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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22

Washington-The new Con-
gress started off under a full head
OF steam by enacting a resolution
plugging a hole in the neutrality
act of last year. There was nothing
ing in the old law to prevent IN
American from selling war supplies
to either party in a civil wal such
as is now going on in Spain. The
State Department had been COM
PEELED to grant licenses for the ex-
port of several million dollars
worth of second hand airplanes and
engines which had been sold to the
Spanish rebels by a Brooklyn dealer
who had bought them at a United
States army auction.
These munitions had already
been loaded on a ship when Con-
gress convened. The effort of the
new Congress was to rush the new
law through in time to prevent the
ship from sailing. Congress was not
quick enough. However, it is now
the law that hereafter no American
may supply arms to anybody taking
part in a civil war anywhere in the
world.
There is a distinct feeling in
Washington that the State Depart
r1ent is worried about the Euro
pean war outlook. Signs are numer-
GUS that a large scale international
conflict is brewing in Spain. This
country may not become involved,
though there is always hat danger,
but just in, case, the President has
ordered work to be begun, immedi-
ately on the construction of the
two biggest battleships that we
have ever built. They will cost
about 500, 900 and will take
about three years to build.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
THE CONSTITUTION

While there is talk heard on ev-
cry side about a constitutional
amendment giving Congress au
thority to legislate on labor rela-
tons, there is not an immediate
likelihood that such a resolution
will be adopted this year. Congress
was consider ably impressed by the
Presidents reminder that the Con-
stiturion already has sufficient
breadth to permit government to
meet twentieth century social and
economic problems in a progressive
way, and that all that is needed is,
enlightened Interpretation"
That is, in effect, what some of
the members Of the Supreme Cour
have also said in the past four
years. The latest Supreme Court
decisions have given much salts
faction to the more liberal minded.
The Courts reaffirmation of the
right of ~peaceable assembly resulted
in setting free a man who had been
arrested two years ago in Oregon.
Dirk deJonge attended a meeting
CT the Communist party. There
was no evidence that anything
reasonable was said or done at
that meeting, but on the theory
that any Communist meeting must
be criminal the Oregon police ar
rested deJonge-and the Supreme
Court of the United States in an
unanimous opinion has set him free.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
Building Is
Dressed Up In
Veneer
Total Expenditure Will
Approximate SIS, 90
(From The Spencer Journal)

(From The Spencer Journal)
The folks in Spencer are watch
ing with interest the remodeling
of the Oakdale Baptist Church.
The building is being brick veneer
ed and the basement has been re-
modelled completely and will now
be used for the Sunday school de-
partment.
The Oakdale Bautist church was
organized in 1926 with 16 mem
bers, it now has a membership of
247. The Sunday school, under the
direction of III. D. Young, has
grown to a membership of 500.
In 1926 a frame structure was
erected with 9 Sunday school rooms
In June 1886 it became necessary
to enlarge the plant. The building
was raised S feet, and the base
ment was completely r%emodeled,
and will now be used for the Sun
day school department. The exte-
of the building has been brick
veneered and in the near future the
church will install memorial win
dows which will add to the attrac-
tiveness of the building.
All of this improvement has cost
around $4,000 and has gone on
with little indebtedness with most
of it being paid at the time of the
construction.
The church owns its own Gem
etery which, is the only cemetery
in the town of Spencer. The church
also owns a nice lot near the church
on which, in the neal future, they
hope to erect a modern parsonage.
Both the erection of the original
building and the renovation has
been under the direction of the pre-
sent pastor, Rev. Earl L. Bradley,
who has just completed his tenth
wear.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
CONGRESS CENTERS
ATTENTION

One of the first big jobs which
Congress is trying to get out of the
way is the continuation and extern
sion of some of the emergency leg
islation which expires by a limita-
ton in the course of the next few
weeks.
Three bills are under way, one
extending until June so, 1889, the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
SIX "DO MOREs"

1. Do more than exist, live.
2. Do more than look, observe.
Do more than read, absorb.
4. Do more than hear, listen.
S. Do more than listen, understand
&. Do more than talk, say some
thing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
THREE PIECE SUIT

Bystander: Die you get the mum
Der of that car that knocked you
down, madam?
Victim: No, but the hussy that
was driving it wore a three-piece
tweed suit, lined with Canton
crepe, and she had On a periwinkle
hat trimmed with artificial cher
'ries.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22
CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT

In another decision the Supreme
Court ruled that when any state
adopts a law forbidding the impor-
tation of prison-made goods, it be-
comes a federal offense to ship such
goods into that state. This decision
has been held by some commenta-
tors to make it unnecessary to con-
tinue the effort to ratify the pend
ing constitutional amendment for
bidding the interstate shipment of
goods produced by the labor Of
children.
Nevertheless, President Roosevelt
has issued a strong appeal to the
legislatures Of all of the states
which have not ratified the child
labor amendment, urging them to
act upon it speedily.
Twenty-four states have already
ratified the amendment but twelve
more must do 20 before it becomes
a part of the federal constitution
former President Hoover had joined
in the appeal, declaring that Presi-
NAt Roosevelt is entirely right.
y The amendment was first sub
1miitted to the states in President
Coolidge's administration, after the
Supreme Court had ruled that
Congress had no power to prohibit
the shipment of products of child
labor in interstate commerce.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1937-01-22

and if this fact could be made Four peat moss demonstrations
clearer to all persons, many Of the with tobacco plant beds are being
accidents might be prevented. conducted in Pitt County
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
DUKE OF WINDSOR GIVES OUT
WEDDING DATE TO WALLY' AS
JUNE3; NOR0YALTY TO ATTEND
Means Marriage Is With
out the Blessing Of
the Government

MONTS, France, May l8. (UP)
The Duke of Windsor, who relin-
quished the British throne for
Mrs. Wallis Warfeld, will marry
her June 3 with no member of
the royal family present, Herman
Rogers announced at Chateau de
Cande today on behalf Of the for
mer king.
The announcement was in an
official communique from the
Duke himself and was delivered
to $50 reporters outside the cha
teau.
1t said, "His Royal Highness,
the Duke of Windsor, announces
that his marriage to Mrs. Wallis
Warfeld, daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Teakle Wallis Warfield,
of Maryland, will take place at
the Chateau at Monts on June g."
The communique revealed that
only those who have been with the
Duke and Mrs. Warfield since last
November will attend.
This means that the wedding is
without the official blessing of the
government and royal family and
that the government won the az.
gument with members of the roy
al family over attendance of the
Duke and Ducess of Kent, brother
and sister-in-law of the Duke of
Windsor.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
Borah Resolution May Pave Way For
Probe OfU. S. Communications Body

printed reports that a private IN
quiry was being made of estab-
lishment of alleged dummy
companies by lawyers who make
applications for radio licenses in
order to prevent other companies
from getting these permits. SINH
larly no confirmation could be OBJ
tanned of reports that radio law
yers operating before the COM
mission win special favors by Law
ishly entertaining pretty stenog-
raphers employed by the federal
agency. .
In denying the application OF
the MacKay Radio and Telegraph
company, for a circuit to Oslo, the
FEC ruled that service between
the Norwegian capital and the
United States was adequate and
that an extension of this service
would decrease revenues to exist
ing competing companies. The
commission ignored protests from
MacKay officials that the Radio
Corporation of America held a
monopoly of radio business to
Oslo.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
COMMITTEE IN
10 TO 8 STAND
AGAINST BILL
All Amendments to Court
Program Unanimously
Killed
COMPROMISE FIGHT
is BEGUN TOO LATE

WASHINGTON, May Is.
(UP).---The senate judiciary
committee today voted 10 to
8 to report unfavorably to
the senate the presidents jul
dietary reorganization bill.
The vote was announced
three hours after Justice
VanDevanter of the Supreme
Court had made known his
intentions of retirement.
The committee pointed to-
ward a no compromise fight
in the senate.
The committee rejected
unanimously Senator Bilbo's
amendment to increase the court
membership to IL, and Senator
McAdoo's proposal 10 increase it
to Is, with congress to revise the
number every 25 years.
The Norris amendment, provid-
ing that a two-thirds majority of
the court be necessary to invali-
date acts of congress was defeat
ed by a vote of IL to 6.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18

WASHINGTON, May Is. CUP
The senate yesterday approved a
resolution offered by Senator
William +. Borah, R., Ida, when
may prove to be the opening
wedge for sweeping congresS,ionl-
al inquiry into alleged Irregular
ties in the powerful federal COM
municatiOnS commission. .,
Borah's resolution demanded
that the commission explain fuliy
why it recently denied PERMISSION
to the MacKay Radio ana lele-
graph company, to operate a IA;
do circuit between New York ana
Oslo, Norway. Democratic leaders
who could have blocked the mea,
sure made no move to do so ana
it was adopted without OPPOSE
ton. -, =,
Meantime, it was learned that
George Henry Payne, a memper per
of the commission, virtually mas
completed an investigation OF al
legged irregularities in the S0mmls-
sion's docket room and VIII MAKE
his report soon. -
Officials of the commission,
however, refused to comment OH
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
TO soon PAVE
PORT RUNWAY
Hendersonville Asheville
Airport Task Starts
Next Week

Paving Of the north-SOuth run
way at the Observation-Disclosures
vile airport is expected to begin
next week and the project is ex-
pected to be completed by June
Is, WPA officials in Asheville re-
ported yesterday.
The last of the sub-drainage
work was being done by workmen
yesterday and paving of the run
way is to follow. Planes will be
able to use the field as soon as
this runway is paved, although
other work will not be completed
before next month.
The east-west runway will be
sodded and the remainder of the
air field will be planted in grass.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
MEN UNCOMMITTED
CONFER WITH FOES

Copyright, 1887, United Prcss)
WASHINGTON, May Is. (UP)
Despite statements by President
Roosevelt and Postmaster General
James A. Farley that there would
be no compromise in the supreme
court reorganization fight, admin
istration strategists worked active
ly last night to find suitable SUBJ
stitute for the presidents bill.
The action seemed to be too
late. Democratic senators opposed
to adding up to six new justices
to the high tribunal met secretly
in the offices of Sen. Burton X.
Wheeler, d.. Mont, late in the
day and voted to stand so!idly
against compromise.
Sen. Pat McCarran, d., New,
most active compromise advocate,
said following that meeting that
he would withdraw his proposed
amendment for court Of IL
members.
Senators attending the opposi-
ton meeting included several not
yet publicly committed on the
presidents bill. Among them were
Francis T. Maloney, d., Conn,
William J. Bulow, d., S. d., and
A. Harry Moore, D., \. j.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
ANNA D'ARCO IS
BIG SUCCESS IN
ITALIAN OPERA
Saronno Triumph May
Pave Way for LaScalA
Engagement

\ copy of an early March cdi-
ton of the "Giornalc Degli Arts
IT," Milan. Italy. publication in
which is contained a large pho
tograph Of Anna D'Arco, the for
mcr Miss Edwin Hunt of Fendcr-
sonvillc, together with cnthuSiaS-
tic appreciation of her singing in
a recent operate production, has
been received here.
Since the appearance referred
to, Madam D'Arco, who in real
life is Mrs. Cyrus Gschwind, has
been invited to sing for dmcc-
tor of the Scala, the largest and
most famous opera house, and II
she is accepted for a role in that
theater she will have reached the
pinnacle of her profession. Mrs.
Gschwind visited her mother,
Mrs. K. l.. Hunt, here year ago,
and gave public recitalS ut the
high school auditorium and the
First Methodist church.
The press notice given her IN
Giornale Degli Artist, translated
from the Italian, reads:
After a magnificent success in
'Traviata' at the theater, 'Silvio
Pellico,' in Saronno, Anna D'Arco
obtained another, not less trl-
umphant, but even more Signifl-
cant, one i'm Lucia More signif-
icant on account of the honor Of
being called a second time to the
same theater and by the same I'M
preSario.
Greeted by a spontaneous and
warm applause at her appearance
on the stage, the excellent artist
was followed by the audience with
the most constant attention and
rewarded with enthusiastic APP
plauSe during the entire perform
ance.
"Thc voice of a warm and
sweet timbre: the beautiful, clear,
resonant high tones; the precision
and perfection of the coloratura ;
the impeccablc schooling; the eff
fective acting: the distinction of
appearance; the well-balanced
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
OFFICERS LAY
Child MURDER
TO MOTHER, q
Say Sacrifice Agreed to, to
Make Room for
Paramour
HER STATEMENT SAID
TO IMPLICATE MAN

NEW YORK, May IS. (UP)-
A woman's love for man, so
deep that she agreed to sacrifice
her children to make room for
him in her small apartment, was
established as the motive for the
murder of Helen Herman, 7, and
the attempted Staying of Jimmy,
5.
Mrs. Helen Ticman, %,
blonde, confessed attacking the
children while her lover, George
Christie, assisted her. Both have
been arrested.
Captain Edward Mullins of the
police homicide squad announced
early today that Mrs. Helen Tier
nan had given a statement impli-
eating her lover in the murder of
her daughter to which she al
ready had confessed.
George Christie, restaurant
worker and alleged paramOur Of
the 25-ycar-old widow, who was
detained without charges, stead
tasty diSclaimcd any knowledge
Of the murder. He denied he was
engaged to Mrs. Herman as she
claimed.
Mullins said that Mrs. Ticrnan
implicated Christie after hours of
questioning, during which she had
maintained steadily that she alone
killed her eight-year-old daughter,
Helen, and attempted to kill her
fve-year-old son, James, in a
woods near Brookhaven, Long Is
land, last Saturday.
Finally, according to Mullins,
Mrs. Herman said that Christie
was with her and that he held the
children while she welded the
knife which killed the girl bat on
ly wounded the boy.
She said she had been engaged
TO Christie for a year, but that
he said he could not marry her
because he could not support the
children. She said she decided to
do away with them so she could
wed.
Out in Bay Avenue hospital,
Continued on page six)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
OLDEST JUDGE.
IN SERVICE TO.
RETIRE IN JUNE.
Roosevelt Counts Retire
ment as 0ne-Sixth Vic
tory for Program
is TRADITIONALLY A
CONSERVATIVE JURIST

WASHINGTON, May Is.
(UP).-Supreme Court JUS
tice Willis VanDevanter an
nOunced today that he is
retiring from the Supreme
Court bench on June = in Il
letter to President Roosevelt.
His retirement becomes
effective the day following
the courts final session of
the year.
Since the retirement Of
NanDevanter will afford the
president an opportunity to
appoint a new juriSt i'm place
of the additionally conservative
court member, it was Immediately
forecast that his announced de-
termination TO drive for enact
mcnt of the court enlargement
plan may be changed.
NanDevanter was named To the
court by President Taft on Jan. 3,
1911. He is rs years old and will
receive a 100000 a year pension.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
ECONOMY BLOC
DELAYS Work
House Slow in Shaping up
Interior Department
Appropriations

WASHINGTON, May Is. (UP)
The house worked slowly toward
approval Of the $1l5,87l, 900 in
terror department appropriation
bill yesterday, defeating series
of Republican attempts to strike
out specific funds for numerous
western reclamation projects.
Tactics Of the Economy bloc"
i'm debating each project delayed
final action on the measure. Other
business will prevent cOnsidera-
ton today, but leaders hope to
pass it Wednesday. The bill calls
for $5,773,996 less than provided
for the interior department dur
ing the current fiscal year.
Rep. John Tabcr, r., n. Y, and
Rep. Robert Rich, r., Pa, minor
ity members of the house appro-
priations committee, led the drive
against providing further funds
for the list of western reclama-
ton projects.
"Here is a real chance to show
YOUR DGlltl III tCOuOuly, iN'Nh
shouted. Tabcr urged the house
to "face its responsibilities to pro-
tect the taxpayer" and throw out
of the bill "theSc useless prof.
ects."
The house beat down a series
of amendments that sought to
eliminate: 100000 for the Pincy
River project in California; ST.
100000 for the Boise, Idaho, pro-
ject; 100000 for the Sun River,
Mont, project; 100000 for the
Carlsbad, n. NJ, project; $780,
600 for the Owyhec project IN
Oregon; $l25,OOO for the kIa-
math project in Oregon and Cali
fornia; $250,O00 for the Ogden
river, Utah, development; $780,
900 for the Provo river, Utah,
project; $G5O,OOO for the Casper
Alcova project in Wyoming;
100000 for the Riverton, Wyor
(COntinup6 on mage SIX
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
King Fog Declares Balkan Revolt
Is Smashed By Albanian Troops

TIRANA, Albania. May 49,
OUP).-Bachelor King Zog, who
IS a perennial customer in Eu-
ropes marriage markets, last night
announced that his troops had
smashed a revolution in southern
Albania and were driving the reb-
els through the Argyrokastron
hills.
The eccentric monarch of the
tiny Balkan kingdom, blaming the
revolt on communist agitation,
said the revolutionists had been
ousted from the cities of Tepelini
and Argyrokastron and were In
wild flight.
Ismet Toto, brother of the reb-
ell leader, was said to have been
killed in fighting along the Va
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
Farm Production And Price Control
Given Cool Committee Reception

WASHINGTON, May 18. (UP)
Farm leaders asked congress yes
terday to replace the old Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration
with a far-reaching program COM
bining "ever-normal granary" pro-
duction control and flexible tariff
provisions to assure a stable sup
ply of major farm products at
fair prices.
The program was presented to
the House Agriculture committee
at a public hearing promptly after
being drafted by representatives
of farm organizations and the ag-
riculture department to carry out
recommendations of q farm con-
ference sponsored by Secretary OF
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace last
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
WAS POWER In EARLY
DAYS In WYOMING

WASHINGTON, May Is. CUP
Justice VanDevanter, the oldest
member of the supreme court in
point of service, was named to
the high tribunal by President
Taft on Jan. 3, 1911. He came to
the bench after serving in various
legal capacities in Wyoming. on
the federal bench. and as a MEM
Der of state and territorial SUI
preme courts.
He is the son of Marion, Ind,
lawyer, and attended Indiana As
bury. now DePaw University. He
studied law at Cincinnati UniverS-
ity and received his law degree in
1881 at the age of %.
In 1884 he moved 70 Cheyenne,
Wyoming, where he practjced law.
In 1886 ne was appointed a men,
her of a commission TO revise the
territorial laws of Wyoming, and
a year later he was named city
attorney for Cheyenne.
In 1889, at the age Of 80, Pres
ident Harrison appointed him as
chief Justice of the Territorial SUI
preme court. and when Wyoming
was admitted as state he was
elected chief justice Of the state
supreme court.
From 1892 to 1894 he was
chairman of the Republican state
committee and was delegate
from his state in the national con-
MENTIONS of 1896 and 1900.
His first visit to Washington was
i'm 1897, when President Mckinley
named him an assistant attorney
general. assigned to the interior
department. While in Washington
he lectured at George Washing
ton University on equity plead
ing and practice.
Continued on page six)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
Civic Choral Club
Rehearsal Called

Attention was called today to
the regular rehearsal Of the Civic
Choral club, which will be held
tomorrow, Wednesday evening, in
the Presbyterian church house,
Seventh avenue east, at the con-
clusion of the mid-week prayer
service. The members of the club
voted to extend the open invita-
ton to return there for rehears-
ais at their last meeting.
Alva Lowe, director, has OBJ
tanned new music, and the club
will begin rehearsal on additional
numbers for its repertoire.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
Il UPS TO CO." is
COMMENT OF F. R.

WASHINGTON, May rs. CUP
President Roosevelt feels that the
resignation of Justice VanDevan-
ter leaves the administrations
program TO enlarge the Supreme
Court standing with 3 score of |
up and 5 to go.
A source close TO the White
House reevaled that the political
Interpretation of this golfing
phrase means that the president
counted this action rs Il Onc-siXth
victory for his plan to add six
Justices to the court.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18
Drunken Driving
May Call For Both
Fine, Pen Term

RALEIGH, May ia person
convicted of driving an automo-
bile on the highways under the in
fluence of liquor or narcotic
drugs is liable to a fine of from
$50 to $1,000, or Imprisonment
from 80 days to one year, or both,
Wade Bruton, assistant attorney
general, declared today in ex-
planning misunderstanding of the
law.
On subsequent convictions the
penalty is imprisonment up TO
two years or a fine up to $1,000
or both. All previous laws are re-
pealed by the new law.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-18

February.
1t got q lukewarm reception
from the committee. After n
White House conference with the
president, Chairman Marvin Jones,
D., Texas, said the program did
not appear to have Official" ad-
ministration sanction.
Jones promised Sympathetic"
consideration of the program, but
said it involved lot Of new ideas
and 1--WE would have to 20 over
the whole thing before we could
act" He added that the present
farm program els working well
and would hesitate to change q
tried and proven horse for sleek
looking animal without further
proof"