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The times-news., 1938-12-16
FRANCO SUGGESTS
TRUCE In CIVIL WAR

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, Dec. 16. (UP)-A radio
broadcast from Generalissimo
Francisco Frances Burgos head
quarters yesterday suggested-al-
most at the hour fixed for the
start Of. his heralded Catalonian
offensive-that the 29-months-old
civil war might be eI Ted by means
of q truce. -, r.-'
Frontier reports had Indicated
that Franco would throw 250,000
troops into the biggest drive of
the war Thursday but an insurg-
ent communique at 3 p. m. report
ed "all quiet on all fronts" be-
cause of violent rains, 16-foot
floods and inundated trenches.
The Burgos suggestion Of q
peace settlement was the first in
timation from the insurgent side
that Franco was willing to consid-
er a truce, although the loyalist
at Barcelona has indicated on sew.
eral occasions that it would talk
peace "on basis Of equality"
The radio station said there
were indications that a new gov.
ernment might be established in
loyalist Spain with "moderates" in
control and said that if the ex-
tremis.s were ousted discussion
of peace would become feasible"
The Burgos radio, whose pro-
posal was based on q stipulation
that the loyalist army would have
to make a complete surrender and
that all extremists must be driven
from the Barcelona government,
suggested that Julian Besteiro
might be made premier as "a step
toward" ending the long and
bloody conflict.
The loyalists simultaneously an
nounced the uncovering Of IAN
enormous Fascist espionage ring"
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-16

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 16. (uP)
The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton closed it's goth annual
convention last night and urged
in the name of 100000 mem
bers that democracy be made to
work better, that the agricultural
adjustment act of 1888 be con-
tinued and that discriminatory
and punitive taxes" be abolished.
The federation called upon
President Roosevelt to bring to-
rether representatives of indus
trv labor and agriculture to dis
cuss IS a program of action design
ed to promote economic balance
among these groups and to keep
the conferees in session until
they had agreed upon a program:
"America needs an economic
balance which will assure secur-
The times-news., 1938-12-16
DRUG MACNATE
OLD EX-FEL0N,
ENDS HIS LIFE
Coster, Exposed as Musica,
Indicated as Involved
in Gunrunning
TRAFFIC IN ARMS
FOR SPAIN INVOLVED
FAIRFIELD, Conn, Dec. l6.
-(UP)-Frank Donald Coster,
president of Mckesson & Rob-
bins, shot himself to death at
his home here today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16. (UP)-
Federal agents today hunted fol
evidence Of gun-running and alco'
hol traffic in the affairs of Frank
Donald Coster, president of Nc
Kesson and Robbins, Incorporat
ed, a pillar in the wholesale drug
business, who was exposed last
night by his fingerprints as being
also Philip Musica, swindler, wit!
a prison record.
The unmasking of Costner q:
a man with an unsavory past wa:
the second blow to fall upon his
Wall Street associates. His firm
the third largest of its kind in
the world with $87,000,000 listeo
assets and $l74,000,000 annua
business, failed two weeks age
with an 100000 shortage. The
shortage was not in cash but oil
tangible goods.
Huge warehouses, stocked with
drugs that had been carried or
the books, did not exist.
Coster is under technical ar
rest in his palatial Fairfield
Conn.,, mansion after indictment
by a federal grand jury in which
he is charged with having filed
false statements with the New
York Stock exchange.
The revelation came shortly af
ter Coster and other officials Of
the McKesson and Robbins con
Germ had been indicted by a fed
eral grand jury on four counts
three of which charge violation
of the securities and exchange
act, and the fourth conspiracy.
The charges involve the $18,'
100000 in missing assets of the
drug concern.
Coster was closeted with attor
neys at his home in Fairfield last
night and with his indicted asso
ciates will be arraigned at 10:3C
a. m. Monday.
Police said that Coster's finger
prints are the same as those OF
Philip Musica, a central figure ir
the "human hair frauds" of 8
quarter century ago.
Inspector Joseph Donovan o1
the New York police department
said Coster, arrested after the
sensational exposure of a gigan'
tic drug fraud, had been "defi'
nitely identified" as Musica.
Musica, a youthful busines;
sensation of the pre-war years
was tried and convicted in 19l;
for a $2,00O,OOO swindle involv'
ing the vast United States hail
company.
1t was believed that Musica
son of an Italian immigrant anc
who rose to be financial power
on Wall Street and was associat
ed with many of New York's lead
ing bankers, had used a system
similar to that in the McKessor
and Robbins case, to "kite" fake
Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-16
LEGISLATORS
HERE FAVOR
TEACHER aims
Dinner Conference Largely
Attended and Success
full Event
18TH GRADE, BETTER
CONDITIONS SOUGHT

Public school teachers and off,
cials Of Hendersonville and Hen
derson county to the number OF
about 125 met at the Ames hotel
last night for dinner session in
which interest centered in the ad-
dresses Of those who will be iden-
titled with the. legislature next
year. .
The speakers expressed them
selves as being heartily in accord
with many of the objectives of the
teaching profession and all ap-
peared happy over the success of
the gathering. 3.
Miss Lucille Sales, president of
the city classroom teachers asso-
citation, acted as toastmaster.
The Rev. N. A. Melton was
elected president of the Hender-
son county unit of the North Car
olina Education association, and
T. A. .Cathey was elected secre-
tary. ... ...
The principal speakers We're L.
B. Prince, senator-elect; M. III.
Redden, chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee of this
county; W.. A. Hart, history teach
err of Weaverv:lle and president
of the Classroom Teachers asso-
citation Of Western North Carolina,
and Hubert C. Jarvis, representa-
tive-elect of Buncombe county.
l.. L. Burgin, representative
elect of Henderson county, was
unexpectedly detained and was not
present.
Miss Sales, in paving the way
for the speakers, congratulated
the gathering upon being "educa-
tionally-minded" and relieved any
tension that might have existed by
saying that the meeting had not
been arranged for debate but
for closer acquaintance and the
furtherance of some of the goals
of the teaching profession.
Some of the main goals includ-
ed restoration of salaries to a pre-
depression level, social security as
it embraced retirement, addition
of 18th grade, federal aid, reduc-
tion of teacher load, a statewide
nine-months school term, compul-
sorry attendance, sick leave with
pay, vocational guidance, etc. She
solicited the aid of the audience
in the accomplishment of these
goals.
Mr.. Prince expressed the opin-
ion that the states school system
had grown more rapidly with new
schools and courses than had the
provision for caring for the bet
ter interests of the teacher. Mr..
Prince said he was heartily in fa-
vor of the objectives with which
he had become familiar but ex-
pressed the fear that the teachers
were advancing on too many
fronts" because such a program
would involve enormous expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Redden said his parents had
taught public schools and that his
mother now being engaged in the
work he was naturally interested
in the welfare of the profession.
He said it was the most underpaid
profession, considering the quail
fcations required of teacher and
the cost of preparation. He said
the salaries were almost an "insult
to your intelligence but the situa-
ton can't be improved until you
organize every county in the
state" He said $4,000 teachers
were sufficient in number to
"make the legislators take notice" "
but they wouldn't accomplish
much without effective organiza-
(Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-16
Rail Passenger
Rate Cut Half
Cent In South

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. (UP)
The Southeastern Railroads Pres
idents' conference today voted to
reduce passenger fares, to one and
one-half cents per mile in coach
es.
The new rate representing a
one-half cent cut will be effective
as soon as tariffs can be publish
ed, probably in January. The new
rate would apply to all railroads
east of Mississippi river and south
of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
The times-news., 1938-12-16
PLAN PRESBYTERIAN
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
SESSION ON MONDAY

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church will j loG meet on on
Monday afternoon at $3.50 at the
A special offering will be taken (: n
OF tbis time for Ministerial Relief
and the Joy Gift envelopes will be
turned in. -, .,,
Mrs. j. Adger Smyth, secretary
of Christian Education and Minis
teriaI Relief will give the devo-
tional and an original Christmas
story will be read by Mrs. 5. j.
Fullwood. - L.
Mrs Harry Latt and Christmas
carols will be sung.
All the women of the church
are especially urged to be present
at this meeting.
The times-news., 1938-12-16
Judge Plyler Is
FurmanPr President

GREENvILLE, S. c.. Dec. 16.
Judge John L. Plyler, OF the
Greenville county court, was elect
ed president of Furman university
at a meeting of the board OF trus-
tees held yesterday.
An alumnus of the institution,
Judge Plyler will take office on
January / and succeeds DR.. b. Il.
Geer, who resigned some time ago
The times-news., 1938-12-16
DECREE
| NULCTS jews
Excess Wealth To Be Liqu-
idated; Returned in
State Bonds

ROME, Dec. I6.-(UP)-The
asoSlnet today approved a decree
VSSlglng Italian Jews to register
~ then property.
Jews owning property exceed
ag the limits outlined in a preyi-
.ls decree viii be obliged to turn
sser s the excess to the government
.o' liquidation and return to It's
oSAers IN the form of special gov
;snment bonds, bearing 4 per cent
The times-news., 1938-12-16
- Shopping Doys
! Til Christmas,

I}ouNG nSQQ HrfLSR W
eifcRMT16 WORLD WE'D SOON
1ns4k cos1eoI OF GsRttANH".
ookINa BACK TO CHRIST
II MAS SEVEN YEARS AGO
A bleak Christmas, with depres-
sion stalking the Land.
President Hoover was recon-
mending RFC. Army OF
1900 shunger marchers" return
ing home from Washington.
Young Herr Hitler was
informing world he'd soon take
over control Of Germany. ;.
u. s. disturbed over Jap con-
quest Of Manchuria.
Thronss saw Nayy's new duig-
ible Akron 6oat over New York.
The times-news., 1938-12-16

5s' -" temperature last night-16
thursday
g,saa aaxImum temperature-52 de-
TTIhimIm-29 degrees.
SHsaR-4O.5 SR degrees.
Ey ESsy 5 range-23 degrees.
s"o'HaI mean temperature for
'ppsstili1ser-39.3 degrees.
ES".hIa!l 70 date-.40 inch.
'o'~al rainfall-5.46 inches.
The times-news., 1938-12-16
||)NDON HEARS
COLONY
|ENAND NEAR
lepchman Charges British
Plan in Hope Of Forcing
French Concession
IS NEW GERMAN
move FOR UKRAINE

| PARIS, Dec. Is. (UP)-Parti-
\. noted French political writer
| outstanding foreign affairs eX-
h: whose real name is Andre
k-aud. writing in today'S L'Or-
l SAID that British Prime Minis
! Neville Chamberlain is prepar-
! 70 offer Premier Mussolini
k,ish Somaliland and that Cham
klain believes France will be
he'd thereby to give up French
maitland. the Port of Djibouti
III the French owned Adds
kaba railway as a consequence.
iibouti is the chief port on the
:, African coast and the rail-
kd is the only one leading to
fiis Ababa.
LONDON. Dec. 16. (UPl-The
kly Herald said today that Capt.
ktZ Weidemann, personal aid to
lancelIor Adolf Hitler, would
La 70 London in January to ask
betty for the return of Ger
us war-lost colonies.
T.a paper said the captain had
h chosen since he has no Off
position in the German gov
hment and his previous meet
rs with British statesmen had
'en informal and for the purpose
improving Anglo-German rela-
ons-indieating that the German
,vernment is approaching the co,
NAL question cautiously.
The times-news., 1938-12-16
WEATHER

e, and continued cold tonight;
argay partly cloudy, slightly
.armer.
The times-news., 1938-12-16
GOOD AFTERNOON

Cleveland, o.. eouncilmen told
the Abraham Lincoln Brigade they
couldn't hold tag day. Tag,
you're OUT"
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Dukes Clever Offense
Wins SoIem's Praise

DURHAM, N. c., Nov. IT (P.-
Duke, which certainly has the foot
ball team. also has the plays. Wal
lace Wades "time waster" strategy
that lets secondary blockers sift
downfield to clear out the defensive
backs and the sweeps that send
Upton and Spangler wide are two
of the best developed attacking
mediums in Southern football.
Ossie Solem Of Syracuse called it
"as varied and diverse attack as I
have ever seen"
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Civil War News Fails
To Halt KINGS Golf

Announcements that news broad
casts Of the recent crisis In Europe
would be resumed about 4:30 pm,
or after the ball games" recalls
that in 1e4l, Charles I Of England,
playing . round Of golf at Leith, was
interrupted by q courier bringing
Evening star., 1938-11-17


board
-StarSt Photo
Evening star., 1938-11-17
ADVERTISEMENT.
BRYSON RASH CALLS
FOR WASHINCTON'S
SMARTEST PEOPLE
d. C. Leads, 81, in
"Quis Of T,oo Cities"
Thrilling Inter-City
Word Battle Tonight
at 1870; WMAL-WFBR
ADVERTISEMENT.

As Washington took 3-to-1 lead
over Baltimore in 1.-The Quiz of Two
Cities" radios most thrilling word
battle, Brysoh Rash issued call for
the Districts smartest people to enter
the contest. He stressed the fact that
Baltimore was trailing in points only
$685. to 40712.
Baltimore Promises Battle.
In Baltimore Henry Hickman, WFBR
quizzer, was promising real battle in
tonight's contest. Baltimore people
are smarter and we'll prove It," he
challenged as he issued call for the
Maryland city's smartest men and
women.
Experts, Listeners Praise Show.
Both radio experts and the listeners
have joined in calling the "Quiz Of Two
Cities" one of radios most thrilling
programs. It has drama, laughs, every
thing! Cheer your team to victory to-
night at7:30. VMAL-WFBR. The Gun.
ther Brewing Company Of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Makes Gridiron Kicks
Of Amazing Contrast

LAWRENCE, Kas. R.-Dick
Crayne, backf1eld coach at the Uni
versity Of Kansas, went to extremes
In his collegiate kicking career at
the University Of Iowa. Against
Indiana, he booted a punt from
behind his own goal line to the
other end zone, a distance of 102
wards.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Golf q Great LeveIer

In the Royal golf tournament
played at Balmoral Castle in Scot,
land, summer home of the King
and Queen Of England, the competi-
tors are members of the Kings staff
His majesty stands the chance of
losing to one of his chauffeurs.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Simon Wallops Naples for Par of Marks Recreation League

Against Nebraska. Crayne kicked
into q gale. He watched the ball
pass the line Of scrimmage only to
see the wind return 1t to . point
13 yards behind the line.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Hagen in D. c. Often

Walter Hagen has been frequent
visitor in Washington recently as a
member of a delegation of Detroit
men who are after loan from the
Government in connection with an
automobile project.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Season Records.

High team game-Bears. 574.
High team set-Bears. 1883.
High individual ayerages-Hutchison
LOS; swindellS; los; r Lozupone, 100;
Biggs 1O5: Baldwin. 1O5
High individual set-Brun. $50: Gio-
$50: Moler 800
High strikes-Weber, II; Swindells. 13
High .spares-Moler. SO; J. Biegs. So;
Giovanetti. 50.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Texas Open Resumed

The Texas open championship.
which was started in San Antonio
in the early days of the winter
tournament circuit, will be resumed
this season, with a purse of $1,000.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Pin Standings
JEWELERS. LEAGUE.

Season Records.
High team set-Galt g. Bro, No. ., 5s5
High team game-A. Kahn. Inc. 511.
High averages-May. 1914: Margeran
High strikes May, u: Goode. 13
High games-May. 142: Marsgraf 1875
High sets-May. 3S2: Maregraf. 372
Hieh spares-May. SO; Tobey, jr., so;
Marggraf, 56.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Shoots 9 Under Par

Eddie Bush, pro at Norway CMe)
Country Club, set q record mark Of
22-33-6l, nine under par, for his
course.
Evening star., 1938-11-17

news that civil war had broken out
in Ireland.
He completed the round before
leaving post-haste for London.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
GOVERNOR TO
TALK TONITE ON
TAX REDUCTION
Merriam to Be Principal
Speaker at Banquet
In Ell CentrO

Gov. Frank Merriam, who
will be the principal speaker
at the associated chamber
of commerce dinner tonight
at the Barbara Worth hotel,
will arrive in Ell Centro at $50,
according to Robert Hays, secretary
of the Ell Centro chamber. The
dinner will start at o'clock.
Governor Merriam will discuss
state finances and a proposed re-
duction of taxes.
A large delegation of state Of
ficials will accompany the COVER
nor to the city for the dinner
More officials, from San Diego,
county, will also attend
The dinner, which is open to
the public, will be attended by
twenty essay contest winners, who
are to be guests of the Ell Centro
Chamber OF Commerce.
Walter Havekorst, president OF
the chamber, will preside at the
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
HOODED MEMS
BOMBS GO OFF.
KILL FOURTEEN
Soldiers Drop Grenades
Seized From French
TerrOristS

PARIS, Jan. &c. (UP)-
A case of hand grenades,
seized at a secret headquar-
ters of the terrorist "hood-
ed men" organization, eX-
ploded today in the midst of a
group of soldiers.
Police estimated that "A men were
killed.
Police in a raid January l6 seiz-
ed 600 hand grenades, in 18 cases.
AT a secret cache of the hooded
men, or Eagoulards.
The bombs were taken to the
suburbs of Villejuif, because it was
thought too dangerous to keep them
in central Paris.
This morning soldiers arrived to
take the bombs to the artillery
proving grounds.
The soldiers began removing the
bomb cases from wooden shacks of
the annex. One detail dropped a
case. The bombs exploded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
COP SENATOR'S
BLOCK END OF
.fILIBUSTE ERING
Republicans Will Oppose
Attempt to Invoke
Gag Rule

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26
(UP) = An attempt to in
woke cloture in the senate
and stifle a filibuster now
holding up legislation was
doomed today when Minority Lead
er Charles L. McNary, r., Ore,
announced that he and virtually
every other Republican senator
would oppose it.
The attempt to invoke the gag
rule was received by southern SEN
ators filibustering against the anti
lynch bill as proof that their tao
tics had won and that there would
be no vote this session on the
measure.
McNary's announcement was be-
lieved to doom to defeat the petit
ton filed by Sen. M M. Neely, D.,
w. Va, to put into effect the cum
bersome senate cloture rule. A two
thirds majority is required to in
yoke cloture which would restrict
debate to one hour for each SEN
ator
The bill is the same as dead
right now Sen. Tom Connally, D.,
Texas, field marshal of the filibus-
ter, said.
McNary, it was learned. pledged
Connally that every Republican
would vote against cloture when it
automatically comes to a vote at
l pm. Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
CHIN ESE HANG.
LAST HOPE ON
LINE OF FORTS
Crucial Battle Looms in
Orient as Japanese
Land Troops

S II A N G H A |. Jan. 26.
(UP)-A crucial battle be-
tween massed thousands of
Chinese and japanese troops
IN the Yangtse valley along
China's "Maginot line" CT concrete
pill boxes appeared to be in pros
pect today en- the basis of reports
that the japanese had landed at
Lienyunkang.
Iienyunkan2 is a seaport and
eastern terminus Of the Lung Hal
railroad along which GeneraiiSsimo
Chinag Kai-Shek is prepared for
a desperate stand
The harbor works at Lienyunkang
were blown up month ago, thus
impeding japanese movements.
With the landing of troops there.
it was believed the japanese would
ettempt to drive along the railroad
and thus sever North China from
South China.
However between the Yellow river
and the railroad General Chang
has thrown up formidable defenseS,
including concrete machine gun
nests which are erected every 25
yards facing to the north. Thou
sands of troops have been mobilized
to support them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
|. v. FARM ERS
ORGANIZE TO
BOSS HAULING
Association to Name
Operators, Drivers
OF Produce

Imperial Valley farmers
Tuesday struck at the Team
sters' uni on by forming
their own transportation
association delegated to des-
ignate truck operators and drivers
who may haul agricultural pro-
ducts.
Approximately 100 hay, grain,
and vegetable growers, dairymen
and cattlemen requested Supervisor
Hugh T. Osborne to set up the as
sociation and put it into operation
Immediately in Imperial county
and to assist in its formation in
all other counties in California.
They asked him to work indepen-
IDENTIFY OF the Associated Farmers
and select committees of farmers
Continued on Page 2; Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26

Davis has defended Kynette for
week and refused 70 suspend him
from office He said, however, that
Kynette's arrest would cause his
suspension automatically
District Attorney Buron Fits
clashed with the police authority
over the scandal resulting from the
bombing that seriously wounded
Harry Raymond, the citizens in
yestigator Fits ordered Kynette
brought in under arrest. He had
the policeman's bond set at $50
900.
Three investigators from Fits
office searched for Kynette last
night but could not find him The
charges against him were: attempt
ed murder, assault with intent to
commit murder. and malicious use
of dynamite.
Raymond was said to have been
gathering evidence of the rela-
tionship between underworld ac-
tivities and political corruption
when he was critically wounded by
the explosion of a bomb in his
automobile two weeks ago. He is
still in the hospital. Surgeons took
$50 bomb fragments from his body.
Kynettes squad investigates the
background and political connec-
tons of persons who criticize the
police department. The squad op-
crates directly under the chiefs
office
Last week Fits had the police
homicide squad bring in all IS
members of the intelligence squad,
including Kynette, for questioning.
Several of Raymond's neighbors
were present. They identified eight
o. Kynette's men as those they had
seen frequenting a rented house in
the neighborhood, spying on Ray
mond. Kynette admitted that his
men had kept Raymond under sur
Veillance for four months but de
MED that they had tapped the in
vestigator's telephone wire. Fits
said the wire had been tapped. He
booked Kynette and his lieutenant,
d. M. Draper, police radio expert,
on wire tapping charges but they
won their release on writs of ha
beas corpus.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
HAY GROWERS
PROTEST so
BAD CHECKS

Fifty bad checks totaling ap-
proximately $4,000 are held by I'M
perial Valley hay growers who will
meet Wednesday to discuss plans
for collecting from the Los An
geles buyer responsible for the
checks.
Grower after grower appealed to
District Attorney Elmer Heald to
help them get the money repre-,
sented by checks returned to them
with the notation that the writer,
Paul Larew did not have sufficient
funds to cover the amounts.
The checks were given by Larew,
Heald said, in paying for hay pur-
chased from valley growers between
the middle of October and the
present time. Heald is attempting
to get Larew to make the checks
good, he declared
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-26
WRIGHT OPENS
DEFEN Sc | N
MURDER TRIAL
Describes Embrace
Which OccasiOned
Tragedy

LOS ANGELES, Jan 26. up
Paul A. Wright opened his defense
today to charges of numbering his
pretty young wife and his best
friend upon surprising them locked
in what he described as quite an
embrace
Wright, 38-year old president OF
the city's major airport. emptied
pistol in a white rage" at dimpled
Mrs Evelyn Wright. % and John
b Kimmel, SO. as they sat or declin-
ed on a piano bench in his home
early the morning of Nov. 9 after
round of drinking.
He claims justification under the
"unwritten law" for the outraged
husband. and probably will testify
tomorrow. His lawyers opening
statement was expected to take
most of today's session.
The states case closed with
witness quoting Wrfghts description
of what he saw upon awakening
from nap and coming upon his
wife and friend re said they were
embracing warmly ana kissing.
What kind of an embrace2" ask
ed Arthur La Voye. Union Air ter
minal publicity man. according 10
La Vove's account OF his jail cell
interview with Wright.
We'll. ii was quite an embrace
but let's keep it clean for the sake
of the baby" the witness said
Wright answered. The baby was
Wrights small daughter Helen.