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The times-news., 1937-08-27
POLISH RIOTS
KILL 70, HURT 50
Mark To-Day Farm Strike
Staged to Protest Gov
ernment DEGREES

WARSAW, Aug. 27. (UP)-
Twenty persons were killed and
80 wounded yesterday according
to provincian reports, in rioting
between police and farmers in the
climax of a Today farm strike
against government DEGREES.
1t was reported that Sc persons,
mostly farmers, had been killed,
and scores injured during disor-
ders of the last 10 days.
The government announced
that the agricultural strike, par
ticularly in the Cracow and Tar
now districts, had succeeded in
chokingoff city food supplies
through terrorist actions which,
in several sub-districts, led to
sanguinary encounters with po-
lice"
The government insisted, how
ever, that order had been re-es-
tablished throughout Poland.
1t was estimated that more
than 200 persons were under ar
rest, some of whom have been re-
moved to the governments con-
centration camp at Bereza.
Farmers organizations tonight
distributed leaflets formally end
ing the strike, calling it "a COM
plete success" and warning that
it would be repeated "at the op-
,n,t,na Y,n,nant ~
Today's worst dirOsders were
reported to. have occurred in the
east Galician town of Munin
where police fired on farmers be-
seiging the towns prison, the Ex-
change Telegraph Agency Brit
ish) reported. Seventeen were re-
ported killed.
simultaneously Socialists in the
Cracow, Tarnow and Kielce indus
trial districts ordered a 24-hour
general strike in sympathy with
the farmers, who were said to
have demanded the release of sew
eral of their comrades from the
Munin prison. .'
The times-news., 1937-08-27
DEATH TAKES MELLON
AT SOUTHAM MPTON
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when he died.
Mellon will be buried in Pitts
burgh Saturday following public
funeral services at 2:3O p. M. IN
the East Liberty Presbyterian
church there. :,
Melons associates in Pittsburgh
said his body will rest in state at
the church for several hours, pro-
viding it arrived early Saturday
The public funeral will be held,
his associates said, "because ne
had too many friends to make it
exclusive" -,
Mellon was secretary of the U.
S. Treasury longer than any other
man. He entered the cabinet of
President Harding March a, l92 l
and remained as financial head OF
the country until Feb. 5, 1882
when he was appointed ambassa,
dor to Great Britain. He ended
his service there on March IT,
1888.
Andrew William Mellon, finan-
cier and statesman. was born IN
Pittsburgh, Pa, March "a, 1855.
the son of Judge Thomas and
Sarah Jane Negley Mellon.
Described by some supporters
as the greatest secretary of the
treasury since Alexander Hamil-
tom" Mellon held that post for
II years until Feb. 5, 1882, when
President Hoover appointed him
ambassador to the Court of ST.
James's.
Mellon, one of Americas great
est financiers and ranked as the
fourth or fifth richest man in the
world, started his career when he
entered the banking house of his
father a year after he left the
Western University of Pennsyl'
vania (now University of Pitts
burgh) in 1873 because his ia
ther felt the youth might suffer q
breakdown. He had received his
earlier education in the Pitts
burgh public schools.
He was appointed secretary OF
the treasury March A, 1921, by
President Harding during the
critical postwar period, and there
after was regarded as the "powel
behind the presidential throne
during the administrations OF
Presidents Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover. -.
It was Melons political con.
troll of Pennsylvania that enabled
him to swing support to Hoover
at the 1928 Republican conven'
ton in Kansas City and win fol
himself the name of president
maker"
Upon retirement of Judge Mel.
lon from the private banking
house of T. Mellon & Sons in
Pittsburgh, Andrew Mellon be-
came senior partner of the firm
in 1886. In 1902 the firm became
the Mellon National Bank ano
Andrew Mellon it's first president
In 1889 he helped organize the
Union Trust Company of Pitts
burgh and the Union Savings
Bank of Pittsburgh. He was first
president Of the Union Trust Co
In the following decade he helped
organize the Mellon Oil Produc,
ing and Refining Enterprises
When these properties. including
pipelines, were disposed of, he or
ganized the Gulf Oil Corporation
An early investor in the Alumi
nun Company of America, Mel
lon was active in that industry.
| development when uses for the
metal were sought. He was or
ganizer of the Union Steel Co.
later merged into the United
States Steel Corp.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
CHARMING BRIDGE
HONORS VISITOR

Miss Maude Schaeffer gave q
lovely bridge Of four tables IN
compliment to her sister. Mrs
Charles H. Campbell, of Harts.
willie, S. c., who is the guest OF
another sister, Mrs. E. W. Ew;
bank. The Country club formed
a charming setting for the party;
the attractiveness being enhanced
by the use of late summer flow
ers. -;
Mrs Campbell was the reeipl-
ent of a little gift and the four
high score trophies went to Mes
danes C. E. Nutting, E. w. Ew-
bank, C. H. Valentine and guest
Mrs Aiken Rhett of Charleston,
S. c. Dainty refreshments were
served when cards had been laid
aside.
Guests at this delightful party
included the honor guest, Mrs
Campbell, Mesdames Frederick w.
Ewbank. William Howe, Lewis
Kemper, B. P. Burckmyer, H: T.
Scheper. Augustus Williams, J. A.
Smyth, Campbell King, Nutting,
John Hudgens. Rhett. Valentine
and Ewbank, and Misses Charlotte
Stoney and Edith Mcclellan
The times-news., 1937-08-27
DRS. SHANKLIN ARE
CONTINUING TALKS
OVER THE WEEKEND

Drs. Lloyd C. and Irene A.
Shanklin continue their lectures
at the Ames. hotel, with the fol-
lowing program outlined for the
weekend:
Friday, Aug. 81, 7:45-Free
public Demonstration of Divine
Healing. All welcome.
Saturday, Aug. %, 2:30 p. m.
Startling Facts Regarding Food
Science.
Saturday, Aug. %, 7:45 p. m.
How Metaphysical Healing Re-
lieves Headaches, Rheumatism,
etc.
Sunday, Aug. 20, 2:3O p. m.
The True Meaning of Life. It's
Divine Purpose in Gods Plan for
Man.
Sunday, Aug. 90, 7:45 p. m.-
Why and How Jesus Healed In
curables. Is Healing Possible To-
day?
The times-news., 1937-08-27
Boiling Springs
Services Sunday

Rev. c. C.. Benton, superin-
tendent of the Asheville district,
Blue Ridge, Atlantic conference,
will preach at the Boiling Springs
Methodist church, Sunday after
noon, Aug. 30, at 2:30 p. m. I'm
mediately following the sermon
he will preside over the business
session of the fourth quarterly
conference Of the year for the
Etowah NJ. f. circuit. There will
be no communion service. The
The times-news., 1937-08-27
WESLEY PHlLATHEAS
MEET

The Wesley Philathea class
met last evening at the home OF
Misses Lottie and Stella Dixon
with Mrs. H. A. Corriher presid-
ing. The principal matter Of busi-
ness, the election of officers, re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs.
II. c. Ransom; vice.-pres., Mrs,
Corriher; secretary, Miss Mallie
Patrick: treasurer, Mrs. II. V.
Godfrey; teacher, Mrs. Paul Eng
liSh.
Contests were enjoyed during
the social hour, prizes going to
Mrs. Margaret Hines, guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Frank Yarbor-
ough, and Mrs. j. H. Ellison. At
tracrive refreshments were. serv-
ed to the guests including several
visitors.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
YOUNG PIANO PUPILS
ENTERTAINED

The younger pupils of the
Rrooks Studio of Music, conduct
ed by Mrs. J. F. Brooks and Miss
Mary Brooks, were entertained
delightfully."-. A little program Oh
solos and ensemble numbers was
presented. a pleasing trio being
given bv Joe Brown on the violin
with his sisters, Elizabeth and
Anna Marie, at the piano.
Special guests were Mrs. Geo.
n Mallett and her daughter, Mrs.
Frederic Conger of New York
Civ whose young son. Frederic,
studies under Miss Brooks each
summer. =.
An iced course was served ait-
er the program.
The times-news., 1937-08-27

Alumni of the University of
North Carolina will have rally
in the Land of the Sky Satur,
day, August 2sth. Two United
States senators and two national
Iv known authors will headline the
Guest list together with a large
delegation of university officials
from Chapel Hill. The meeting
will begin with picnic supper at
the Asheville Country club Satur-
day at 6 o'clock.
Pictured above are some VINO
will make brief talks. At left.
top, Thomas Wolfe, university
graduate of 1920, who is spending
the summer in cabin near Ashe-
The times-news., 1937-08-27
MANNING, WELLS
TAKING OVER AGENCY
OF INSURANCE FIRM

A. S. Manning and C. H. Wells
have taken over the agency OF
Life and Casualty Insurance
concern of Tennessee in Hender-
sonville, they announced yester-
day. "
These young men succeed Perry
and Tillotson who previously held
the agency.
The times-news., 1937-08-27

vile. The other author to attend
is Judge Robert w. Winston. At
right. top, George Stephens, Ashe-
vile business man, president OF
the General Alumni association
this year.
Bottom row, left to right: Sen.
Robert r. Reynolds, who will well
come the guests; U. S. Senator
William H. Smathers, Waynesville
native, junior senator from New
Jersey; Dean A. w. Hobbs of the
College of Arts and Sciences at
Chapel Hill; Robert A. Fetzer, d.
rector of athletics at the univers-
The times-news., 1937-08-27

ity; Raymond b. WolE. head foot,
ball coach, and j. Maryon Saus,
ders, alumni secretar%.
l.. F. Aberncthy. prcSidcn, a
the Buncombe County alumni
heads the committee arrangip,
the rally, the second annual aasi,
Of its kind to be sponsored B,
Asheville alumni.
OF the several Western Non,
Carolina committees appointed \
cooperate in this project. III
Henderson county committee nj
cludes: |. c. Arlcdgc. chairmsrI
and Harry n. Ewbank, Hcndsy
sonville, and J. o. Bel. Jr.. d
Tuxedo.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
UNION MISSIONARY
MEETING ON MONDAY

The Union Missionary society
will meet at the First Baptist
church Monday at 3 p. M. An IN
teresting program has been plan
ned and it is requested that wo-
men from all the churches be
present. Visitors will be cordially
welcomed.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
:; : Q 0GIE /, { ;.,!,,!;; J.: ..T!!:Y = :: :: !:

members, presented her with a
beautiful compact with the auxil-
;arv emblem engraved upon It.
Her personal gift to the honoree
was an autograph album in which
about forty members and guests
wrote good wishes. Miss Kate
Dotson rendered several lovely IN
strumental and vocal numbers.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
INQUEST in HAUSER
DEATH TOMORROW
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IOOHIIHueU 1KVIR UukS 0V
site side of the ravine.
An autopsy revealed the child
had been violated at some time
prior to death. Autopsy specimens
were sent to Duke hospital, Dur
ham, for further examination.
They were received here yester-
day, but contents of the report
have not been made public. =,
Hazlewood was first examined
on Thursday after the child's
death. He repeated substantially
The times-news., 1937-08-27

ing held each evening at 8
o'clock. The music is in charge
of Jess Creasman of Asheville,
and Carl Garrett Of Dana. Much
interest is being shown in the
services.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
BRIDGE CLUB HAS
DELIGHTFUL SESSION

Mrs. H. Vincent Station enter
tanned the members of her bridge
club at an attractive session yes
terday afternoon, asters and other
garden flowers being used effec.
tiyely. Mrs. j. G. Bennett held
high score and Miss Elsie Flicker
cut the consolation. A sweet
course was served. The only spe-
cial guests were Mesdames Rob-
ert T. Dixon of Charlotte, John
s. Forrest and II. NJ. LeConey.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friend
and ncighborS for th2 many kri
nesses shown during the ilIRt,
and death Of our daughter az
sister, Mrs. Gertic llootS. AIs
for the beautiful floral offering
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il, Jone,
and Family.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
INTEREST STRONG in
REVIVAL AT DANA

DR.. S. w. Danncr from Orange
burg, S. c., is conducting two
weeks revival at Refuge Baptist
church at Dana. Services are be-
The times-news., 1937-08-27
IRWIN TO PREACH

The Rev. Mr.. Irwin, of Balfour,
will preach at West Henderson
vile Baptist church Sunday night
at 8 o'clock. Everyone is cordial
lly invited to attend.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
AID CRASH KILLS FOUR

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. q (UPJ
Four persons, including one wo-
man were killed in an airplane
crash one mile from the airport
here today. The airplane was pri-
vatelv owned. It's occupants were
burned beyond recognition.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-White cook and house
keeper. References required.
Call 562-R.
The times-news., 1937-08-27

public is cordially invited 10 !
tend.
The times-news., 1937-08-27

the same story told to Barnett
enroute to the hospital: That the
child was throwing rocks from
the bridge; he went for more
rocks, turned, and she was miss
ing.
Hazlewood was placed uriier
guard on Wednesday night after
the death. A warrant was served
ON him at the hospital on the fol-
lowing night and he was moved
to the county Jail on Monday
morning.
The times-news., 1937-08-27

Scientists say ticks can live
three years or so without food
The times-news., 1937-08-27

More than $4,000 ,hUni',
storms occur throughout 4
world each day.
The times-news., 1937-08-27
RESULT OF WOUNDING
OF AMBASSADOR TO
CHINA IS in DOUBT

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He was given a blood transus-
ion last night.
AU. S. sailor, H. A. Thompson,
pharmacists mate 3rd class OF
Mountainville, Calf, was blood
donor.
Physicians attending the am
bassador included DR.. +. M,
Ganutlett of London, DR.. T. M.
Burton of Glasgow, Scotland, and
DR.. Dana Nance, a Shanghai
American surgeon.
DR.. Gauntlet remained con-
stantly at Sir Hughes bedside.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
JUNIOR TANK MEET.
SETF0R SATURDAY
Boys Will Be Divided Into
Two Classes for Races
at Maryland Club.

4 JUNIOR swimming meet, sane
" toned by the District A. A. U.
~ and open to registered ath-
a letes, will be held under the
auspices of the Garden Pool A. c. at
the Maryland Club Gardens Saturday
at clock.
Competition will be divided between
boys IA years old and under and
those from IA to Is. The younger
class will compete in the freestyle,
breaststroke and backstroke-all 40
yard distances-while the older will
swim the 100-yard freestyle, lOO-yard
breaststroke. 100-yard backstroke and
novice 40-yard freestyle. There also
will be fancy diving for the senior
group, the dives calling for q plain
front. jackknife, back and three op-
tional
Gold. silver and bronze medals will
be given to winners of first, second
and third places in each event. Full
regulation swimming suits must be
worn.
The pool is located on the Marlboro
pike, one mile past the District line.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
FEDERAL LSBURG SPEEDS

By the Associated Press
Fredericksburg heightened its lead in
the Eastern Shore League yesterday
Crisf1eld slipped back into third place
and the Salisbury Indians went on the
warpath for their sixth straight VIC
tory.
Fredericksburg staged an eighth-in-
ming rally against Centreville yester-
day. scored two runs and turned the
Colts back on the short end of a 5-4
decision. The loss sent Centreville to
fourth.
The second-place Easton Browns
lost heartbreaker to Dover in 10 in
nings, also by 5-4 count.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
Time May Eliminate SchneAng Heavyweight Fieht Picture

according to Harold O'Conor, local
rod wielder who has q Summer home
down that way. In one day he caught
So large hardhead, plus a smattering
Of trout. He tried several other sec
tions of the bay, but this was the only
hole he found producing.
HARRY CLARK of Baltimore never
had chance at Ocean City, Md,
where he hooked a marlin. For 3
hours and minutes he battled the
thing, which seems like a week when
you are out there tearing your muscles
and arms out trying to stop one But
1t was hooked in the fin, which means
Evening star., 1937-07-15

nothng at all to a marlin, and Il
nnauy got away. His companion.
r. M. Burns, landed 65-pound mar
lin in 80 minutes. It was 7 feet inch
long, had 26-inch tail spread, a q.
inch sword and girth Of 27 inches,
FISHING of the Gooses recentlv.
Miss Agnes Scheldrup, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dodds, all of Portal, N.
OAK, and local anglers Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Sipes, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Casem, William Hack, j. Leland Acuff.
Saylor Garbrick and Creston (Moou)
Mullins caught AZ hardhead.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
Mat Matches
y the Associated Press

0y the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Georpe
(Dazzler) Clark. Scotland, defeated
Al Mercier, Springfield (heavy-
weights, two out OF three falls.
OKLAHOMA CITY. frankie
Taylor, 1872, Hollywood, defeated
Dude Chick, 1913, Memphis, junior
heavy champ (two of three); Tony
Morelli, ITS, Philadelphia, deci-
stoned Jack Mcdonald, 173, Spo-
kane Zone falD.
PORTLAND. Oreg.-Ivan Man.
agoh, 222. Chicago. defeated Ole
Holsen. 225, Sweden 1.-TWO Of three);
Bill Hansen. 222, Omaha, threw
Bill Middlekauf, 235, Florida (body
press.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

HARRY HARPER let the Indians
down with three hits in the
second game of a double header,
collecting two of the Nationals
nine hits himself.
Francis Ouimet Of Boston, form
er national amateur and open golf
champion, won the Western anna
teur championship by defeating
Kenneth P. Edwards of Chicago,
! up. In 36 holes. on the Midlothian
Country Club course at Blue
Island. Ill.
The w. r. e. E. A. A. tennis team
regained the lead in the City-Sub-
urban Tennis League by defeating
F'airmont in four straight matches.
Evening star., 1937-07-15

the accepted lures. Several visitors
returning from Shady Side told US
That this situation was adding quite a
few gray hairs to the good skipper's
collection.
Hardhead at Black Walnut.
HE Black Walnut hole, Just inside
BrettonS Bay, is the place to fish,
Evening star., 1937-07-15
HAMM-ROTEFEUD
SP|CESSW|MM|NC
Young "Y" Star Beats Vet
by Inches in Feature
at East Potomac.
NEW swimming rivalry betwf

A NEW swimming rivalry between
~ rising young star and an old
~ star competing again for the
4 a first time in three years seems
set to spice local water activities for
the rest of the season following a
highly successful meet last night,
which opened the competitive history
OF the new East Potomac pool.
Max Rote. one of the Districts out
standing swimmers three years ago,
and Albert Hamm, l7-year-old West
ern High and Y. M c. A. norman.
are the prospective rivals.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
R0te Again Eligible,

ROTE, who coached the George
Washington University swimming
team after his graduation in 1884. be.
came ineligible for competition when
ne also secuted a position as life guard
at the Shoreham Hotel Now, he has
resigned the latter post and is able
to compete.
Last night he won the l00-meter
free style and would have been the
only male to capture two events had
it not been for Hamm. Just as it ap-
peared Rote was a sure winner in the
2oo-meter free style, the young Y star
came from nowhere to nose him out
by inches. The result left Rote with
slight edge, inasmuch as Hamm did
not place in another event.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
BURMAN LANDS KAYO.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Ind, July 15.-Red
Burman, l95-pound heavyweight
protege Of Jack Dempsey, knocked
out Stanley Ketchell in the fifth
round here last night.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
'ahUH%SzREzkl4&1@
By GEORGE ft1IaFR- ~
By GEORGE E.ttuetR-

7NHE big hardheads are back at
Solomons, those gigantic lunk-
ers from out in the channel.
4 Bad weather, the wrong phase
OF the moon and a half dozen other
things were planned when they stopped
biting some two weeks ago, but all is
forgiven now. Boats docking yester-
day and Monday evening poured cans
OF and 3 Founders on the wharf,
according to Admiral Eddie Bowen.
Speaking for the moment OF titles,
as used In connection with fishing, a
captain is one who runs boat as
guide or skipper; his assistant is a
mate. Fleet owners, such as Bowen.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
Ann Bono Double Winner.

A mn BONO swan off with the
women's honors, winning the so
and 100 meter free style. the only girl
to take two firsts June Booth won
the loo-meter back stroke and Ann
Arnson won the fancy diving.
All times automatically became new
District records, inasmuch as it was
the first meet in the only local pool to
be measured in meters.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1937-07-15
BAER TO BOX sCHMELING

RENO, New, July Is (R,.-Max Baer
former world heavyweight boxing
champion, said here his next major
hight would be in London against Max
schmeling in May, 1898. He did not
70 into details.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
ROBERT, RUSSELL
GRAPPLE TONIGHT
Yvon, Out to Regain Lost
Prestige, Strives for
Naqurski Bout.

Y won ROBERT, the youthful
" French-Canadian twister,
whose finely chiseled features
L lend bit Of romance to the
scrambled ear industry. will risk his
pretty person against the advances of
q former deputy sheriff. Reb Rus
sell, in the feature match Of the week
ly bone-bending session tonight at
Griffith Stadium.
Robert, a robust young fellow, who
developed those ripping muscles as a
blacksmith and decided to display
them in the rassling game, returns
here after an absence of many months
most of which was spent in recovering
from a fractured leg received here in
tussle with Cliff Olson.
Wants Nagurski Match.
CHORN Of his faint claim to the title
due to his rather technical loss
to Olson, Yon is striving to regain
whatever prestige previously was his
and hopes to employ Russell as
wedge for a match with Bronko
Nagurski. the former Minnesota full
back, who now is recognized as cham
pion.
Danno O'Mahony, Ed Don George,
Jim Browning and Dean Detton are
some of the more prominent pachy-
derms who have been pinned by Robert,
while Russell recently has disposed of
Wee Willie Davis and Rudy Dusek in
local appearances.
Preliminary matches. restricted to
30 minutes, list Jack Kennedy meeting
Stanley Pinto in the semi-wind-up,
Jack Hader toiling with George Leni-
han, Ed Meske tangling with Mike
Sterlich and Bill Sledge facing Jim
Wright. The opening match will be
launched at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
TEXAS GRIDMEN SIGNED
Fro Giants Get Parry of Baylor
Walls From T. C.. II

Wits Ffom T. c. q.
NEW YORK, July Is P).-The
New York foot ball Giants have added
Two more Southwestern Conference
stars to their 1887 roster. They are
Owen tOx) Parry, 244-pound tackle
from Baylor University of Waco, Tex,
and Bill Walls, 2O5-pound end
VINO played with Texas Christian Uni
versity of Fort Worth, Tex.
Both Parry and Walls played basket
ball and base ball in college. They
Join three University of Arkansas line
men in the Giants Southwestern
delegation.
Evening star., 1937-07-15

Woodburn, Lore and Webster, at Solo
mons, are known to their friends as
admirals. And, come to think of it.,
we have one sure-enough commodore
there now, none other than Commo-
dore Joe Lore, recently given that
title by virtue of his election to that
post in the newly formed Solomons
Island Yacht Club.
Trout also are beginning to
show their pretty yellow fins
and purple mouths around Solo,
mons.
Not so many perhaps as we would
like to see, but enough to show that
more are on the way. Biggest tossed
on the dock yesterday was a 4-pound
fellow caught in deep water. They
have to be bigger than that to win
any prizes, though. either in the
Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Associa-
ton contest or in the Field and
Stream award OF merit class.