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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
JAMES IS DOOMED
TO EXECUTION FOR
MURDER BY VENOM

LOS ANGELES, July Is. (UPl.
Robert s. James, standing stiff
faced in a sweltering courtroom,
last night heard jury Of 10 men
and two women doom him to die
on the gallows for the rattlesnake
murder last August of his three
weeks bride, Mary Busch James.
The "bluebeard barber" receiv-
ed the verdict without witch of
his sardonic face. aet
Through q five weeks trial,
James sat slumped in his Gnair,
betraying almost no interest in
proceedings while the state dan
gled rattlesnakes before the jury
to lend added horror to their
charge that James stuffed his
wife's foot in a box containing
one of the snakes and then drown
ed her in q bathtub to collect
$4,000 insurance.
The jury's verdict of guilty
without Recommendation makes a
death sentence mandatory.
James will be sentenced Tues
day, July 28. ~, .5
The read-headed barber retain
ed his nonchalance when he heard
the verdict staring coldly at the
jurors and his attorneys. 'tH
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TUMULTUOUS WELCOME GIVEN
U.S., OLYMPIC TEAM In BERLIN
Dismissal of Mrs. Jarrett
as Member Made Final
by Committee
By EDWARD J. BEATTIE
(Copyrisht. 1886, United Press)

BERLIN, July IS. (UP).-The
American Olympic team invaded
Germany yesterday and received
one of the most tumultuous recep-
tions in history.
The squad of 500 athletes and
officials greeted 100000 cheering
Nazis who had waited weeks for
an opportunity to see the greatest
collection of stars on earth.
The reception reached its peak
as the athletes climbed on the
roofs of buses while riding from
Lehrer Bahnof railroad station to
the city hall. The men, in straw
hats, blue coats and white flannel
trousers, whistled, cheered and
waved their hats as the buses pro-
ceeded along stately Under Den
Linden.
Many of the athletes yelled
greetings in German-heavy with
American accents - which thed
picked up I'M amateur language
classes aboard the Manhattan.
At city hall, many of the Amer
leans threw cigarettes to the
crowds. After a reception, the
team returned to the buses and
started the 16-mile journey to
Olympic village on the outskirts
of Berlin. At least 100000 peo-
pie damned the route. All cross
traffic was blocked off by police.
Avery Brundage, the American
Olympic committee president, who
was the first off the train, received
lusty kiss on the cheek from DR..
Theodore Lewald, head of the Ger
man organizing committee.
The entire German Olympic or
ganizing committee was on hand.
At one end of the platform was
specially constructed dais, be-
Continued on page sikh
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BERLIN GIVES
RECOGNITION
TO CONQUEST
First World Power Con.
cedes Italian Sovereignty
in Ethiopia

ROME, July 25. (UP).-Ger-
many has recognized Italy's con-
quest Of Ethiopia and is the first
of the world powers to agree that
the ancient empire is now a Fas-
cist colony, it was announced to-
dav.
The recognition, an official
spokesman said, was conceded in
statement by Ulrich Won Has
sell, German ambassador, to Count
Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister,
that Hitler intended to suppress
his legation at Adds Ababa, sub
shutting a consulate general,
which would be accredited to
Italy.
The action is regarded as equi-
valent to recognition of Ethiopia
as Italian and is extremely graft
flying to Italy, the spokesman
said, as it is the first recognition
of the conquest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
BITTER BATTLE
Being WACED
NEAR CAPITAL
But Government Claims
Revolution Completely
Under Control
MANY AMERICANS
TAKEN ABOARD SHIPS

WASHINGTON, July Is. (UPl
All avenues of escape from Spain
for the 40 Americans beleaguer-
ed in the American embassy at
Madrid have been closed, Eric
C. Wandelin, third secretary in
charge of the embassy informed
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
in personal conversation by tele-
phone today.
Wendelin said that the most
practical route for the evacuation
of the isolated Americans would
have been through Portugal but
that this avenue of escape is now
closed.
He indicated that the little
group at the embassy must await
the outcome of the terrific battle
now in progress between rebels
and the governments supporters,
45 miles distant.
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Presbytery Day
Set AT Montreal
Women of Local Church
Expected to Attend

Tuesday, July %, has been
designated as Asheville Presby'
terry day at Montreal and Mrs. l..
NJ. Richeson, Presbyterial presi-
dent of the Women's AuXiliaries,
is anxious to have a large repre-
sentation on that day.
A special program has been
prepared, and as many women as
can attend from the First Presby-
terrain church here are urged to
do so.
Special rates have been grant
ed to cars at the Montreal gate
for this occasion and permits may
be obtained by telephoning Mrs
J. T. Fain at 1091-J. Visitors IN
the city who desire to attend are
welcomed.
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MAPS
HIS CAMP Align
Will Speak in Pennsylvania
and in New York Late
in August

TOPEKA, Kans., July %
CUP)-Governor Alf NJ. Landon
decided last night that the first
major move in his campaign to
outline his common sense" phi
losOphy to America would be a
journey late in August to scenes
of his boyhood in Pennsylvania
and New York.
The Republican presidential
nominee will speak at his birth
place, West Middlesex, Pa, and
at Chautauqua and Buffalo, n. Y.
National Chairman John D. NJ.
Hamilton, hosting himself to a
comfortable seat on the govern
or's desk, announced that the trip
would start between August 20
and 25. He indicated that he eX-
pected additional prominent Dine
ocrats to bolt to Landon as a re-
suit of the governors acceptance
speech yesterday. He repeated
his predictions that New York,
Ohio, Illinois and Missouri are
now safely in the Republican
column for November's election.
Hamilton chuckled when a sec
rotary interrupted to inform him
in the presence of reporters that
former Governor Joseph B. Ely
of Massachusetts, a Democrat,
was on the long distance tele-
phone.
will you take the call here ~
the secretary wanted to know,
motioning to the desk around
which the reporters stood.
mot by a long shot" Hamil-
ton replied, hurrying into the
next office. When he came back
from the telephone, he declined
to comment on persistent reports
that a prominent Democrat who
has not yet taken any part IN the
campaign would soon announce
for Landon.
Ely already has pledged him
self to work for Landon. Alfred
f.. Smith has been represented as
likely to take occasion to relter-
ate his opposition to the New
Deal, and associates of Landon
have limited that Newton D. Ba-
ker and Atlee Pomerene would
announce their support of the
Republican nominee
throughout the day. Landon
conferred with leaders who came
from the. east and far west to
hear his acceptance speech.
Patrick ]. Hurley, secretary OF
war under Herbert Hoover, told
the governor of an "emphaslzed
trend to Landon."
Hurley predicted that OkIaho-
ma twill go for Landon despite
the extravagant spending OF the
New Deal"
C. Bascom Slemp, who was sec
rotary to President Hoover, and
IL. Kenneth Brandley, leaders OF
1.-THE nations Young Republicans
were other visitors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
City Tourist
Season Near
1OYearPeak
Observers Opinions Sus-
tanned by Survey; Enter
tainment Expanded; Re-
sort Patronage Is Large

Hendersonville is experiencing
its biggest summer season in
many years, general survey Of
business conditions and nf the
numbers of summer visitors here
at this time indicates. The num-
Der of people here this summer
compares favorably with the peak
summers of 1925 and 1926, in the
opinion of most local people.
Accurate figures are not avail
able to check the number of sum-
mer visitors against those of 9TH
er years. Tourist registrations e.
the Chamber Of Commerce office
do not accurately indicate the
number Of people visiting here,
but registrations at the office
this summer have already exceed
ed the entire registration for last
summer, Chamber of Commerce
officials state. The Chamber of
Commerce office force is of the
opinion that the general summer
business this summer is at least
so per cent greater than that of
last year.
Practically without exception,
all hotels and boarding houses re-
port much larger crowds than last
summer. A survey indicates that
practically all first class boarding
places in the city and county have
been practically filled for the past
month. The crowd changes, some
people leave, but others come to
take their places, according to the
report.
Business people in the city seem
to be we'll satisfied with the sum-
mer business, and most business
houses of all kinds report an in
creased volume of business over
last summer.
Crowds on the streets are much
larger than for the past several
summers and particularly on
week-ends traffic is very heavy.
A walk up one side of Main street
and down the other on almost any
day of the week will reveal auto
mobiles from about half of the
states of the union.
Among the states represented
here by automobiles are Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania, Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Miehi-
gan, Illinois, California, the Dis.
tri:t of Columbia, Indiana, and
numbers of other states.
Swimming places report a
much better patronage than last
summer, more people are playing
golf at the Hendersonville Coli
and Country club, the recently
completed Bert A. Boyd Park is
attracting large numbers of peo-
pie, theatres are crowded, the
Chamber of Commerce entertain
ments are we'll patronized, and
the Horse Show attracted a large
number of people.
C. e. Livingston, who promotes
summer dances here, reports that
Continued on page SKI
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Atlantic Port
Strike Averted

SAVANNAH, Ga, July %
(UP). - A threatened strike OF
10000 longshoremen from VIII
mington, N. c., to Pensacola, Fla,
which would have paralyzed ship
ping in eight South Atlantic ports,
was averted last night.
Edward F. McGrady, assistant
secretary of labor and the New
Deals ace labor trouble shooter,
announced last night that the
strike, set for midnight Sunday,
had been called off under terms
of truce effected here yesterday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
.REBELSFIREON
U.S.S. EXMOUTH
Damage Not Serious; Muir
der of U. S. Consulate
Aide Regretted

WASHINGTON, July Is. (UP)
Spanish rebel airplanes bombed
the American merchant ship Elk
mouth in the Gibraltar Straits AZ
hours ago and a vigorous protest
to Gen. Francisco Franco, insurg-
ent chieftain, brought expressions
of regret and a pledge to prevent
a recurrence of such incidents!
the state department disclosed
last night.
The Exmouth was not seriously
damaged, it was indicated. The
planes dropped three bombs which
exploded about 100 yards from
the ship upon it's arrival at Casa
Blanca, Spanish Morocco last
Wednesday.
Reports of the incident reached
the state department after Amer.
lean diplomats had messaged that
"horrible" conditions bordering on
anarchy prevailed at San Sebas-
tian, summer capital of Spain
that the u. S. consulate at Madrid
had been closed and guards al
the embassy doubled.
Official confirmation of the kill
ing of Santiago Itsurralde, g
Spanish aide of the U. S. consulate
in Barcelona and his companion
a British chauffeur, was received
from Consul Lynn w. Franklin
The pair were fired on while driv
ing a car flying the American fiae
to bring George Jenkins, head Of
the Ford Motor Co., at Barcelona
to the consulate.
Government authorities ex
pressed "regret, concern and sym
pathy," when they brought tht
Spaniard's body into town yester
day, Franklin reported.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
CAVELELLAS NNAMED
REBEL PRESIDENT

Copyright, 1886, United Press)
SPANS civil war ended its first
week with bitter fighting in prog
ress between rebel and govern
ment forces north of Madrid.
Both sides claimed victory. The
government predicted early termi-
nation of the revolt. Rebels an
nounced they controlled 80 per
cnet of the country and that the
fall of Madrid was imminent.
Neutral observers believed long,
bloody struggle was in prospect.
In the north General Emilio
Mola, rebel commander, establish
ed a provisional government at
Burgos with Gen. San Miguel Ca
velellas as president.
While the government rallied
all the forces at its command for
fighting, the fleets of several for
eign nations moved into Spanish
waters to protect their nationals.
The U. s. s. Oklahoma neared
strife-torn San Sebastian where
u. S. Ambassador Claude G. Bow
ers is isolated with other diplo-
mats.
British, French and Italian war
ships aided in evacuating Ameri-
cans, many of whom arrived at
Merseilles and Gibraltar or cross
ed the frontier by land into
France. ......
A fleet of loyalist planes roar
ed out of Barcelona and bombed
rebel positions at Palma, Majorca
Island, capital of the Balearics.
War-torn Barcelona saw thousands
of troops march through the city
: to fight rebels strongly entrench-
ed at Zaragoza.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
WPAQuiz May
Bring Dismissals

WASHINGTON, July Is. CUP
The WPA, main target of Cover
nor ALT Landon, Republican presil'
Dental nominee, in his first attack
on the administration, is conduct
ing an investigation that may re-
suit in the dismissal of minor
WPA officials if they are found
guilty of partisan politics.
Investigations are in progress
in three states, it was revealed as
Aubrey Williams, acting admins
traitor. discharged seven men IN
Oklahoma and promised the work
relief bureau would keep it's po-
litical skirts clean.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
BLOODlEST CIVIL WAR
IN SPAIN is FOUGHT

MADRID, July 26.-(UP).-
Premier Jose Giral announced to-
day that the Fascist-Monarchist
revolution against the popular
front government is completely
under control.
Meanwhile the bloodiest civil
war in the history of Spain ragged
in Guadaramma mountains, out
side Madrid and along the coast
of Spanish Morocco in the Medi-
terranean. There loyal warships
and rebel coast artillery were ex-
changing volleys while in the bat
tie in the Guadarrama mountains
both sides were using airplanes
and artillery in the engagement
on which hangs the possession Of
Madrid.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
Hotels Filled;
Business Firms
Have Big Trade
Parking Space Here Is
Declared To Be at
Premium

4 have a telegram asking for
reservations for nine persons. The
hottie is filled. There is not a room
in the annex and the rooms for
rent in the neighborhood all seem
to be filed" said w. H. Britt at
the Hendersonville Inn this morn
ing. "We've turned away fully
200 people since the first of july"
Mr.. Britt added by way of enfpha-
sizing that there are lots of tour
lists in the city.
Turning them away now at
night. They are mostly transient
guests, moving from place to
place. But that's not bad so long
as they keep your rooms filled"
said the Hotel Ames this morning.
As a reporter stood at the desk
waiting for a word with Mrs.
Dorothea M. Bemis of the Ken
lucky Home hotel prospective
guest was advised that there was
only one vacant room and that on
the third floor with private bath,
which she wished. Before the con-
versation ended a guest checked
out and she checked in.
H. B. Kelly, banker and man.
ager of the Park Hill Inn, says:
otis like old times. We have a
full house and guests are happy
and not prone to complain as they
have at times in past years. The
city is filled with people"
S. G. Jones, manager of Sky
land hotel, says he is running up
to about 90 per cent capacity,
which means that the largest and
newest hotel is enjoying splendid
patronage.
R. C. Clarke, for many years a
business man of the city, says:
"The crowds beat anything we
have seen in this city since the
Jack Dempsey attraction" which
was at the peak of the real estate
boom.
D. T. Hart, merchant of the de-
pot section, drove up town for 9
short business transaction and
found it necessary to drive for
two blocks from Main street be-
fore he. could find parking space
this morning. "This beats any.
thing I have seen since l moved to
Hendersonville. I've seen faces
here from Florida that l haven't
seen since the BOOM" he said.
Motoring seems to be at Its
peak. Parking spaces are at a
premium anywhere within two
blocks of Main street. Traffic is
heavy. The stop and 60 signals
often find block completely filled
with cars from one crossing to an
other.
Business houses are reporting
an unusually heavy business,
which is a big Improvement, with
most of them, over anything they
have seen in several years.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
Gallagher Will
Defend Coughin

ROME, July rs. (UP).-Bishop
NJ. J. Gallagher today told the
United Press by telephone from
Naples that if the subject of Fa-
Their Coughlin's political activities
comes up during his visit to the
Vatican. 81 certainly will defend
him. There has been a lot of fuss
in the United States over Cough
lin. because Coughlin is very pow
erful."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
SMOKER is 1903

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July
25. (UP). - William H. caves,
1O3, said yesterday that it takes
only Common sense" to live past
the century mark. And a "pipe
and a bit of liquor do no HARM"
he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
[EMPERATURE
NOT SO HIGH
'f'cuhcaIly Entire July
Quota Of Rain Has
Fallen in City

\ a iT one week of July remain
- :" OUT 81 inches of the COS
~u ., rain due this county for
f. "I "a has fallen, figures COM
4. , last night by T. W. Valen-
NIL. Local I. s. Weather observer,
E,as'.S, the maximum tenn
[ri;s r' E, Of o. degrees reported
' ,.,. IN the month was not near
|Ser 5' .Sd in the past week,
10 20 temperatures ranged from
!. ~, Valentines data for the
h is s' a. summary sun for July to
hse "a -.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
PEOPLE INVITED TO
SEE CEREUS BLOOM

DR.. George Saxmann of 1O!6
Maple street possessor of a Night
Blooming Cereus, one of several
to bloom here in the past few
days said this morning that the
flower will be open tonight and
that any who wish will be welcom-
ed to call there and see it.
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EXPORT STREET CARS

NEW YORK, July 25. (UP):--
Street cars are street cars to Val
paraiso, Chile, which has bought
two American ones that had been
abandoned. The trolleys sailed
yesterday aboard the Santa lnez
for South America.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-25
sTORK BRINGS STORK

CHICAGO, July 25.-(UP).-
The stork delivered an eight,
pound boy yesterday to- Mr. and
MRS. John Stork. -tlas -
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,.,;8 Still Keeps Develop
nsnts Secret But Ar
rest Not Made
|lY Be TEN DAYS
[EEORE CASE CRACKS

a -.ecs. Helen. =,
h. 50.her. it was understood
,sarr. will obtain legal as
.,,,. . needed, for the uncle,
! Sr,shr MS pretty niece to
Chs, Smoky Mountains for a
|r~sr holiday. only to find her
E.is.el body in q room at the
IA where both had been stay
FTss Imprisoned Clevenger was
H. into custody yesterday as
| r,grncd from the funeral of
1 niece at Fletcher, Ohio.
!SBEVILLE. July %. CUP).
II. Cleyenger. 5+-year-old pro-
H. q, North Carolina State
T.. today was being held in
4 for questioning about the
Fra, sex murder of his pretty
tung niece. Helen Clevenger.
Sheriff Laureance Brown took
|syenger into custody yesterday
3 0. N. and questioned him
'cre,lv 70. four hours. Shortly
her : Q. M. he told reporters
at the specialist in dairy farm
I had been locked up in Bun
Imbes c0un.y'S modern Jail.
The sheriff emphasized that no
largeS had bee nplaced against
eyerger and that he merely was
laId FOR questioning"
ri had hoped to have a confes-
DH for you boys tonight added
ieyif: Brown. but it may be a
Pes Or 10 days due to new de-
i01men.S."
The sheriff had predicted that
would arrest the actual muir
Ereg' Of the I9-year-old New
prs university student by 7 p.
las; night.
IS his the man whose arrest
p Egeticted,' he was asked.
have nothing else to say"
p :ae cryptic reply.
he would no. say where he had
Fesied CieveHger or what had
f. learned from questioning
I1s; before announcement that
siam girls uncle had been
r. INTO custody. the sheriff re-
r. MARK WOlIner, concert
ialS, VINO had been held for
SS-oning since last Saturday.
..ne' nay De called back later,
0Tu said.
o; :. CIevenger. two employ
y, .as fashionable Battery Park
:. Has'e the girl was criminal
a. sS-'sa, SHOT and beaten to
1c.T on the morning of
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WEATHER

i, and Sunday; little
70" IN temperature
sarge !"
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GOOD AFTERNOON

A really lazy man is one who
buys a front seat for a fan dance,
just to get the breeze.
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Mean Prec'n.

Nlmum Month to Date
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Business houses are reporting
an unusually heavy business,
which is big improvement, with
most of them, over anything they
have seen in several years.
Evening star., 1936-10-18
FOUR FOUND SLAIN
IN NEVADA CABIN
Three of Victims, Prominent
Ranchers, Were Sought
by U. S. Agents.

Dy v. .. hSCHtSs
BY the Associated Press.
ELKO, New, october 17.-Four men,
three of them prominent Nevada cat
tie ranchers, were found shot to death
in a cabin / mile southwest OF here
late today.
discovery of the bullet-riddled
bodies ended a search for the three
stockmen, in which Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents participated
after the arrest at Carlin OF man
giving the name of H. S. Kincha-
booker.
police said they learned from the
Department of Justice at Salt Lake
that Kinchaboker was suspected OF
forcing an Ogden, Utah, youth to
drive him to- Nevada yesterday in q
stolen automobile.
The three slain stockmen, who van
fshed from the Elko Stockyards yes
terday about the time Kinchaboker Is
believed to have been here, were Otto
Heitnan and Walter Godecke OF Car
son Valley and Manuel Arrascada OF
Elko.
Their companion in death was ten
tatively identified as Joe Steca, an
itinerant, who is believed to have oc-
cupied the cabin.
.Kinchabocker was brought to the
county Jail here and placed under
heavy guard, which police said was
"for his own protection"
| n;str;rt Attoryev Douglas Castle said
Kinchabocker refused to talk.
Ohicers expressed belief robbery wa;
| the motive for the slayingA
Evening star., 1936-10-18
REPUBLICANS FIRED
BUT NOT DEMOCRATS
G. O. P. Faction on Election Board
Gusts Its Men, but Rival
Party Stands Pat.
~ the Associated Press,

Hs the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Octooer
17.-Twenty-six Republican election
officials we're removed Tentatively from
Office by Republican members OF the
County Election Board today as Demo-
cratic members declined to accept
designations of 25 Democrats indicted
with the Republicans on charges Oh
conspiracy at last Mays city commls-
sion election.
The Atlantic County grand jury IN
dicted the 81 officers and later urgeo
the County Election Board to remove
them pending outcome of the charges
The indictments resulted from a
crusade by young William B. Snlelas
to "clean up Atlantic City. he
charged fraud in the City Commission
election, in which his brother-in-ia"
Daniel S. Bader, lost by 1000 votes
He forced a recount, but through II
Bader gained only 800 votes.