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Evening star., 1936-04-06
JOHN B. PYLES DIES
AT CHELTENHAM, MD.
Former Superintendent of State
House of Reformation Had
Been III Months.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
CHELTENHAM, Md, April g.
John B. Pyles. former superintendent
Of the Maryland House of Reforma-
ton here. died in Providence Hospital,
Washington. Friday, after an illness
Of three months.
A native Of Cheltenham. Mr.. Pyles
became associated with the House
of Reformation in 1889 BY 1904 he
had advanced to the position of sup
erintendent, post he held until jan
uary, 1885, when he resigned. He was
subsequently appointed to the insti-
tution's board of directors. He was
member of the Marlboro Lodge of
Masons.
Mr.. Pyles was the son Of the late
Julius Henry and Harriet Sansbury
Pyles. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Alice Boyle Pyles: three sisters,
Mrs. Matte Selby, Mrs. Lilly Ellis
and Mrs Ellie Oliver. and two
brothers, George w. and Julius E.
Pyles.
Services were to- be held this after
noon at his home here. with burial
in the Cheltenham Methodist Epis-
copal Church Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
STEPHEN Q. HAYES
DIES IN PITTSBURGH
Ecuadorian Vice Consul Was
Native of Washington and
G. U. Graduate.

Stephen @. Hayes, So, Ecuadorian
vice consul and a native Of Washing
ton, died today at his home in Pitts
burgh after several days illness, ac-
cording TO an Associated Press dis
patch.
Born here December II. 1873, Mr..
Hayes received his A. B. degree from
Georgetown University in 1892 and
later studied engineering at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Mr.. Hayes had been engaged in en-
gineering in South American coun-
tries since 1923. when he worked on
various projects throughout Colombia.
Panama and Ecuador. He was a con-
structlon engineer for the japanese
imperial government in 1922. He was
Ecuadorlan consul at Pittsburgh from
1881 to 1888 and was secretary and
treasurer Of the Consular Association
of Pittsburgh in 1882 and 1888.
Surviving are six children, Mrs. r. ].
Peterman, Mrs. L. ]. Hartman.
Stephen Quentin. jr; Charles Joseph.
John Henry and Isabel Gillespie
Hayes.
Funeral services will be held in
Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
EUGENE B. WILLS DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Eugene Bibb Wills, 10, retired con-
ference secretary of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue and a veteran of
nearly so years service with the Gov
ernment. died yesterday after a long
illness at his residence, 1897 H street.
Mr.. Wills was a member of the
Metropolitan Club here. He was re-
tired from the Government February
%, 1885. His earlier Government
service was with the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, to which he was ap-
pointed December II. 1885.
A native Of st. Louis, Mo, Mr..
Wills was educated at Bethel College.
Kentucky.
The body is to be sent tonight to
Russellville. KY. for the funeral and
burial. He leaves two nephews who
reside there.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
1n Mpntnrtant.

DFNT, GRACE CHRISTIAN. In sad but
GRREE fG9REiRaEgE FeepHfPTTsSTT11hhN. q nrNy ny mothsr
parted this life two years ago today.
April 8. 1884.
Like a flower that fades awsv.
upon this earth she could not stay;
For God sees and knows the best,
SO He took our loved one home TO rest.
The, world seems. quite another placs
without the smile Of her dear face;
Framed In memory, loving and true.
Rest on. dear mother. thy labor's DER.
Thy. willing hands will toll no more.
Faithful mother. both true and kind.
truer mother you could never hnd.
For. all of US she did her best:
God grant her soul eternal rest
Mass al st. Augustines Church foi
Her S Ff92tS p2UoHrER. Fl aSR GEoRo1ANNA DENT
HOFFMAN,, EDWARD. In sad but loyins
EpWap II Sa s9R aRf Mo O5epsff depsfted NH
Iais ssed sesrs and sG eoaSsi months AD'H o
There is little sheltered spot.
Fragrant with blooms and beauty
OF the sweet forget-me-not.
No flower in the garden
Than the little flower that whispers.
Always we remember ,, goq.
LOCKWOOD. ROSE NJ. In sad but Low.
inv memory of my dear sister ROSE NJ
LOCKWOOD, who departed this life TIVE
years ago today.
She had smile for every one.
A heart as pure as sold:
Her memory will never grow old.
AlthouEh We cannot clasp her hand.
Her face we cannot see,
But let this token show
HER DETorE6 St511 sFnfasesT sRoTHER. hsF. FRANK.
SPARKS. HORACE r. In loving remem.
brance Of my dear husband and our IA.
Iaer Inst ,t1cp HORACE F; SPAEKs' Eho vent ooaa Z
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN. .
THOMAS. CARRIE v. Sacred 10 the mem.
ory o. @ our dear mother and grandmother
year ago today, April 6. 1895.
There is no one like mother.
May she rest in peace.
WILLIAMS, EDWARD H. In memory Of
who departed this life one year ago to.
You fought life's battle bravely
- And patiently stood every test
You shall always be remembered
Because you were one Of the best.
LEONA " MURRAY.
WILLIAMS. EDWARD. In sacred memor,
EDWARD WILLIAMS. who departed THU
THE sYMgos1GM CLUB
WILLIAM s. EDWARDS. JR,, sectv.
WILLIAMS. EDWARD H. In ssd but low.
ing remembrance OF our dear son sne
nephew. EDWARD H WILLIAMS. who
dGpsrted an,sI E this this life one year aEo today
They say time heals broken hearts,
But. oh. 1t seems untrue:
For one year our hearts have ached.
LoyISG MoTHER 9Taia BE RERTIE III wi WILLIAMS
AND UNCLE. ROBERT.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
Will Present Pageant.

A pageant dramatizing the work
being done by the united thank offer
ing Of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal Diocese Of Washington will
feature meeting of the auxiliary to
be held in st. Luke's Episcopal Church,
1914 Fifteenth street, tomorrow night.
Mrs. Walter ]. Dunlop, diocesan treas
urer, is directing.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
BOY, PLAYING WITH ROPE
MOOSE, HANGS HIMSELF
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
KEARNY, N. j.. April GA strange
accident, resulting in the strangling
of 5-year-old child, plunged the fam
lily Of Frank Andrews. ST., preparing
for birthday anniversary celebration,
into grief yesterday.
While Mrs. Andrews prepared her
husbands birthday anniversary cake,
with 48 candles. their son, Frank, jr.,
5. played on the rear porch. Joan
Witzell, 3, who lived across the street,
was with him.
The little boy seized a rope. sus-
pended from a hook, and, slipping it
over his shoulders, started to swing
on it. The rope slipped over his shoul-
ders and formed a moose around his
neck. strangling him.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
Crime Cut to $1.50.

Los ANGELES, April 6 R.-Crime
hit depression here over the week
end. 1t netted exactly $3.50.
The solitary hold-up reported to po-
lice was staged at a service station
Police credited their border patrol"
and local anti-vagrant activities for
the comparative holiday of crime.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
Garh nf ThankH.

HARVEY. NELSON. The family Of the
late NELSON HARVEY wish express
and beautiful floral pieces received dur
Ing his illness and at his death.
WIFE AND SON.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Girl Sticks
T0HerSt0rv
OF Branding

Washington, July 14.-(AP)-An-
grily stamping her foot, the 23-year-
old Jean Bell sat in a circle of skep-
teal detectives today and denied after
hours of questioning that her story
of being branded by vice ring
killer was a hoax.
isn't it all hoax?" one of the
short-sleeved policemen shot at her.
mo, it most certainly is not" she
answered.
After 16 hours of continuous ques-
tioning by seven detectives, the girl
still stuck to her account and the
questioning was recessed shortly be-
fore a. m. until later in the day.
'She has made within the last few
hours several conflicting statements"
said Chief of Detectives Bernard
Thompson.
Although still checking all the leads
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Party Heads
Hurl Charge
Propaganda
Farley Says Oppose
ton Press ColOring
Reports on Presi-
dent

Washington, July 14-(AP)@Char-
ges of propaganda hurled from both
the Democratic and Republican camps
today added warmth to the presiden-
tial campaign wars.
John d. M. Hamilton, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
said at a press conference in New
York yesterday that Democrats were
injecting racial and religious ques-
tiOns into the campaign.
At another conference, Democratic
Chairman James A. Farley said the
anti-Roosevelt newspapers were color
ing their reports to give the impress
sion that Roosevelt was losing popular
support.
Farley also criticized a statement by
Paul Block, publisher, who was quot
ed as saying that the Democrats per-
suaded Governor Herbert Lehman, of
New York, to run again in order to
swing the Jewish vote behind Pres,-
dent Roosevelt.
Hamilton, who held his press con-
ference earlier than Farley, asserted
the Democrats were spreading pro-
paganda in the East that Governor
ALT M. Landon and himself were anti
Jewish, and spreading reports in the
Middle West that Landon's middle
name, Mossman, was Jewish. He de-
clared that Landon always advocated
religious and racial tolerance.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
MAKING TESTS FOR
TOBACCO DISEASES
Experiment Station at Oxford Co
operating With U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture

Washington, July Ia (AP)-SiK
hundred samples of seed collected
from what the Agriculture Depart
ment believes to be the native homes
of tobacco" have been planted at the
departments Arlington farms here
and on experiment station farms in
tobacco states.
DR.. E. E. Clayton, tobacco disease
specialist in the department. is seek
ing tobaccos resistant to disease. He
has collected the seed from Mexico,
Central America and northern South
America, and hopes from them he
may find the tobaccos which will re-
sist wildfire, blackfire, mosaic mill
dew (blue mold, wilt, stem rot,
black shank, root knot and black
rootknot.
EXperiment stations cooperating
with Arlington farms include those at
Raleigh, N c., and Oxford, N. c.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
DethroIned King of Gang
land Admits 100000
Snatching of Wealthy
St. Paul Brewer
SENTENCE DELAYED
UNTIL TRIAL ENDS
Other Defendants Also Ac-
cused, Including Former
Postmaster at Illinois
Town; Karpis Plea Is Third
Submission; Two Already
Serving Prison Terms

St Paul, Mimi, July 14.-(AP)-
Alvin Karpis, dethroned king of gang
land, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in
the 100000 ransom kidnapping of
William Hanlm, Jr., st. Paul brewer,
as his case was called for trial in
Federal court today.
Federal Judge M. N. Joyce deferred
sentence until the conclusion of the
trial of Edmund G. Bartholmey, for
mer postmaster Of Bcnsenville, ILL.,,
and John p. (Jack) PETER, st. Paul
nihgt club owner, whose trial on SINH
lar charges opened this morning.
Thoma j. Newman, attorney for
Karpis, told the court his client, one
of the actual kidnapers of Hamm, de-
sired to plead guilty.
Karpis plea was the third submis-
sion in the kidnapping. Previously
Byron Bolton, alleged machine gun
Continued on age Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Cooling Air Masses Moving
Eastward from Rainy
Area in Dakotas and
Minnesota
POSITIVE EVIDENCE
OF BREAK is SEEN
Thunderstorms Fairly Gene
raj in Carolinas Bring Re-
lief Here; Wallace Prom
ises Government Aid for
Stricken Farmers, Says
They Will Need 1t

Chicago, July 14-(AP)-Pelting
rain in three northwest states brought
hope of general relief today from the
lethal heat wave, which gripped the
nation for eleven days, causing up
ward of 1000 deaths.
Cool air masses moving eastward
from the rainy area in the Dakotas
and Minnesota bore promise of show
ers and cooler temperature in the
hard hit north central and upper
Great Lakes region.
Relief was promised by forecasters
tomorrow in Illinois, contributor Of
almost 300 to the nationwide heat
death total, and Michigan, where
more than 400 have died.
Forecaster J. r. Lloyd at Chicago
said the break in the Northwest was
positive evidence that the cool front
was breaking it's way through what
he described as virtual wall of hot
lContinued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
RELIEF RIOTS ARE
WORRY OF FUTURE
Government Fears That
Much More Than Any
Likely Labor Troubles
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

LABOR CLASHES are not the chief
worry of the government as to future
months-but relief riots.
Legislatures in several important
states notably Republican-dominated
states-have shut down on relief.
The situation is especially precar-
ious in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Ohio (where anti-New Deal Demo-
Gratis controD.
NEW JERSEY
State aid to communities stopped
April Is in New Jersey.
The American Association of Social
Workers has issued a special report
on the New Jersey situation.
Prior to the slash the allowance for
a. family of four was 1910 week.
Eight out of Al communities con-
tinued to maintain that scale.
The other communities cut the
Continued on Page Three.)
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been discharged from the navy nine
years ago on charges of conduct pre-
judicial to the naval service.
Agents of the navy and Hoover's
G-Men, who were said to have shad-
owed Farnsworth on journeys into
several parts of the country, made the
arrest shortly before midnight.
The seizure followed by only ten
days the unprecedented case of an
other navy man, Harry Thomas
Thompson, who was sentenced to
serve Is years on July after convic-
ton in Los Angeles of selling con-
fidential fleet data to a Japanese
secret agent.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Want Lieutenant Governor
ship as Means of Boring
from Within In
Legislature
ASSEMBLY is SAFE
FOR CONSERVATIVES
Liberals Lost Even More
Heavily There Than They
Did on Major State Of
fices; Taxation Going To
Be Tremendous Issue In
Forthcoming Session
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
ln The Sir Walter HOte

Raleigh, July 14-,Sitting all day
yesterday and hearing protests over
the July fourth primary, the State
Board of Elections came to wonder,
as did the visitors, why there was
such a fuss made over the lieuten-
ant govcrnorship which seldom is
important unless the governor is sick.
And in this instance, the governor
is going to be mighty well. Clyde
Hoey came through the campaign
without Ians ache and Republican
nominee Gillian Grissom's stock for
mula is II feel like a race horse" Mr..
Grissom has one other political prin-
cipal which is quite as deeply in
grained into his character as his dis
like of Democrats. He thinks it a
sin to be sick
That being true, the intensity of
the campaign to reverse the lieuten-
ant governorship vote is hard to I'M
derstand since there is such unlikeli-
hood of a lieutenant's accession. All
the candidates for this office were
present yesterday-e aspir-
ant George Mcneil, of Cumberland.
(COntinued On Page Eival
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Plea OF Guilty Is
Entered ByKarpis
On Kidnap Charge
Late Bowman GRAY
Estate Pays N. c..
About 100000

Raleigh, July H.-(AP)-The es-
tate Of the late Bowman Gray, of
WinstOn-Salem, has paid the State
of North Carolina, an Inheritance
tax indicated at about one million
dollars, The Associated Press
learned today.
Collection records of the Depart
ment of Revenue showed that 49,
047 $3.50 was received in inherit
ance tax payments between July 1
and s. *e
Included in the total was the
$2,O15,OOO from the estate of the
late Zachary Smith Reynolds, of
WinstOn-Salem, and, though it is
against the law to reveal individ-
ual payments, it was learned the
Gray estate payment was very
close to one million dollars.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Joe Louis Sister
SaysHe WasDoped

Chicago, July II (AP)-The Chi
cago Evening American, in copy
righted story today, quoted Italia
Barron Gaines, of Detroit, sister of
Joe Louis, as saying the fighter was
"given shot of dope" the day he
was knocked out by Max Schmeling
A sworn affidavit containing the
charge as set forth by Lewis sister
was mailed from Chicago today to
John j. Thelan, chairman of the New
York State Athletic Commission, the
American says.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Property OlUners
Name Mden1ityM
Underpass Project
City Committee in Turn Ma kes Offers at Least One of
Which Is Rejected Not A III of Property Owners Rep
resented at Meeting o f Council Committee

Prices demanded for their lands to
be taken in the construction of the
Charles-Church street underpass were
laid before the City Councils under
pass committee at meeting this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock by some of the
property owners, and committee in
turn made counter-offers, at least one
of which was promptly rejected.
The committee gave "a hours in
which the property owners might ac-
cept or reject the offers, and in cases
where the city's offers are refused, it
is planned to start condemnation pro-
ceedings.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
WEST HAS ALWAYS
HAD SOIL WORRIES
40 Years Ago Drouth Con-
ditions Were Problem in
Plain States
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, July 14.-About 40
years ago an old chap of the name of
Campbell ran in Sioux City QowO a
weekly publication called "Soil Gull
ture."
It was devoted to the development
of what was known as dry farming"
That is to say, it explained how
crops could be produced in territory
where the normal rainfall was scanty
1t advocated very deep blowing and
then the systematic scratching of the
plowed-up surface into what was de-
scribed as a "dust mulch" about an
inch deep, to retain whatever moisture
did fall, like a saturated blanket.
Professor Campbell was regarded
then as a great scientist-he was 60
(Continued on Page Thraal
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14

The document, which was request
ed by Thelan, and put the commits
sion into the position of having to
force q showdown on the charges,
was signed by Sheridan Brousseaux,
head of a private detective agency.
His affidavit states that the charge
that Lewis was needed" on the
day of the fight in the Yankee Sta
dunn June 20, which Louis lost by
a knockout in the twelfth round, was
made by Louis sister on the night Of
July in a hotel in Chicago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14

The committee, named by the City
Council several months ago, consists
of Aldermen f. B. Hight, T. w. Ellis
and D. C. Loughlin. J. p. Zollicoffer,
city attorney presided at the meeting,
which was also attended by Mayor
Irvine B. Watkins.
j. A. Cooper, representing the Alex
Cooper estate, owning the filling sta
ton site on Garnett street, much of
which will be taken by the spread
of the underpass approach, asked
$12,1O0 for that site, the committee
Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
Another High Navy Man
Accused OF Giving Naval
Secrets To The Japanese
John S. Farnsworth, Forme r Lieutenant Commander,
Arrested by G-Men After Being Swallowed Long
While; Enters Plea of Innocence When Taken

Washington, July 14-(AP)-John
S. Farnsworth, former lieutenant
commander in the United States
Navy, pleaded innocent today to a
charge of communicating confidential
naval information to a Japanese
agent.
Farnsworth's arrest was announced
last night by J. Edgar Hoover, chief
of Justice Department agents.
The arrest, which followed months
of under-cover activity, was made
here last night with the utmost Sc
crecy.
Naval officials said Farnsworth had
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
RINGLING CIRCUS is
NAMED IN TAX CASE

New York, July IA (AP)-Six
persons were named defendants
today in ten indictments return
ed by the Federal Grand Jury
charging conspiracy to defraud
the Federal government of 3d.
359,O16.48 OH income tax returns
of the Ringing Brothers, Barnum
and Bailey shows from 1918 to
1882, inclusive.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
LIGHTNING DOES NO
DAMAGE AT JACKSON

Camp jackson, Columbia, S. c.,
July IA (AP)-A number of Ma
tiOnal Guard soldiers, here on
their annual summer encamp-
ment, were stunned into uncOn-
seriousness when lightning struck
near them during severe cleo
trio storm yesterday afternoon.
None of the men were seriously
injured. All were from Georgia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
BIC IMPROVEMENT
IN STATES CROPS
Reporting Service Says
Yields Close to 1885 on
Acreage Basis

Raleigh, July II (AP)-Cotton, to-
bacco and corn showed decided i'm
provement in North Carolina during
June, the crop reporting service an
nounced today.
AS of July 1, the summary said, the
acreage of 1886 crops is expected to
exceed last years cultibated land,
by about one percent, despite wet
conditions in March and a drought in
April and May. Tobacco acreage
was listed at SO percent of last years
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
ASSENT
TOPR|MARY CHANGE
Newspapers of State Spon-
soring Campaign for
Election on Tuesday
WOULD SPEED RESULT
Would Also Avoid Sunday Silence
and It's Attendant OppOrtun-
ity for Fraud in Count
ing of Votes
WOULD SPEED RESULT
Daily Dispatch Bureau.

Raleigh, July 14.-Politicians visit
ing Raleigh since Saturday of last
week do not react unfavorably to the
suggestion of the North Carolina
Press Association that primary cleo
tons be changed from Saturday to
Tuesday and that the hours for the
summer polls be changed to conform
to the regular election days.
The newspapers have advocated
mildly this change, but made no fight
for it. And there is deep-seated OBJ
lection to the change among some of
the present day editors. However, the
increasing number of accusations a.
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14

OnBOrder
Uncovered
Possible Connection
In South Carolina
and Colu m b u S
County Outrages

Conway, S. c., July IA (AP) =
Sheriff w. E. Seasons investigated to-
day the flogging of an Horny county
farmer by a masked band, which ap-
parently operated on both sides of the
Carolinas boundary, and singled out
two more South Carolinians as VIC
Tins.
The Horny county sheriff ANNOUNCE
ed he planned a Thorough investiga-
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-14
LabOrBOdy
Prepares To
Gust Rebels
Councilof ParentOr-
ganizatiOn Takes
Position 1t Can Do
Nothing Else

Washington, July 14.-(AP)- The
American Federation of Labor's exc
cutive council was reported today in
usually well informed quarters to be
ready to GUST the United Mine Work
ers and eleven other rebel unions.
With a vote slated for today or to-
morrow, a substantial majority of the
II council members was represented
as feeling that suspension of the II
unions affiliated with the committee
(ContinIed on Page FiYeO
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CONTINUED on Page Five.)
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Continued on Page Five.)
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HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA