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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
KIWANIS HAS
new OFFICERS
Installation Held at Ladies
Night Dinner With
60 Attending

The HcnderSonvillc kiwaniS
club "rcdedicated itself to COM
muuity service" at 4 ladies' night
dinner meeting last night 1T
which officers for the new year.
headed by DR.. J. &. Bennett as
president, were Installed. About
30 persons attended the event at
the Skyland hotel.
The new officers were installed
by F. NJ. Waters. outgoing presi-
dent. who in turn was given the
past presidents badge and a gift
from the club by c. NJ. Ogle, I'M
mediate past president. Dr.. Ben
nett and Mr.. Waters both spoke
briefly rs they assumed and re-
linquished the office of president.
Other new officers and directors
recognized at the meeting are
Geo. NJ. Flanagan, vice-preSident
\. r. Barber, secretary, and +.
+. Sudduth. treasurer, and Judge
K. II. Station, G. NJ. Ogle, j. r..
Shipman, S. J. ChildS. l.. Is.
Prince, e. c. Richardson and Dr.
Hyatt Brown, directors. The vice
president presented the commit
tee chairmen. as follows: Agricul-
ture, J. I. Fain: attendance, l..
A. Blair; boys and girls, DR.. g..
r. Combs; Boy Scouts, Kenneth
Williamson; business standards.
Sam kalin; house and entertain
ment, J. ii. Reaben; inter-city,
DR.. JOS. K. Sewer; KiwaniS edu-
cation. c. NJ. Ogle; public affairs,
ThoS. II. Franks; music, DR.. j. l..
Weddington; sports. DR.. Fred o.
TrOtter: support of churches in
their spiritual aims, r. n. Station ;
vocational guidance, +. A. Smyth
III; underprivileged children,
Jno. +. Wilkins.
A highlight of the evening
program was an achievement re-
port by the outgoing secretary,
DR.. Hyatt Brown, in which the
activities and accomplishments of
the club during the year were out
lined. The report, which in its
entirety contains 1000 words, will
be forwarded to Kiwanis lnterna-
tional. All committees of the club,
the report shows, were active
during the year, with the work of
the Boy Scout, underpriyiieged
children, boys and girls. sports
Continued on page FOUR
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DESTRUCTIVE
RAIDS STAGED
ON KEY CITIES
Panic Stricken Population
Flees Tsingtao, City
of Dead
$50 AMERICANS ARE
REMAINING THERE
Copyright, 1897, by United Pres.

Copyright, 1887. by United Press
SHANGHAI, Dee. 81. (UP)-
Japanese bombing planes. ranging
over China in a 2,OOO-milc are
stretching from Shantung To Can
ton, today completed u IS-hour
Commandment of key cities in the
most destructive mass raids since
me fall of Marking.
In the south, eight bOmbcrS
droned over Canton IN the most
intensive raid since September :.
dropping four bombs into the com
pounds of two American mission
airy schools-the Wahnei school on
the outskirts of the city. and the
Union Girls school.
One Chinese was killed and 10
were injured. The bombs eXplod-
ed i'm u storehouSc. destroying
medical supplies shipped from the
United States 10 China last month.
Otherwise the damage was slight.
In the north, squadron OF Jap
aneSe bOmbcrS droncd over the
Sacred mountain. Tai Shan. and
bombed the city of Talan. Chi
ncse military reports said many
incendiarv bombs were dropped
during 4S hours OF almost cOntlnu-
Gus raids, doing extensive damage
The city lies below TSinan. and
is the next objective in the south
western Shantung campaign. Chi
neSe. rctrcating along the high
ways, burned and dynamltcd
bridges near ChiehShOu. on the
banks Of the Yellow river.
The fourth international rcfu-
gee train from Hankow left last
night for Hongkong via Canton,
with approximately 800 foreigners
aboard, including Americans, Brit
iSh, French and Germans.
Chinese reports Of the bomb
ings in South China said planes
circled for IS minutes over Can
ton and Shameen. unloading tons
Of explosives.
Meanwhile in Shanghai. threats
Of new OutburStS of violence by
Chinese terroriStS alarmed the for
cign quarter. rs police sought two
Chinese. believed to be members
Of a "dare-to-die" legion of anti
Japanese terrOriStS, who aSSaSSl-
mated Lob Pci-hong, wealthy Chi
nese Rockefeller" in the French
concession last night.
Japanese issued yelled warnings
after the bombing of the military
launches that Shanghai police had
forfeited" their rights 10 police
areas from which they withdrew
during hoStiliticS. There was even
graver fear that. in the light of
terroriStic activities. the Japanese
might seize upon the assassination
as an excuse 10 dominate even
greater areas.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
State Theatres
Manager Given
SpartanburgP Post
Montgomery Will Manage
Criterion Theatre; Hol-
combe Successor

Oscar Montgomery. Jr., who has
been managing the State theatre.
is being transferred to Spartan
burg, where he will be manager
of the Criterion theatre.
Mr.. Montgomery will be sue
ceeded at the State by c. +. Hol-
combe, Jr., who comes to Hen
jacksonville from WinSton-Salem.
where he was with the Colonial
theatre.
Mr. Montgomery has made many
friends during his stay in Hender-
sonville and their good wishes fol-
low him 10 Spartanburg. Patrons
of the State will no doubt give
Mr.. Holcombe a cordial welcome.
He is an experienced theatre OPP
orator. who calls ASheville his
"home town"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
u. S. PASSPORT
FRAUD IS STILL
Being STUDIED
U. S. Agents Say Interest
ing Disclosures Due on
Russian Incident
PARENTS WANT FIR. TO
ASK WON ANS FATE

NEW YORK, Dee. 81. tCP}.-
Federal agents. ccntcring opera
tons here were reported last
night 20 have picced together ma
jor parts Of the RubcmS- Robinson
passport puzzle, involving Il man
and woman. repeatedly AmcrI-
cans held prisoners in Moscow.
Interesting disclosures were
promised within a few days by
state department agents here aft
cr it was learned that passport APP
plicationS for Mr.. and Mrs. Don
aid l.. Robinson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Arnold RubcnS were
approved in the office of former
County Clerk Albert Marinelll on
the same day. April 3, 1886.
In Miami, Fla, the parents Of
Mrs. Rubcns said that federal
agent advised them that their
daughter and her husband had
been identified as the Robin
sons" who went TO Moscow on
fraudulent passports. The Miami
Daily News said the parents, Nh.
and Mrs. Frederick G.. Bocrgcr
had tclcgraphcd President RooSe-
welt asking his help in learning
their daughters fate
In Washington state depart
mcnt officials revealed that pho
tographS of the Rubcns, who
sailed for Europe on the Rex De-
tobcr l6 had been sent 10 Mos
COW for examination.
The "Robinsons' disappeared in
Moscow early in December bring.
ing state department request TO
the Soviet union for an inveStiga-
ton Of their whereabouts. After
it was learned here that the cOu-
pie Robinson" had fictitious
passports -- based on names of
children long since dead-it was
unofficially announced in Mos
COW that the couple was detained
in Lubianka prison.
Whether the Rubcns and Rob
lUSOUS are one anu inc SAME IT,
manned 4 mystery. 1t was report
ed, however, by investigators that
the "RobinSonS" had planned to
sail on the Rex, but did not, and
that they stayed at the same
Paris hotel as the Rubens before
leaving for Moscow. In addition
Dr. Walter kerby. who had at
tended Mrs. RubcnS at birth of u
child, identified a passport photo
graph of Mrs. Robinson as that of
Mrs. RubenS. Similarly there
were individuals who knew Ru-
bens who said he rcsembled the
other mystery man.
Rubens' background was a
mystery. He told apartment
house friends here that he was
associated with a literary maya
zine. The publishers said he had
contributed to its aid but did not
actual work. He was reported TO
have had ample funds, paying for
his pasSage--iirst class-in cash.
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
ICKES STINGINGLY
ATTACKS WEALTH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. CUP
Secretary Of the Interior Harold
l.. Ickes last night carried forward
the governments sweeping drive
against big business, charging IN
a radio speech that "money arts
tocrats, corporate earls and ducal
economic-overlords" threaten To
"enslave America" through a sit
down strike Of capital.
He said the National Labor Re-
lations Boards report on working
conditions in the Ford Motor Co,
plants charges "Henry Ford, the
benefcent, with what amounts 10
a refusal to comply with duly
enacted statute Of the congress of
the United States" and with con-
temptuous disregard of mandate
from the people through their duly
elected representatives.
"If he has thus defied consti-
tuted authority, Mr.. Ford is not
entitled to the respect of the de-
cent law abiding citizens Of Amer
ica," Ickes said.
The sharp-tongued cabinet Off
Ger, in an address entitled 1T 10
Happening Here" and transmitted
over National Broadcasting COM
pany network, demanded that big
business purge itself of sits
Fords, its Girdlers (Tom Girdler,
head Of Republic Steel and its
Rands flames Rand, office equip
ment manufacturer) before it pre-
sumes to tell the people what they
should or should not 90 about the
troubles caused by labor wars"
Ickes' speech was the third this
week from government spokes-
men. Their theme was that big
business, through concentration OF
wealth and economic power, have
brought on the current trade
slump by artificially raising prices
and by refusing to cooperate with
the new deal except on its terms.
The other two speeches were made
by Assistant Attorney General
Robert H. Jackson and charged
that monopolists had priced the
country into the recession and that
capital is on a sit-down strike
against the government.
The seemingly well-organized
attack on business on the eve OF
the opening of congress aroused
speculation over whether it was
inspired by President Roosevelt
and whether it is directed at whip
ping UP "Grass Roots agitation
to keep congress from stampeding
before industry's demands for re-
lief from new deal legislation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
.ECYPT'S king
.OUSTSPREMIER
Soldiers Patrol Cities as
Naha's Dictatorial Ambi-
tons Are Fooled

CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 81. (UP)
King Farouk, l7-year-old sover-
eign of the Nile. last night held
his Egyptian army in readiness to
stamp out any disorders resulting
from his bold move in removing
the Nationalist government Of
Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha.
While armed soldiers patrolled
the streets of Cairo, Alexandria
and other cities NOLAN Mahmoud
Pasha, former premier under the
boys king father, set up a new
cabinet that completely ignored
Nahas' strong Wafdist party.
Mahmoud's first decree was one
ordering immediate dissolution Of
the Blue Shirts, Wafdist youth or
ganization which Farouk contend
ed was being used to further the
ousted premier's dictatorial ambi-
tons.
If his government is not given
q majority at the next session Of
parliament. Mahmoud said, he will
call for a general election to en-
sure continuance Of his regime.
81 hope to put the government
of Egypt on the right track" he
told newspaper men.
Nahas, driven from office by
royal decree after refusing to ac-
cept Farouk's terms for settle
ment of their constitutional diff
ferences, appealed to Egyptians to
remain calm. His appeal was d.
rected especially to the hot-tem-
pered Blue Shirts who have been
involved in frequent rioting since
Farouk assembled to the throne last
July 80. - 49,.
The new premier, on instruc-
tons from Farouk, pardoned 500
students imprisoned for demon
Continued on page three)
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SCOTT HUNTER TO
ADDRESS YOUNG
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY

The young people of the Pres
byterian church will hold an open
meeting on Sunday at 6 o'clock
in the church house, at which time
Scott Hunter, president of the
Y.M.C.A. of the University of
North Carolina, will bring a mes
sage from the "Youth Convention
on World Missions" which was
held in Atlanta, Ca, the last
three days in December. Abram
Briggs, Jr., a senior at Presbyter.
ian college, Clinton, S. c., will
also speak. There will be special
music. The public is cordially in
yited.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
Japanese Bomb U.S.. Schools At Canton
CRACK AMERICAN BATTALlONS
RUSHED TO REBEL BREACH TO
STEM SPANISH LOYALISTS GAINS
Planes Armored Cars and Tanks With Immense Sup
plies Dispatched by Both Sides to Sector OF
Battle at Teruel

aud snow, in temperature near
zero, with fog adding to the diff
iiculticS. Tanks and mmorcd cars
slithcrrd on the slippery terrain
and airplancs. flying despite the
cXrcrablc weather. faced an al
mos impossible job.
The NationaliStS had put every
thing they had into the battle in
u desperate attempt TO rccapturc
Tcrucl.
Dispatches from both sides en-
phasilcd not only the great num-
bcrS of men engaged. the big
fleets of tanks, armOred ears and
anplancS, but the enormous re-
serves Of supplies and men ariv-
ing behind the lines.
Dispatches Indicated that the
battle had not developed Suftl-
cicntly to permit intelligent fore
cast of It's outcome. The Nation
alistS attacked in great force and
with extreme ferocity yesterday
and won considerable ground.
LoyaliStS asserted that they won
most of this ground back in cOun-
tcr-attackS but admitted that the
NationaliStS retained some gains
on the Loyalist left flank.
NationaliStS hoped not only to
rctakr Tcrurl, and rescue the tiny
garrison fortified in the center of
the city in two groups Of build
iugs, but to trap many thousands
Of LoyaIisls by movements de-
signed 10 cnvc!op the LoyaliSt
right and left wings. Dispatches
from the Nationalist front made
it plain that the NationaliStS be-
licvcd that success was assured.
Continued on page three.)
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Bishop Kern, presiding bishop
of the four Methodist conferences
in North Carolina and South Car
DINA will preach ut the II a. m.
service of the First Methodist
church here Sunday, DR.. Gilbert
K. Combs, pastor, announced To-
day. A large congregation is eX-
peetcd to hear him.
At the time of his election to
the episcOpacy in 1920. the bishop
was pastor Of Travis Park Meth
OdiSt church in San Antonio. Tex,
after having served as Il professor
at Southern Methodist university
at Dallas, Texas. For -four years
after his election aS BISHOP he was
in charge of mission conferences
in Europe. Africa and the Orient,
ana nc is now completing his
Quudrcnnium as presiding bishop
of the CaroliuaS area. He Is re-
gardcd as one OF the ablest
preachers and administrators in
McthOdiSm.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
HOLD SIX AS
SEA MYSTERY
QUIZ PUSHED
Latest Version OF Yachting
Tragedy Reveals Seiz-
ure Planned
SAY SLAYER KILLED.:
THROWN OVERHEARD

LOS ANGELES Dec. 81. (UP)
Federal agents today held six sur
Nivors of the cruise of the yacht
AAFJE III an attempt to get at
the bottom of one Of the Strang-
est stories that ever came from
the sea.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
agents learned when the coast
guard cutter towcd the yacht into
port that Jack Morgan, As, house
man, who had been reading about
the South Seas posed az wealthy,
chartered the yacht from its own
az, Dwight Fauldiug, Santa Bar
bara hotel owner.
Soon after the cruise got under
way Morgan picked Il quarrel with
Faulding and shot him to death,
then locked the other passengers
in their cabins and told his wife
to stand guard while he set the
vessels course for the South Seas.
Next day Morgan ordered two
men passengers. George Spernack
and George Horne, to heave Faul-
d!ug'S body overheard.
Four days later Horne escaped
from the cabin, hit Morgan on
the head with a marlinspike. Then,
with the aid of Spernack, tossed
Morgan's body overheard.
They turned the boat around
but n storm came up, blew away
the mainSail and the boat wal
lowed helpleSSlv for five days. 1t
was spotted by plane which re-
ported it to the coastguard.
The AAFJE Law 800 miles off
the coast of Mexico south of San
Pedro when found.
Also on board were Morgan's
wife. II, who is an expectant
mother and unmoved by her hus-
bands death, saying he was al
ways cruel to her; nurse, Miss
Elsie Borden, extremely pretty;
Faulding's friend, Mrs. Gertrude
Turner and her child, 8. Spernack
was Faulding's guest. Horne was
u photographer and Faulding,s as
sistant in handling the AAFJE.
At first the story of a death
duel aboard a disabled yacht, with
one man finally killing another
and then jumping overheard. was
told when the ill-starred yacht
nosed into the coastguard dock
here last night.
Two men, three women and
small boy, who were aboard as
passengers, were herded together
by agents of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and rushed to
headquarters in Los Angeles for
questioning.
The body Of the owner Of the
AAFJE, Dwight L. Faulding, who
was slain, was not aboard when
the Yacht was lowed into San Pc
dro by the coastguard cutter Per-
seus. 1t supposedly had been toss
ed overheard before the slayer
leaped into the sea.
Also missing was James or Jack
Morgan, who was reported to nave
chartered the yacht Dec. 20 for
a two-day cruise and taken Faul-
ding along as skipper.
One of the passengers was
quoted as saying the two men had
fought cover a woman" with
Faulding firing the first shot.
Although agents guarded the
passengers from newsmen, it was
learned from other sources that
they had described a story OF a
wild quarrel between Morgan and
Faulding on the foredeck of the
Yacht, while the boat drifted help
iessly within sight of the lower
California coast.
The quarrel ended with Faul.
ding falling before a fusillade OF
revolver shots, it was said.
The shooting apparently oc-
CURED Monday.
In the exchange of shots one
Continued on page three.)
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CHURCH OFFICIALS
WILL MEET BISHOP

Members OF the quarterly con
ference of the FRS: Methodist
church will meet Bishop Paul b.
Kern in separate session at the
church school hour Sunday morn
ing, Roy Johnson, chairman of the
board Of stewards, announced this
morning. Bishop Kern will preach
at the II o'clock service.
At the meeting of officials with
Bishop Kern, plans and problems
of the church VIII be discussed
and u large attendance is request
ed. Mr.. Johnson said. 1t will be
held in the recreation room of the
church.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
FOREIGNERS WARD
OFF NATIVE L00TERS

Copyright. 1887. by United Press
TSINGTAO, Dec. 81. (UP)-
Hastily organized foreign vigil
lanteS today charged Chinese loot
ers with batons as Chinese police
abandoned their posts before the
Japanese drive.
Chinese dynamited Japanese
factories and smoke from incen-
diary fires drifted over the city.
LootinE began at an early hour
Continued on page three)
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S. ]. FULLW00D ON
BRIEF STOP IN CITY

S. j. Fullwood, who was for
merry in business here and who
has been in Florida this winter,
is in the city en- route to Wash
ington and Pittsburgh. Mrs. Full
wood is running a book and mu-
sic store in Sarasota, Fla.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
LOW POINT in RECESSION In
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION NOW
REACHED; SURVEY OPTIMISTIC

Statistics are being gathered by
the consumers council and bureau
of agricultural economics.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
Wallace criticized the "eXtraordi-
narily wide spread between retail
and farm prices" especially
bread, meat and textile prices.
He said retail prices are Gin
clincd to be sticky"
The labor department index of
prices for the week-ending De-
cember % showed farm prices had
declined approximately 20 per
cent while retail food prices were
off only nine per cent since De-
cember %, 1886.
RESERVE BANK DISTRICT
REPORTS A SET BACK
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 81. CUP
Continued on page three.)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 81
(UP)-ln a general analysis Of
the business situation, the Unit
ed States Chamber Of Com.
meree today reported it believ-
ed the low point Of the reees.
sion has been reached and in
dustrial production may be ex-
pected to improve heneeforth.
The report said the study was
"surprisingly optimistic" but
limited that the government
might interfere with the normal
recovery process.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
JANUARY SINGING AT
SHAWS CREEK SUNDAY

Glover l.. Anders, president Of
the Henderson County Singing
convention, announces that this
organization will hold its monthly
singing at Shaws Creek Baptist
church on the Brevard highway
next Sunday at 2 p. m. President
Anders invites all singers and low
ers of music.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-31
CAPT. SMYTH SAID
IMPROVING TODAY

Captain Ellison A. Smyth. who
has been ill at his home in Flat
Rock for some time is showing
some Improvement today, it was
reported. 80.
While still very i'll, Capt. Smyth
is not losing ground.
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FARM AND RETAIL
PRICE SPREAD WIDER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. (UP)
The department of agriculture to-
day was studying the widened
spread between farm and retail
food prices,
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AMERICAN DRUG CO.
HAS NEW QUARTERS

The American Drug company
has moved from the south side Of
Seventh avenue east to the OPP
posite side Of the street and is oc-
cupying part of the w. d. Lob
man building.
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WEATHER

Increasingly warmer and posi-.
bic showers tonight: scattered
showers Saturday.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Ballroom elassicists who don't
like the Big Apple say it was the
rotten one that ruined = barrel
full.
Evening star., 1937-03-10
FL|NTK0TE EARNS
$1,171,034 PROFIT
1886 Net Compares With
$1,309,779 During 1885.
Sales Climb.
BY the Associated Press.

SS lIlc hSSOClhtcQ FTeSS.
NEW YORK, March 10-The Flint
kote Co. and subsidiaries reported for
1886 net income from operations Of
$1,17l ,034, equal to $1.75 a share on
the capital stock. This compares with
$l,309,779 or $l.96 share, in 1885.
The figures for both years include
amounts received in settlement Of
patent infringements and other claims.
which were listed at $5,755 in 1886 and
s1o3,318 in 1885.
Net sales for the year were $l3,-
676,258, against $11, ,145.o43 IN 1885.
Bohn Aluminium.
Bohn Aluminium e. Brass Co., De-
troit, reported 1885 net profit of ST.
57o,901, equal to SAB share of capi-
tai stock, against $l,588,827, Or s4,51
a share, in 1885.
National Malleable.
National Malleable & Steel Castings
Co. reported 1886 net profit of ST.
130, ,408, equal to $3.50 share of capi-
tai stock, against $l09,592, or 23 cents
share, in 1885.
Richmond Radiator.
Richmond Radiator Co. reported
1885 net loss of S64 ,486, against a net
loss Of s2OO,361 in 1885.
Trans-America Corp.
Trans-America Corp, holding
company engaged chiefly in the own
ership of financial institutions. report
ed consolidated net profits for 1886 Of
$25, 200, compared with S20,3l9,-
276 the previous year, gain of %
per cent. Earnings per share of capi-
tai stock were Sl08, against 81 cents
in 1885.
Lambert Co.
The Lambert Co., New York phar-
maceutical manufacturers, reported
for 1886 net profit, after taxes, of
sl,272, ,387, equal to Sl.70 a share on
the capital stock. Net profit for 1885
was sl,5l6, TAO, equal to S203 share
Easy Washing Machine
Easy washington Machine Corp. re-
ported net income for 1885 of s557,461,
equal to SLOT share on the COM
bined class a. and "B" stocks This
compares with s2S4,712, or SIS cents,
on the same basis in 1885.