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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
TURMOIL HITS
TAX HEARING
Mayor M'Nair Berates
Committee; Doughton
Threatens to Call Police
BY ARTHUR F. DEGREvE
United Press Star Correspondent

United Press STAR Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April l. (UP).
Shouting carges of "unfairness"
and "dirty politics., Mayor Will
liam McNair, Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
yesterday clashed so bitterly with
members of the house ways and
means committee over the new
tax bill that he narrowly escaped
being elected.
After the hub-bub from this in
cident died down, the committee
was thrown into new turmoil by .
blunt statement from Leslie M.
Johnson. public works director. of
Pittsburgh, that so per cent of
the federal relief money poured
into Pennsylvania found its way
| into the hands Of politicians.
The charges aroused angry and
long discussions on every subject
but the tax bill which the commit
tee is seeking to expedite.
McNair, tall and excitable, was
the second witness Of the day.
Hands thrust deeply.into his peck
cts, he began with q warning that
the proposed tax on undivided
corporation profits would leave q
corporation helpless in case Of flu
ture emergencies such as the re-
cent eastern foods. .s, ,a....
T'm here TO- plead with you, not
to take the shirts Of oar backs"
he said. -,t
Declaring the federal govern
Continued on mage three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
Austria Provides Compulsory Army
Service Renouncing Any Further
Obligation To Repressive War Pacts

stoned officers and men. She was
forbidden an air force and she has
no navy. &C.,.
1t was believed the new army
would number 100000.
Schuschnigg announced that the
government had recreated the pre-
war post of chief Of the general
staff, and that Major General Al
fred Jansa had been named to the
post.
Austria's army had not APP
preached even its treaty strength
in past years until the menace OF
German Nazism combined with So
cialist activity at home brought
reinforcement. ..'
Today the army strength was
approximately 29,050. Of these,
however, only 21,O50 were regu-
lars-l, 379 officers, 1871 non
commissioned officers and ls,3OO
enlisted men-and 5000 were
temporary n1enss3,?-...,-- -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01

VIENNA, April l. (UP).-
Chancellor Kurt Won Schuschnigg'
addressing the federal diet today.
announced the introduction OF
compulsory military service III
Austria.
The diet by unanimous vote APP
proved a bill which Schuschnlgg
introduced, providing for compu'-
sorry service.
Thus Austria follows the exam
pie of Germany in renouncing an!
obligation further to observe tIe
repressive clauses of the Woriu
war treaties. =,
The diet was called into specia'
session to hear the speech. c
Under the treaty OF 81. I t,
main, Austria was forced to aooa-
ish compulsory military s ser ooo
Its army was limited to So'Ooo
officers and men enrolled as vo u.
unteers for long terms-2O. yea
for officers, IL for non-cohi"i'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
Memorial Is. Set
Here On Sunday
Gospel Tabernacle to Re-
we're Late Members

The Gospel Tabernacle has an
nomced special memorial Sery-
ice nj II a. nj. next Sunday in
connection with the regular com,
munion service. This service VIII
be in memory of Dr.. W. Stlllman
Martin. Mr. G. T. Orr and Mrs;
Laura Corn, three of the FIRST OF
their members to expire. EN-
The music for this service WilI
be compositions of DR.. and Mrs
Martin. Such songs as His Eye
is on the Sparrow, Zone OF goa
Davs". and "God Will Take care
of You" These songs are beng
sun" around the world today. You
are cordially invited to this serV-
ice.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
WARMED
[)RDER RAIDS.
|AYBRINCVAR.
l,,,, Of Two Powers Are
|,,ksd in Battle on Mon
| sUlian Line
LsCSTS DEFEAT
| ARMY OF SELASSlE

|Oyn0y. April /. tUPl.-Ger-
AZ offered the Locarno treaty
L., q iou-monrh period OF
|,,rv inactivity on the Rhine
| frontiers while negotiations
H. be- started for i new politi-
| lea. for Europe.
h. British cabinet went into
Inr immediately To consider
| m,, and at the same time TO
kp,e for general staff talks
| France and Belgium on the
N for mutual defense.
SDarhim Won RibbentrOp, Chan
N IIitltr's special envoy, de
- the German offer to For
Secretary Anthony Eden this
I,iog. The German delegation
The United Press Germany
gr>,s there should be no mill
changes on either side during
four.mOnrh period proposed
the negotiations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
BLIND SURVEY
PLANNED here
State Commission Would
Learn Condition And
Needs in Each Case

The Commission for the Blind
is making every effort to contact
each person with badly defective
sight in the state and to deter
mine his condition and needs.
To carry out this purpose, DR..
Roma s. Cheek, executive secre-
tary, has sent a field agent to
Hendersonville to begin a survey
of the blind. "In order. to plan
an intelligent and effective pro-
gram for persons with defective
sight, it is necessary to know their
number and needs. The state COM
mission wishes to contact every
person who cannot read even with
the aid Of glasses" DR.. Cheek
said.
In the rural districts, the schools
will be relied upon 10 gather the
information, the agent says. Each
school will be visited and cards
given the children to be taken
home and returned. Those who
have persons with defective sight
in the family will fill out the
blanks.
The commissions agent, Dr. c..
B. Alexander, urges that every
one return the cards to the teach
ers or to the office of the coun-
ty superintendent of education.
Those who have blind members in
their household or who know of
any blind person should by all
means fill out and return the
cards promptly.
Promptness on the part of those
who have blind people to report
is necessary SO that the agents of
the commission may visit the cases
reported. They will make a per-
sonal study of each case to deter
mine what service the commission
can render. =
Any person who cannot see to
read, even with the aid of glasses.
is considered under the general
term blind and should be reported.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
HOSPITAL.
AWARDS MADE.
Patton Memorial, Mountain
Sanitarium Again Re-
ceive Funds

CHARLOTTE, April IA to-
tai of $76,799.65 was allotted to
orphanages and hospitals in West
ern North Carolina yesterday by
trustees of the Duke Endowment.
Among the allotments were the
following: L.yday Memorial hos
pital, Brevard. 1854; Mountain
Sanitarium, Fletcher, $l,676; Pat
ton Memorial, Hehdersonville, ST.
225; st. Lukc's, Tryon, 81 800;
Spartanburg Baby hospital, Sa-
luda, $2,S4S.
A total of 1862, 1922 was APP
propriated for hospitals and or
phanages in North and South Car
DINA,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
High
> Benefit Planned

4 minstrel show and show boat
will be presented by the students
of the agricultural department OF
the Edneyville high school at the
school auditorium on Friday night
at 8 O'Clock. The show will be
nnder the direc, ! of w. H.
Davis. head Of tn, department.
Hugh Johnson and spurgH0n
Freeman will be end men for the
minstrel and C. F. Pryor will be
the interlocutOr. Blackface com
,edians viii be Vernon Edney' Roy
Lyaa, Glover ,Justus, James Hill,
1f6fiis Justus and Others. ..
& I'm the show boat the soloists
will be Misses Juanita Byers and
Dorothy Blythe, and there will be
10 in the cast. =: :. -, .~
,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
WARDEN HALTSCRAND JURORS
EXECUTION ATIDEFER ACTION
JURY'S BEHES1 FOR One Day
Delay. Probe of Disputed
Confessions After Ask
ing For Time
BRUNO SLEEPS SOUND,
UNMOVED BY FATE

= TRENTON, N. j., April L.
tUH-Prosecutor Everett Mar
shall said today he had been in
formed that the runaway Mer-
Ger county grand jury which had
prevented Bruno Richard Haupt-
/ mann's execution shortly after
eight o'clock last night in last
| moment action in. the case would
defer further consideration of the
case until tomorrow. ,ft..
Marshall said the information
came from Allyne Freeman, po-
litical friend of Governor HOff-
man, and foreman of the grand
jury; which took out Of Marshall's
hands the investigation Of the dis
puted. ,"confesAons' by Paul
Wendell that he murdered the
Lindbergh baby. a."
But anything ear. happen"
added Marshall, reflecting on the
dramatic and unusual manner in
which Freeman tslephoned War
den KHmberling at 8 p, m. last
night, and asked him to. defer the
execution of, Hauptmsyin,
In. view Of the reported post
ponement, there was increasing
belief that Kimberling might set
Friday night as the new execution
time, :: barring further unforeseen
Developments, and the granting Of
q judicihl StaV.
The choice of Friday would also
give additional time for prison Of
ficials to perfect their arrange
insnts anew Tor sthe impending
execution. - -, :,
!, ,Halptmannls head was shaved,
his pants lsf split, ministers,
guards and executioners We're
waiting and witnesses assembled
last night, when less than five
minutes short Of eternity for
him, the telephone rang and two
minutes later Warden jKimbsrling
announced that his life was pro-
longed for at least for forty
eight hours. .s. ..
At 10 O'Clock this morning,
Hanptmann' still was slumbering
soundiy. The excitement and sus-
pense of the 48-hour stay appar-
emily failed to- cause him a mo-
ment's wakefulness. g
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
HONG KONG SHAKEN
BY QUAKE TODAY

MANILA, P. l., April |. (UPD
A severe earthquake shook build
ings along the Hong Kong water
front. at 1915 "a. nj, it was re-
ported here today, go, ,'a.I.,,
m The tremblor, believed eSE zen
siye, affected "a large areA ge.
tween Manila 0fand Hong k9engs q
observatory officials SAID; -.
ItSwas not Learned 9miHedtatefy
if serious dsniaga was done -.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
Ex Sheriff HiH
To Be Candidate

John C. Hill, former sheriff of
Henderson county, announced to-
day that. he would again be can
dadate for the office, subject to
the action Of the Republican par
ty in the primary.
Mr., Hill served rs sheriff for
one term several years ago, ~
In making his announee cement
Mr.. Hin pledges himself TO 2 piatji
form of economy in the oIIlSe
and operation Of the. office ~ tAs
best interests Of the citizens of
the county. -. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
SHOW TOWNSEND MAN
INDICTED THREE TIMES

WASHINGTONi April I. (UP)
Evidence that Edward j. Margett,
California state area manager for
the Townsend plan had been in
dicted three times was placed be-
fore the house old-age pension in
vestigators after much committee
argument.
Robert +. Clements, resigned
secretary-treasurer, told the cont
mittee DR.. Townsend refused TO
discharge Margett. despite Glenn
ent's recommendation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
RELIEF AND. FEAR,
MOTHERS FEELINGS

KAMENZ, Germany, April l..
(UP)-Relief and fear were min
gled emotions of Frau Pauline
Vern Hauptmann today when in,
formed that her son, Bruno, had
been saved temporarily from the
electric chair.
"My God, | had so hoped for
a delay" were her first words
when she was aroused at 2:30 a.
m. by the United Press. But fear
of the ultimate fate of her son
was apparent in her next words:
"But it is only for two days.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
BUSINESS IN
DUAL ATTACK
ON TAX BILL
Evidence Shows Townsend
Manager Was Indicted
Three Times
CLEMENTS TRIED TO
HAVE HIM BUSTED

WASHINGTON, April |. CUP)
Foreign and domestic business in
forests today launched a double
tbarreled attack on the $4,000
900 administration tax program
at hearings before the house ways
and means committee.
The measure, which the COM
mittee hopes to place before the
house within ten days, provides
for sharply increased taxes on
corporate surpluses, designed to
force distribution of income To
stockholders in the form of divi-
dcnds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
SUMTER HAS SERIOUS
DAMAGE BY FIRE

SUMTER, S, c., April l. (UP)
The most disastrous fire in the
history of the city swept Sumter
late yesterday. The Williams Fur
niture Corp, was DESTROYED with
loss estimated at over $500, 600.
The destruction of buildings will
throw 500 men out of jobs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
Britain Considers Killers Offer
MERCHANTS TO SEEK CHANGE.
in ORDINANCES ALLOWING
SEASONAL STORES IN. CITY
Move Is Also on Foot to
Broaden Sunday Tourist
Diversions

Bylaws and detectives of the
merchants division of the Hcndcr-
sonille Chamber of Commerce
were adopted last night at meet
ing at the city hall which was at
tended by about so members and
characterized by u spirit of coop.
Grafton and a seriousness of pur-
pose to solve merchandising prob
lens and increase retail business,
Committee appointments COM
p,ised the principal business after
the bylaws and detectives as sub
n1tted and recommended by the
executive committee had been APP
proved with few changes. Several
new memberships in the Chamber
of Commerce were subscribed, the
bylaws providing that any MEM
Der Of the Chamber of Commerce
automatically becomes a member
of The merchants division. Mcr-
chants not members of the Cham
her of Commerce may become as
soeiate members of the division
by paying $25 year.
Objectivcs Of the year include
the revision Of city ordinances
goyerl ing the operation of auc-
ton houses and temporary bust
ness places, promotion of trade
through established sales events,
and education of merchants thru
Regular al.arterly meetings at
which Competent speakers will
discuss merchandising problems.
Other detectives are to help beau
tify the city, to help keep streets
and sidewalks clean, to improve
store window and street lighting,
and to edo o II utmost to furnish
full-time entertainment for resi-
dents and visitors and urge the
passing of Sunday recreation
law similar to the one in Ashe-
Vile"
Fl. F.. Buchanan, chairman. ap-
pointed the following committees
after the bylaws and obJectlVes
had been adopted:
Dollar Edward Patterson,
DR.. Wiltshire Griffith, f. K. Dol
bee.
Street cleaning and beautitica-
+;opA II HouSton, Mrs. LeOna
Allen Young, f. w. Ham.
City ordinances-Dr. f. l.. fea-
gin, II. Patterson, 7. D. Clark.
Advertising This committee,
whose personnel will be kept Sc.
cret, will pass on the merits OF
advertising schemes, and members
of the division will not be permit
ted to subscribe to such schemes,
unless the sponsor has q written
recommendation from the conn
mittee, obtained through Mrs.
Kathryn Wiseman, secretary. hs-
tablished publications, ana the
Red Cross, Boy Scout, hospital
and church organizations will not
be required to procure consent OF
the committee before making So
licitatiOnS. ,.
H. E. Mitchell, Dr.. Wiltshire
Griffith and A. H.. Rubenstein, re-
porting on the possibility OF Sc
curing the passage of a Sunday
recreation ordinance, eXhiDitea
cards signed by 65 merchants Ia
voring such an ordinance, three e
opposing it and two favoring 1t
with qualifications. The commit
tee was instructed to continue ITS
interviews with merchants until
the opinions of all have been Sc
cured, and then, with the assist
ance of G. C. Richardson ard w.
B. Hodges, to present the results
of the canvass to the board OF
city commissioners.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
S'asOplAN ARMY
Flat ia REPORTED

b h. ,, april |. (UPJ.-Italian
J lei 1f 5,. defeated e an Ethiopian
&.y !, :, Emperor Selassie per-
t. | ,o oar LAX, Aschangi area
b B, northern front, Marshal
.osit S1'osIo today reported in
tOasrl;.SS ommoniqur.
+as s ia. dispatches said the
key ~ ,'I 7 the town of Con
~ 4, ,,j Lake * rana, source s' Of
faiGs f Fo the heart of Great
/ nojeeris y ,I Sudan nriga-
'>'l Yesterday
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
EHTINC RENEWED
\ ASIATIC BORDER

MOSCOW. April l.--(UPD.-
| iias b-.wrrn MSReha-Japa-
and oyirl-Mongol troops in
no mans land between Man
iiuo and outer Mongolia may
To war between Russia and
|an. the Soviet government to-
Warned Japan.
following reports that fighting
b. the Nanchu-MongOl from
i continuing, it was an
Ilced officially that Russia
in has told Japan bluntly that
Is bound to defend the terri
Of outer Mongolia and will
lOl,s 10 do 50 whenever nee
lry.
OyieiNOngolian and Japanese
frhaaaOan troops last night
+ lota-L In battle on the DOW
Srg frontier of outer Mon
!, Soviet prutectOrate.
he japanese troops were de-
Ced Is equipped with the most
sm implements of war, cauS-
.lgS that the clash may de-
INTO the most serious of Il
BET OF recent Skirmishes.
l'-r other clashes on the out
Magellan frontier have been
0'tei within the last week. The
situation was further COM
l'el by reported seizure Of
Japanese military agents by
5oI'SOylet troops.
e clashes have conferred main
Around Lake Norm and the
Anso river. Japanese forces
guy captured a SOyiet-Mon-
y BORDER outpost last We'd
4S alter sharp SkirmiSh,
k,orr wS", 'n'o 'loilchuNuoal
over THEN position.
l occurraJ I u-I>n =. was ,I,. Sasa 10
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
"AMMETT HOME.

p Ladg[a g. IL ti32mmett, of Rock
,FoeabopToF home after a visit
81 he E.l Va. where she at,
Fsesy g Tedding of a cousin,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01

manade desert section of which shown
upper photo the Of the u s. Forest Service and the
seeking satisfactory trees and shrubs that
will help fertility the land indicated in the lower
pbo The area DucktOwn basn the
richly Southern IN western North
Tennessee denuded by numbering opera
ons and eases from which have affected to
lesser degree nearly 900 adjoining the BASIN
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
WEATHER

nth occasional raj" to-
CI'"1 Thursday; colder.
Evening star., 1936-07-27

up the brook in the woodland, jump
ing from stone to stone, until she
came to long gravel bed over which
the water ran, but where it was very
shallow. Up this she had waded.
When she reached the place where
stones began again she once more re-
sumed her way, jumping from stone
to stone. Finally she came to this
big fiat rock. She had been wadinp
in the water for some little time when
she reached this rock. She jumped
up on it and lay down. She could
see some distance down the brook.
The sound Of that Dogs voice grew
nearer and nearer, but not rapidly. It
was plain that he was having trouble.
BY and by he came in sight. She
could see his black-and-white form
way down the brook. He would sniff
at q stone in the brook, and If he
caught her scent would lift his head
and bay. He had to smell at a lot of
stones before he found those she had
used. BY and by he came to where
she had taken to the water again.
There he stopped. He ran back little
way. He went out on one bank and
worked back and forth along this,
shifting and shifting, but finding moth
ing. He crossed over to the other
bank and did the same thing. OF
course, he found no scent, because the
young Fox had not been on either
bank.
He came almost up to the rock on
which the young Fox lay. She didn't
move. Once he looked straight at her,
but didn't see her. Had she moved,
Evening star., 1936-07-27

The bidding was fairly sound, and
while four hearts can be made by
perfect guessing, it is usually pre-
ierable on this type of hand, with
all suits well stopped, to play for
nine tricks at no trump.
West opened the four of diamonds,
dummy ducking and East winning
With the eight. East returned a
spade, and West, after winning with
!, the ace, led another diamond. Here
Mr. Maier felt that he must risk the
queen, and fortunately that card won
the trick. A small heart was then
led. Mr.. Maier finessing the jack,
which forced the ace. West then
played the king Of diamonds, estab-
fishing his suit.
Mr.. Maier, having discarded heart
and a club from his hand, now led
another heart from dummy and al
lowed East's queen to hold the trick.
East led another spade, whereupon
Mr.. Maier picked up the remaining
heart with his king.
At this point the opponents hands
could be completely counted. East
originally had held six spades, since
his partner had not followed to the
second spade lead, two hearts and
three diamonds. since he had failed
to lead the fourth round of that
suit. Hence, he must hold two clubs.
It was now unnecessary for Mr.. Maier
Evening star., 1936-07-27
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
For independence he Is fitted
Who hath his enemy outwitted.
old Mother Nature.

~URLED up on a big fiat rock
I in the middle of very shall
I low brook was smart young
~ Fox. She was small for her
age, for when she was a baby she had
been known as the Weakling. She
wasn't a weakling now, even If she
was small. She was tired, was this
young Fox, but she was too excited to
feel tired. She had made great dis
covery. Anyway, she thought she had.
and she was waiting and watching to
see if she was right.
What was the discovery that she
had made? Why, it was that running
water held no scent. It was just by
chance that she had found 1t out.
Yet it wasn't chance altogether, for a
young Fox less smart than she might
not have made the discovery at all. 1t
was her wise habit Of noticing little
things that led to the discovery. She
had been running from Dog, a
Hound, whose delight it was to chase
Foxes. With his wonderful nose he
had kept her trail. She had crossed a
marshy place where this same brook
ran through meadow. She had
jumped from tussock to tussock, but
in some places had walked a few
steps in shallow water. She had no.
ticed that that Dog had trouble fol-
lowing her. From the edge Of a
swamp she had watched and she had
seen that on the tussocks where she
had jumped the Dog found her scent.
But in the wet places where she had
stepped he seemed not to find that
scent.
She had been quick to understand
what this meant as she made her way
Evening star., 1936-07-27


The next morning Sue came down
to breakfast all dressed for going
places. There was nothing so un-
usual about that, but Linda was get
ting jumpy, being somewhat in the
dark.
Going to town." she asked, cas-
ually.
Sue nodded over her coffee cup.
Got to get finger wave"
And as she didn't 60 into details,
Linda had to let it go at that. About
10 o'clock Jimmy came over, and,
hearing that Sue had gone to town.
decided to 60 up for the day him.
self.
Linda, left alone, got the jitters.
Maybe they had it all planned. Jim
my and Sue, meeting in town. She
didn't know which way things were
going. She could wiring Jeff's neck.
Well-she'd settle the whole thing.
Shed pack up and take Sue up to
Maine to see her grandma. Why
hadn't she thought Of that before?
Granny had been after them for
months to pay her a visit.
RY LUNCH she had it all planned.
1t was so simple. Shed leave a
note for JEFF. explaining about the
trip and telling him to be sure to see
them at Christmas, in Washington.
At S Jeff's roadster slid up in front
Of the house. Sue was with him.
Linda, stretched out in the hammock
on the porch, got up. She was sur
prised, seeing them together. Well,
she'd let them have the news-even
fibbing little, what did it matter?
Darling" she said sweetly, pack
ing tonight; we're going up to Maine
in the morning. Had a wire from
granny-she wants to see you"
Sues eyes opened wide, but Linda
didn't wait for her to speak. She
turned to jeff
so sorry. Jeffy, to break up the
party, you-"
JEFF broke in with knowing little
laugh.
You won't. Linda. Well make it a
honeymoon"
He caught her by the shoulders
and turned her around.
"A what?" Linda gasped.
Sue spoke up for the first time.
I'VE were married at noon," she
said, in very small voice.
Linda pulled away from JEFF.
JEFF, you couldn't-you didn't,
yo-" she almost choked.
jeff tried to soothe her.
Il could and did, and, after all, 1t
was Jimmy you objected to for a SON
in-law. He was too young-remem-
ber?" He grinned, a wicked little
grin.
And Linda had to stand there and
take it. There wasn't anything else
to do, and, after all, she had it COM
ing to her. If she hadn't aimed the
gun, it couldn't have back fired.
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