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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
FEARFULNESS OF S0VIET'S
BLOOD PURGE HELD INDEX
TO SERIOUSNESS OF CRISIS
Uncensored Dis p at c h e S
From Russia Give Pic
ture of Situation
By WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1887 by u. p.

MOSCOW, via London (uncen-
sored), Aug. 30. (UP).-During
Josef Stain's historic struggle
with Leon Trotsky 10 years ago
the workers of Leningrad pre-
scented him with steel broom.
The broom was symbol OF the
necessity of cleansing" the Com
muniSt party.
Today Dictator Stain is using
1T with vengeance.
The purge which he began in
the Soviet Union three months
ago has extended from generals
of the red army to dramatists and
writers; from chiefs of industry
to directors of theaters and even
the directors of amusement parks.
Information about the true eX-
tent of the current "blood purge"
is hard TO get, but available COM
pilationS indicate that about 500
persons have been executed by
firing squads. Tens of thousands
have been arrested, exiled or dis
missed from their posts.
The charges against them var
led greatly, but they had one
common focus-that the accused,
in thought or deed, opposed the
Stalinist leadership of the Soviet
regime.
1t should be kept in mind that
under the bolshevik system (and
other dictatorial systems for that
matter), any opposition to or de-
Walton from the "party line,"
after the line once is laid down,
constitutes a deadly crime. To
deviate is reasonable and auto
matically qualities the dissenter
as an enemy of the people-or
even deadly enemy if the holder
of the adverse opinion is in po-
sition of Importance and trust.
The following incident Illus
trates the difficulty that certain
elements have had in trying to
keep up with the bends and twists
of Communist doctrines as they
are being applied in the Soviet
Union.
On a previous visit to Moscow
last February, / dined one night
with members of the foreign Of
flee and q few journalists in the
palatial foreign office guest
house, formerly the home of a
Moscow millionaire. Paul Lapin-
sky, at that time foreign editor
of the newspaper Izvestia. the
official organ Of the central exc
cutive committee of the Soviet
Union, was being chafed about
his pet cat, of which he was in
ordinately fond.
"Well, should love that cat"
Lapinsky said finally, grinning.
"The other day he scratched one
of my manuscripts, and | found
that he had saved me from
grievous deviation from the party
line" ID. b
Lapinsky has disappeared now
mo one knows where. Apparent
CONTINUED on page four)
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3-HOUR STRIKE AT
PORT OF HOUSTON

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30.
(UP)-The National Maritime
union today called a sitdown
strike on every cargo ship in port
here in protest against the arrival
of a freighter, manned by seamen
of the new maritime division OF
the international Longshoremen'S
Association Union. Leaders said
any effort to unload the vessels
would be resisted. The strike was
to continue from 8 a. M, until
noon.
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9Th U. S. MARINES, ANTI.AIR
BATTERY SA4SFOR CHINA

! interrupted to bring the regiment
to full strength. The Marblehead
carried 100 men Of the Battery
F., Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun
company.
The "Devil Dogs" boarded the
vessels in full wartime regalia
Saturday and stood by waiting
the sailing orders.
They wore steel helmets and
carried light combat packs. and
rifles.
Their parade through San
Diego streets was reminiscent Of
World War departures, and the
same spirit was prevalent again
yesterday. Wives, sweethearts and
friends thronged the dock to wave
and cry farewell to the sea sol
diers. u.-g- -
The Marines are scheduled to
arrive in China Sept. 81. The
ships will stop at Honolulu to re-.
fuel.
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SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 80.
(UP)-With the strains of "Tip-
perary" and "Over There" ringing
in their ears, 1900 United States
Marines of the Sixth Regiment
left their base here yesterday for
warn-torn China aboard the
transport Chaumont and the
Cruiser Marblehead.
Thousands lined the pier as
the Chaumont cast her lines at
200 p. m. and backed into the
harbor channel. A service band
played WoWrld War songs as the
Marines left to proect American
lives and property in the Orient.
Within 20 minutes she was UNI
der way. AS she swung past Cruis-
er Row, the Marblehead came out
to join her escort for the trans
Pacific voyage.
Aboard the Chaumont were l.
200 men. Of the Sixth Regiment,
including 800 rockies whose
three-month training period was
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CHINA PREPARES FOR 5-YEAR
WAR; SAY SERIOUS CHINESE
OFFENSIVE NOT YET BEGUN

villages-Tuliu, Palichup, Pail
chung and TSinghai-during near
ly a month of battle.
The area 10 miles on each side
of the TeitSin-Pukow railway
from the front to Tsinafu, capital
of Shantung, includes more than
$4,000 villages, each of which
must be captured singly. Accord
ing to their present rate of ad-
vance, it would take the Japanese
years to reach Tsinafu, their OBJ
jective.
japanese Consul General S. Oh
taxa told the United Press today
that the Chinese had rejected
Japanese proposals to withdraw
all japanese warships except one,
provided the Chinese remove all
troops from the Tsingtao area.
Tsingtao is the principal sea-
port of Shantung province, south
east of Tientsin.
Thousands of Chinese regulars
and 5000 efficient well-armed
salt revenue guards are on the
outskirts of the city near Japa-
nese cotton mills.
Since the Chinese also refused
to guarantee the safety Of Japa-
nese Nationals and property, the
consul said it was decided to re-
move all japanese by Monday.
Mayor Shen Hung-Lien said he
had agreed to guarantee protec-
ton to japanese Nationals and
property but added that he had
no authority to remove the troops
and declined to recommend their
withdrawal. t
Hundreds of Americans and
Continued from page four0
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 80. (UP)-Four airplanes today
bombed the American Dollar liner President Hoover off
the Shanghai coast Seven members were wounded
two of them seriously At least three passengers were
stunned by the conclusion of bombs
Admiral Harry Yarnell, American fleet commander
viewed the bombing seriously that all shore leave. were
cancelled.
1t was established definitely that the planes which
dropped the bombs Chinese seeking to sink Japa-
nese troop transport.
few moments after the bombing Chinese and Japa.
warshps and land guns began exchanging terrific
bombardment in Shanghai and the river. Shells fell
perlousy near the foreign wsrshps there and
over neipess millions IN the international Settlement:
city
1t was one of the biggest bombardments of the war;
A gigantic Chinese shell crashed near the Japanese
consulate general and set fire to adjoining building
Outside the city, Japan massed 48 warshps scores Of
thousands of soldiers and formidable fleet of airplanes
for the hour at dawn tomorrow when thew begin
what they hope will be the final crushing drive ON the
city.
1t later reported that the President Hoover was
able to leave by her power for Tokyo.
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FIR. NOT TORUN
FOR 3RD Term
MOTHER SAYS
President Spends Sunday
Quietly After Approving
Ohio Flood Bill
TWO ADDITIONAL
BILLS ARE VETOED

PARIS, Aug. 30. (UP).-Mrs.
Sarah Roosevelt, mother of the
president, said he does not desire
third term and won't run in
1910.
She said she never heard him
mention third term and did not
believe he wanted one.
HYDE PARK, n. Y, Aug. 30.
(UP).-President Roosevelt's APP
prevail of two congressional acts
to bulwark Ohio valley cities
against disastrous floods and con-
sentative water supplies vital to
western agriculture was ANNOUNCE
ed at temporary White House
headquarters yesterday.
The flood control measure au-
thorized $34,177,000 in new prof.
ects including $24,S777,000 for
erection of emergency flood
walls at population centerS raw
aged by high water along the
Ohio river last spring. .
The conservation bill authoriz-
ed the department of agriculture
20 formulate a program of pond,
reservoir and check-dam construc-
ton in arid and semi-arid farm
regions to store moisture against
future drouths.
Mr.. Roosevelt signed the acts
into law Saturday before a quiet
Sunday with Mrs. Roosevelt in
their ancestral home built on a
bluff over the Hudson river. He
does not work on the Sabbath.
In addition to the flood con-
troll and conservation measures,
Mr.. Roosevelt signed l3 others
and vetoed two more.
The vetoes disapproved acts APP
propriating $294,S52 to three
World War veteran and allied or
CARNATIONS, and 100000 to help
construct and equip public
school in Kootenai county, Idaho.
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IS CHECKING ON
ALL u. s. LOSSES
BY II. r. EKINS

Convr;vbt 1917 10 Halted p....
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trs.enerous t,ghtrope between her
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.on nmI oapf ;tn SET; pis push ~
t .orn GSaueL ~; Ea;nS "a. arouna snem,
.'" s.,L JUN sne opuaheau
OF ts regular army WIN the
harasseG s msIiHes, VINO pore tne
Dr nL III, =, " sn tn. ~d III. ;a.nr;a.'
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ANNERY OUTPUT HERE AT
PEAK; WEATHER HITS SUPPLY

s .o.gh recent wet weather
S,nE,!y eurtailed the quantity
rs. ~ vegetables, the Far
asSUU,ylr eannery output
l,sr - % was 30 per cent
Z y Nh Nina last year, Manager
sa,S , rDy' now operating for
'aasSS Lar az, Is employing about
,, n, lae chief products of
B Ta.l ty Is yellow tomato
M, 'TSSAetGd under the name
iocJ sunshine. 1t contains all
B bp,' values of red tomato
contains less oxalie
Nd -S attracted wide atten-
ses,Iv unsolicited orders are
Ss =, received from many
3 ~. % the country. many
sSSSinnery also packs string.
10 M; TED tomatoes and red
Va iNS, NICE marketed as the
y cav noantains brand.
"usry is the Outgrowth
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two Held FOR
GRAND JURY
Coroner's Jury Acts in
Death Of Guy Weese;
Mccall Gives Bond

A coroner's jury on SATURDAY
afternoon held that Guy Weese,
of Etowah, came to his death
while riding in the automobile of
F. M. Bray, driven by Rick Nc
Call, and recommended that both
men be held for the grand jury. :,
Coroner Bruce A. Cox set bond
at $1,000 each. Mccall made
bond on Saturday after the in
quest, and Bray had not made
bond this morning.
The wreck occurred on Thurs.
day, August IL, and Weese died
in Patton Memorial hospital on
the following afternoon.
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SENATOR TELLS OF
WAR AVOIDANCE PLAN

BUFFALO, Aug. 30. (UP)-
Senator Arthur Vandenburg to-
day outlined a four-point plan to
keep the United States out of war
in the keynote address to $500
delegates to the annual conven-
ton of Veterans of Foreign
Wars. ......... ..... --.--
He said Americas neutrality
could be maintained by:
First-Avoid all entangling al
liances.
Second-A neutrality tn t
means what il says when other
nations are at war.
Third-Legislation to take the
profits out of war.
Notwithstanding adequate
national defense.
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of efforts by the farmers cooper
ative organization to build up a
market for produce in the noun
tain counties. The cannery now
draws on Henderson, Buncombe,
Madison. Pennsylvania and Polk
counties for its supply of beans
and tomatoes. 1t serves as an
emergency outlet for hundreds of
truck growers and affors mar
kets for SURPRISES which they are
unable to sell.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
MAY NOT TAX MELLON
CHARITABLE TRUST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (UP)
The officials of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue today said that
if examination of Mellon chart
table Trust proves it is entirely
devoted to the public purposes it
would be tax free. A total evalua-
ton of the trust has not yet been
made,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
Express Regret
Over Shooting

Shown above are two japanese
statesmen who paid the official re-
spects of their government, fol-
lowing the incident in which Sir
Hughe Acknowledgements, Brit
ish ambassador to China, was crit
ically wounded by machine gun
fire from japanese plane. At
left is Shigeru Kawagoe, ambas-
sador to China, who visited the
British ambassador in the hospital,
and right is Shigeru Yoshida, am
bassador to England, who offered
Nippon's regrets to British gov
eminent.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-30
Will Report Fight
AT J. KS. Stand

A special broadcast of the
Tommy Farr-Joe Louis fight to-
night will be given at j. KS
News stand. The broadcast be-
gins at 9 p. m., and arrangements
have been made to seat a large
crowd at the local establishment.
Mid-City Tire company and
Lawrence Orr are cooperating in
the broadcast here.
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HULL ORDERS
PROTEST over
new BOMBING
Ambassador Nelson Is In
structed to Attend to All
Phases of Incident
V.F.W. TOLD OF PLAN
TO KEEP OUT OF WAR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80.
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull today ordered American
Ambassador Nelson Johnson
to Lodge a vigorous protest
with the Chinese government
at Marking over the bombing
of the liner President Hoover
by a Chinese warplane.
Hull said his instructions
to Johnston directed the am
bassador to give his attention
to every phase of the situa-
ton resulting from bomb
ings.
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EpARATI0N MADE
R BLOW SUNDAY

tAll Fla. Aug. 80. (UP)-
stationary measures ere
d last night in towns along
FLORIDA East Coast from Tit
( north to Daygona Beach rs
ak tropical storm. which re-
Ogei suddenly Sunday after
rg signs of diSSipating. roar
Federal Hurricane Warn
iIOm the Atlantic.
SyS;em located the center of
BORN, which was attended by
-ni.e-per-hOur gale, 100 mil
1;heaSt Of Titusville. Travel
10 20 Is miles per hour, the
vas expected to reach the
/ Rear TituSville late tonight.
residents Of coastal towns
making private preparations,
Guard headquarters at
(onyi.le modified it's equip
/ Tor emergency service. A
I Guard communications
vas ordered To TituSville.
Eond truck was enroute from
|ElSOnviIIe headquarters of the
Guard was advised by the
Orleans division that three
p We're standing by in Mo-
and one in Galveston.
storm re-developed after
northward on an erratic
r from the Leeward Is
IN the Lesser Antilles last
lAy The disturbance gave in
Eels Of breaking up Sarur-
iigat and the warning system
5aced no further advisories
De issued unless it sudden
F!omed.
n Indications of renewed
ga came when a slight cir
% was noted north of Great
Island in the Bahaman
t-ago, | began moving to-
!. ae Florida Coast yeSter-
afternoon, at s p. M. was
--es southeast of Titusville.
x northwest or west-north-
closest vessel to the dis
area reported q barometer
OF 800 inches. Barome-
coastal towns in the path
'.orm gagged slightly high
~. Weather bureau reported.
T. Ign ~ ships at sea reported
~ mile per hour gales,
,o "a. comparative calm along
H." Da9' +, between Titusville and
e. .'a beach, The highest wind
\ nv. y $50 p. m, was six
~! gs' hour at Titusville.
\ L. earnings were desplayed
mai ,ip Beach to St. Augustine
! ,2'G S., craft from St. Angus
Il savannah, Ca, were eau
\ az SsainSt heavy squall.,
seas and h;gb "a.
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IT RAINFALL
|]ORRENTIAL
[es UnrOOfed, Trees
kre Blown Down at
New Smyrna
|pUS CROP LOSS
EOT YET ESTIMATED

EYTONA BEACH. Fla. Aug.
|uPl-Galc winds of 90 mile
|.5ar velocity today whipped
y Florida Fast Coast be-
here and New Smyrna but
q was li-ht.
heal houses We're unrOOted
ryes blown down at New
hi One house was unroofed
|zer failed at New Smyrna.
ss,iaI rains fell along the
where the storm struck.
y 10 the citrus crop was
ks,imated.
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ENDS LONG SWIM

NEW YORK, Aug. 80. CUP)@o
Barrel-chested Charles Jimmy, az
year-old legless swimmer, last
night ended his Albany-New York
endurance swim at 9Sth Street
at 1915 p. ri.-48 hours after ne
left the state capitol.
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A. B. ALRIDGE DIES

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 30.
(UP)-A. b. Alridge, 81, pioneer
Alabama coal operator and Bir-
mingham philanthropist, died last
night. Death was caused by COM
plications of internal injuries sns-
tanned i'm an automobile accident
several months ago, -ss.. --,-
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EIGHT PARALYSIS
DEATHS IN TORONTO

TORONTO, Aug. 90. (UP)-
The infantile paralysis epidemic
here has claimed two more lives,
bringing the total of deaths since
Saturday to eight.
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$l'MEathMG

Maximum, 83 degrees; mini
mum, SO degrees; mean, IL de-
grees; days range, "a degrees.
SUNDAY
Maximum, 70 degrees; mini
mum, 60 degrees; mean, 68.5 de-
grees; days range, 10 degrees.
rainfall, .46 in.
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Yin CREW WOUNDED WHEN I
four PLANES MISTAKE ship.
FOR JAP TROOP TRANSPORT.
Three Passengers Stunned; All Shore
Leaves for American Fleet Can
celled; Shells Screech Around =.
Foreign Warships

SHANGHAI, Aug. 80. (UP)-Chinese officials today
admitted of their airplanes bombed the American
liner President Hoover explaining that the Chinese pilot
mstook the ship for Japanese transport.
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WEATHER

:,,,I rains tonight and
OI ias. not much change :"
|npsr''0rs'
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GOOD AFTERNOON

China has one thing in its IA.
vor. A defensive bayonet 10 just
as deadly ~ an aggressive one.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

an inning and sent him to the showers.
A few weeks ago we faced team
led by 4 celebrity of different sort.
MIR. James Joseph Tunney. no less.
the hitherto undefeated Gene, came
over with an aggregation that included
Westbrook Pegler, Haywood Broun,
Composer Deems Taylor and others.
We had some ringers" on our side
too. Tom Morgan. president Of Sperry.
played for us. To face the undefeated
heavyweight champion Of the world
we had Eddie Eagan. former amateur
heavyweight champ. Also in our line
up were Frank Hawks. the aviator,
Colonel wild Bill" Donovan and
Lanny Ross. the radio tenor, and last.
but far from least. Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau. To him we
assigned the job of -minding the
game, on the general principle that
after trying to balance a budget he
might like to try his hand at balancing
strikes and bases on balls. There
was a loud laugh when. after Mr..
Morgenthaureachedfir first base. Catcher
Evening star., 1937-09-05
THIS WEEK

ing: why not challenge the White
House menage, including the news
paper men, to muster a ball team?
The idea caught on and so began what
has come to be one of the most famous
and certainly the most hilarious series
of softball battles in America.
The manager of the White House
team, popularity known as the White
Hopes. is none other than President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He man
ages and coaches from the thirdbase
line
In previous years the lineup has
included any cabinet ministers or
members of the Little Cabinet who
happened to be guests at Hyde Park.
There was, for instance. the game in
which Brain-Truster Tugwell was sent
in to pitch for the White Hopes The
former chief of the Resettlement Ad-
ministration pitched US SO many easy
ones that our score began to look like
a Congressional appropriation. With
exclamations of biting derision the
President yanked him in the middle of
Evening star., 1937-09-05
The Sport Of 100000
Contnvsd from poes
Continvsd from poos seven

concerned, l never would play ball
again in those parts unless the two
teams were combined. That we have
done ever since.
We call ourselves the Quaker Hill
Pawling Debtors and Creditors. The
debtors" are those who live on the
Hill; the creditors" are the doughty
merchants of Paving.
Four years ago. as all the world
knows, Hyde Park, which is not far
from Pawling, became the summer
capital, and the White House corre-
spondents, among whom are several of
my friends, passed the hot months in
Poughkeepsie so as to be near the
President. My neighbor, K. G. Hogate,
proposed an idea which sounded anus
Evening star., 1937-09-05
you have your
Labor Day plans formed.
Maybe a motor trip, a picnic,

Sol organized team of farmers and
farm owners from the Hill to meet
team from the Town. And we all were
set for plenty of fun with possibly
good haul for the organ fund. But -
1t was a blazing hot day and the
game was hotter. Roofing became
acrimonious. All of a sudden tempers
fared and the ancient animosities OF
Town VS.. Hill boiled to the surface.
And before we knew it. that eminently
well-intentioned sporting contest for
the benefit of the church organ almost
became as pretty free-for-all as you
ever saw the same sort of rumpus
as usually occurs between enlightened
nations at the Olympic Games. Where
upon announced that, so far as was
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Costinvsd FROM poss Ten

Il can't breathe" thought Alexan-
der
STEADY" Gunther kept his face
straight ahead. Here's Clover. Not
much Of it! III watch my side"
And I'll - oh. Gunther"
Gunther drew in at the side OF the
road. There was tobacco field. a
white cabin, bit of woodland. Over
the house and up into the tree grew an
enormous vine with feathery foliage
and yellow blooms. worthy of being
known far and wide.
Look at that"' cried Father.
What's he stopping for?" asked
Mother.
Alexander pushed open the door
and tore up the path.
Where are you going?" called
Father.
What in the world?" cried Mother.
Cunther lowered the glass shield.
He told me he had friend here.
He said would stop"
"Mariar' called Alexander. Ma
riar The last words were wall.
they said. "Are you not here. Maria?"
A stout Negro woman came round
the house There was turban on her
head; the skirt of her black dress was
covered by white apron. She gave a
cry and opened her arms and into
them, sobbing, Alexander few.
Not Maria" cried Mother. why.
this must be Clover"
Not our Maria!' said Father.
Hush" said Maria. Hush, child"
Father came quickly up the path
and Mother slowly after him. well.
Maria" she said.
well. Miss Betsy" said Maria.
We'll, Mister Danv'
Father and Mother stood notion
less, as though the dreadful sobbing
bound them fast.
"Oh, darling" begged Mother
TRY to stop"
"Alec" Father took Alexander by
the arm and led him round the house.