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The Nome nugget., 1938-02-23
Many Have Escaped the Arctic


 The Antarctic expedition of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold presents a ser ies of escapes by parties that might well have been given up for lost. In February, 1902, the expedition ship Antarctic land e5 Nordenskiold and five compan ions on the little islnad Snow Hill in the Weddel Sea, and then sail ed north, to return for them the following year. But the ice con- ditionS the next summer were bad and the Antarctic found diff ficulty in penetrating to Snow Hill Island.
 Captain Larsen landed a party of three, undsT command of Gun nard Anderson, who were to at tempt to reach the base and re- port on the situation, while the Antarctic tried to force a way farther to the east. The attemp- ts failed. The Anderson party was unable to reach the base be- fore winter set in; the Antarc- tic was crushed by the ice and sank, her crew making their way to land.
 The parties spent the winter at two different points on Ere bus and Terror Gulf, unable to communicate with each other or with Nordenskjold's base camp. In October, 1903 when Norden- skiold was on an exploratory trip he was astoniShed to come upon the Anderson party.
 Meanwhile the Argentine gov ernment had become uneasy and
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-23

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The Nome nugget., 1938-02-23
Search To Continue

It appears ot be the opinion of most if not all, of the polar mem bers of the Explorers Club that, if the Levanefsky party, not ser iously maimed, were alive a day after their forced descent, then they will still be alive.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-23
Birth On Ice Cake
 The foe upon which they scram bIed drifted southWard 1900 mil

es in five and a half months. There was food enough for only week or two GA cans pemmi- can, Il bags bread, can dried apples. II hams), but it was re- p.enished by the game secured.
 When their drifting ice island was about to melt in the spring warmth off Labrador, the party was. picked up by the sealer Ti- gress-on April 30, 1873. Every one had been in good health thru ths whole time; no one was the worse for the experience; and, instead of losing members, the party had increased, for an Es- kimo child had been born and had thrived.
The Nome nugget., 1938-02-23
Dead For A Year

In March, 1914, Storker Stork- erson, Ole Andreasen and I went north over the moving pack from Alaska with food for about thir- ty days. At that time it was com monly believed that no game ex- isted far north of Alaska and far from land. But there proved to be so much game that we missed no meals and lost no dogs from hunger, although (before reaching an uninhabited island) we travelled over the pack 700 miles and three times as long as allowed by the provisions we car ried. By next summer, down in the civilized world and even up on the north coast of Alaska, there was scarcely a dissenting voice-We must have died be- cause We had not returned with in the limit of our provisions.
 So We remained dead for a year, in the opinion of the outside world, but in reality the game animals of the sea and later of the uninhabited island had sup ported us in good health and in comfort.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. BANGS
EARLY TODAY
Funeral Services Will Be
From Presbyterian
Church Sunday

Mrs. w. H. Bangs, wife OF
the superintendent of the Duke
Power company, died this morn
ing about 1880 o'clock at the res
idence on North Main street.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Presbyterian
church, of which she was mem
Der, at 8 o'clock Sunday after
noon by the pastor, Rev. l.: l.
Wilds. Burial will follow IN YAK
dale cemetery. =.
Active pallbearers will be Sc
lected from members Of kedron
Masonic lodge. Members OF the
American Legion Auxiliary are
requested to meet at the Legion
home at 2:45 o'clock Sunday al
ternoon to attend the funeral IN
u body. .
Mrs. Bangs was native OF
New York state, and a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Shaw, Dot1
of Aberdeen, Scotland. She h u
made her home here since 1919.
She is survived by her NUS
band, three sons, H. H. Bangs
and VIC. Bangs, Of Henderson
vile, and A. C. Bangs, of Greens
boro, and one daughter, Miss
Mary Joe Bangs. Two brothers
and two sisters also survive.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
BRITISH PREMIER DEFIES LABOR
WING TO FORCE SHOWDOWN
ON PARLEYS WITH DICTATORS
Naming Lord Halifax as
Secretary May Create
Constitutional Issue
Copvr;qbt 1888 w United Press

Copyright, 1888. w United Press
LONDON, FL 26.-(UP)-
Prime Minister l.eville Chamber
lain, defying Laborites to force a
new Showdown" in the house of
commons on his negotiations with
the dictators, yesterday announced
the appointment of Viscount Hall
fax to succeed Captain Anthony
Eden as foreign secretary.
The Laborite opposition, already
clamoring for a general election
TO force Chamberlain's govern
ment out of office because of its
direct bargaining with Premier
Benito Mussolim and Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler, was bitter at the Sc
lection of a foreign secretary who
sits in the house of lords rather
than in commons. 1t was openly
declared that the act raised con-
stitutional issue.
They regarded the vancouver as
designed to conceal from them the
operations of British foreign al
fairs under Chamberlain's new
policy of realism" as contrasted
with Eden's "idealism" when
forced his resignation. ,
Mai. Clement R. Attlee, leader
of the Laborites, threatened 10
challenge Lord Halifax's SELECTION
on constitutional grounds,
Attlee, in a Town Hall speech
at Oxford last night, CONDEMNED,
the appointment of Halifax anu anu
called upon the people to DRIVE
Chamberlain and all his govern
ment from office" -, u.,o+ 60,
az believe" he said, that 1ai
from leading to peace, this is go.
mo hack to armed anarchy when
ca5 lead onlv to another wal"
He described Halifax as some et
one safely away in the mouse u
lords and out of the way OF a"K'
ward questions. 10 4horo &
tho same spirit that ousted Oh
Samuel HOafe HUM IL l :
now that it was UNJUST that ht
should have gone alone on tha'
occasion" otor,, ,.s
Hoare, now home secretary was
Eden's predecessor as foreign sec,
retary and quit under tire because
Of the Inflated Hoare-Laval plar
TO split up Ethiopia.
Cbamberlain's announc m n
that, although the 57-year-olc
Halifax will run the foreign OF,
fee the prime minister himself
will deal with "all important
asnects of foreign affairs subject
to debate or questions in the house
Of commons" failed to calm the
opposition protests.
Lord Halifax consulted yester'
dav with Lord Perth, British am
bassador to Rome, regarding the
agenda of the 1talo-British nego,
! tiations which Lord Perth viii
launch in Rome early next week
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
Cromwell Would
Give Out Billion
InSecurityFunds

WASHINGTON, Feb. &c. lUP)
James H. R. Cromwell, whose
wife is the former Doris Duke,
richest girl in the world, today
proposed that the government dis
tribute Immediately approximate
ly one billion dollars of social Sc
curity funds as a stimulant to
business.
He proposed the payment OF
approximately $40 each to 20,
100000 persons. Cromwell sald
this action would have almost the
same pump printing effect as the
soldiers bonus but, unlike the
bonus, would not increase the
government indebtedness.
He pointed out that Mariner
Eccles of the FEDERAL Reserte
board testified before the senate
unemployment committee that ex-
penditure of one billion dollars
would be a satisfactory stimulah'
to business.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
Gigantic u. S. Spy Plot Uncovered
REALTORS ASSERT HOUSING
SHORTAGE HERE THREATENS
TO RETARD CITY'S GROWTH
Construction Program Urged as Summer Nears and De-
mands of Tourists and Housekeepers Increase

Hendersonvillc is cup against"
a housing shortage that is growing
more serious daily and which if
mot rcmedied or removed may
force many tourists to go else
where this summer and cause
many homeSeekers to locate else
where in the next few years, real
estate dealers said today.
twenty-five new houses are
needed Immediately, they esti-
mated, and 100 probably could
be rented or sold within the
next year.
There's practically nothing on
the rental market" one agent de-
clared, Except of course a num-
Der of undesirable houses, some
of which could hardly be made
habitable."
Asked why the rental situation
had become acute before many
people realized it, prominent
dealer said:
more folks; together with the
fact that families which formerly
doubled up to save rent have
moved to themselves, and that too
many houses have been permitted
to run down. Several have been
RACED"
Dealers are agreed that:
/. Rents have advanced from 10
to 40 per cent since the beginning
of 1887.
2. Higher rental prices have
eI.used many former tenants to
bay the Gouses, in which they were
living or other houses within their
price range on basis of 10 per
cent cash and l per cent month.
3. While the days Of spectacular
bargains in improved property
have largely passed, scores OF
dwellings, are still available at
prices considerably less than the
cost of reproduction, with depre-
citation taken into account.
4. Although general building
costs are less than they were a
year ago, they are still too high
to attract capital for new houses
to be rented, even though rental
prices are up.
5. While a number of new dwell
lings for occupancy by the owners
have been financed by the First
Federal Savings & Loan Associa-
ton and by insurance companies,
the amount of capital available for
this purpose is not adequate.
Concerning the latter situation,
hope is seen in the renewed avail
ability of funds from the Federal
Housing Administration, but be-
fore these funds can be secured
over long periods an agency or
agencies must be found to finance
new construction until the work is
completed.
Observers again pointed out
that the advance in rental prices
undoubtedly is the forerunner of
higher sales prices for existing
houses, and advised tenants to buy
while prices are still low and terms
are still available from mortgage
companies. One dealer cited the
instance of a mortgage company
which advanced rental prices an
average of 40 per cent on Ga dwell
lings but has not yet ordered a
similar increase in sales prices.
ga family living in one of these
houses formerly paid $40 and is
now paying SIG a month rent"
he said. "The house, which would
cost about $4,000 to reproduce,
can be bought for $500, payable
$500 in cash and $12 a month I'M
til the mortgage is amortized. l
look for the price to be increased
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
COUNTY PAYES
Way TO TAKE
FAIR GROUNDS
Resolution Calls for Ex'
change Of Acres for
Tax Certificates

In a resolution adopted in ses-
sion this morning, the county
board of commissioners agreed to
take title to a tract of land in
Laurel Park for the use of a sum-
mer horse show or fair grounds,
if desired, in exchange for tax
certificates.
The property, lying on the right
of the road from Fifth avenue to
the Golf and Country club, con-
tains approximately six acres and
is the property of Mrs. A. H.
Smith.
In exchange for the property,
the chairman of the board was
authorized to turn over to Mrs.
Smith $4,000 of tax certificates,
held by the county on property
owned by Mrs. Smith.
In the resolution, it was agreed
that the sum of $4,000 was fair
and reasonable price to pay fOl
the tract of land, and that, had
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
ARREST THREE,
TWO CONFESS
HOOVER SAYS
Plotted to Sell Military
Secrets to a European
Country Not Named
ARMY DESERTER AND
GERMAN GIRL HELD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-
(UP)-Director J. Edgar Hoo
yer of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation today revealed
that three persons had been ar
rested in New York in connec-
ton with a gigantic plot to sell
United States military secrets
to a European country.
Two confessions have been
obtained and all three persons
will be charged with espionage.
Hoover said those arrested
are: Johanna Hoffman, 20, of
Dresden, Germany, hair dresser
on the steamship Europa; Gum
ter Gustave Rumrich, former
United States army sergeant
and deserter, and Erich Chaser,
%, soldier, stationed at Mitchell
Field.
Hoover said the Federal Blu
reau of Investigation has the
key to code by which the trio
transmitted secret messasestassd
predicted other arrests would be
made soon.
The case was broken when
Rumrich was arrested as he at
tempted to secure so passports
by impersonating the secretary
of state.
The Federal Bureau Of lnves-
tigation found that Rumrich was
forwarding secret information
concerning the United States
army to a number of persons in
a European country. The name
of the country was not an
nounced.
Rumrich confessed he was re-
ceiving money for supplying the
information on Notifications
and Glaser's confession support
ed Rumrich's story.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
AMERICANS AT
HANKOW STAY
AT own PERIL
Sequel to Eden's Failure to
Perfect Anglo u. S.
Front Toward Asia
CHINESE ALSO SEE
BRITISH.JAP ACCORD

SHANGHAI, Feb. 26-(UP)-
The japanese army today served
notice to the United States and
the world that it intends to oc-
cupy the provisional capital of Ma
tionalist China in Hankow and
that Americans and other foreign
ers who remain there do 80 at
their peril.
The decision was of vital impor-
lance and was believed to be q d.
rect result of the British cabinet
crisis which resulted in the resig-
nation of Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden and London's aban.
donment of his efforts to effect y
united front with the United
States in tn eFar East.
Chinese believed il left Wash
ington virtually alone in the fight
to preserve China's territorial in
tegrity and the rights Of Ameri-
cans in this country. for, they as
serted, the new foreign policy of
the British government will be to
placate Japan and ignore her ag-
eressions in China as Britain did
during the japanese occupation Of
Manchuria and parts Of North
China in 1888.
Many Chinese believed that a
renewal of the old Anglo-Japanese
alliance. scrapped at the insistence
of the United States, is q posi-
bility.
They believed deal now is IN
the making under which Japan
would agree to respect British in,
terestS IA South. China and the
Yangtse valley and that Britain
would agree to recognize Japan's
conquest of Manchuria and the
independence Of the pro-Japanese
state of Manchukuo plus the in
dependence of the De Facto gov.
ernment which Japan has created
in Peiping to administer those
areas of China which she has oc-
cupied during the present unde-
clared war.
The Japanese were reported to
be massing 100000 men for the
Hankow drive and to expect to
occupy the capital within q month.
Their warning to foreigners was
in the form of a polite request.
They pointed out that Amerl-
cans and other foreigners in the
Hankow area were certain to be
endangered, along with their prop
erty. in the vast fighting which is
certain to take place before they
can capture the strategic "Wu-
Han" area.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
V.F.W. Meeting
Set For Monday
AT E. Flat Rock

Veterans of Foreign Wars will
meet at East Flat Rock at the
town hall Monday night at .
o'clock. All members are urged
to be present. The purpose OF
this meeting Is to recruit new
members, it was announced, ana
there is yet time for those who
saw foreign service in any OF the
wars or campaigns Of the United
States to enroll as charter men,
bers, R. H. Delvechio, chairman,
extends an invitation to all elig1-
BILE veterans to attend.
Former meetings have been
held at the American Legion
home, Hendersonville, but until q
permanent post is inaugurated,
meetings will be held at various
locations. At the East Flat Rock
meeting Monday night, members
are expected from Brevard, Ashe.
vile and other nearby towns.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
BRITAIN BOOSTERS FRENCH
POPULAR FRONT PREMIER TO
FOSTER EUROPEAN ACCORDS

last night to bolster Premier Ca
mile Chautemps as his Popular
Front government fought for it's
life in the chamber of deputies
on compromise" policy to fol-
low Britain in listening to what
Europe's dictators have to offer.
The Popular Front was badly
split and Chautemps was under
fiery attacks from both the right
and left when, during a dinner
hour recess in daylong debate,
the premier and foreign minister,
Yvon Delbos, hurried into confer
ence with British Ambassador Sir
Eric Phipps. The ambassador, ex-
planning that he wanted to en-
able Chautemps to speak with
"added authority" on British re-
lations with Italy and Germany
and the solidarity of the Anglo
French entente, assured IN e
French leaders that London had
no intention of striking any bar
gains "behind the back" of
France.
Phipps was understood to have
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
World Prayer Day
Set For Friday

A World Day Of Prayer, local
observance Of which will be held
Friday, March 4, at st. James
Episcopal church, will be obserV-
ed by women of the various de-
nominations of the city, it was
announced by members of the
city missionary organization to-
day. Women's organizations OF
community were all expected TO
take part and it was stated that
it is hoped all women Of the COM
munity will remember the date
and be present.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
APPLE MEN IN
SESSION HERE
To Experiment With Spray
Corriher Makes; Plan
Outing and Tour

The Blue Ridge Apple Growers
in session this morning discussed
prices for orchard materials, spray
schedules, tree planting practices,
apple marketing, home manufac,,
ture of liquid lime sulphur and
named q committee for the second
annual picnic outing and orchard
tour.
A number of growers pledged
themselves to use sample OF the
LIQUID lime sulphur made by n. A
Corriher and check the trees on
which they use it to determine any
difference in the results with the
view to producing a cheaper spray
than that sold commercially.
Mr.. Corriher has been making
his own spray for the past few
wears and he reports at a cost or
about half what the commercial
product costs. II was felt that
groups might cooperate to advan-
tage and get the same results az
by using the commercial product.
II was believed that small demon
STATIONS by a number Of growers
would be helpful to the apple IN
dustry. 5000
p. A. Corriher, chairman, and +.
L. Marshall and L. H. Ledbetter
as a committee to arrange Tor inc
second annual summer picnic anu
orchard tour. ;os
Mr.. Marshall, who accompanied
J. W. Johansen, economist from
the extension department OF State
College, for two days on his tour
of apple orchards, related some OF
the findings of the economist who
will make marketing recommends
lions to the local growers after
finishing his survey.
The organization seems deter.
mined to put forth every effort
that will result in better market
ing conditions. % .I,,5.rs
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
new WARMING
TELLS JAPS TO
Be CAUTIOUS
Will Be Held Strictly Ac-
countable for U. S. Lives
and Property
COMES AS u. S. NAVY
PLANS ARE ARGUED


WASHINGTON, Feb. &c. (UP)
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull
revealed yesterday that the Unit.
ed States has served new warning
on Japan to exercise extreme eau
ton in any military activities that
may endanger American lives OIL
property in China.
The warning was more or less
an ultimatum. 1t was delivered to
the Japanese foreign office on
Feb. l8 by Ambassador Joseph
Grew, and advised the Tokyo gov.
eminent it would be held strictly
accountable for any injury to
Americans or damage to their
property.
1t stated further, regardless OF
warnings by Japan that military
operations were imminent in Cen.
trail China and that Americans
should seek safety, that the Unit
ed States would not consider ia
pans official responsibility less
ened.
Grew informed Japan that the
American nationals in China had
attempted to comply voluntarily
with requests to identify their
property and take other precau-
tionary steps, and added that such
policy in the future would con-
tinue to be strictly on a voluntary
basis.
Therefore, he warned, possible
failure of Americans to take such
voluntary action will not relieve
The Japanesc government OF full
responsibility for their safety and
property.
The note was in response to a
general warning by japanese mill
tary authorities on Feb. 3 to all
foreigners in Central China, stat
ing that hostilities in that area
We're imminent and urging them
to evacuate the danger zones and
mark their property.
Grew informed the foreign Of
flee that neither American officials
nor nationals in China are under
such obligation, but added that
precautionary instructions had
nevertheless been issued. He en-
phasized that it is up to military
authorities to exert every effort to
avoid endangering American lives.
Hull explained that the note,
text of (which was not released,
complied with formal notice
served upon both the Japanese and
Chinese governments last Aug. 27.
The new warning was regarded
especially significant, however, in
the light of the series of sharp
protests which followed sinking Of
the Panay and the more recent
note demanding information on
Japan's naval building plans under
threat of building super-warships.
The latter was said to be the
strongest diplomatic note this gov
eminent has delivered since the
World war.
HulPS announcement was con-
current with the following devel-
opments on national defense prob
lens:
Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook,
chief of the bureau of aeronautics,
testifying on behalf of the presi-
dents navy expansion program,
told the house naval affairs COM
mittee that it would require 6,760
bombing planes to produce the
same volume of offensive fire as
Is capital ships.
Sen. Robert M. La Toilette, (P-
Wis., introduced in the senate q
bill to provide for popular refer
endum before declaration Of an
offensive war. Similar to the
house-shelved Ludlow war refer
endum amendment, the senate
measure would provide for a con-
stitutional amendment for a ma
tional referendum before war
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
(RPARKER TO
LECTURE HERE
''p . Of World Affairs To
De Interpreted by
Educator

b., Willis A. Parker wo,I-
\, q ., S29ejologist and psvcS mJ,l-
! OF y ,Asaeville, will give i've e n so
taari,Ioe Ten weekly lectures here
lung Sst on Wednesday % M LvrJ,
D az Is announced TODAY on b M
b s AZ a group Of local women zen
Fgres SSP2onsOriDg the series Of
h ~ J. t3e lectures will he 90 gi w.
b bo tae ballroom of +, the S XIV
bar , e.. at ) o'clock each We'd SeS
k.ec, %ot.'GEnoon. The general
Eratiocoa1, the series will be On
|ssairsS Relations and World rid
b. ff "a ,, is giving a similar
+ yySa consecutive i've y Tlatef for
Co1t;oSoi one-hour lecture