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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01

WASHINGTON, June /. (UP)
Senator Hiram Johnson today de-
clared America must have but
one objective in the European
war crisis, and that is to keep
out.
Johnson and other senator's saw
no reason to invoke the neutral,
ity law against Germany and
Italy at this time. They agreed
with the state department that
caution should be exercised ana
action should be taken slowly:
Neither Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull nor Under-secretary
Sumner Welles, who cut short
their weekend holiday to rush
back to Washington to keep IN
constant touch with Developments
in the Spanish crisis, has yet com.
mented but it was known that
they were gravely concerned over
the war-like developments IN Eu-
rope and have been keeping Presi-
dent Roosevelt closely advised.
Hull and Welles scanned All
available press reports on the
crisis as well as fragmentary dis
patches from American diplomats
abroad. In addition to the prob,
lem Of neutrality it was belieVea
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
LAST RULINGS
Are ADVERSE
TO new DEAL
Final Term Orders OF Su-
preme Court Fail to
Favor Regime

WASHINGTON, June | (UP).
The u. S. supreme court conclud-
ed it's 1867 term today by act
ing adversely to the New Deals
pleas in three important power
and utility eases.
Utility actions were involved IN
court orders rather than in writ
ten decisions. They were:
/. That the court would not
consider a lower court ruling
which ordered the IVA to trial
in q Tennessee district court, in
the attack brought by the Tennes-
see Electric Power company and
other utilities;
2. That it would not hear a
test case of the Utility Holding
Company act until the circuit
court of appeals had acted on it;
3. That it would hear, despite
protest Of the government, an APP
peal by two utility concerns from
the District of Columbia court of
appeals verdict, which denied
their right to challenge the con-
stitutionality of Public Works Ad-
ministration power loans to NUM-
cipalitieS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
FRANCE, ENGLAND
WARN OF WAR PERIL

PARIS, June /. (UP)-France
and Great Britain today gave
Italy and Germany a clear init
nation that continued direct ac-
ton in the Spanish civil war may
have disastrous consequences for
all Europe.
Tense situation resulting from
the German naval bombardment
Of Almeria was declared in which
a minor incident might confront
Europe with the spark needed to
set off the war for which all the
continental powers are arming.
More German vessels have left
for the Mediterranean to REIN
force the fleet there.
They had orders to fire on any
Spanish loyalist plane or ship that
seems to present threat.
The joint Franco-British DEM
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
MISS EARHART
BEGINS FLIGHT
First Lap on Equatorial
Flight Project to Puerto
Rico This Time

MIAMI, June (UP).-Amelia
Earhart this morning shot her
twin-motored monoplane toward
San Juan Puerto Rico, on her sec
ond attempted flight around the
world.
The boyish-looking flier put her
$4,000 ship through a dawn test
for an hour, then launched her
$4,000 mile trip, scheduled to ter
inmate at Oakland, Calf.
The plane was the same one in
which she cracked up at Honolulu
on her first attempt.
Her schedule takes her to San
Juan, then to South America,
across the Atlantic to Africa and
Australia, then across the Pacific
to Oakland. The route of her
flight will be close to the equator
most of the way.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
Berlin Refuses To View Smelling Of
Spanish City AS An Act OF War

an aggressor or any Of them, that
might achieve our purpose"
Afternoon newspapers in Ger
many announced with black-bor-
dered bannerlines the lombard
ment Of Almeria in reprisal for
the bombing Of the Deutschland
while it was anchored in IviZa har-
Dor. They also announced the dis
patch of more German war ves-
sells to Spanish waters.
Government quarters described
the situation as "very serious" al
though the general atmosphere ap-
peared to be more of resolute de-
termination than of panic.
A foreign office spokesman
said:
"The Iviza incident ended for
us with the bombardment Of AL
meria. We will ask no further
restitution nor make any further
claim"
While reliable reports from pri-
vate sources maintained that Ger
many would begin q succession Of
moves against the Valencia gov
ernment-some in cooperation
with Italy-governmen officials
insisted such reprisals will be car
ried out only If provoked by fur
Their aggressive acts.
When official quarters were
asked what the Deutschland was
doing in Iivza harbor, a French
control point, they replied that
she was there legitimately, since
under control commission rules
ships off duty are entitled to en-
ter the three-mile zone and anchor
wherever thew desire.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
JUNE Il LAST
DAY TO JOIN
SOIL PROGRAM
G. D. White Reports 7SO
Farmers Participating,
Hopes for 1000
BY C. D. WHITE
Henderson County Agent

Saturday, June IL. is the last
dav in which work sheets can be
filled out for the 1887 soil conser.
walton program. Those who signed
work sheets for 1886 do not have
to sign for 1887, but those farm
ers that have not signed at ALL
but would like to sign this year
should do so at once, as June IL
is positively the dead-line.
Last year we had 60 farmers
sign up, and to date this year we
have had 10 additional farmers
sign work sheets for 1887. This
makes a total of 780 work sheets
signed in the county for this years
program. I would like to see this
number reach at least 1000, so
if you are interested, please DO
not neglect coming to the county
agents office and fill out your
work sheets. Do not let June IL
pass before signing or it will be
too late for this year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
'J.L.DERMID, s.,
MEETS DEATH
BY LIVE Wire
Duke Power Co. Employe
Accidentally Electro
cuted Near Kanuga
RITES ON WEDNESDAY,;
LEGION WILL ATTEND

j. L. Dermid, 3S, employee of
the Duke Power company, was ac-
cidentally electrocuted last night
between s and 9 o'clock in the
vicinity of kanuga Lake while in
speeding u damaged line.
The line from Hendersonville
to Kanuga was damaged by the
severe storm yesterday afternoon
and Dermid was with crew seek
ing the trouble.
In the party were Dermid, {. ).
Drake, Dewey LYDIA and j. X.
Ramsey. Dermid was alone at the
time Of his death. He was walk
ing the line" looking for the trou-
bic spot and carrying high-pow-
cred light. 49,
After an absence Of about 40
minutes, he was sought by his
companions and located by the
light i'm the woods near the lake.
Apparently he had walked into
the broken line. His left arm was
severely burned below and above
the elbow. The palm of his right
hand was burned slightly and this
burn was believed attributable to
the short" between the current
and the handle of the lamp he was
carrying. When found the wire
was across his body.
Dcrmid had been working with
the power company for eight OF
nine years. He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Der.
mid, his widow, five children and
other relatives. He was an cx-
service man.
The accident was the first IA
tally or serious accident ever eX-
perienccd by the Duke Power
company here among employees.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Ebenezer church with Rev.
James P. Burke, pastor OF st.
James Episcopal church, officiat-
ing, and burial will follow there.
Pallbearers will be his fellow
workers.
Members Of the American Le-
gion are requested to meet at the
Dermid residence at 1880 O'Clock.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01

BERLIN, June l (UP).-The
German government last night an
nounced with trip-hammer preci-
sion that it's warships had destroy
ed the Spanish Loyalist naval base
at Almeria in reprisal for the
bombing Of the German pocket
battleship Deutschland, and that
so far as Germany was concerned
the incident was ended.
Foreign office spokesman coldly
refused to regard the lombard
ment of Almeria as an "act OF
war;" pointing out there are no
diplomatic relations between Ger
many and the Valencia govern
ment, and insisting secondly that
zone cannot wage war on pi-
rates."
Germany simultaneously an
nounced its withdrawal from non
intervention control system "as
long as there is no absolute guar.
antee given that such acts (as the
Deutschland bombing) will not re-
cur"
The non-intervention committee
will be informed officially that
"for the duration Of the present
situation" German warships have
been ordered to fire on any APP
preaching Loyalist airplane or
warship, a government spokesman
said. =.
Asked what guarantees would
be demanded of the non-interven-
ton committee before Germany
would resume cooperation, the
spokesman said that eff the non
intervention committee would re-
quire all control ships to fire upon
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
TAX EMISSIONS
MESSAGE SENT
TO CONGRESS
Roosevelt Says Widespread
Condition Makes Action
Imperative
THINK PORK REVOLT
is NOW AT AN END

WASHINGTON. June /. (UP).
President Roosevelt today asked
congress for new legislation to
halt widespread tax evasion and
avoidance by very rich individ-
ualS.
The president also requested
that the treasury be given all aa-
thOrity necessary To complete IN
investigation which he said has al
ready revealed methods employed
TO escape federal levicS.
The president said evaSIons Of
tax li6ilIty have been 80 wide
spread, both in boldncSs and in
genui:y, that Legislative action Is
Imperative.
Congress plunged back 20 work
in earnest today aS the president
transmitted his special message
recommending the plugging OF
legal ioOphOies TO end tax avoid
auce schemes discovered among
some uppeg-brackct m.liiouaireS.
The house returned 10 its con
sidcration of the emLaStlcd ST.
500. coo, 900 relief bill a ter week
end conferences which seemed to
have put down the rebellion Of
patronagc-hunxry blocs intent on
earmarking chunks OF the fund
for pork" projects. A compro-
mise acceptable to the White
house is expected 10 win approval.
The court reorganization bill is
expected 10 reach the senate floor
some tine during the week when
the anti-administra'ion m&pority
of the senate judiciary committee
presents its uplayorable re"ort.
Senator Hugo t. Black. T..
Ala. last night ANNOUNCED that
hecrirgs on the row minimum
wages and hours bill would Stcrt
Wednesday. Thcv were originally
scheduled To BEGIN today.
The relief fight Wa compromiS-
ed when Majority Leader Sam
Rayburn. d.. Tex, worked out u
plan with Mr.. Roosevelt before
the president left for Hyde Park,
which was reported to be SatiSGac-
tory TO two of the three earmark-
ing blocS. headed by Representa-
tives Alfred Better, d.. \. Y, and
Joseph StarneS, d., Ala.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
II, T, LYSINCER
AGAIN HEADS
ADVENTISTS
Carolina Conference Also
Chooses Directors of
Activities

The Carolina Conference of
Seventh-day AdventistS convened
at the Kanuga Lake assembly
grounds yesterday unanimously
reelected President ii. +. Ly-
singer of Charlotte and Secretary
Treasurer +. X. BoggS of Char
lotte. The conference executive
committee which will direct con-
ference activities for the coming
term is as follows:
II. E. Lysinger, of Charlotte,
chairman; F. r. Boggs, Charlotte,
secretary-treaSurer: r. h. Griffin,
Winston-Salem: II. F. Taylor,
Greenville. n. c.; B. F. Kneeland,
Charlotte; T.. l.. Jones, Greenvllle,
S. c.; f. C. Waller. Asheville.
The following were selected to
head various conference depart
ments: Book and Bible House, +.
R. Boggs; Home Missionary and
Sabbath School department, Nj. r..
Chapman; Field Missionary, w. h.
Atherly; Young People and Edu-
cational. Prof. A. ID. Kaelin: Med
ical, ]. F. Brownsberger, NJ. D.;
Religious Liberty, A. J. Clark.
Miss Mamie May Smith of
Charlotte, retiring secretary of
the Sabbath school department,
gave an interesting report, Spe-
cial emphasis is given by the Ad-
ventists on the Importance OF
daily, individual Bible study on
the part of all. both old and
young. Another evidence of the
effort being made to promote BIZ
bic study was given by W. H.
Atherly who stated that during
the past year more than 10000
Bibles had been given away and
placed in that many homes scat
tered throughout North and South
Carolina. One of the resolutions
adopted proposed plans which we
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
blue RIDGE in
FINALS TODAY
23rd Annual Commence.
ment Program Closed
This Morning

Diplomas were awarded to grad
yates of the Blue Ridge School
for Boys at the 23rd annual COM
mencement program of the inSti-
tuition, at the school auditorium
this morning.
j. r. Sandifer, headmaSter, pre-
sided and the program was opened
with the singing of America and
the invocation by DR.. l.. T. Wilds,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Prof. Sandifer introduced Jeff
d. Seawell, class president, who
presided over the class day exer-
Sises.
The salutatory was by John
Malcolm Parker; prophecy by j.
NJ. Wellborn, Jr.; poem by Edgar
G. Salamon: last will and tesla
ment by Robin Parker, and vale
dictory by Luis Antonio Douglas.
President Sewell presented an
index file for the school library
as the gift of the class.
Awards made by Prof. Sandi-
fer were as follows: Scholarship
medals to Luis Douglas in the
upper school and Albert Perley of
BLACK Mountain, in the lower.
This was the third such award for
young Perley. The department
medal was awarded to Rhame
Guyton with honorable mention to
Stuart Gibbs. The service medal,
whose leadership and constructive
effort has been most outstanding,
was presented to Malcolm Parker
and honorable mention was given
TO Rhame Guyton.
Diplomas were awarded by J.
f Singletary. associate headmas-
ter TO Luis A. Douglas. Havana,
Cuba: John Malcolm Parker. Cen
trail Espana. Cuba: Robin Parker,
Central Espana: Edgar c. Sala-
mon. Evanston, ILL.,: j. M. Well
horn .Jr., Spruce Pine. Jefferson
Davis Sewell, Monroe; Rhame Ar,
mold Guvton. Marion, s. e., and
Stuart Gibbs, Erwin.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
SAY FOREIGN
SUBS SINK z
LOYAL ships
Third Loyalist Ship Attack
ed; Fatalities Set at
Nearly 200
REPORT 2 TORPEDOES
MISS LAST VESSEL

VALENCIA, June 1.-(UP)-
The loyalist government today an
nounced that foreign subma-
rines" had sunk two Spanish 10y
alist merchant vessels and attack
ed third, with a reported loss of
almost 200 lives.
The Febus News Agency said
that 1877 persons out of 3l2
aboard the Ciudad de Barcelona
were killed or drowned when the
steamer was sent to the bottom
by a torpedo from an unidentified
submarine near barcelona Sum
day.
Capt. Francisco Radel was re-
ported among the killed. Only l25
persons were saved, Febus said.
A loyalist seaplane attempted to
bomb the submarine while sec
ond plane landed nearby to save
some Of those aboard the steam
er. She sank Immediately, how
ever.
The government said that the
Spanish freighter Granada was
torpedoed between 3 and 0 p. m.
Monday about GO miles south of
Barcelona and that one crew men,
Der was killed and two were in
jured. The Granada sank in three
minutes off Salon Inside Span
ish territorial waters" the gov
arnmpnt asserted.
A submarine also attacked a
Spanish merchant ship off Lloret-
mar on the Catalan coast. Two
torpedoes were fired but both
missed. One torpedo was found on
the beach later and was said to
have been Italian.
The government blamed the at
tacks on foreign submarines.
claiming that the rebels have
none of their own.
The loyalists protested the de-
struction of Almeria in note to
the League of Nations, denounc-
ing the Smelling as "a fragrant
act of aggression.
Another loyalist merchant ship
was reported to have been the
target for torpedoes of foreign
submarine, allegedly Italian, off
the Spanish east coast where the
steamship Ciudad de Barcelona
was sunk by a submarine Sunday
with loss of about SO lives.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
Italy Ready To Rush More Warships
To Spain And Will Uphold Germany

ed the German bombardment OF
Almeria as "justifiable, legiti-
mate reprisal for the savage
bombing Of. the German warship
Deutschland"
Meanwhile Premier Benito Mus
solini remained in close touch
with his ministers, although he
apparently did not regard the sit
uation as grave enough to war
rant returning Immediately from
his vacation at Forli.
Diplomats believed they had
assurance that Italy will not take
any precipitate action, beyond
withdrawal, with Germany, from
the control commission, unless an:
other and graver incident should
occur.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01

ROME, June 1.-(UP)-Italy
last night affirmed determination
to "stand solidly with Berlin" in
the Deutschland incident, and
prepared to rush additional war
ships to Spanish waters.
A press ministry statement said
Italian war vessels now stationed
near Spain will remain, in spite
of Italy's withdrawal from the in
ternational control as a result Of
the Deutschland bombing.
The statement said it could be
assumed Italian ships would de-
fend themselves with all means
at their disposal" If Spanish 10y
alist airplanes or ships attempt to
attack them. -
Italian newspapers characteriz-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
]. N. McElrath
Buried At In1nan
Widow Is Sister of Mrs. ].
A. Brock, Here

Funeral services for J. N. Nc
Elrath, II. who died at his home
at Inman, S. c., on Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock, were held at
Inman yesterday afternoon, &C
cording to information received
here.
He was frequent visitor to
Hendersonville. He is survived by
his widow, a sister of Mrs. j. A.
Brock, of 7Hendersonville; son,
John Elliott MeElrath. Of Vir-
ginia, and a daughter, Mrs. T. G.
Gosnell, Of Spartanburg. Aa
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
1000 STEEL. PLANT PICKETS
BATTLE EMpL DYES In PLANT
AT CLEVELAND IN CLIO DRIVE.
Bricks, Iron Bolts Weap
ons; 2 Men Already
Seriously Injured

CLEVELAND, June |. (UP)-
One thousand picketS today bat
tied large number of men in
side the Republic Steel corpora
tons Warren plant in continual
ton of the violence which has
marked the ClO attempt to gain
a written contract with the steel
concern.
Bricks and iron bolts were the
chief weapons. AT least two men
were injured seriously.
Meantime three railroads have
asked a petition to prevent CIO
members from blockading freight
shipments to and from the Re-
public plants.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
DELAY CHICAGO STRIKE
FARLEY INDEFINITELY

CHICAGO, June 1.-(UP)-
Governor Henry Horner last night
adjourned his steel strike confer
ence for an indefinite period, APP
parently without securing a def
mite agreement to end strife be-
tween the Republic Steel corpor-
alton and the Steel Workers or
ganizing committee.
The conference broke up after
five hours of deliberation at about
IL p. m. and the governor told
the United Press that it appear
ed unlikely any further confer
enceS would be held for several
Continued on page rhree)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
Three Fine Homes
Near Completion
AT Laurel Park

Three fine homes are being
completed in Laurel Park and will
be occupied by owners and their
families in the near future.
The home of Mrs. Ruth Trem..
bly has been completed and will
be occupied this week. 1t is locat-
ed just east of the inn. 49,.
The home of w. H. Krams, MI
ami real estate man, on Tower
Heights, will be completed and
occupied by June Is. 1t is large
Groom house with double garage.
The home of DR.. A. l.. Suhrie,
of New York University, will be
completed about July l. 1t is one
of the finest homes built here in
a number of years.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
co TO WAKE FOREST

Prof. and Mrs. C. F. Jervis and
daughter, Miss Thelma, left yes
terday for Wake Forest college to
witness the graduation of Charles,
the SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Jervis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
FLIGHT SCHEDULED

MIAMI, Fla, June 1. (UP)-
DR.. Samuel Bosch Of Buenos
Aires was scheduled to take off
here today on a flight to Buenos
Aires.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
ARRIVES FROM FLORIDA

Mrs. J. w. Miller has arrived
from Leesburg, Fla, and opened
her home in Laurel Park.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-01
WEATHER

Continued warm tonight and
Wednesday with widely scattered
thundershowers.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Paris police, working on a sub.
way murder mystery, hoped to
solve it with underground infor.
nation.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
GAIN AT ARAGON
YIELDS FORTS
TO INSURGENTS
Mountain StronghoIds
Finally Seized

PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 10
GN.SJ. - Insurgent Spanis h
troops advanced three to five
miles on the Aragon front today,
pushing back government forces
after dislodging them from noun
tain strongholds they had oc-
cupied since the beginning of the
civil war.
Insurgent reports here said the
insurgents went forward along a
20-nile front Immediately south
Of the PyreneeS Mountains, cap
turing Mount Santa Cruz and
freeing the Jaca-Huesca Road
from gunfire.
A government o m m un q u e
stated, however, that insurgent at
tacks on the outskirts Of Casares
Calante near Navalaganella on the
central front had been repulsed
with heavy losses and that insur.
gent pressure on Alio Aragon like
wise was hurled pack, with heavy
casualties.
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
MARINES HOLD
'B|RTHDAYF

One hundred and sixty-two
years of activity are to be cele-
brated today by the U. S. Marine
Corps at all the service posts in
the country.
The official celebration will be
a simple but impressive one. At
each post the commanding officer
will read to the assembled men a
history of their organization from
its inception in ITS to the pres
ent day, prepared at the Navy
Department in washington.
The local celebration will in
cluoe a reception for the officers
this afternoon and a dance for
the men tonight in the band hall
of the Marine Barracks. At Guam
tico. Va, the officers and the men
will hold dances in separate build
ings tonight,
The Washington times., 1937-11-10

In his annual report, made yes
terday, the navigation chief dis.
closed that the fighting ships of
the nation are now is per cent
deficient in man.power.
He called attention to the fact
that a surprise attack without the
formality of a declaration Of war
as followed in the Manchurian,
Ethiopian and present Sino-Japa-
nese conflicts would cause great
difficulty to this nation. The
country relies on the reserve corps
to fill out the Navy and in this
respect the admiral warned:
"The assembly and transpor-
tation of the reservists will oc-
casion delay. Their assimila-
ton within the trained organi-
zation of combatant ships will
require time which may well not
be available in the present dis
turbed conditions"
The Washington times., 1937-11-10
Apache Quits
Coast Guard Cutter
DecOnlnliSsiOned

The Coast Guard cutter Apache,
known to every water enthusiast
and riverman in and around Wash
ington, will be decommissioned
Monday.
Rear Admiral R. r. Waesche re-
vealed that the cutter will be re-
placed in the Chesapeake Bay Sec
ton by the Calypso, Coast Guard
cutter, which is being transferred
from duty at San Pedro, Cal. 1t is
a somewhat smaller craft COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr. William
W. Kenner.
The Apache has been in the
Government service for 46 years,
81 Of them in the Chesapeake Bay
vicinity. She was originally known
as the Galveston, placed in opera
ton in 1891 on the Gulf Coast, but
was assigned as the Apache to
duty in Baltimore in 1906.