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The Washington times., 1936-02-03
IS DEAD LISTED
THIS YEAR IN
TRAFFIC

As a subcommittee of the House
District Committee today opened
its investigation Of traffic condl-
tions in Washington, another VIC
tim of treacherous streets here lay
dead.
Mrs. Mary Fraser Edwards. "a,
Of 2717 ontario Rd. N. w., De-
came the fifteenth traffic victim
Of 1896 when she succumDed yes,
terday in Emergency HoSplCal
after an operation necesSitated
by injuries suffered December To-
when she was struck by an auto
mobile on Pine St., near Six
teenth Street Northwest.
Chew Chase Man Killed
One other person was killed
and one injured here during
the weekend, and highways near
the District we're the scene OF one
death and injuries to several per-
sons. -.
Mrs, Edwards was the widow OF
Charles A. Edwards, former Wash
ington newspaper man, and the
mother of another local neWSpa-
per man, Fraser Edwards. She
also is survived by q daughter
Mrs. william Delaware Harris.
The fourteenth death Of the
year occurred Saturday night
when Harry E. Brockson, Chevy
Chase real estate man, was cata.
pulled through the windshield OF
his automobile when it struck a
telephone pole near the Chevy
Chase car barn.
Struck by a street car at Third
and East Capitol Streets Satur-
day night, according to the vic.
tim, Jack s. O'Bannon, Al, OF
10 Third st. N. W., suffered a
possible skull fracture. He was
under treatment today at Casu-
atty Hospital.
Hit-and-Run Victim
The only death reported in
nearby communities was that OF
an unidentified man crushed to
death by a hit-and-run driver on
the Baltimore Pike near Berwyn.
Near the scene of the accident
police found door handles OF an
automobile. Following the dis
covery, HyattSville authorities ar
rested Isaiah w. Hill, OF Phlla-
delphia, who was charged with
reckless driving while under the
influence of liquor.
AS a result Of an accident near
Oxon Hill, Md, four persons were
injured. Three were from Phila-
delphia, Alfred Fuller, Il; Carrie
Benton, 10, and Anna Daugherty,
10, The others was Clifton
Perrygo, Of Oxon Hill.
The inquiry being launched by
the House District subcommittee
is an effort to determine methods
Of making local streets safer for
pedestrians and motorists.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
FEAR RICH MAN
KIDNAPPED

CHICAGO, Feb. 3 UN.S0. !.
With a blood-stained, abandoned
automobile as their only clue, de-
tectives today began a city-wide
search for Harry H. Wells,
wealthy Wisconsin trucking con-
tractor, believed slain or kidnapped.
Mr.. Wells brother-in-law, Henry
Burgy, arrived here last night to
aid detectives. He revealed Mr..
Wells had been paying large sums
to blackmailers and had been
threatened with torture If the
payments were not increased.
Mr.. Wells left his home at
Monroe, Wis, last Tuesday to
come to Chicago on business,
planning to return to Monroe
Wednesday. Wednesday, Mr..
Burgy told detectives, he received
a letter from Mr.. Wells mailed
from Cudahy, Wis, Tuesda y
night, telling Of extortion threats.
MIR. Wells blood-Stained auto
mobile was found abandoned by
police early Wednesday. In 1t
was hat identified as Mr.. Wells
by Mr.. Burgy.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
BARS ALL
NEW TAXES
CONTINUED from Page II

Continued from Page II
it is enacted into law. the Treas
ury will have to raise new funds
by borrowing or through q new
bond issue.
Respite for Administration
This handling of the highly
controversial money" issue en-
ableC the Administration to post
pone a battle over initiation. II
cannot be dodged though If the
President initiates new taxes.
Senator Thomas CD Of Okla
homa, Senate initiation leader
gave warning Of the coming row
declaring:
1--WE are unable to propose
redemption Of the bonus bonds
with an issue Of new currency,
because our rules forbid the writ
ing Of new legislation into an
appropriation bill.
''Our only chance for . fight
to increase the amount Of
money in circulation will come
if the Administration asks for
the levying of new taxes for
any purpose. Such q bill will
afford an opportunity to ask
the substitution Of new cur
rency for the imposition Of new
taxes. Instead Of levying new
taxes, we will propose using
some Of the unused gold and
silver now lying in Treasury
vaults as the basis for new cur
rency. That will give Us .
decision on the merits Of our
cause"
Inflationists maintain there are
10000 million dollars Of gold and
silver in the Treasury and only
$500 millions in currency out
standing. They argue another
1000 millions of currency in cir
culation would increase price
levels, improve business and moi
injure the nations credit.
They contend it would leave
$1.53 in gold and silver behind
each paper dollar in circulation
They call this expansion Of the
currency and deny 1t is initiation
of the currency.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
PRISON BRIDE
LOSES GROOM

CHICAGO. Ill. Feb. 3.-George
Singer was back in police Gus
tody today, even though he has
barely completed his honeymoon.
While a "truSty'' at a State
penal farm in Missouri. Singer
fell in love with the daughter Of
the overseer. They planned to
get marriej-eSpecially since the
convict expected q parole last
Christmas.
When the parole failed to ar
rive, Singer and his sweetheart
took matters into their own
hands, and eloped to Chicago.
He was recognized as fugitive
when police found the pair deSti-
tute and shive-ing on a corner.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
PLOT CHARGED
AT JOLIET

y JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 3 Q.N.S0.
Investigation Of the possibility
that Richard Loeb was involved in
Q sensational plot to effect whole
sale escape by bombing the walls
Of the State penitentiary was
under way today as States Attor-
ney William R. McCabe prepared
to demand a grand jury probe OF
Loeb's Staying and ugly charges Of
prison maladminiStration.
Mr.. McCabe said today he was
considering demanding that the
entire prison yard be dug up in a
search for the bomb cache, stating
he had "indiSputable evidence"
explosives had been manufactured
by Edward Skeplowski, cellmate Of
Loeb.
The prosecutor said he would
endeavor to learn today If Loeb
might have been put on the spot"
by fellow-convictS who feared he
might disclose the escape plot.
Mr.. McCabe said the explosives
4lo6O DSCA1 l1oA4OA0IUuAC CO Ny N'AAA-
bining celluloid, used by Skeplow.
ski in designing small trinketS fol
sale to prison visitors, and chem
icals taken from five prison fire
extinguisherS.
Although chemistry experts de.
clared manufacture Of explosives
by utilizing celluloid and chem
jcals in fire extinguishers impoS,
sipje A. L. Bowen, State director
of public welfare, ordered Warden
Joseph A. Ragen to investigate
the charges.
Mr.. McCabe, in support Of his
disclosure, recalled that in 1881 a
crudely manufactured bomb had
been found buried within the
prison walls.
Mr.. McCabe said he would ask
impeachment of the grand jury
at the earliest possible date-prob-
ably not before Wednesday Of next
week-and that he would ask the
Jury to return a murder lndict'
ment against James Day, %, who
slashed Loeb to death with a razor
last Tuesday.
Day, in a statement to the
prison psychiatrist, maintained
Loeb attacked him with the razor
in a fight climaxing Days rebuffS
of Loeb'S Objectionable advances.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Woman Near Death
In Leap From Train

MAUSTON, Wis, Feb. 3 O.N.S) .
Hospital physicians here today
despaired of saving the life Of a
woman who leaped from the plat
form of the Milwaukee railroads
"Hiawatha" while it was travelling
20 miles an hour.
y A news butcher saw the woman,
identified as Mrs. jeanette Nelson,
of Chicago, jump. The train had
to back six miles to reach the un-
conscious woman who had Suf-
fered a brain conclusion and q
crushed chest.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Chicago Musicians
Defer Strike Order

CHICAGO. Feb. 3 Q.N.S)-A
threatened strike of musicians in
Chicago hotels and night clubs
was indefinitely postponed by
James c. Petrillo, head Of the Chi.
cago Federation of Musicians, but
it was indicated that the demand
for a 81 an hour wage increase had
not been dropped.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Hiram Smith, 81, Dies

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. 8.
Hiram J. Smith, 81, one of the
oldest residents Of HagerStown,
died at his home here last night.
Mr.. Smith was past State COM
mander Of the Resolute Council,
Junior Order U. A. NJ.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
Coffee From Ethinnia

The United States imports mos,
of the coffee grown in Ethiopia. II
grows wild.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
Fruitland School
Plans. Program
Diversions Work Demon:
strations Set Friday P. M.

FRUIFLAND, Jan. 2S.--Stu-
dents of the Fruitland public
school will give a program of de-
bates, declamations, plays, music,
and demonstrations OF actual class
room work on next Friday even
ing at 1880 in the auditorium Of
Fruitland Institute. The public IS
invited. -,
Lyn Rogers and Carroll Merrell
will debate the question Of the
white mans justice to the Amer
lean Indian, and Brown Griffin
and Carroll Clark will debate the
present Italian-Ethiopian ques-
ton. -.
A demonstration of spelling
lessons by students Of the grades
will be given. The children Will
write the words on the blackboard
and demonstrate separation INTO
syllables and accent marks.
In English grammar the aa-
vanced grades will analyze the
simple sentence, the complex SEN
tence, and the compound SEN
tence. Each of these will be dla-
GRAINED on the blackboard. =,
Arithmetic demonstrations VIII
deal with problems involving both
kinds of fractions.
Tripod Table in Roman lines
In Roman times the favorite form
.,,o. frinnl
The times-news., 1936-01-28

intersection with Kimberly Ave
nue., and running alorg West
margin of Hendcr3orvillc-Ash
vile Highway, North IS deg. L
min. West so feet to stake,
Southeast corner OF lot No. 26;
thence along South margin of lot
No. 26, South 73 deg. ) min.
West 149 1-2 feet to a stake,
Northeast corner Of lot No. 25;
thence along East margin of lot
No. 25, South II deg. 40 min.
East so feet to stake in North
margin of Kimberly Avenue ;
thence with North margin of
Kimberly Avenue, North 73 deg.
5 min. East $50 feet to the Be
ginning.
4. Beginning at a stake stand
ing on the South margin OF
Academy Street (Fourth Avenue
West) and on the East margin OF
a cross street leading from Acad-
envy Street Fourth Avenue
West) Southwark to College
Street (Third Avenue West) ,
and runs with said cross Street
South 22 deg. East 1913 feet to a
stake; thence North 80 deg. East
100 feet: thence North 22 deg.
West 12S feet to q stake in the
South margin of Academy Street
Fourth Avenue West); thence
with Academy Street Fourth
Avenue West) South 80 deg.
West 100 feet to the Beginning,
and being the same property de-
scribcd in deed of record in Book
1O8. at page 271, Of the Records
The times-news., 1936-01-28

in deed of record in Book 123, at
page sol, of the Records of DEEDS
for Henderson County. In the
CITY of Hendersonville, Beginning
at a stake in the west margin OF
Patten Avenue, standing North
II deg. .25 min. East 342 Il
feet from the intersection of the
Northeast margin Of the Hay
wood Avenue with the West mar
gin of Patten Avenue, said be-
ginning point being the North
east corner Of lot No. 26, and
running thence with TIE West
margin of Patten Avenue, North
II deg. % min. East 70 feet to
stake; Southeast corner Of lot
No. %; thence with the line Of
lot No. %, North 78 dec. 35 min.
West 116 feet to a stake III the
East margin Of a ten-foot alley;
thence with the East margin of
said alley, South 6 deg. Sd min.
East 70.2 feet to stake, the
Northwest corner of lot No. 26;
thence with the line of lot No.
26, South rs deg. 35 min. East
10 1-2 feet to the Beginning,
excepting a strip ten feet wide
along the South side of said lot,
and extending from Pattcn Ave
nue. to a ten-foot alley.
8. Lot "a of the Druid Hills
Subdivision, as per plat recorded
Plat Book l, page 81, bounded as
follows:
Beginning at stake in the
West margin Of Hendersonville-
Asheville Highway at Northwest
The times-news., 1936-01-28
EDWARD WORKS.
AT Dizzy PACE
Breaks More Traditions
and Keeps Two Stats
Actively Engaged
By EVERETT HOLES
(Copyright 1886, Uritcd Prcss)

LONDON. Jan. Is. (UP)-Ed-
ward VIII, Eritain's youthful
bachelor king. broke = dozen
precedentS the first week he wore
the ancient crown. He moved with
dizzy speed. working 20 hours a
day, along a course indicating 70"
old England a new era OF soT"r-
eighty.
BY today he had made these
breaks with British tradition and
royal custom:
l. He flew to Loado" 10 accept
the crown, the first Britis2 king
to leave the ground.
2. He refused TO ride the state
coach to MS accession ceremony
as tradition dictated. walking
briskly instead. hdrcneadCd
8. Abolished the cuSro" "G",-,
by his grandfather, Edward VII.
and continued by George !. OF
keeping the clocks at Sandrmg-
ham house 80 minutes fast
4. Reduced the traditional year
OF court Ihuu' H."S ~, -
king to nine months and ordered
that next Tuesday, tEe day Of ms
fathers funeral, should noJ DC
day of national mourning.
5. Rode to Sandrlngham IN an
ordinary train, mingling with oth-
er passengers in the corridors, m
stead of by special royal train
and private car.
.. ASSented 70 Ofo2"ci'a..'~ nN
radio of funeral services i"r has
father.
7. Used first person in ms ae-
cession declaration, instead oi The
imperial third person to.metly
The times-news., 1936-01-28
HOLLYWOOD
FILM SHOP
By WILLIAM FLYNN
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. %. (UP)
Some sort Of record-breaking at
tempt apparently is underway
here As Twentieth Century-Fox
continues building outdoor sets.
In the first place, $3.50, 900 has
been spent for only four. And
each Of them Is Of the "non-per-
manent" type.
One set covers an area of 20
acres 1t is supposed to be a rep
lica of an Algerian village.
Ronald Coleman, Victor Nc
Laglcn and Simone Simon went
to work on it to make "Under
Two Flags" but had Il difficult
time keeping out Of Ontario,
Cuba, and off an island near the
Florida coast.
The producing company had
scheduled the him version Of
the Dionne Quintuplets, "The
Country Doctor" ga Message to
Garcia" with Wallace Beery,
Barbara Stanwyck and John
Boles; and "The Prisoner of Shark
Island" with Warner Baxter in
the starring role.
With that schedule on top of
the Algerian village assignment,
the set builders went ahead
without breaking their stride.
The village of the DiOnne
quintuplets was built here. 1t
included a wharf and replica
of a huge lake steamer.
From the north back to the
tropics was just another corner
of the production lot when it
came to creating an authentic To-
Gale for the filming of "a Mes
sage to Garcia"
A Cuban village and a plot of
jungle and swamp was built. In
all, the construction covered 10
acres.
Then the set builders turned
their hand to constructing d
Civil war fortress on an island.
Shark Island off the coast OF
Florida was reproduced complete
with fortified walls, drawbridge
and moat where sharks are sup
posed to swim.
With typical Hollywood disre-
gard, the four sets will be tossed
into the discard when the pictures
for which they are intended are
completed.
The times-news., 1936-01-28

of Deeds for Henderson Cour,
5. All that land on the Hg,
wood Road in HendcrsOnTf,
Township, described in deed ia, ~
Mary M. Summey, to Louise !
Connolly, of record in Book Ia
at page 27l, of the Record, 4
Deeds for Henderson COur
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake on 4,
Haywood Road, known as !
Bowen's corner, and now thsz
ner Of 7. A. Summey; as
South 4S deg. West IA pOss
a stake: thence South 2Qg
West IL 1-2 poles to a stu
thence South 3 l-2 deg. WesH
poles to a stake; thence South \ |
deg. East 23 poles to ss.i;
thence North 20 1-2 deg. Esa 4
poles to a stake in Hayy@
Road; thence North G l-2 H.
East 80 poles to black gun i
McCarson's line; thence North q
1-2 deg. West 5 l-2 poles 10 l
stone, Bowen's and Israel's CO..
ner; thence South 2 l-2 deg. WS
II 1-2 poles to 4 post oak; thsna
South So 1-2 deg. West II pta
to a chestnut; thence same cosfs
30 poles to a stone in the ra.
thence South 32 deg. East 9 rss|
to the Beginning.
This January 3rd, 1886.
NJ. n. ORR.
Sheriff Henderson County
North Carolina.
BY ROY w. OWENS. D.S.
l-7-Tues.ij
The times-news., 1936-01-28
TRACEY GROVE

TRACEY GROVE, Jan. 2S.-
Rev. L. A. Harvey, pastor Of
B t h e Wesleyan Methodist
church, has announced a revival
meeting to begin Sunday, Febru-
ary 16. The Rev. Allen Connor
will be the evangelist.
Several cottage prayer meet
ings will be held preceding the
revival. The first Of the prayer
meetings will be Friday night at
the home Of Nh. and Mrs. Plato
JustuS. Everyone is invited to at
tend all of these services.
Harry Hoots of Dana spent the
weekend at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ludie Frazier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nun Henderson
and children were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Hill Of East
Flat Rock Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fitzpatrick
and W. T Capps attended
shower given for Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Capps at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Capps, Saturday night.
About forty friends attended this
delightful affair and the honorees
were presented with many beau
tiful and useful gifts. Games and
string music were enjoyed during
the evening and delicious re
freshments of grape juice and
cake were served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Marlowe and
son, Billie, of East Flat Rock
called at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Redden Station Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Levi and family of Green
River have moved to the Hudgens
farm.
Friends of Mrs. Dora Case are
sorry to hear that she has been
quite sick for the past few days.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF HENDERSON
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
c. A. Jefferies, W. A. Turner "A;
w. Love, J. N. Lipscomb, ana
A. T. Martin, as receivers OF
American State Bank, Gaffney,
South Carolina-Plaintiffsa
Z V.
Louise" j. Connolly-Defendant.
/. Under and by virtue OF an exc
cution in the above entitled cause
to me directed by the Clerk OF the
Superior Court of Henderson
County, the undersigned Sheriff
of Henderson County, for the
purpose of satisfying said eXecu-
ton. will on Monday, February
3. 1886, at eleven o'clock, A: NJ,
at the court house door Of Hen
derson County, in Hendersonville,
North Carolina, expose to sale at
public outcry to the highest bid
der for cash all the interest Of
the above named defendant, Lou
ise ]. Connolly, in and to the fol-
lowing described lands, viz: Situ-
ate in the County of Henderson,
and State of North Carolina. and
known and designated as follows:
/. Lots IA and Is of Wheeler
Park, as shown on plat recorded
in Deed Book 67, at page 129, in
the office of the Register of
Deeds for Henderson County.
said lots having frontage on Lo-
Gust Street of 100 feet, and a
depth Of $50 feet.
2. Lots "a and 25 of Block 9
of Hyman Heights, as described
The times-news., 1936-01-28
FINANCE EXPLORERS

LENINGRAD. (UP) - Eight
million rubles have been apprO-
priated by the Soviet government
to finance forty-nine scientific
expeditions in 1886 to be under
the supervision of the All-UniOn
ARCTIC Institute.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
IL & Never Owned Canada

Canada at no time in her history
has been a possession Of this 'oun'
rv. Prior 20 our War Of tnhepenh-
ence both the thirteen American
colonies and Canada were nnaeF
british rule. An attempted inva-
sion OF Canada durtn" that time
was unsuccessful
The times-news., 1936-01-28
FINNS To CONGREGATE

HOUGHTON, Mich. (UP)-
More than 10000 Firms are ex-
pected to attend the 29th annual
convention Of the Finnish Apos-
tolic Lutheran church of Amer
lea here beginning June Z.
Churches from all parts of the
United States and Canada will
he represented.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
Each Indian a Doctor

knowledge of medicinal herbs
was so familiar 10 Aztec ir'ians'
wrote one early historian in Mex
leo that Montczuma'S coCcI physh
clans were rarely consulted by the
common people.
The times-news., 1936-01-28

Tr;pod Table in Roman Times
In Roman times the favorlte 10TH
of table was tripod.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
The Dragging Man

"De man dat brags," said Uncle
Ehen. mos generally don't mean
no harm an mehhe you orter be
compllmentcd dat he's goin' to such
pains 20 get YOU interested in i'm
The times-news., 1936-01-28
iron Forbidden

When an Etruscan king 10 50T
B. c., made peace with the RO-
mans, he inserted Il disarmament
clause" forbiIding the Romans to
use iron except in farming.
The times-news., 1936-01-28
E,m;,.s of Nineteenth Century

The greatest famines of the
Nineteenth century were from 1870
TO 1872, when from 100000 to
GOOU,0NO perishcd in Persia. In
1877. in China. 100000 perishcd;
in India. 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
Five MILLION MORE FOLKs

The census bureau figures indicate
there are 100000 more people in
the country than there were when
the last census was taken in 1880.
Conditions can't be so bad, when the
population is mounting up 100000
year. When a country is badly de-
pressed, the population usually de-
creases. Poorly fed people die or
lose their health, and many migrate
to other lands. Our people must in
the main be thriving physically, or
we should not keep piling up our
great population.
Some folks issue loud laments
about such figures. and ask how we
are going to find work for 100000
more people each year. 1t is often
remarked that we are turning out
about 100000 graduates from
schools and colleges each year, and
it is claimed the majority Of them
cant find work.
These gloomy figures fail to con-
slider that many people die each year.
In 1882 for instance, there .were O.
O74,OOO births and 1,293.OOO deaths.
Places are also made for a large
of new workers each year,
by those who become incapacitated /
because of old age or other iniirmi-
lies.
The majority of those 1898, 900
people who died in a year must have
leld jobs. When they dropped out.
I made room for the larger part of
he 100000 who came out from
schools and colleges. Places are al
"a made for very many each year by
hose who drop out because of poor
Iealth. old age, Or other reasons.
There is no surplus of human
'Ower in this country The trouble
5 merely that we have not yet shown
bility to organize our system of
so as to utilize all the
lower we have. Wonders are being
one in using water power and steam
ower and electric power. but the
ountry is still lame in utilizing its
nan and woman power.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
BUSINESS CENTERS

The amount of trade that a city
gets depends to a large extent on
the physical appearance of its bust
ness center. If its business build
ings look old and shabby, if the
streets are rough, there is an ap-
pearance of sluggishness that repels
visitors.
Substantial and well constructed
business and public buildings give
the impression that a town is pros
porous and going ahead. This i'm
preston can be produced without
spending any great sum of money.
If a coat of paint can be put on
buildings that need it, if store win
dows are made to look bright and
attractive, these two things produce
this appearance of success. Rough
streets and sidewalks, however, are
a handicap. Such locations need to
be improved to put town throughly
on the map.
Milford chronicle., 1936-05-22
WAGES AND PRICES

President Roosevelt, in his recent
New York speech, dwelt on the need
for higher wages for workers and
more income for farmers, aims in
which we all agree with a grand
Amen. But how to get these aims
without raising the cost of living,
coming down hard on people with
fixed incomes. is what might be call
ed Chinese puzzle. When you jug
gle with prices and wages, it some
times reminds one of a cat chasing
his tail. The higher wages go, the
more prices go up, and you come out
a good deal as you were before.
The American people reacted viO-
lently after the World War against
increases in the cost of living. What
we need is to get the factories going
regularly and providing steady work.
Then the question of wages and
prices will be adjusted without great
difficulty.