
remind the Germans that the world Is
against them and that they can get what
they need only by being ready to fight for
IT,
We find Stain keeping the Russians al
ways on the alert against the menace OF
the Japanese and the Fascists.
As long as such men set the key for the
international concert, it is foolish to expect
harmony.
But within the last few weeks the tune
has changed slightly. Men are beginning
to rediscover the possibilities that lie IN CO.
operation. They are beginning to reailz'
again that there is more to be gained oA
working together than by working agains
one another.
pbe old ideal of a world in which inter
national trade and finance flow freely
being seen again.
Will this changed atmosphere restore
more or less secure peace? 1t may. 1t dc
pepds principally on what the English Tn
French. and the Americans do
And that is the encouraging part aoo.
= The democraeies are not Interested
keeping alive the threat OF war. AooV
everything else they want settled an
peaceful world. ,---..o, o.
And when leadership in internationai I"
f.irs passes to their capitals, we at lea
have reason to hope that the "orio INC
eventually take right turn away i'
war. ...,. .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
He'll come defeated,
when he comes, etc.

Mr.. JuStuS may not want the
two parts sung together on 1t may
be he can't sing either; II 80, ! II
sing both for him.
No. this is a serious matter. we
are crossing the stream, and we
are nearing the other bank, but
the water is deep. We cant, we
won't swap horses in the midst OF
the stream. The United States was
sick near unto death in 80, had
been in failing health since 20.
The disease was slow but IN II
years it Slapped the country. Now,
will we go back after finding a
cure for all our maladies IN
Franklin Roosevelt? No, we will
rot. Let me give you one illustra-
ton. / sold Mr.. Hoover in Fcbru-
Any. -. 100 bushels of corn. He
paid $50. | sold NJ. Roosevelt in
July. 81. 100 bushels Of corn.
He paid me 500. Shall ! swap?
Now. if Landon is elected pres
idCnt i'm November, he will be my
president and YOU will not hear
Of ne abusing him and bclittling
his management OF the govern
mcnt's affairs. Such bowling
about this country going 10 the
wall is nothing but bunk. Its fl
nancial status was never better.
and we stand as fair as the sun
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
SHOCKING

Another friend Of mine, head of
q large power system, rugged up .
plan to clcctrOcutc the rats which
were ovcrrunning one o. his
plants. All Il rat had to do to be
bumped off was to walk across
two Misunderstanding strips Of
copper and get 500 volts of Juice
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

but either they
liked the environ
ment or enjoyed
discnnfiting u,
for they stayed
on.
| sent for an
expert in rat
ology. "Il fix
EN-" he dcclar-
cd; "Ill pour
carbon disulphidc
into that hole,
stop it up, and
the fumes will
kill every living
tbinU i'm il" The
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
BY RODNEY BUTCHER


st. LOUIS-In H1isSouri'S capital,
- Jefferson City, is a big building
which newSpapcrmen, lobbyists,
and some legislators call "Unclc
Toms Cabin"
The fact that this building is
the state capitol will give you
some idea how important is Tom
PendergaStS Kansas City political
machine in Missouri politics and in
any statewide election.
The PendcrgaSt machine and
fraudulent elections are the chief
issues in the campaign. The ma
chine, with its ability to deliver a
huge vote, is one Of the chief props
for the commonly held theory that
Missouri is in the bag for RooSC-
welt.
At the same time. revelation Of
huge registration frauds in ST.
Louis and Kansas City may prove
10 be F. d. RS outstanding cam
paign liability.
Democrats are predicting that
Roosevelt will carry the state by
from 100000 to s250,O00. More
neutral observers arc inclined 10
shade the former figure consider
ably.
The Republican attitude con
best be described as hopeful. In
1882, the Roosevelt plurality over
Hoover was 100000.
"
pARADOXlCALLY, both c.
Louis, whose voting lists h,yo
lust been scrubbed clean after ov-
poSure OF the worst election fraud
IN Missouri in history, and KamS
saS City, where critics saw thc
registration lists are padded with
oo,9Co ghosts" have had record
oEsaking registrations this vcar
hitnough the PendcrgaSt machine
Is gwen almost full. credit in KIM
HaS City, argument RACES rs ia
me proper Interpretation of this
Ph ,.n,m in st. Louis.
Inc employers are against
roosevelt, the employees are, fo,,
a'm' and the farmers arc split"
says one old-time nemorratir
eader N 81. Louis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
BIBLE THOUGHT
FORGIVENESS

Thou. Lord. art good. and ready to forgive ana
plen,eous in mercy unto all them that eah uPo"
Thee" Fps. $3.50
Forgiveness is the greatest thing IN the word
I, = also the costliest I'VE have redemption
,b,ouxh His blood. the forgiveness of sins SIN
could find no easier solution, no cheaper way II
men are not troubled about their SINS Zoo Is
nightly troubled. and Jesus Christ was uouO'eu
INTO death-Iohn Macbeath, MA.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
RATS
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

yet to heck out o. there and stay
out. those rats wouldn't live
around folks who were such dis
agreeable ncighborS, when there
were 50 many other places in
which to live. We filled up the
holes and that was that.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

Rats burrowcd under one corner
of our cellar and set up house
keeping there. We tried various
methods to get rid of the rodents;
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
RELLlNG THE RAJ

II LLLilNS M NJ
\ friend Of mine whose place
was afflicted by rats, caught one
Of the creatures in Il cake trap.
fastened q Slcighbcll around its
neck and turned it loose to scare
away the rest of the rats. Day
and night ny friend couid hear
that rat; Jingle here and jingle
there; up in the attic; between
the walls; down in the cellar; mp
stairs; down stairs; in my lady'S
chamber. Daytime. Night. time.
Jincl4. Jinglc-or, as my friend
who was Il Swcdc, put it, "iinglc,
yinelc."
Finally one morning my friend
found the bcllcd rat lying dead on
the cellar floor in front Of the fur
nacc--hc had the bell still on him.
He had literally run himself 70
death.
Yes. the other rats left; but
they came back after the excite
mcnt died away-juSt as we hui
man beings come back after tn"
floods, the earthquakes and the
hurricanes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

The young pitching phenom' BOD feiiei'
says he realizes he must finish nisn S'"''''
A case of sheepskin before horsehiae.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

| Negroes danced "jazz" style $500 years ago, it
is reported by carvings discovered in Egypt.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

The lad who always had difficulty de-
scribing the short distance between e"o
noints grew up to be taxi driver.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

"Dan," mule owned by d. K Christenberry, of
Stewart, Ala, has pued>the same planter each sea-
son for 80 years
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

johannesburg, South Africa, has ordered Is dou
ble-decked buses.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned commu-
nications are published by The
Times-News. All letters must be
signed with the real name of
the author. No communications
signed with a fictitious name
will be pxblishcd.-EDlT
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

haly's Levant Fair at Bari is growing in scOp
every year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

Editor. The Times News:
Several days ago | read Mr.. W.
T.. JuStuS' parody on Coming
Continued on page y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-21

Editor. The Timcs-Ncws;
Please give me space TO add a
few verses to Mr.. W. F. JuStus'
parody on Shell Be Coming.
etc:
He'll be riding on a trailer,
When he comes. etc,
It'll be hitchcd to RooScveltS Spc-
cial.
When he comes, etc.
He'll come defeated.
When he comes, etc.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-24
Bull IneuIar Line Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
10 ALL IMPORTERS

~ ALL 1MPORl ERS
Owing to the Limited time at our dis
posal 10 me operation of lo4ding the
cargo for the Virgin Islands on the
steamship MARY (not only in what
refers to rans-shlpme OF cargo, but also
that shipped locally and considering
also the hour law which is now in
force and which places US in a difflculC
position when delivery of cargo is made
after the iaborers have stopped work
IN when cases we have made every eff
tort 10 please the merchants we beg
to INFORM YOU tina, We Will 90. receive
cargo for shipment to SAID islands is
ter IL noon the day of sailing, that af
Monday and Thursday.
On certain ccasons lately we have
had delivered TO US cargo after the gangs
have finished. and the impossibility of
oDtalnlrg men 10 continue work has
as result that some of the cargo has
heen left on the pier, winch naturally
affects yourselves as well as US.
Therefore, We request your cooper
alton In this matter, aud lake the oppor
tunliy of expressing our thanks for
your valuable patronage.
Yours very truly,
Vice President
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-24

make SHgnt Increases 10 maintenance for
various departments and that certainly
is very necessary. | hope the Colonial
Council will find it possible tC make those
Increases available and not attempt 10
reenact last years budget which made
provision for only nine months of the
year.
It appears that 10 Money Bill XII,
Item 3. Maintenance, in the recommen-
datlon made by the Municipal Committee
there is mlscalcuIation. Instead of a
total of ST, 10000 it should be 81, $4,000.
nave noticed with regret that a very
serious clerical error was made when
this budget was mlmeographed. Uuder
General Provisions there is continued in
this bill as introduced a wording which
was Included in the budget for the last
fiscal year which was ,hen vetoed. 1t IS
not my desire the include that and |
therefore withdraw the second para
graph under the heading General Pro
visions.
have noticed 10 the Recommendations
of the Municipal Committee several
places where the Committee has included
legislative eDSctments in the budget.
Personally, believe it is DOT good prac.
tIce. L have been trying 10 make uD my
mlnd just what the legal status of the
provlso In connection with the purchase
of cranes under the Harbo and Pilot
Department and the special repair fund
gwen as Money Bill XIX. My feeling
IS that SUCH proce dure IS not a proper
ore. know it is poor legislation,
especially under the new Organic Act.
lhal Is d matte" that should be covered
In a separate legislation. If the council
is wnlIrg 10 consider 1t on that basis |
would suggest the Inclusion of something
that could be agreed upon In a bill such
as Colonial council Bill No. 5, the ord
nance concerning pubic contracts. This
matter came up in me COlonia Council
of ST lhunlas last Tuesday and the
decision was reached that the public
interest would be better served by en-
acting legislation under which local deal
els will nave preference of Is per cent
Thus ruerto Rlcsn dealers and dealers In
other places will have 10 hid Is per cent
less before they can have bid. That |
think is fair.
So far as the proviso is concerned as
set up In the budget, to the effect that
Ouly with the consent and approval of
the Municipal Committee that the money
could be expended. do not think it Is
desirable to have that enacted 10 the
buIget. have in the Dast gone out of
my way TO give theMuncipal Committee
full opportunity TO pass on matters, In
this instance DC not think ii is advisa-
BILE to have this condition set up 10 the
NV oninctiOp hocod t,,,,
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-24

tive requirement 1t see ms preferable to
Lave such matters to the Executive add
The Committee 20 work out in the GUS
tomary manner.
think on the whole the budget sug.
gested by the Municipal Committee is
going 10 present only few problems. one
of which is in Money Bill ii, he Judiciary
Department. | snail not say any hing
about that at present.
L have 90 serious objections to the
changes made by the Municipal Commit.
tee. | do not believe that the budget
this year presents as many difficulties az
IN the past and, therefore, should be
passed without any lengthy discussion.
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
(MerWln): l have listened with great
interest to the remarks of His Excellency
the Governor on the budget. Although
1t may not seem that it is hard to work on
budget this year as il was last year,
yet good many of our Recommendations
are problematlc. Now changes are to
be made and we do not know what is
ahead OF US; nevertheless. we had tried
10 do what we considered reasonable.
We had the budget before the Municipal
Committee this year a little longer than
last year. should Soy shorter-The
Municipal Committee has had less oppor-
tunlty to work on it this year. Six weeks
should be gwen the Municipal Committee
and the Councll should have SIX weeks to
work on II. but it was received only on
the 3rd of June. However, during the
last ten Gays We WuIkcd every day,
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-24

except one, and we have done what We
think will De agreeable to the Council.
Some changes have been made in the
budget which with the permission of the
Chairmon | will read:
Ground, Building & Percentage Tax.
The Government proposed $50, 0UCL00 nut
the Committee thinks $33. 0O0.00 is r, a.
S ,nable. We have allowed the Immigra
zion and Quarter per cent Tax TO remain
the same as last year. Income lax: Inc
Committee has decreased that to 33Z
above the amount proposed by the All.
ministration The reason for that being
we believe that since the budget had
been prepared by the Administrator
there has been pre- pared by the Admins.
tIation there has be- n tax On corpora
tions IN continental United States which
goes up to 1877; therefore. we nave
raised this item from $l5. 100000 10 $20,-
600. 90. There is every possibility that
the Municipality will collect this amouot.
Road Fund: The Administration has In
creased the Automobile Tax but the
Committee Goes not feel that this tax
will go up so it has been reduced from
100000 to 100000 Regarding the
Import Duty under Indirect Taxes, we
all know that this duty is 1615 per cent,
Jul III dCCOI Will tue new organic
Act the 81 as existing 10 ST. Thomas
vii: go into effect here. | is qni'e posi-
bic that with the reduction maue az the
Import Duty there will be more i.npor.a
ton of foreign goods into this Island and
the Committee feels that $4,000 will be
realized. Export Duty: Sugar viii De
exported and with the expected
expectation of rum by the Virgin
Islands Company, there is posi-
biity that the Export Duty is going 10 be
considerably increased. The Committee
has fixed that at $50. O0000 All the other
items remain the same down to item
IA. Excise Duty: The Committee feels
that 100000 is too high and therefore
has reduced the amount tiom Sc. 00U. % 70
S. 10000. Coming To Suudry Revenues,
Item IL Revenues from the Prison the
Committee talked the matter over with
the head of that department after when
the amount was reduced 10 $4,000.
We now come to the expenditure side
of the budget. There is no change In
the Colonial Council Department. Under
the Municipal Committee Department It
has been suggested that the Chairman
be furnished with a telephone and instead
adding TO the amount already budgetIed
the lomittee recommended that that he
provided for from the amount budgetted
for equipment.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-24

A child's gold bracelet was lost yester
day either abound the Lutheran Church or
in the Streets leading to East Street. Find
er will be rewarded on delivering sams
at this Office.
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Huey Longs Widow Is S,oorn
To Serue His Unexpired Term

Mrs. Long smiled as delightedly as a
16-year-old girl. AS she proceeded to
the dias Senator Joe Guffey Of Penn
sylvania, q bachelor, was heard to
whistle Here Comes the Bride"
Vice President Garner. shook hands
with her warmly and as she walked
to her seat Senator Joe Robinson,
Democratic majority leader, gave her
smiling nod. He had not previously
greeted her in the Senate. though he
may have met her earlier. Her late
husband frequently threatened to work
for the defeat of Robinson.
Another antagonist of the late Sen
ator. Senator Pat Harrison of Mis-
sissippt, was not present.
After she had been sworn in, cere-
mony that required less than two min
utes. she walked back to her seat be-
side Mrs. Hattie Caraway of Arkansas.
the first woman elected to the Senate.
Before the Senate had convened Mrs.
Caraway had grseted the new woman
Senator for the newsreel, saying. II
am delighted to greet yous to the
Senate"
Mrs. Long replied, II am delighted
(See Mrs. LONG, Pag97 %
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Former Army Man Sentenced
after Threat on Roosevelt

going to be concentrated, was
going to be court-martialled, was
taken from q street car by police after
he allegedly had tried to interfere
with its operation by the motorman
and had annoyed several persons. He
testified he had no recollection of
what he did.
The former officer said he had
nothing but the highest regard for
the President and had no intention
of threatening him or harming him.
Without employment or money, he
came here early In April of last year,
seeking q job as an educational d.
rector In o Civilian Conservation
Corps camp. For considerable time
he was on relief, but recently OBJ
tanned q job as foreman for con-
struction company.
He was married December II OF last
year, while the charge against him
was pending, aA he was at liberty
on bond.
Evening star., 1936-02-10

Mrs. Rose Mcconnell Long was
sworn in today as the second sitting
woman member Of the Senate.
Appointed by Gov. James A. Noe of
Louisiana to serve the unexpired term
of her late husband, Huey p. Long,
Mrs. Long took the oath administered
by Vice President Garner as q capac-
ity gallery looked on.
After being escorted into the cham
ber by Senator Overton and Gov. Noe,
the former led her to the dais for the
ceremony. Her daughter Rose and
two sons, Russell and Palmer, watched
from the gallery.
Mrs. Long was dressed in black silk
with a line of white at the throat,
and wore q shoulder corsage Of orchids
Before the Senate convened greet
ings had been extended by womer
members of the House, including Rep.
resentatives Jenckes, Democrat, Of In
diana. and oDay, Democrat. Of New
York.
Senators who came forward to greet
her included Pittman, Democrat, oi
Nevada, the president pro tempore;
Lewis. Democrat, of Illinois, and Ash
urst, Democrat, Of Arizona, the lat
ter two calamity including . poetic
touch In their welcome
Evening star., 1936-02-10

Convicted Of writing threatening
letter to President Roosevelt, Ira
Bashein, %, a West Point graduate
and former Army lieutenant, was
given a one to two year suspended
sentence today in District Supreme
Court by Justice Daniel w. ODon-
oghue He was placed on probation.
Arraigned this morning, Bashein
pleaded not guilty and elected to be
tried by the judge instead of jury
His only defense was that he was SO
intoxicated on May 8, the date the
letter was written, that he had nc
recollection Of penning it.
|. The missive stated:
"I, West Point graduate, June, 1888,
will bomb your quarters. Be careful.
II. United States Military Academy,
June, 1888, have been seeking job.
Am desperate Will commit desperate
deed to secure economic security
Bashein, who admitted from the
witness stand THAI he resigned from
Evening star., 1936-02-10
Ice-Locked Islands Get Tons
Of Food as Death Quiz Opens
Blimp and T,oo Army Bombers Garry
Supplies to Tangier Folk, and
Coast Guard Is on Way.

Eight tons of food was rushed by
air and water to isolated Tangier and
Smith Islands today as the State of
Maryland launched its official inquiry
into the death of trooper who per-
lShed when an expedition made a
futile effort to drag food across the
perilous ice of Chesapeake Bay on
sleds last week.
Enterprise, the privately-owned
blimp. took off from Washington
Airport early this morning with
1000 pounds of foodstuffs and radioed
shortly before noon that it had sue
ceeded in landing at Tangier despite
high wind. All but 10 bags of -four
were left.
The blimp also reported that two
Army bombers had dropped food on
the island this morning without at
tempting to land. The first plane had
departed from Langley Field, Va. with
Evening star., 1936-02-10
D. s. BARRY DEAD;
NOTED NEWSMAN
Former Sergeant at Arms of
Senate Was Widely
Known as Writer.

David Sheldon Barry, widely known
newspaper man and author and
former sergeant at arms of the Sen
ate, died this morning at his home.
1916 Jefferson place. Mr.. Barry was
in his 77th year.
About two years ago Mr.. Barry suf-
fered a stroke of partial paralysis and
since then had been active only to the
extent of a small amount of free-lance
writing. Last Friday he contracted a
cold and had been under treatment
for it. A member of his family visited
his room shortly after am. today
and found him dead.
His physician was summoned and
said death was due to failure of the
heart, weakened by effects of the cold.
Funeral arrangements will not be
completed until this evening.
Career Was Versatile.
Mr.. Barry's career was that Of
vigorous and versatile newspaper man.
Born in Detroit on May Is, 1859.
he was son of James Richard and
Elizabeth Cotter Barry.
In 1871 he became a page in the
Michigan Legislature and in 1875 was
appointed to a similar post in the
United States Senate. Later he
worked as clerk in the Treasury and
Post Office Departments and in the
Census Bureau.
In 1879 he began his newspaper
career as Washington correspondent
of the Detroit Post Tribune, later
serving in the Washington bureau Of
the Chicago Times and as CORE
spondent of the Detroit Evening News
and Detroit Evening Journal. In
1887 he became a member of the
Washington staff of the New York
Sun. becoming chief of the bureau in
1889.
In 1904 Mr.. Barry became editor
of the Providence Journal, returning
(See BARRY, Page A-4.)