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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
PORK BARREL FIGHT
GOES TO HOUSE FLOOR
CONTINUED trom mage nnel

bitterly assailed a $123,669, 900
slash in funds for the Civilian Con-
servation Corps which was recon-
mended by Mr.. Roosevelt.
81 warn you this i the begin
ming of the end Of the Civilian
Conservation Corps" he shouted.
"The CCC has been 'tcrrctcd out
for slaShing. Don't abandon these
camps in the name of economy,
because next week 4 message will
come here calling for 20 new $780,
100000 battleShips."
The house appropriations COM
mittce took into account President
Roosevelt's suggestions for econ
omy in pork barrel" OUTLAWS by
reporting the bill, which carries
funds for 81 independent federal
agencies. with a slash Of So, 732,-
O2O below budget estimates and
S1l8,538,OOO under the current
years funds.
Johnson's attack conceded with
another slap at economy by Chair
man Wilburn Cartwright, Dem,
Okla, of the house roads commit
tee. who introduced Il bill propos-
ing to continue through 1910 and
1871 a S4OO,O00,000 federal high
way aid program that Mr.. RoOse-
welt wants repealed.
The budget estimates call for a
Sl4O,OOO,00O cut III this depart
ment during the 1882 fiscal year
and for elimination thereafter.
81 am a strong advocate of econ
omv but believe reductions should
be made in all agencies of the gov
eminent and not just make roads
the goat" Cartwright said.
This led to more denunciatiOns
of the presidents program.
"The man in the White House
has never known and never will
know how a dollar is made" Rep.
James w. WadswOrth, R., n. Y,
commended. "The nation will have
to dedicate itself to thrift, COM
mon sense and frugality to get out
of it's present financial condition"
Rep. Arthur P. Lamneck, d.,
o., asserted that he "no longer
can go along" with the admins
tratiOn because the solution of the
budget and economic problems
rests with congress.
In the senate, administration
,aders had tough job control
| NC flibuster by Is southern
senator's who are being aided by
Sen. William E. Borah, r., Ida,
N their fight against the lynch
bill.
The discussion, which began
with burst Of vitupcration, de
generated into a serio-cOmic eXhl'
bition when. during a dull mo,
ment. youthful Sem Henry Cabot
Lodge, r., Mass, who was presid'
inc, sprawled on the rostrum when
his chair upset.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
THOROUGHBRED
HORSE SECURED
FOR BREEDING

Through the cooperation of the
federal government and the Unit
cd States cavalry, Henderson
county and the surrounding ter
rilory has received thorough
blcd stud horse for breeding pur-
poses.
The horse was brought here
from the Cavalry Rcmount Sta
tion at Lexington, KY, and has
been placed at Camp MondamI"'
Tuxedo.
A cross with the present stock
in the county and this horse will
produce the typical cavalry hon Sc
and a fine breed for general
work. Crossing with hunters and
jumpers also produces Il good
breed.
Stud fees will be announced at
Il later date and breeding will be-
Gin February Is.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
HENDERSONVILLE
SCHOOLS HAVE OWN
CHAPTER IN F. F. A,

The BOYS Of the new depart
ment of vocational agriculture IN
the HcndcrsonviIle city schools
have recently organized chapter
of Future Farmers. The FLA.
is a national organization com
posed only by boys studying vo-
cational agriculture. There are
$1,000 such students in the Uni
ted States in GG00 high schools
studying agriculture. 1t has been
said that if we had been teaching
agriculture to the farm youth for
the last 80 years we would not
today have 50,000,000 acres OF
land worn out and unfit for
profitable farming.
One hundred percent Of the ag-
riculture boys in the Henderson,
vile school are members of the
FLA. club. The officers are as
follows: J. G.. Coston, Jr, presl-
dent; Ross Douglass, vicc-prcSl-
dent; Aubrey Dorm, secretary
Seldom Shipman, treasurer; Mar
ion Dorm, reporter; J. f. Corbin
advisor.
For convenience in having meet
ing and attending to business
each class has set Of officers
and program is carried out
twice each month. We have or
ganized d thrift club in conncc'
ton with our chapter.
The treasurer is the cashier
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
IS DUE Chair,
Killer SAYS
Convict Confessing to Wo-
mans Murder Not Fear
ing Consequences

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. T.
tUP)-A l9-ycar-old rX-convict
who confessed the Staying Of Mrs.
Wilma Carpenter in her Philadci-
phia suburb home last December
-, said last night that I'm not
afraid of the electric chair, it's
coming TO me
'I've been stealing and rObblng
since I've been knee high TO 4
graSshopper," the youth, Wendell
Forrest Bowers, said. My moth
az died when | was IL months old
and Pve never had 4 home since.
I've been tossed around so much
| had to turn to stealing to eX-
ist."
Bowers was held by Louisville
police for two weeks on a vagran-
cv charge and was about to be re-
leased when Omen discovered
during a routine fingerprint check
that his prints were those of Mrs.
Carpenters killer.
He pleaded guilty before U. 5.
Commissioner Ray II. kirchbor-
ster to unlawful flight to avoid
prosecution and was returned to
the jefferson county jail under
$4,000 bond. The youth confess
ed the crime when confronted
with the fngerprint evidence.
John f. Flynn, assistant district
attorney Of Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, who arrived last
night by plane, will probably re-
turn the prisoner 20 NorriStown,
Pa. near Philadelphia, to face
murder charges today. Bowers
first will be arraigned on two mi
nor charges in Louisville in the
morning.
Chief Of Police John Malley
said Bowers, in his confession de
scribed in detail how he attempt
cd to attack Mary Griffin, Y,
Mrs. Carpenters companion and
business associate, when they re-
turned and found him ransacking
the Carpenter home.
Bowers, according to Malley,
said he struck Miss Griffin on the
head, forced her to disrobe part
". She beat him off, however,
and after taking = bath he thumb
ed a ride to 4 railroad station.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
CHARGES MADE
IN NEW JERSEY
WAR ON CLIO.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7. (UP).-
Charges of tampering with Uni
ted States mails and threat Of u
federal investigation last night
were tossed into the feud be-
tween Mayor Frank Hague Of Jer-
sey City, n. j.. and the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization,
which the New Jersey mayor has
driven out of his city.
Ernst exhibited copies of pho
tostatc of letter, written on
American Civil Liberties Union
letterhead. which appeared in sew
cral morning newspapers on Jan.
1. purpOrting to be copies Of Il
letter written to several persons
i'm New Jersey and signed by Rog-
er n. Baldwin, director of the
union.
He said the letter was sent in
duplicate to several persons in
New Jersey "but the original was
the only one on Civil Liberties
Union stationery"
He said that 1t was sent to sgd
Rose, chairman Of the Hudson
county committee OF the G.. |. 0.
1t was misdirected, according ia
Ernst, and "by a lucky break" it
was returned to the Civil Liber-
ties Union offices Jan. 8, still
sealed and apparently unopened.
The next day, Ernst said, the
photoStat Of the letter sent t.
Rose appeared in the newspapers
which ne charged obtained them
in a press handout2 released
through Mayor Hague's Offices.
He said he would formally
charge that someone acting in
the interest of Mayor Hague" has
interfered with the mails.
A second charge which Ernst
said he would place before Cum,
mings concerned letter asserted
~ written to Robert Andy of Jer,
sey City, political opponent OF
Mayor Hague, which was mailed
Dee. Is and which has. not beer
ireceiyed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
CHARLESTONIANS
WILL HONOR FIRST
u. S. WEATHERMAN

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 7.
(UP)-The pioneer efforts Of Dr.
John Lining, Americas first
weathelman, will be commcmo-
rated by an unwilling service Lere
the week Of January 9 - 200
years after the first weather study
was made.
w. r. Gregg, chief Of the U. S;
Weather bureau, Washington, will
attend the unwilling Of a tablet
on the building in which Dr.. Lin
ing lived-and worked. The build
ING is believed to have been the
first drug store in this country,
as well as the first weather OBJ
servatory.
Dr.. Innings observations were
made with instruments similar in
principle to those used today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
FRANK TAKES
POST IN Cop.
New Program Committee
Chairman Explains
Delay in Action

WASHINGTON. Jan. T. (UP)
DIR. Glenn Frank, former preSi-
dent of the University of Wiscon-
sin, last night accepted the chair
manship of the newly formed pro-
gram committee OF the Republi-
can party and appealed for non
partisan cooperation To relieve
the gravity OF u situation which
cuts across all sections and all
groups
Franks message of acceptance,
made public by Chairman John ID.
VI. Hamilton of the Republican
national committee, said ne was
accepting the new post without
ANY prior obligation since no
one had communicated with him
at the time the committee was
formed recently in st. Louis, Mo.
He acknowledged that the "bus-
mess" of the program group IS
not to promote the interests OF
any candidate nor is it TO write
platforms which ne said is task
for state and national party con-
ventiOnS.
"Since office-hOlders of the
party are not in its membership,
Franks telegram said, this cont
mission is a body of laymen ask.
ed to devote themselves behind
the lines of formal party action
10 a study of the extraordinarily
grave social and economic diff
cuIties that now confront the ma
tion.
"The Republican party recog"
nizes it's obligations in the pres
ent critical situation TO call out
. and mobilize the full resources OF
intelligence and action that the
rank and file of its millions OF
adherentS possess.
THE gravity of the situation
cuts across the traditional 0oun'
diaries of all parties. all sections
and all groups. / hope, therefore
that this commission will haVl
access to the deepest desires ano
best thoughts of workers, farm
ers, professional men and wo,
men, business men, small ano
large, regardless of party lines OF
sectional interests.
GAS | sense the spirit OF the
members who have already writ,
ten to me this commission VII
not be an agency of petty fault
finding or vindictive attack. II
will seek to play its full part II
a sincere, Open-minded RESPONSE,
Bile search for the principles and
lines of national action that VIII
keep America a going concern
with its business its industry ana
it's agriculture administering et'
i4feetively to the human needs OF
the whole people - and insure, q
way of life congenial to the
American spirit.
Frank explained he had delay
ed in accepting the NOMINATION
because at the time he was nCtl
fled of the committees action hC
was not in a position to assume
u ''major obligation of this sort
until | had made the necessary
establishments in my other oblIga'
tions. That alone accounts Ion
this delayed acceptance.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
MAN QUERIED DENIES
PASSPORTS FRAUD

Continued trnm mage onel
He was believed to have been the
"kcv man" in a curious chain Of
personalities through which the
Robinsons supposedly obtained the
passports.
Sharfin, also known as Aaron
Sharfin, turned up in the case at
ter another alphabetical witness,
"Mr. C", subsequently identified
as Harry Zuckcrman. named HIM
as the final link in the passport
chain.
Zuckerman told authorities he
had received a request from "Mr.
D".-whOm he then named as
Louis Epstein"-to obtain a pass
port through a chain of ICON
tracts" which he explained was
the political cuphism for "faVors.
The contracts ultimately reached
the office of former County Clerk
Albert Marinelli, target of District
Attorney Thomas f Dewey's cam
paign charges which ultimately
forced Marinellrs resignation.
There the application was drafted
without the formality Of personal
appearance. -,
After Zuckerman walked out of
the room where state department
men were questioning witnesses,
he exclaimed:
II feel like a new man--l'm
glad that's over, and Pm sorry
spent so much time protecting
man who didn't deserve it."
Sharfin was then brought to
the federal building, and for sew
eral hours contributed to the eX-
element Of attending newspaper
reporters by scuttling in and out
of elevators, ducking behind pill
lars and covering his face with
his hat when news photographers
tried to shoot pictures.
However, federal agents failed
to indicate whether he had con
tributed materially to the absorb
ing mystery of why the robin
sons" vanished nito Soviet pris-
on last month after entering the
country on fake passports. He re-
manned under subpoena for further
questioning. 49,. .....
Dispatches from Moscow iden-
tilted Mrs. Robinson as Mrs.
Adolph Arbold Rubens, an Ameri-
can citizen, but Sharfin said he
did not know either Mrs. Rubens
or Robinson, and had nothing to
do with their passports. asR
He was first described by agents
as secretary" to the Egyptian
consul, but the consulate later said
he was merely a houseboy who
worked at the consulate offices at
l03 Park avenue.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
Warsaw Reports
Mrs. Robinson
Slain In Russia

LONDON, Jan. 7. (UPl--Thc
Daily Mirrors correspondent at
Warsaw reported today that Mrs.
Donald L. Robinson, identified yes
terday as Ruth Marie Rnbens of
New York, has been executed by
a Russian firing squad in Mos
cow prison.
CThc report could not be vcri-
fed in Moscow carly today. Ere
quentlv there are haseless reports
emanatipg from Warsaw regard
ing affairs in Russia
The Daily Mirrors Warsaw d.
patch made no mention OF the fate
of the man known rs donald l..
Robinson" supposedly Mrs. Ru-
bens' husband, Adolpn Arnold Ru-
bens.
The disnatch said the woman
was executed by an Ogpu CRuS-
sian secret noliccl fil'inr squad at
ter being identified al the wife of
8 Russian colonel, Armanow, who
died IN 4 SOVIET concentration
camp.
The mysterious "Mr. Robinson
who disappeared from the Nation
al hotel in Moscow few days be-
fore the disappearance Of Mrs.
Robinson on Dec. 9 was said by
the Daily Mirror to have been
identified as u Russian engineer
named RokolikOtf, who escaped
from a Soviet prison and became
United States citizen.
The dispatch described Mrs.
Robinson" as a former Russian
actress who fled to the United
States and returned to Russia UNI
der the name Robinson in an eff
fort to locate her husband. She
used Il false American passport.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
BAPTIST S. S. GROUP
MEET SET SUNDAY

A Baptist ASsociational Sunday
school group meeting will be held
at 3 p. IN. Sunday at Calvary
church. Miss Izora Reecc, super
intendent of group No. 6, will be
in charge of the program. This
group is composed of the follow
ing churches: Hendersonville
First, Valley Hill, Shaws Creek,
Balfour, West Hendersonville,
Refuge, Ebenezer, East Flat Rock
and Calvary. An interesting pro-
gram is being arranged Sand the
public is invited. 49,. -
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and the bank Is always open I,
receive deposits. 'i'nc treasure
Turns the money over to On" nd
visor. Mr.. Corbin, who is lospm
sih!r for ard banks it.
Sixty percent Of the mcmhcn
have money on deposit and non.
Of il has been drawn out Inc,
this was started 30 days ago.
We also pay 10 cents Pei
month dues, part of which pay
our state dues.
The organization has four de
grccS Of membership based q
achievement: Greenland, FutWE
+ armer. State Farmer an
American farmer.
The two fiv;t degrees are rN-
fcll.cd in the local chapter. ,h.
third at Raleigh at the anmua
state meeting held each July, an.
the fourth is conferred in Hans.
City, Mo-, at the annual mcctir,
held in Octobcr.-MariOn DOm
reporter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
2EXON|O.|RAT[E.|:'D
IN KILLING OF
JACK MORGAN
Men Who Delivered Body
to Sharks Not Questioned
by Grand Jury

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. (UP)
The federal grand Jury late yes
tcrday cxonerated Robert Horne
and George Spel mack, the young
deckhands who threw overheard
an amateur pirate after he had
killed the skipper Of the schooner
Yacht AAFJE and for four days
ruled the boat with Il mailed fist.
The grand jury. in returning
mo bill" decided the two deck
hands acted in sclf-dcFcn*c IN
throwing Jack Morgan to the
sharks after he fatally shot DWlGht
Faulding, owner OF the AAtJE,
and tcrrorized crew and paS|cn-
GERS while setting i course FOR tne
South Pacific.
Immediately after the report
was made to Federal Judge Harry
\. Hollzcr, deputy L. ). mar
shall was sent to the county jail
with an order to release the Young
prisoners, who had been held on
murder complaint.
: second order was issued, pro
yiding for the release Of Mrs. LII
liam Morgan, 17-year-o!d common
law wife of Morgan, who killed 20
pursue the career of Il pirate.
The girl, an cXpectant mother,
had been held as a material wit
ness since the AAFlE was towed
into San Pedro last week by a
coast guard cutter which found
her floundering i'm heavy seas of
the coast Of lower California.
The jury had questioned only
three witnesses, Mrs. Morgan, FL
sic Berdan, 22-yGarold nurse, and
Mrs. Gertrude Turner, Faulding' IS
fiancec, all Of whom were pasSen-
gers aboard the yacht during the
cight-day cruise from San Pedro.
The women repeated SubStan-
tiallv the same stories they had
told federal bureau Of inVcstiga-
ton agcnts-that Morgan shot
Faulding in cold blood three
hours after the AAFJE sailed,
seized control Of the boat, and
dominated the passengers and
crew at the point of gun.
His mastery ended four days
later when Horne, enragcd by the
abuse he had endured, seized a
marlin spike, hit Morgan on the
head and with the help Of Sper-
mack threw him into shark-mfcSt-
ed waters off the coast of Mexico.
Spernack and Horne were anX-
ious to give their versions to the
grand jury, but they were not
called.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
2IRCONiA

ZIRCONIA. Jan. 7.-Mcmbcrs
of Green River BAPTIST church
gave Rev. S. f. Huntlcy, pastor,
a nice pounding for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Station re-
Gently visited the lattcr'S parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Jones Of Jones
Gap.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Pace and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.
Face visited Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Corn of Flat Rock, January =.
The young folks Of the com
munity enjoyed 4 new years party
and stake fry at the home Of
Clyde Morgan. About Is boys
and girls were present. The Levi
brothers furnished string music.
J. l.. l.. Pace, who has been i'll
for some time, is not improving
very fast.
Miss Lois Pace and John Pace
were overnight guests OF Mary
and Arthur Station, December 81.
D. +. Station Of Mt. Holly,
spent the Christmas holidays with
his family.
Mrs. Joe Ward and son, Clyde,
have moved back TO their farm in
the Double Springs section. Pco-
pie are glad to welcome them.
Mrs. w. C.. Levi and Misses
Ieta and Essic Levi visited nj
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
GIRL, %, QUALITIES AS
CAPTAIN OF TUCBOAT

PORT ALBERNI, i. C., Jan.
7. OUP)-Dorothy Garicc Black
more. a 2%-ycar-old blonde, IS
planning to be Canada'S first wo-
man tugboat captain.
Dorothy recently passed her e.
animation for a tugboat masters
certificate under supervising rN-
amincl' Lionel H. Lindsay Of VAN
couver. and confirmation from
Ottawa is expected soon.
The girl has spent six years on
her fathers tugboat ana is Il high
school graduate.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
JAPANESE BEAT z
BRITISH POLICEMEN
Continued FROM "age one)

yards, will be diverted to the ltal-
ians "to be employed in the west
ern Mediterranean and Indian
ocean,"
The documents said the trans
port ships from Japan were to
have been delivered to Russia un-
der liquidation of an arrangement
for transfer of control of the Chi
nese Eastern railway to Japan.
y;ittwas stated, will not pay
Japan for the shi ps until the eco
nomic situation improves. .
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
BUMPER SAVES CHILD

CLEVELAND. (UP).-An au-
tomobile bumper served as SAT-
ETY. Catcher" for 7-yearold Rita
Kalhoun. When a car struck her,
she bounced to a seating position
on the bumper and rode along,
safe from injury.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
FRENCH LIGHTHOUSE
WILL BE LARGEST
in ENTIRE W0RLI

PARIS, Jan. Z. (UP)-A neT
lighthouse. declared % be the mof
powerful in the world, will b
erected within the next year q
the island Of OucsSant in the A.
lantic ocean about 25 miles ives
Of Brcst. 1t will take the place d
the lighthouse at Creac'h wha
served rs a guide to America
troop ships on their way to Franc
in 1917-18.
Ships 80 miles distant will b
able to see the beams of the ng
lighthouse and its lights will haT
a total strength of ,OOO,ON
candlepower. Each ten second:
two moving beams will be visible
each lasting two-tenths of >ecI
0nd.
A masterpiece Of French opud
science, the Lighthouse will cons.s
Of "a tower % feet high Surmo1I,
ed by a giant lantern, the rcyot
ing lamps Of which will b" 10 ;eH|
in height.
The island on which the Light
house will be built is known d
"the end of the world and ia
favorite visiting place for touT'H
in Brittany. 1t has a popu.ac&
Of 5000.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
"MEANEST MAN" BOBS UP

PAJARO, Cal. - (UP) - This
city's candidate for the ''mcancst
man" entered the aviary Of Ms.
w. II. West and wrung the nccks
of five canal.ieS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07

Capetown, South Africa. has
butter shortage and supplies q.
being shipped several 'h'J,a'
miles from Great Britain.
Evening star., 1938-12-12

tant to Capt. Atkinson today. Fol-
lowing his graduation from Cam
bridge, Capt. Atkinson said that he
taught at Pocklington School, one OF
the big English public schools; later
at Cranbrook College in 1lford, out
side of London, and then at West
Kensington Preparatory School,
Later Capt. Atkinson went to
Canada. where he taught at Trinity
College, Port Hope, Ontario, for
two years.
Leaving the world of books and
pupils, Capt. Atkinson became secre-
tary to the late j. j. Drummond,
Canadian industrialist, and was ad-
vertising manager of the Robert
Simpson Co. in Toronto. He served
with the Canadian Expeditionary
Force for three years during the
World War, training and recruiting
soldiers. After the war Capt
Atkinson came to the United States,
settling in Indiana with his wife and
three children and lived there for
18 years. A year ago he came to
Washington to be near his children,
who live here. In addition to his
daughter, Mrs. Frye, Capt. Atkinson
has two sons, Wallace and Richard,
both of whom are district managers
of the American Automobile As
SOcia ation.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Eden Luncheon
Tickets Sold
In Half Hour

Within a half hour after tickets
were made available for the Ma
tional Press Clubs luncheon at 1890
pm. tomorrow for Anthony Eden,
former British foreign secretary, the
supply was exhausted.
For more than an hour this morn
ing the club telephone exchange
was tied up with pleas for tickets,
which went on sale at 10 am.
Within a half hour the 4O4-seat ca
pacity of the clubs auditorium had
been reserved. More than 100 dis
appointed club members were turned
away. The line nearly blocked the
top floor of the National Press
Building.
During that half hour, according
to one of the club employees, more
than 100 phone requests for reserva-
tions were made.
However, % listeners tomorrow
did not have to worry about getting
tickets-they are the club guests
for the head table. These include
cabinet officers, members of the
British Embassy stan and State De-
partment attaches.