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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
OPPOSITION TO
HUGO BLACK IS
REVIVED TODAY.
Senator Copeland AssaiIs
Record as Life Mem.
Der of Khan
SAYS HE SHOULD NOT
GO ON HIGH COURT

NEW YORK, Sept. l3 (UP)-
Senator Royal Copeland, who op-
posed the confirmation of Sena-
tor Hugo Black as associate JUS
tice of the supreme court, said
today that the supreme court and
senate should find some way de-
spite senatorial confirmation to
keep the Albanian from becom-
ing a member of the court.
Copeland based his renewed at
tack upon Black on the first Of
six copyrighted dispatches of the
North American Newspaper ALI
ance, Inc, which said Black was
life member Of the Ku Klux
Khan.
The dispatch asserted Black
joined the Robert E. Lee Klan
September, 1928, resigned July,
1925, was received back into the
Klan at Birmingham September,
1926, after his nomination to the
United States senate, and made a
life member.
Copeland said that, in view of
these disclosures, the supreme
court and senate should keep
this man from wearing the black
robe of justice by day and the
shameful white robe of the Klan
in the dark Of night"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
MRS.CONNELL'S
RITES TODAY
Mrs. Geo. w. Council, 81,
Passes After Illness
and Operation

Mrs. G. w. Connell. 81, a resi-
dent of Second avenue, died last
night at $50 o'clock in Patton
Memorial hospital. She had been
i'll for several weeks and under
went an operation prior to her
death.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 4 80 o'clock from
the Tom Shepherd funeral home.
Rev. L. T. Wilds, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, will officiate,
and burial will follow in Oakdale
cemetery.
Pallbearers will be A. V. Ed
wards, Otis V. Powers. Thos, II.
Franks. C. L. Grey, II. L. Drake
and Winifred Davis.
Mrs. Connell was formerly Miss
Edith Anders. She was a native
of Henderson county and spent
her entire life here.
Surviving are her husband, one
daughter, Mrs. A. c. Cooley of
Hendersonville; one sister, Mrs.
G.. w. Murray of Spencer, and
two brothers, Louis Anders of this
city, and II. c. Anders of Column
bia, s. &.
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MAY END war. !
OR FIGHT ON
IN INTERIOR
Spokesman Say Move Is to
Get Away From Fire Of
Japanese Navy
CHINESE ROUTED IN
BIG FIGHT In NORTH

SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. (UP)--
The Chinese are withdrawing
from the Shanghai area leaving
the coastal region to invading
Japanese. An official statement
said that the withdrawal has long
been urged by China's German
military advisors.
The Chinese came the closest
to throwing in the towel" since
the start Of hostilities in q care
fully worded statement by mill
tary spokesman.
The statement maintained dig.
nifty and face but made 1t clear
that the Chinese stand will be
made in the interior, west Of
Shanghai, where positions have
been prepared In the lake region.
The statement indicated that
while the undeclared war is not
over, Chinese planned to get out
of range Of the devastating Jap
anese naval artillery In the
Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers.
This latest move may mean
that Chinese will be forced to
reach a settlement or 1t may
mean that the war will 20 on in
in the interior, where it
will be more difficult for Japan
csc to break the Chinese resist
ance. .s -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
JOHN A. GRAY
IS IMPROVING
No Developments in Police
Investigation of
Shooting

The condition of John Alvin
Gray, "a, shot in the right chest
by would be hold-up men about
5 o'clock Friday morning, was
reported as improved at Patton
Memorial hospital.
Chief Otis Powers this morn
ing reported no new developments
in the case, but stated that he
expected to talk with Gray again
today. ~
Gray, truck driver for Green
vile concern, was shot by one of
two men who ordered him to
"stick 'em up" as he approached
his truck after receiving orders
and money from j. b. Morgan,
salesman, on Justice street. The
bandits failed to get $3.50 in COM
pany funds and $50 in Gray's
wallet.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13

GENEVA, Sept. 13.-(UP)-
China protested formally to the
League of Nations today against
Japan's invasions, asking it to in
woke sanctions against Japan in
order to halt "intolerable Japan
csc aggressions in what has de-
veloped into a world crisis" =,
The appeal, which was placed
before the League assembly meet
ing at noon today, was based on
article II of the League covenant
providing for economic and mill
tary sanctions.
The Chinese delegation also
will seek an immediate convoca-
ton of the international advisory
committee on Chinese-Japanese
conflicts, which would bring the
United States into diplomatic con-
situations on the far east crisis; :,
Article II provides that should
a non-member refuse a League
invitation to discuss the dispute
at Geneva then-under paragraph
three-sanctions may be invoked
if it is shown that the non-mem-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
AIR COLLISION
IS FATAL TO 4
Landing Craft Crashes AL
most Head on With An
other at South Bend

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. l3.
(UP)-Three passengers and the
pilot were killed Sunday when an
airplane crashed after a mid-air
collision in which one wing was
torn from the craft.
Witnesses said the plane, a Stln-
son. was banking over the field at
600 feet for landing when 1t
collided nearly head-on with an
other ship.
The dead: Pilot Floyd Allen,
baugh, 3S,, Elkhart, Ind; Lloyd
Butt, 20, Mishawaka, Ind; Mrs.
Abbie NJ. Beebe, 80, South Bend,
anud Fred B. Kidder, so, South
Bend, formerly of Holton, Maine.
Charles Selge, 10, transport pi-
lot for the Indiana Air Service
Corp, said he believed the propel-
Tor of his ship severed the Stin-
sons wing.
Witnesses said the big ship came
over Bendix Field and circled Tor
a landing apparently without see
ing Selge's light ship below.
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RUSSIA ACCEPTING
PM RESERVEDLY

NVSIOW, Sept. l3.-(UP)-
ae Official Soviet press, threat
Aas 70 proceed with reprisalS
saln,t Italy, announced last night
- Russia must accept with
,sst'atlonS' the Nyon pact for
kInIing pirate submarines from the
P'sdlterranean.
u was Indicated that the Krem-
Tlgnt reject the plan whereby
french and British fleets will
H'eh iull responsibility for the
[Ss,U''erranean patrol unless Rus
-, permitted to send her own
EiOyS OF warships into the in
;. ~ sea or is given the right of
dependent action"
tne nlne-power plan for Medi-
EnaneSn control. announced at
n IN Switzerland, would restrict
: M russian fleet to the Black Sea.
,ue only part which Russia
.,. any Of the other nine powers
- JIgg"ng France and Britain
ro SsiG play in the actual patrol
M, 1'u be in her own territorial
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ANNUAL CHRISTIAN
HARMONY SING AT
ETOWAH, SEPT. rs

Announcement was made today
of the Forthcoming 9th annual
old-time Christian Harmony sing.
ing to be held at the Etowah
church Sunday, Sept. 26. Every
body is invited to attend, and TO
bring with them the old-time
Christian Harmony song books,
and a basket dinner, to be enjoy
ed on the grounds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
NJ INDICATION
|||FFVARCRAFT'S
IATIONALI 7 Y
|',,r,h LOyalist Officials
'aFrst Deny U-Boat
Discovered
|yW IS DECLARED
NEAR SUFFOCATION

wDRID. Sept. lS.-(UP)-
,ulis, deep sea divers today
" reported to be working fe-
,5Ar to release the crew of a
a,s submarine. trapped at the
tom Of the Mediterranean sea
Cartagena naval base.
Officials thought the trapped
marine might be the one which
baked the British destroyer Ha-
x of the coast recently.
. damaged pirate" submarine
IA Is crew alive but unable to
IL the craft to the surface was
k,Cted last night to have been
End By Spanish lOyalist divers
4 the Cartagena naval base.
Inc FebuS Official News Agency
tcOvted the discovery from Car
lssna on the southern Mediter-
k,san coast of Spain. but war Of
Il officials in Madrid had at first
ksuSed either to confirm or deny
i Dispatch.
The submarine was said to be
Sirg on the sea bottom. Its air
trply was running low, FebuS
IA. and many of the crew were
Ear collapse.
There was nothing to indicate
e nationality of the u-boat.
Il vas believed, however, that
vas The pirate" submarine at
bcket By loyalist warShips off
|Ornat, near Cartagena, Friday.
The warships dropped several
Ep,h bombs around the spot
|eere the submarines periscOpe
|SaYpeared and reported that oil
tS 10 the surface.
Diplomats in Madrid were in
ErSely interested in the reported
tapping Of the submarine.
L i actually is revealed as one
the phantom undersea craft
|Isying on Mediterranean ship
Ing, they said. disclosure of its
hhonality would be a major en-
araSSment TO some nation.
Although the French and Brit
a. and most other admiralties
ave suspected the pirate" sub
taflneS Of being Italian, only Rus
a has formally accused Italy of
eng responsible for the terror
IN.
Recovery Of the submarine that
s!oItedly lies on the sea bottom
= Cartagena and seizure of its
''eE probably would rip the mask
!Vn diplomatic caution and sus-
leiOnS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
ROOSEVELT
may ABANDON
TOUR OF West
Returning to Capitol Day
Ahead Of Time to Keep
Tab on War Crises
SPECIAL SESSION
! IS STILL IN DOUBT

HYDE PARK, Sept. &c. up
President Roosevelt will abrupt!
end his 18-day vacation tonight
when he returns to Washington
to guide the government on {
strict policy to keep this country
out of war through the present
European and far eastern crisis
He ended his vacation one day
sooner than expected and indicat
ed that he might cancel tentative
plans for his western trip be-
cause of the acute international
situation.
The change in plans followed
the presidents promise Saturday
that "the government will do ev.
erything it can to keep this coun.
try out of war" and his state
ment that @'it takes some plan
ming"
Mr.. Roosevelt's move to arrive
in the capital Tuesday instead of
Wednesday morning becam G
known as he conferred part of
yesterday afternoon with Ameri-
cas- ambassador-at-large to Eu-
rope, Norman H. Davis, and a
widely travelled oil company Off
cial with a big investment in Chi
ma, yames A. Moffett.
The three cornered conversa-
ton - details were not divulged
took place on the after-deck Of
the presidential yacht Potomac
cruising on the Hudson river.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. -
(UP)-Japan's undeclared war
against China was seen today as
a contributing factor to the I'M
certainty over whether President
Roosevelt will call congress into
special session to enact New Deal
legislation scuttled at its last
meeting.
The chief executive had been
expected to make his decision af-
ter he had tested public reaction
to the congressional revolt on his
supreme court enlargement bill,
wages-and-hours measure and 9TH
er administration legislation dur
ing his projected visit to the Pa
cific northwest. Now it appears
plans for this tour may be can
celled.
Meantime, however, there is a
growing demand from peace So
cieties and pacifist organizations
that Mr.. Roosevelt invoke the
neutrality act in the far eastern
struggle - a demand certain to
be shouted from the floor of both
houses if a special session is call
ed or when they meet normally
again in January if the conflict
still is raging at that time.
There is a strong anti-war bloc
in both the house and senate
which fought vigorously last ses-
sion against a provision in the
neutrality act which gives the
president discretionary power to
invoke it in time Of civil war or
major strife. The bloc, headed by
Senator Bennett C. Clark, D.,
Mo-, sought to make mandatory
invocation of the law which would
keep this nation isolated from
trouble abroad.
At the time the act was passed
Spain was the only real trouble
spot in the world and the Sino-
clash had not reached
major proportions when the
Continued on page six)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
MORE AMERICANS
PLAN TO QUIT CHINA
By n. r. EkNS

Copyright, 1887, BY United Eress
SHANGHAI, Sept. IS. (UP)-
Japanese troops seized the Far
Eastern race course north OF the
international Settlement today at
ter q week of fierce fighting in
which the Chinese defenders were
subjected to an almost ceaseless
barrage from navy and land bat
teries and bombing planes.
The Japanese claimed the Chi
nese also were Withdrawing from
the civic center and Lotien, stra-
tegic town on the Shanghai.Liuho
military highway.
FRESH JAP TROOPS
LAND NEAR SHANGHAI
Fighting north and northwest
of Shanghai continued on an in
creasingly large scale, with fresh
Japanese troops landing to aid
their comrades who had been held
in check by the Chinese for o
week.
It was indicated that the Chi
nese were concentrating heavily
in the suburb Of Kiangwan and
that q bitter struggle for its pos
session was about to ensue.
A terrific confagration three
miles long ragged Q mile from the
northern boundary Of the settle
ment. .F.. AZ
A Japanese spokesman said that
Chinese warplanes attacked the
9,326-ton japanese liner Asahi
Maru in the Yangtse Oh tbs Woo
sung at the mouth Of the Whang-
poo river but that bombs failed to
IA sse csoNsoLIDATR
20.MILE.LONG LINE J2rF gIg1
At dawn today the japanese had
consolidated o line more than 20
miles long on the bank Of the
Yangtse river from Liuho to Woo
sung and had penetrated about
seven miles inland. ~, u ~
The japanese claimed important
victories in North China and as
serted that the whole war was
turning gradually in their favor.
A long struggle still was indi-
Gated, however, and q Japanese
military spokesman admitted that
It might be o month before the
great battle for control Of tho
.Yangtse delta Is ended. 2
The fighting here was reaching
q ferocity almost unparalleled in
10000 10000 Sol SOLDIERS ARE
IN BATTLE TO DEATH -
More than 100000 Chinese and
Japanese soldiers were engaged
and the United Press learned that
all of them literally are fighting
to the death.
Japanese commanders are en-
forcing q policy Of "spicide before
surrender" while Chinese leaders
have warned their men that "tor-
ture worse than death" awaits
those. who are taken by the en-.
envy. - ~
Both sides admitted that their
casualties have run high into the
thousands. 2
Chinese military headquarters
Continued on page three.).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
EXTEND FARM
LOAN PLAN
Farm Security Set up will
Provide Rural Rehabili.
tation Loans

The rural rehabilitation supervis
ed loan program will continue a
heretofore, under the newl,
established farm security admin
istration Of the U. S. department
of agriculture. s. Vernon Stew
ems, Jr., county supervisor ir
charge of rural rehabilitation
work in Henderson. Transylvanis
and Polk counties, announced to.
day from his office here, follow.
ing assurances received from G.
s. Mitchell, regional director OF
the farm security administration
in Raleigh, - ~ ~
Mr.. Stevens stated that the
Bankhead-Jones farm tenant act
which the farm security admins
tration will administer, provide.
for continuation of the rural re.
habilitaton and farm debt adjust
ment work which he represents In
this section and that he has been
instructed to carry on substan.
TALLY as before, under the new
agency.
Rehabilitation loans, accompan.
led by farm and home manage.
ment advice from county super.
visors-are made by the govern
ment to financially distressed
farm families who hold out hope
of making a comeback-whether
on their own land or on rented
land-but who are unable to Sc
cure proper credit from other
sources to make a crop or to pur-
chase needed livestock and equip
ment.
In addition to the rural reha-
Utilization program which will be
continued as an important phase
of the new agency, the farm Sc
curity administration will conduct
the tenant loan program, as pro-
vided in the farm tenant act, Tor
the purchase and Improvement OF
farms for selected tenant farm.
ers, and will complete unfinished
farmstead projects, including
those started by the resettlementt
administration and those turned
over to that organization from
other agencies.
Details concerning the handling
of applications for the new tenant
loans will be announced later by
the regional office, Mr.. Stevens
has been advised.
Land use planning and submar-
ginal land purchase activities, fur
Their provided for in the Bankhead-
Jones act, have been entrusted by
the secretary of agriculture to the
Bureau of Agricultural Econom:.
les. This means that former land
utilization work and that to be
carried out under the new act will
be continued through a land utili-
cation division under the Bureau
of Agricultural Economies, while
the Farm Security Administration
will conduct the tenant purchase
and rural rehabilitation programs
and complete farmstead projects
now under development. Thus, the
functions of the former Resettle-
ment Administration and those
added by the Farm Tenant act
have been divided between the
Farm Security Administration and
the Land Use programs Of the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics,
according to the statement received
by Mr.. Stevens from the regional
office.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
CALL M. E. STEWARDS
BOARD MEETING

An important meeting Of the
board of stewards of the First
eMthodist church will be held to-
night at 1880 o'clock in the Ia
dies parlor of the church, Rev;
G. R. Combs, pastor, announced
today. All members are urged 70
attend. -s
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
Work To Rescue Crew2Of Pirate Sub
Court Is Guarded
As Negro Again
Facing Charge.

MARION, Sept. l3.-(UP)-
State highway patrolmen, deputy
sheriffs and city police today
guarded the Mcdowell county
courthouse as the second trial of
Mann Smith, negro, charged with
attacking a l2-year-old girl, open.
ed. The first trial was declared q
mistrial when a court spectator
struck the negro with an iron
pipe.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
EX-GOVERNOR DIES

SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. To.
(UP)-Col. Ruffing G. Pleasant,
Sc, governor of Louisiana from
1916-1920, was found dead on the
porch of his home here Sunday of
heart disease. 1t was the third an
niversary of the death of his wife.
Ruffing led the second regiment
of Louisiana volunteers in the
Spanish American war.
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Two Make Bond
In Assault Count

Thomas Garren, %. was treated
at Patton Memorial hospital last
night for a scalp wound and then
discharged, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ton Drake were charged with as
sault after an alleged alteration
at the Log Cabin, on the Green
vile highway, yesterday after
noon. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Drake made bond
in the sum of $500 each this
morning for a hearing before Mag
istrate Bruce A. Cox.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
SPECIAL JR. ORDER
MEETING TONIGHT

A special degree meeting of
the Junior order of 4 United
American Mechanics will be held
tonight at 8 o'clock at the lodge
hall, it was announced today. One
of the field secretaries of the or
der will be present for this meet
ing. and all members are arged
to attend.
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MOVE TO GET PIRACY
CLAIM BEFORE LEAGUE

GENEVA, Sept. 11.-(UP)-
Spanish loyalist leaders today
moved to force the Mediterranean
piracy problem before the world
forum of the League Of Nations.
Spanish nationals are angry be-
cause the new Mediterranean pi-
racy agreement does not protect
the Spanish loyalist merchantmen
against attacks by submarines,
alleged to be Italian. A loyalist
delegation announced it would
ask the League council to act.
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CUMMINGS MAKES
A WRITTEN REPLY

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. =
(UP)-Attorney General Cum
mings today declared in writ
ten statement that the suitability
of Hugo Black for the United
States supreme court bench was
beyond question"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
City P.-T.A. Will
Meet Next Week

Announcement was made today
to the effect that the City Parent
Teacher association meeting which
would have been held regularly
tomorrow, will not be held until
Tuesday of next week, Sept. Fl.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
'tharge Man With
Larceny OF Auto

a. @1 an Clayton was placed in
loon 'C "Hnly jail Yesterday after
" , " Eut 8 o'clock by Sheriff
,,ov - Il JAWS J, on a charge of lar
Oar VI the automobile of Dan
toOrS s0d soth men live in the Bal
nSo Siir Davis recovered the au-
Ne, !. IN the city a short time
Ci,,. ~ was reported missing.
so S,$Ston had not made bond this
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Y 'Miaath@E

SATURDAY AT.
Maximum-S0 degrees. Mini
mum-6l degrees. Mean 80 40
degrees. Days range -l9 de-
grees.
SUNDAY AZ.
mum-58 degrees. Mean-66.5
degrees. Days range III de-
grees. . E..
Sentember--6.69 degrees. Rain
fall to date--4.S0 inches, Normal
rainfall for September sos in
ches. - 1N4HE ~
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CHINA'S FORMAL PROTEST TO
INVASION BEFORE LEAGUE

Der has resorted to an aggressive
war.
The Chinese delegation was
aware of the difficulties Of per-
suading the League to impose
sanctions on Japan because of the
failure of 81 world nations to
halt Italy's conquest of Ethiopia
by the same means, and the in
ternational crisis which the effort
precipitated.
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WILL BE GUESTS OF
BISHOP AND WIFE

Miss Mary Wood Mckenzie,
Episcopal missionary to Liberia
for Is years who is visiting in
this section at this time, and Miss
Mary Wood Sumner of Upward
mission, were in Asheville this
afternoon where Miss Mckenzie
will speak to church group on
mission work in the African coun-
try. Both were to be dinner
guests of Bishop and Mrs. Crib
bin this evening before returning.
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10 ~ HOMELESS IN pI AYE

S,a,it,.i S1B6URGH. Sept. 10. (UP)
Dor 81 ~ Persons, members of
kss families, were made home
q pira Iay by a fire that destroy
lSeDt mr. frame dwellings on Mon
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AuTHoR rs DEAD

HOUSANTONIC. Mass, Sept.
13-(UP)-Ellis Parker Butler,
rs, author of "Pigs is Pige," died
at his home here today.
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WEEK END GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hyder
had as weekend guests Mrs. Hy-
der's sister, Mrs. Rosa Vermerch,
and children, Of Detroit, Mich. ,
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WEATHER

r.;.,ud colder .Onish'' far TAR
Far sing temperature Tues
~.
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Football is back again, and with
Il the great game Of trying to
distinguish the he'd linssman
from the radio broadesstsrs.