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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
Richberg Is Boosted For Reeds Post;
Sutherland Has Last Day On Bench

The last official act of the sill
ver-bcared 76-year-oId jurist was
to announce a government victory
in it's $106,471 income tax case
against the Minnesota Tea COM
pany. His retirement reduced the
working membership of the high
tribunal to seven. Justice Benja-
min n. Cardozo, famed liberal. is
seriously i'll, and the senate has
not yet confirmed the nomination
of Stanley F. Reed, solicitor gen.
eral, as Sutherland's successor.
There is little opposition in con-
gress to the Reed appointment
however, and it is expected to be
approved before the court returns
from the two-week recess it took
yesterday.
Before he left the bench for the
last time, the jurist to whom the
New Deal was anathema, read his
sharp criticism of some business
methods.
The Minnesota tea case grew
out of the governments efforts to
levy taxes on S106,471 involved
in the transfer of the company's
assets in 1928 to the Grand Union
company. The Grand Union com:
pany exchanged its stock and
S426,842 for the tea company as,
Continued on page three,)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
DUAL MURDER
IS CONFESSED
40 Year Old Fugitive
Breaks After Grilling
in Womens' Deaths

MINEOLA, N. Y, Jan. 18.--
(UP)-John REQ, slender, 40
year-old fugitive, confessed to-
day, after more than "a hours
questioning, that he killed Mrs.
Celinda Waite, 59-year-old widow,
and her friend, Jean Schuellaln,
Is.
District Attorney Edward j..
Neary of Nassau county announc-
ed that REQ, who was related to
Mrs. aWite by marriage, said rob-
berry had been his motive.
Mrs. Waite and Miss Schuellaln
were shot to death in the Waite
home at Elmont, N. Y, last Wed
nesday. REQ was found in squat
id rooming house in New York
City Sunday afternoon, and un-
til $40 a. m. today he had insist.
ed that he had no knowledge oil
the crime.
"I'm feeling fine" the gray
haired, former Lyndhurst, n. j.,
filling station operator told Ncary
after signing a confession. The
district attorney said that ne
would be charged with first de-
gree murder.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
Public Is Invited
To PTA Session
Set This Evening

The public is especially lnVite6
to attend the regular meetlng OF
the Hendersonville Parent-TeaGher
association tonight at 7:3O o .cloch
at the high school auditorium :,
The high school glee club ana
band will appear on the program
it was announced by Mrs; u. u
Richardson, chairman Of the pro
gram committee, and Mrs, A. r.
johnson, chairman of the lIgnt,
ing committee, has arranged la an \
address bv Roy A. Palmer, neau
of the lighting department, OF tn e
Duke Power Co., who will SPEAK
on the subject: "The Relation Oh
Good Scholarship to Seeing
Mr.. Palmer has had VIDE e h",,
rience in this field, and has oeeh
a member of the internatlon1al
commission on illumination. ne
will conclude his address win d
series of exhibits showing the de-
velopment of the science OF hgh''
ing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
SET STEPP
INQUEST FOR
WEDNESDAY
Coroner Cox Ready to Sub
nit Information
to Jury

Coroner Bruce A. Cox stated
today that information ne had
gathered relative to the death Of
J. f. Stepp, 60, who died at his
home in the Blue Ridge section
early last Saturday, would be Civ
en- to a corOncr's jury invcstigat-
ing the matter at an inquest to
be held in the county courthouse
Wednesday afternoon at = o'clock.
A son, James Stepp, is at pres
cnt under $500 bond on charge
of assaulting his father during the
latter part of November, and Cor
oner Cox stated that no further
bond had been required in the
matter.
James Stepp posted bond for
his appearance in county recOr-
der's court in February after
waving a preliminary hearing on
the assault charge. The case was
continued on account of injuries
to the deceased.
Coroner Cox had previously
stated that it was alleged that
it was alleged that James Stepp
struck his father during the
course of an argument, and that
the elder man was confined to his
bed from that time until his
death.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
HOLDSHOWMAN
IN HENDERSON
DEATH, ATTACK
Texan Says Battle Started
Over Treatment of Bird
in Animal Troupe

HENDERSON, Jan. 18. (UP)
A large white-plumed bird, tn,
size of a half-grown turkey ant
with a white feather pointing
straight out of it's head, crowet
in a police cell here last night un
mindful it was the cause of a muir
der and a brutal attack on a wo
man.
The bird, alien to these parts
and, unknown to poultry fanciers
was a star performer of the. little
troupe of animals owned by Steve
Good, as, Snowman of Carson
Tex, and his wife, the murdered
man and injured woman, and cart
ed from town to town in an auto
mobile trailer van. The circu:
played before high school audi
ences and in villages.
Clarence Fairbanks, 10, who
confessed the murder of Good anc
the attack on Mrs. Good, said the
showman's abuse of the bird-per.
former Sunday night brought or
the quarrel which resulted In
Goods death. .....
Fairbanks confession said GOOD
began striking the bird when il
failed to perform its tricks during
a rehearsal preparatory to a show,
mig of the troupe in Henderson
HIGH school Yesterday.
"The bird refused to do what
he (Good) wanted" tn econfes,
sion signed by the youth after
hours of questioning Monday
read. "He got mad and started to
beat the bird across the wing with
his wand"
81 asked him to stop. He gave
me dirty look and told me to
shut up. / asked him again as he
started to hit the bird and he got
nader and we quarreled and he
hit me. | started to fight him but
he hurt me too much with his fist
"Then l went crazy"
The fight which ensued left the
motor van in shambles. Blood was
spattered over the animal cages
and furniture was broken. Fair
banks said he crushed the head OF
the Snowman with an axe after
Good had broken the axe handle
on him.
Good died in hospital yester.
day before dawn.
The youths confession did not
tell of the attack on the woman,
Police believe she was struck when
she ventured into the van. In her
haste to escape her hand was
caught in a door.
When officers, called to the var
by Fairbanks, who had driven to
police headquarters in a taxi,
reached the scene the woman still
was pinioned to the van. She was
unconscious and her skull was
fractured. Physicians gave her
CONTINUED on page threel
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
japanese Stage
Diplomatic And
Army Shake-Up
'tep Is Further Prepare
ton in Program for Chi
neSe Conquest

ShANGHAi, Jan. 1S.-UP)-
E-gs2 Is rcShufling her military
o automatic establishment in
Una a preparation for an inten-
f-Caaoa Of her conquest of this
.aT-lF nation, the United Press
|saEnet today,
I2e moves include shifting of a
-g'oer n front line commanders
~ appointment of a new ambas-
E 9lo' va will be stationed in
,sa'ia' succeeding Shigeru Ka-
'SSoe' Who is being recalled.
'CSlts hatsuOka, president of
\ South pIanchuria Railway Co.,
As been Mentioned for the am
aZS,atofshp.
me Snafup was ordered per-
,.S'ly 0y Emperor Hirohito as
va4 Of Japan's imperial head
az :erS ne supreme war cOun-
+ OF the etpire.
/, Is N liSe with the emperor's
;. SGi!.'natioi to achieve greater
oy'p'lnc IN ne army and a more
{ |.' =, Is. aiPlPatic representation
vac HHangRi area where Japan
~'o,Esd nincreasing complied
.> WIN tndUnitcd States, Bri.
/ Z. !. and othd powers interested
= '"e fangtsdvalley.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. CUP
Donald Richberg, former director
of the NRA, now a Washington
lowyer, is being discussed proml-
nentlv as possible successor to
Solicitor General Stanley Reed,
who is to be elevated to the SUI
preme court, pending confirma-
ton by the senate.
Richberg, a close friend of At
torney General Homer S. Cum
mings and President Roosevelt,
was one of the original New Deal
"brain trusters." He was present
at recent conferences between the
president and business men on
ways and means of ending the
business recession.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
BILL FILIBUSTER
ISGAININC FURTHER GROUND
Delay Muzzling Of Foes ;
Many Governors Pledge
to Prevent Crimes

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. (UP)
Filibustercrs against the anti
Iynching bill today gained ground
when Senate Majority Leader Al
ben w. Barley said night SEES
sions might be delayed until next
week. although sponsors Of the
measure had seen that the prom
ised leadership would start clamp
ing down on the filibustererS
Thursday.
Barley declared no decision or
agreement had been reached and
that he did not believe it likely
that longer sessions would be at
tempted this week. Senator Allen
J. Ellender, D., La, said the south
had shown that it was making a
mobile fight to eradicate lynch
ing" "The pending bill cannot
tend to help conditions IN the
SOUTH" he declared.
Southern strategy in the SEN
ate filibuster took a new twist
Yesterday when Senator Kenneth
Mcclellan, D., Tenn, offered q
substitute for the stymied anti
lynch bill in the form of a reSo-
luton congratulating southern
states on their efforts to prevent
the crime. r..
The resolution was offered al
Tor Mcclellan had read messages
from governors of various south
ern states opposing the lynch
measure and pledging themselves
to make every effort" to pre-
vent lynchings during 1888
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
MEDICAL MEN
WOULD SHARE
INDECENT AID
Reaffirm View Such Care
Direct Responsibility
+ of All the People
SERVICES OFFERED
ON HALF FEE BASIS

RealTirming it's belief that the
medical care Of INDECENT people is
direct responsibility of all the
people of the county. the physi'
clans of Hendersonville, through
DR.. Fred o. Trotter, secretary OF
| the Henderson County Medical So
ciety, today advised J. G. Coston
chairman Of the Henderson Coun-
ty Red Gross Society, that they
"are willing to share the burden
of the care of INDECENT sick by Of
fering to furnish adequate medical
service at exactly cost, namely 81
per cent of the customary fee pre-
vailing in the county :"
Mr.. Coston had directed a let
ter to the physicians asking them
to indicate individually if they
would be subject to calls by Mrs.
Dorothy Mccoy, full-time Red
Cross nurse, especially in the event
that Dr.. T. w. Sumner, county
health officer, was not immediate
ly available. The correspondence
follows:
Mr.. coSToN'S LETTER
Welfare hoping to open Red
GrosS'S ssSsasaa. en- Monday. Janeary
18th, at the high school building,
with Mrs. Dorothy Mccoy as full
time nurse for Henderson county.
We do not know how long we will
be able to employ her full time,
but we are hoping we can make 1t
permanent, as there is a great
work to be done in an educational
way, and also in the preventive
way, among the children of the
schools.
| realize that all of you doctors
do a certain amount of charity
work. and | do not expect to over
do this at all, but | am writing
this letter in behalf of Mrs. Nc
Gov, so she will know and have a
list of the doctors in her office
whom she can call upon when an
emergency case is nearby.
DR.. Sumner has offered his serv-
ices at any time when Mrs. Mccoy
calls him, but would like to know
the names of the doctors who will
be willing to make a cal! IN the
CITY or county in assisting Dr.
Sumner, when called upon. You
might be called upon once a week
to make a call, but l want you to
know that Mrs. Mccoy will use
every possible means herself be-
fore she calls upon any of you
doctors.
Nav l make this point, If any
emergency case arises, and Dr.
Sumner should be in Fletcher, ii
would be a great saving to DR.
Sumner and Henderson county to
call one of the doctors in the city
to make a call nearby. That is
the point l am trying to make IN
this letter. and l assure everyone
of you that where a party or par
ties are able to pay for the doc;
tors services they will be directed
to their family physician, and not
to Henderson county as a charity
case.
Your cooperation will be great,
ly appreciated, and if you will cal!
Mrs. Dorothy Mccoy she can post
your name, along with a number
Continued on page three.o
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
Refuge To Elect
New Pastor Soon

Election of a pastor for the
Refuge Baptist church, at Dana
will probably take place on sun
day. January %, when regular
preaching services Will be het"
and a report in regard to the elec5
ton will be made by the ooaru
of deacons. ooo-
All members of the eongregatt
ton are urged to be present at
this service. The report OF the E
f hoard relative to the election OF
a pastor will be made, ana o cm :
probability is that the congrega !.
t;on will take action following
this report.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
british BRIGHTER
IS REDRTED SAFE


NEW YORK, Van. 10. (UP).-
t., British Fighter Cragpool,
I,ca had SEMI distress signals
fo ,.H Inc North ltlantic last night
| st poStea today, b a message in
6a,CePted by thl liner President
r. rJySe'elt, that ihe was "O.K."
y Proceeded Of her voyage.
! ne liner Surpa, one of the
-s RIBBON boat in the express
Fe e.Senger trade. lad tur7ed off
f. course course 70 sped to the aid of
4 HI'.e freightd and it's crew
T. 90 MN. Theneame the mes
- Indicating lat assistance
as not needed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
Wants Surtax On
Railroads Lifted

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. CUP
R V Fletcher, general counsel of
the Association of American Rail
roads, today asked the house ways
and means committee to exempt
the nations rail carriers from the
undistributed profits tax.
Testifying in connection with
the new proposal for 16 to 20
per cent tax on corporations earn
ing more than $4,000 annually,
Fletcher said, "Our Fundamental
proposition is urging the commit
tee to change the law so railroads
can be placed in the same category
as insurance companies and banks,
and therefore exempted from the
surtax."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
SUTHERLAND FLAYS
TRADE PRACTICES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. CUP
Justice George Sutherland last
night retired from the supreme
court, on which he served for 10
years, with sharp attack on the
meaningless" business practices
and warning that given result
"at the end of a straight path is
not made different because reached
by following a devious path"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
SCOUT TROOP MOVES
UP MEETING NIGHT

The regular meeting night for
Troop No. 4, Boy Scouts, has
been changed from Friday night
to Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
The change was decided upon
bv Scout leaders in view Of the
fact that high school basketball
games are played on Friday, and
a number of Scouts are members
of the teams.
Plans for Scout week are I'M
derway and work is being con-
tinued on the cabins at Mountain
side camp.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
HOOVER SAYS
ANDERSADMITS
KILLING AIDE
Seized at Western Race
Track, Gambling
With Ransom
INDICATIONS ARE 3RD
PARTY MAY BE SOUGHT

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1S. (UP).
A man who has confessed the
kidnapping and killing of Charles
S. Ross, elderly Valentine manu-
facturer was rushed back to Chi
cago by Omen with secrecy that
indicated other developments may
be impending.
The prisoner was Peter Anders,
80, husky. curly-headed logger
from Washington state. He was
arrested at race track window
gambling part of the $4,000
ransom obtained after kidnapping
Ross.
Anders confessed not only to
killing Ross but that he was also
a partner who helped with the abb
duction.
J. Edgar Hoover, federal bu-
reau of investigation chief, came
here to handle the case last night
and announced the confession
only after Anders was already
enroute back to Chicago.
He refused to say whether the
prisoner was going by air or
train.
Hoover said Anders made a 90
page confession, detailing how he
kidnapped Ross with. a confed-
crates aid, collected the ransom
and then shot both men through
the head. -.-,n-
Hoover refused to reveal other
facts of. the confession saying
Anders had a long criminal rec.
ord but refused to reveal it. His
secrecy brought about reports
that Hoover has not yet completed
his investigation and is still hunt
ing third kidnapcr described by
Ross secretary, who was with
Ross when he was abducted.
Anders was logger in Wash
ington where Charles Mattson
was kidnaped'in the only unsolved
kidnapping.
Bodies of Ross and the other
kidnaper are reported to be
buried near Rockford, ILL.,, across
the state line in Wisconsin.
Ross was kidnapped near Chica-
60 the night of September 20,
1887. His family received proof
that he was alive before they paid
ransom, but nothing was heard
from the kidnaper after the mon
ey was delivered, and Ross body
was not found.
Only $14,402.28 of the $4,000
ransom was recovered by the G.
men. They believed that the rest
had been spent in race track bet
ting and high living. He had left
an unmistakable trail of ransom
bills at race tracks and Omen
following it stalked him across
the continent twice before they
caught up with him at a pari-
mutuel window of the Santa Ami
ia track, ransom bill in his
hand, on Friday.
He was taken at once to the
department Of justice offices here
and questioned. Through Friday
night, Saturday, Saturday night,
and part of Sunday, Anders de-
MED any connection whatsoever
with the kidnapping. Confronted
with an ever increasing quantity
of circumstantial evidence, he II.
nally confessed.
Hoover said that Anders killed
both Ross and Gary October 10
or II, more than two weeks al
ter Ross had been seized from his
automobile on a road IL miles
west of Chicago. Ross was killed
to eliminate any possibility OF
there being an Identification wit
ness against his kidnapers. Gray
was killed because Anders wanted
all the ransom money:
Federal agents followed the
trail of ransom money from Spo-
kane, Seattle, Portland, Chicago
New York, Philadelphia, Wash,
ington, Miami, New Orleans ana
finally to Los Angeles.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
Greenville Man
BeingQuestioned
Wife Is Found Shot Dead
Near Home

GREENVILLE, S. c., Jan. 10.
CUP)-Police held B. G: Hughes
today for questioning in the DEAN
of his 30-year-old wife. She was
found shot through the head IN
front of her home last night. She
had a packet of clothes clutched
under her arm and it was revealed
she had drawn 500 from a bank
shortly before she died.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
TOFORM V.F.W.
POST IN CITY
Meeting for This Set at
Legion Home Thurs
day Night

On Thursday night, January
20, at 7:45 p. M, there VIII De
a meeting of Veterans of EoTelgn
Wars at the Legion home in Hen
Jacksonville for the purpose Oh OF
ganizing a VIEW. post mere.
All veterans who have hao 10Y
eign service are urgently reqtSSI-
ed to be present at this meeting
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
PRESBYTERIAN MEMS
CLUB WILL CONVENE

The regular monthly meeting
of the Mems club of the Presby-
terrain church will be held to-
night at the church house at Z
o'clock. All members are urged
TO attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
limited PRESS NAMES
3 NEW EXECUTIVES

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-(UP)
Announcement of the appointment
Of three vice presidents was made
W starday at the New York head
Suarters of the United Press.
They are Glenn j. Randall, who
&c in General charge of U. P. busi-
ness n, Earl J. Johnson, head of the
news department, and Edwin NJ.
Williams, sales manager.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
CABINET NOT NAMED

PARIS, Jan. 18. (UP).-Ca-
mile Chautemps, attempting to
form a national union" coali-
ton government, ended converse
lions with political leaders early
today to await socialist national
council decision on whether to
support him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18

.,-~ NFIfNTHt Que, Jan.
; l. Up! II =, E;ra TODAY destroyed
T. $50 ~, Veor. college here,
III. 80, se,.sraI rers5rs, most of
r, bo,. students
IT, IT, ~ -, of Pow Father Jean
II 49, r. an instructor. was
f. o,,,,, ara immediately iienti-
g. Five others were boys of
ban, IN r, - Years old. Twenty
T. h,r. were missing and 80
" .or.sr p y Hn.9f-a, in s.ri-
I :, =, oo~5;,ior
: Thu - sir. had made considerable
/ ~ II. ~ discovered in the
go - ,,+1r IS tbe hrf.5ing shortly
For D = NJ Students and priests
hat se.,ion we're trapped.
4 Dan, ar,ono- the occupants
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
FIRE DESTROYS
|ORNITORY;; 80
and Priests Are
Trapped in College
Building
EOUK OF RESCUERS
| EAMPERED BY PANIC
RIuLETIN

BULLETIN
ST. HYACINTHE, QUE Jan
Is-CUP)-Deatbs in the FIRE
[bieb destroyed dornitOry at
\. College of the Sacred Heart
t,J r;.sn to Is this afternoon
IN. ~ persons remained miss,
80 T. was feared that the total
p~nbsr Of deaths might be in ex-
tess Of Is.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
WEATHER

Il, cIoudy tonight and We'd
P arr. slightly colder tonight
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-18
GOOD AFTERNOON

New York police have been or
dered to clean up the city. What,
again?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-28
ALL COUNSEL
SAYS N.L.R.B.
'PREJUDICED'
Federation's Feud Again
Flares Over Wagner
Acts Administration

WASHINGTON. Apr. %. (UP)
The American Federation of La
boris long feud with the National
Labor Relations board flared again
yesterday when AFOL Counsel
Joseph A. Padway accused the
board of "bias and prejudice" in
administering the Wagner Act,
Testifyine before 4 house judi
ciary subcommittee on the Walsh
Healey bill which would require
persons holding government con-
tracts or obtaining government
loans or grants to abide BY the
labor act, Padway said "all hell
will break loose" if the bill is
passed in its present form.
He demanded that it be amend
ed to provide that federal courts,
instead Of the NLRB. determine
whether a contractor is violating
the labor act. The rival Commit
tee for Industrial Organization
has endorsed the measure as 1t
stands.
Rep. Abe Murdoch, d., Utah,
forced Padway to admit that APP
pealS from NLRB decisions were
taken to court and that generally
the boards orders were upheld.
Pathways charges were made as
Sen. Edward R. Burke, d., Neb.,
attempted to initiate 4 new drive
to amend the labor act.
1t was announced that Senator
Burton X. Wheeler, d., Mont,
leader of the congressional group
studying means of curing the SICK
railroad industry. will introduce a
bill within 10 days to create
railroad reorganization court.
The court is one point in COM
prehensive plan of railroad assist
ance which has been proposed for
passage at this session. The en-
tire program is designed to tide
railroads over their current eco
nomic crisis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-28
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACKES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many Auiferers relieve naggng bRckschs
quickly, once they discover that the real osuss
Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
Tho kidneys are Natures chief way OF takins
the excess acids and waste out Of the blood
Most people pass about 3 pints day or about
3 pounds Of waste.
Frequent or scanty passages with smartins
and burning shows there may be something
wong with your kidneys or bladder.
An excess of acids or poisons in your blood,
wien due to functional kidney disorders, may
be the cause Of naggng backache, rheums tic
pans, leg pains, loss Of pep and energy, get.
ting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the
EYES, headaches and dizziness.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
10 miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
wate from your blood. Get Dosn Pills.