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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
new ROUND Up
IS REPORTED
IN HAh|ld CASE
Alvin Karpis, Public Enc.
my No. /, Still at Large,
However E
TWO INVOLVED IN
KIDNAPPING ARE DEAD

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UP)
Federal agents today lifted the
curtain of mystery from the kid
naping three years ago of Will
liam A. Hamm, Jr., with the an
nouncement that three alleged alb
ductors had been arrested.
Three are in prison, two are
dead, and one, the notorious Al
vim Karpis, is still at large.
The 100000 kidnapping of the
wealthy St Paul brewer was one
of the few "ansolyed" cases on
the books Of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation which has long
wanted and searched for Karpis
as Public Enemy No. !.
J. Edgar Hoover announced that
federal agents, striking simultane-
opsly at three! widely separated
points, arrested Charles j. Fitz-
gerald in Los Angeles, Jack Pfeif-
fer in St. Paul, and Edward C.
BartholoMsy, postmaster at Ben
senville, III, ..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
KIDNAPER GETS
.TWO.YEAR SENTENCE

MIAMI, Fla, April 10. CUP).
Judge Ben C. Willard of criminal
court yesterday sentenced Leon
Holroyd, A, to two years impris-
onment on kidnapping charges.
Holroyd was charged with kid
mapping on March 8 r. Fl. Brew
ton, official of. the brewing COM
pany from. which SHoiroyd had
been dismissed. H.
Motion for a new, trial was de-
MED, and the defendants attor-
neys announced they would APP
peal to the state supreme courts .
Brewton testified that Holroyd
forced him into an automobile
and threatened to Kill him before
the brewery official was released.
Holroyd had lost his Job as driver
for the company q few days be-
fore.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
FLOOD victim
FUND GROWING
Notable Contributions in
s Past Week Bring Aid
Here to $724.65

Total contributions for Red
Cross, food and tornado relief to
date are $734.65, Thos. H. Franks,
chairman of the local chapter,
stated today. The total quota for
the local chapter for both food
and tornado relief is 81, 125. Dur
ing the past week the fund has
been very substantially augment
ed by the very generous contribu-
tons of the Mud Greek Baptist
church, Valley Hill Sunday school
and B. Y. P. u, the young people
of Mountain Sanitarium commun-
ity, and employees of Green River
mill. A substantial portion OF the
contribution of Mountain Santa
rum community was raised by a
moving picture show, the young
people having paid the rental on
a film so that all the receipts for
the show could be donated to the
tornado relief fund. :,
List of contributions received
since April II is as follows:
Donation, SIS; Mud Creek Bap,,
list church, sSO.73; Valley Hill
Sunday school and b. T.
P, u, $3.50; Mrs. Ellen Free
man, 81; Miss Freeman, 5Oc; Mrs
J. Nj. Lemort, 81; Episcopal Sun
day school, Bat Cave, $3.50; en-
ployes Green River mill, SLOW;
Young people of Mountain SAM
tarium community, SCI: donation
$40: The Moland-Drysdale Corp
SO: Mrs. A. G. Green, So; dona-
ton SIS; A. Flicker, IS; l.. II: NC
Kay. 81; Miss Katherine Coco.
man ST: Mrs. ]. F. Goodman, 81;
T. NJ Jovner, So.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
APRIL COOLER
Than NORMAL
Temperature Low to Date;
Rain Already Exceeds
Months Quota

Temperatures for the month Of
April to date have averaged two
and half degrees below the nor
NAL for the month, but are, about
the average for the first half of
the month. according to figures by
T. w. Valentine, cooperating us.
weather recorder.
Precipitation for the month al
ready exceeds the April normal by
about three and a quarter inches.
The lowest temperature record
ed during the past week was "a
degrees on Monday. The highest
was 81 degrees on Wednesday.
The figures follow:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
WOULD START TWO
WARSHlPS THIS YEAR

WASHINGTON; April 1S (UP)
An effort to convince President
Roosevelt that the U. s. navy
should lay the keels of two battle
ships this year will be made soon
by high navy officials, it was in
dicated today.
This revelation followed an in
formal statement by the president
at White House conference that
he did not think he would ask the
present congress to authorize the
two sea monsters. He added,
however, that he had-e-not yet
heard the navy's views onithe sub
,jeet. '--.5 a1s 20 bS,sataa ss-s.y5ss
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
Polish Riot Dead
May Exceed 80

WARSAW, April IS. (UP)-,lt
was estimated last night that be-
tween 20 and 80 persons were KILL
ed during labor disorders at Lwow
Thursday. The death toll was ex;
pected to mount later as several
of the injured were given little
change to live. ;, .-,
Authorities withheld casualty
figures. but announced that order
has been restored. Soldiers patrol
led the suburbs Of Lwow to pre-
vent new demonstrations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
DEATH TAKES
MRS. HILFORD;
RITES SUNDAY
Former Missionary to A.
RIGA Passes at Home.
at Naples Today

Mrs. NJ. R. Milford, Al, one time
missionary to Africa and active
worker in the Methodist church on
her return, died at the family
home in Naples this morning.
Funeral services will be held at
the Central Methodist church,
Asheville, Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Interment will fol.
low in Calvary Episcopal church
cemetery, at Fletcher, at 5 p. m.
The services will be held by the
Rev. DR.. O.. J. Chandler, Of Ashe-
vile, and Rev. DR.. 10y D. Thomp-
son, pastor of Central Methodist
church. -.
Mrs. Hilford wa s a native. of
Peterboro, Ontario, Canada.
During her five years of service
as a missionary in the African
jungles, she contracted the illness
from which she had since suffer
ed. Returning to this country,
she and Mr.. Hilford made their
home at Naples, Is years ago, in
order to enjoy the healthful bene-
fits of the climate. -
Since her return, she has been
active in church and missionary
work of the Central Methodist
church. =
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Hilford is survived by four chill.
dren, Johnson, who resides in
Baltimore, Md; Miss Grace NJ,
Junior, of Agnes Scott college;
and Mary Hope and James, who
live at home, g.. -.
She also leaves 4 wide circle
of friends who will mourn her
loss. .,-.." e.. ... 7.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
AMERICANS IN Adds
ABABA SEEK SAFETY

Copyright, 1886, United Press
Adds ABABA, April 49,
CUP).-Fearing hostilities as the
Italian troops closed in on EN-
peror Halle Selassie's capital,
Cornelius Van H. Engert, U. 5.
minister resident in Ethiopia, yes
terday ordered all American resi-
dents Of Adds Ababa to concen-
trate at the British legation in
event of emergency
Another spectacular fight OF
Italian bombing airplanes over the
capital prompted the order.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
SHOT FOUR TIMES BY
JEALOUS SWEETHEART

SHREVEPORT, La, April Is.
UjP1-Shot four times by a jeal-
Gus sweetheart, Norwood Carpen-
ter, n, was near death in a hos
pital today. - -, a.,
in jail. Historically. she cried: 81
had a right to shoot him. T was
nrazv about him. 10 SsgIN
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
w. M. SHERARD SAYS
10 NEW JOBS OPEN

W. NJ Sherard, placement Of
ficer of the WPA, said today that
he has received calls for ~ skilled
laborers at wages of 60 cents to
81 an hour. Shovel operators,
cement finishers, iron workers and
"bulldozer" operators are needed
for work projects in this state and
Virginia, he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
SNOW FLOWS USED

MALONE, N. Y, April 1s.--
(UP)-Snow plows were return
ed to duty today in this northern
New York region. Snow from four
to IL inches covered the Adrion-
dacks,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
D E c, RULING

Sliss'SSiiN S,I April IS CUP)
G0nnis securities and Exchange
sISai the I'm announced last night
sas been a TSsnyer stock exchange
ssgisrstioanl allowed to withdraw It's
ass eScSona as a national securi-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
Call Meeting For
Sons OF Legion

A call meeting of the Sons of
the American Legion will be held
on Monday night, at 1880 o'colck.
Important business will be
transacted and all members are
urged to bs present. 49, =
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18

Summary for month to date:
Max, 81; min., %; mean max,
64.6; mean min., 1913; mean, 52.2 ;
mean daily range, 24.S; greatest
daily range 40; precipitation,
7 AS inches; normal mean tenn
perature for April 54.s; normal
precipitation for April, 4.2s in
ches,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18
WEATHER

:. 70 partly cloudy tonight
,day: warmer tomorrow.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-18

A: European war l. liable TO
arrive speAeE than you can say
"Jaek Rsbiuten" 81 dictator
can tear up : treaty. a. 49,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
Vets Continue To
Apply For Bonus;
Service For Sick
Temporary Office Will Re-
main Open Monday And
Tuesday

The American Legion office in
the city hall, opened to aid vet
Grams in making application for
bonds in payment of their adjust
ed service certificates, will remain
open on Monday and Tuesday,
Nathan Patla, commander of the
local post, stated this morning.
The office was kept open last
night until 9 o'clock and more
than a hundred veterans made ap-
plication for the bonds on Thurs
day and Friday. Veterans were
applying in large numbers today.
Mr.. Patla announced this morn
ing that application blanks are
available at the office for those
veterans who have never made
application for adjusted service
certificates.
Veterans who are i'll and con-
fined to their homes may get as
sistance in filling out the blanks
by calling phone 800 at the city
hall on Monday and Tuesday be-
tween 10 a. m. and 5 p. M, or by
writing to Mr.. Patla. A represen-
tative of the Legion will be sent
to the homes of sick veterans with
the necessary equipment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. l.
CUP)-Cotton dropped $3.50 a
bale Yesterday and confusion and
Indignation ragged in the trade fol-
lowing the governments decision
to carry 12-cent cotton loans past
due and delay further action.
Traders had the filters as fu-
NOR after rumor swept through
cotton circles. There were stories
that the government would lmme.
diately liquidate its holdings OF
5,227, 900 bales, that this and that
plan would be followed. none yer
flied but all affecting the market.
March cotton closed at IL cents,
as against 11.31 cents the day be-
fore and 11.41 a week ago. Mean
while leaders of the trade assailed
the governments action as half
baked" and demanded a definite
statement as to future policy re-
garding the loans and the vast
holdings of surplus cotton.
"We're all up the air. We were
confused before the government
gave out its statement andr were
worse mixed up now" hNV:9Shan,
Pnen, statistieians for Fenner; anu
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
BIRTHDAY BALL
HERE NETS $50
Mayor Edwards Pleased
With Response, Extends
Thanks

Approximately $50 was raised
for work among infantile paraly-
sis sufferers by the Presidents
Birthday ball on Thursday night,
Mayor A. V. Edwards, general
chairman, stated this morning.
A complete check up has not
been made of all those people who
took tickets to sell and no defl-
mite figure is known as yet, May
or Edwards said.
This fund will be administered
by the general committee, OF
which Mr.. Edwards is chairman
and H. B. Kelly is treasurer. Dur
ing the past year two cases were
treated through proceeds from
last years ball. Persons who
know of cases that should be
treated should notify the general
chail man of a member of the
committee.
Mayor Edwards this morning
extended his thanks to all the
committee members for their
work on the ball, to Beckers Bak-
cry for donating the birthday
cake, to the Midcity Tire COM
pany, which supplied the radio,
and to all others who assisted IN
any way in the arrangements.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
Ri AME GOVERNMENT POLICY AS
COTTON DROPS $3.50 PER BALE

Became. said. eve want to know
what the government is going to
do. We can't tell from what
they've said, and everybody can
see how the markets been affect
ed since the government has done
what it has done"
Farmers stand to suffer with the
cotton trade if wholesale dumping
of cotton destroys prices, B. b.
Jones, county agent, said. If
prices fell now and did not regain
by fall, the farmer would be in a
bad way, he said. Farm represen-
tatives, however, are not directly
involved in the situation at pres
ent, and are standing on the side
lines, watching to see what will
happen.
The traders confusion resulted
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporations statement, which
thew assailed as being vague"
and meaningless" The RFC de-
clared that the 12-cent cotton loan
would be carried past due "and an
effort made to work out arrange
inents so that some of this cotton
p CONTINUED on mage three)aw
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
JAPANESE SEEK TO STABILIZE
ASIA: SAITO RESTATES POLICY

natural products of hard ecolog-
ical circumstances and their pa
triotism and sincere purposes
have to be appreciated"
The ambassador equally denied
Mr.. Roosevelt's assertion in his
message that the situation in
Asia has in it "many of the ele-
ments that lead to the tragedy of
a general war"
At no place did he mention,
specifically, the presidents mes
sage but the fact that he was re-
plying to it was clear when he
said:
"Japan seeks-as must now be
we'll known-only her security"
Explaining Japan's claim to a
special position in the orient, Sal
to said:
Cup to the time of the World
war all the great nations of the
west possessed territory in East
Asia which they had taken from
the Chinese or other peoples near
to Japan. Those occidental, ag-
ssressions had caused the Japan
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
By UNITED PRESS

President RooseveIt's new tax
program slowly took shape yes
terday in series of developments
which included:
l. An ammo uncement by MI
Roosevelt that the new $500, OOO,"
600 farm program would be IL
nanced from taxes. Methods 10
paw the $2,237, 100000 soldier
bonus still are under consldera-
ton.
2. Senate Majority Leader Joe
T. Robinson discussed taxes IN
White House conference with the
chief executive.
3. The senate appropriations
committee agreed to a plan whlch
would thwart an immediate vote
in the house on inflationist plans
to finance the farm program and
the bonus with "green-backs;
a. Speaker Joseph W. Byrns
predicted the house would pass tax
legislation to supply revenue to
finance the agricultural plan.
5. Con gressional leaders con-
tinued to refuse to initiate tax
legislation in an election year.
6, The steering committee OF
the "green-back" bloc was called
to meet today to plan future stra-
tegy.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
INFLATIONISTS ARE
ACTIVE In CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. /. CUP
House inflationists voted today
for controlled expansion" to fl
nance the $2,249, 100000 soldiers
bonus and won the aid of senate
initiation leaders in a COMPRESSION
al battle to avoid new taxes for
at least part of the needed reve-
nue.. ,.-.... ---....-
The house bonus bloc passed
the resolution for controlled in
flationary methods" and directed
the committee to work rapidly to-
ward that goal.
At the same time Senator Ell
mer Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa, promised drive in the
senate to block all tax legislation
for the issuance of interesting
bearing bonds until the treasury
issues currency against idle gold
and silver.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

The weather man may have
an exact and scientific method of
predicting Forthcoming weather,
but this four-footed gentleman
pictured above has a much SIM
pier method.
Along in the fall when the
weather begins to get bad, he
doesn't go to Florida or Califor-
ria-he merely settles in COM
Portable home for nice long nap.
The rest of us may see the coal
pile dwindle, we may dig out of
SHOWS, or shiver in such a cold
wind as yesterday, but not this
fellow.
,LTher, when he believes it's
about time for spring, on Febru-
airy 2, to be exact, he stretches
himself and takes, peek at the
weather outside. According to the
legend, he is a timid soul, sort of
Caspar Milquetoast type of fell
low, and after his long sleep If he
sees his shadow he goes back for
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
House Passes 3rd
Funding Bill OF
Current Session

WASHINGTON, Feb. /. (UP)
house passed the third APP
preparation bill of the session
Friday, providing $1,0OO,OOO to
run the department of the interior
for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1887.
Before final passage, it restor-
ed an appropriation of $493,77O
for administering the Indian AT
fairs Bureau grant that had
been slashed to $4,000 Thursday
i'm a surprise move by Rep. John
Steven McGroarty. d., Cain.
Yesterday administration leaders
marshalled forces and threw out
the McGroarty amendment, 3O5
to %.
The bill now goes to the sena.e.
1t calls for $4,179,754 more than
last years bill, but is $1,8721 ,QO9
under President Roosevelt's bud
get estimate.
The senate was not in session
but Chairman Gerald P. Nye, r.,
Nd, of the munitions committee,
announced that questioning of j.:
p. Morgan, Thomas w. Lamont
and George Whitney would be re-
sumed next week, probably Tues
day. The committee got $500
appropriation Thursday to wind up
it's investigation of wart m e
financing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
SUPREME COURT MAY DECIDE
THREE PHASES OF IVA CASE
ITS SESSION NEXT WEEK
Controlled Expans on
Becomes Goal In Up
per, Lower House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. (UP)
The U. S. supreme court may put
the finishing touches today on
a series of opinions, including the
iva, preparatory to delivering
these from the bench Monday.
New Deal interest centered on
anticipated decision of the valid
ity of the, argued six weeks ago.
Three decisions are regarded as
possible:
/. A ruling that the govern
ment may not develop hydro-elec-
trio power at dams built to con-
troll floods and sell or distribute
it.
2. That preferred shareholders
in the Alabama Power company
who brought the present suit had
no standing in court to permit
them to ask an injunction.
8. That the manufacture and
sale of power from present devel-
opments is illegal.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
REPORT 5000
WOUNDED and
MANY SEIZED
Tanks, Field And Machine
Guns Also Reported
Captured
DUCE AGAIN WARNS
SANCTIONS MEAN WAR

Adds ABABA, Feb. /. (UP)
Today's official communique rs
serted 5000 Italians were killcl
in a battle on the northern frou:
that started January 81 and enI
ed Thursday. The first commun-
ique asserted that a Fascist blach
shirt militia division had been
wiped oat. A later one referred
specifically to the Fascist TWEEN.
ty-eighth of October division"
The October Twenty-eighth divi-
sion was named in honor OF the
Fascist march on Rome, most i'm
portant date in Fascist history.
About 5000 Italians were
wounded, Is tanks, SO field guns,
ITS machine guns, 2,605 rifles
and many prisoners were captur-
ed, the communique said.
Ethiopian losses were estimated
at 1900, killed or wounded.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
Blames Spell
For Presence
In City Court
Negroes Story Of Witch
craft Fails To Register,
However

Witchcraft was blamed toT
his predicament by a coloreu
defendant in city police court
this morning.
Harrison Clayton, coloreu::
was charged with larceny Oh
coal from the Southern railway;
He told the court that a coloreu
woman had prepared a mixture
of herbs which she gave HIM III
his food and had thus put
spell" on him, causing INN W
live with her against his wlshest
He said that a second woman az
Saluda had been able to remove
a part of the "spell," but tila'
when he returned to Hehuel
sonville the first woman SUI
ceeded in again putting Hill
under her spell"
He denied stealing the Goa ,s
but was bound to the recorder
court under $500 bond.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
ETE1I0PS SAY FASCIST DIVISION WIPED OUT
eastman Begins Railroad Consolidation
Hoffman May Be
Asked To Explain

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 1. (UP)
The Republican state committee
may call upon Governor Harold
Hoffman to explain his activities
in the Lindbergh case, it was re-
ported today. The committee con-
trolls the organization upon which
Hoffman is dependent for sup
port. The committee held secret
meeting last night.
1t was reported some members
favored asking Hoffman if he in
tended putting Colonel Norman
Schwarzkopf, commander of state
police on the political spot by
throwing back the Lindbergh case
to his organization. Schwarzkopf's
term expires in the spring. He was
appointed by Hoffman's predeces-
sor, a Democrat.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Feb. l. (UPl-
japanese Ambassador Saito last
night reiterated Japan's determi-
nation to establish herself as the
stabilizing factor in eastern Asia
and denied allegations that his
country is one of those nations
dominated by autocracy" against
which President Roosevelt warned
Americans in his message to con-
gress on January 3.
Addressing the annual dinner
of the Japan society, the ambas-
sador, without mentioning the
presidents address, said:
"Today, in no part of the world,
is there any selfish and misguid-
ed despot bent upon conquest for
conquest's sake-not in Russia,
Italy, Germany, France, Britain,
the United States or Japan"
1t is true, Saito admitted. that
Gin several countries there are
men who are called dictators lead
ing their nations to. what they
hope will be relief-but they are
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
TEMPERATURE
UNDER NORMAL
BY 4 DEGREES
Last II days Of January
Account For Deficiency,
Record Shows

The month of January showed
a near temperature about de-
grees below the January normal
and precipitation 6.55 inches
above the January normal, I. W.
Valentine, U. S. observer, said to-
day. .. =,
As regards temperature, the
month showed three clearly mark
ed divisions. The first ten days
averaged exactly normal. The
next nine days averaged 81 de-
grees above normal, and the last
twelve days average IA degrees
below normal. Though the last
period was only about one-third
of the month, it overweighed the
remainder of the month and left
a net deficiency of practically
four degrees.
No new records were establish
ed. The lowest reading was three
degrees; and lower temperatures
have occurred several times in
previous years. The twelve-day
cold period was uncommon puI
has several times been exceeded.
But the severity of the weather,
though not without preceaen!'
was quite unusual. The preeipi.
tation, though nearly 21-2 times
the January normal, has been ex-
ceeded. Ill.,.
The greatest daily range, Chat
is. the difference between the
maximum and minimum on any
one day. was ~ degrees on the
23rd. But between 2 p, m. on
the 23rd and 7 a. m. on the "rd,
a period of sixteen hours thcF"
was a drop of 48 degrees, wnl.n
was very unusual, though two
years ago there was similar drop
of 81 degrees.
Readings of the past week and
summary for the month follow:
Drn