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WILL START TAX
REVISION HEARING

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. (UP)
Iae administrations bill revising
harsh business taxes to combat
tne recession will start it's way
through con reSs on Friday with
II, inst Of uublic hearings on the
measure, Chairman Robert l..
DoGghtOn, D., y. c., of the house
TayS and means committee, an
bounced last night
The hearings will be on changes
&C a subcommittee headed by
representative Fred Yinson, D.,
ny will recommend to the full
committee probably within AZ
hours, They embrace revisiOns in
,Ge undivided profits tax, chang
Is IN the capital gains and and
losses levy and add new restric-
ions TO closely held corporations.
FIRST witnesses will be treasury
|oic.a.S who co-Operated with the
|S1o-commjttee in preparing the
,a& Changes. No official estimates
nave been made on the amount
|Oi revenue involved in the revi-
E.onS, but committee members
E Sla they have followed President
SooseTelt's Instructions not to re-
q1ce the aggregate federal col
Eectjons.
As customary, the sub-commit-
Ese report will be the basis Of
me Measure which ultimately will
gone from the full committee for
F0nSIeera.iOn on the floor.
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JAPANESE MOPPING
UP AT ,TSINGTA0

TSINGTAO, Jan. IL. (UP)--
Japanese troops and bluejackets,
in complete control Of Tslngtao
after a Chinese surrender that
left the city a sea. of white flags,
embarked today on grim punish
ment of Chinese responsible for
looting and wholesale destruction.
Chinese residents of this rich
Shantung port that has been a
pawn of war under three flags
were driven to their homes. The
activities of foreigners, including
125 Americans, were restricted;
The Japanese conquerors, under
Admiral Koshin Shishido, were or
dered to hunt down "anti-Japa-
nese elements" alleged to have
been responsible for the burning
of s100,000,000 worth OF Japa-
nese mill properties. =
The Japanese bluejackets, land
ed from warships at nearby Shat
zekow, seized the city yesterday
without firing 3 shot as the rem.
nants of Admiral Shen Hung-lieh's
Chinese forces fled through a 49,
mile gap between Japanese army
columns converging to the west.
Shen Hung.lieh's men. promis-
ing guerilla warfare to harass the
Japanese, fled TO escape being
driven into the sea.
Rear Admiral Koshin Shishido
directed Japanese administration
of this port and industrial city
exactly Is years after Japan had
Confined on page three).
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court DOCKET
CLEARED HERE
Judge Johnson Acts in
Special Hearings; Form
al Term Abandoned

Judge A. Hall Johnson of Ashe-
vile heard three cases yesterday
afternoon in special hearings here:
No formal term of court was held
upon agreement by the local bar
association.
In the case of Clyde Station vs..
Katharine Station, a divorce case,
the plaintiff was ordered to con-
tinue paying $40 per month to
the defendant as per an earlier
agreement until the next term OF
court could decide the case.
Thos. H. Franks, a successor
trustee to Chas. French Toms,
brought suit to have certain bonds
held by Mr.. Toms for himself and
Mrs. Katie B. Toms, under the
will of Capt. NJ. C. Toms, placed
under his trusteeship instead OF
under the care of Mrs. Meta Toms,
executrix of Charles French Toms.
Judge Johnson ruled that the
trustee should hold the bonds,
which upon the death of Mrs.
Katie B. Toms, should be divided
among the heirs of Chas. French
Toms.
In the case of Ernest Rea ct al,
VS.. Union Guardian Trust Co., OF
Detroit, Mich, the court found
that the plaintiffs. as heirs-in-law
of Robert Rea, were the part own
ers of half-interest IN the proper
ties. The court also found that
the trust company had taken the
title to the property and was hold
ing such as trustee and for the
benefit of the plaintiff.
AS no jury had been called for
this session, a jury was empan-
eled from the lawyers and spec
tators in the courtroom, including
Chief of Police Otis V. Powers,
Thomas H. Franks, L. B. Prince
and ]. w. Jackson. The jury act
ed in the Rea case.
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Cats Clash With
Furman's Frosh
At 7:3O Tonight
Reserves and Hall Fletcher
Juniors Will Stage
Preliminary
By BILLIE REESE

Hendersonville's Bearcats meet
Furman frosh tonight at the high
school gym at 1880 o'clock. IN
addition, the Cat reserves will
play the Hall Fletcher junior high
team of Asheville, in a prellml-
nary.
Bearcat officials are proud to
be able to give local fans an eX-
hibition by college freshman
team, especially of the calibre OF
Furman.
In previous years it has not
been the policy of the local high
school to meet freshman teams
due to the inequality of compe-
tition between high school and
freshmen teams, and this game
will be more in the nature of an
exhibition contest. However, the
locals expect to give the Hurri-
cane frosh a stiff battle.
Continuing their weeks SEIZED
ule, the Cats will meet the Christ
School team at Arden on We'd
nesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
A close game between the re-
serves and Hall Fletcher is ex-
pected. The probable lineup for
this game is B. Smith and 7. Al
lison, forwards; B. Miller, center,
and J. Justice and w. King,
guards.
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c. R. SORRELL
PASSES away
Retired RID. Carrier Ex-
pires at Fletcher, z A.
M; Rites Wednesday

FLETCHER, Jan. II Especially.
C.. r. Sorrell, 90, retired rural
mail carrier of Fletcher, died at
his home here at 2 O'Clock Tues
day morning after an illness OF
only a few days of pneumonia.
Funeral services r;ill beheld at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from Calvary Episcopal church Of
which the deceased was a men,
Der. with interment in the family
plot there. The Rev. Philip Jung,
pastor of the church will officiate.
Mr.. Sorrell is survived by his
widow, who was the former Miss
Lucy Logan, three sons, Carroll
Reagan Sorrell, Jr., of Fletcher,
Julian Johnson Sorrell of Ashe-
vile, sons by a former marriage,
and Eugene Sorrell; one grand
son, J. w. Sorrell; two sisters,
Miss Carrie and Miss Fanny Sor-
rell of Fletcher, and one brother,
Ed Sorrell of Cherryville, n. c..
Mr.. SOrrell's wife by his first
marriage was Miss Sallie Johnson
of Mills River, who also survives.
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SPENDING CANNOT
WALLACE

WASHINGTON. Jan. u. (UP)
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
said today economists were agreed
that the decline in government
spendings had disturbed the bal
ance between business income,
EMPLOYMENT. and farm income, re-
sulting in the present depression.
Wallace told the senate unem-
plOyment committee that farm re-
lief needs are rising fast and that
the present funds for agriculture
aid may not be sufficient to COW
er the demands for the rest of
the fiscal year.
Wallace said it was obvious
that government spending beyond
revenue can not continue indefi-
nitely but ne added that immedi-
ATE efforts must be made to re-
store the income balance.
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ISOLATION FOR
CANTON MADE
GOAL. IS BELIEF
u. S. Urged by Americans
to Curb New Jap Power
in Settlement
JAPANESE MOP UP
in TSNGTAO AREA

SHANGHAI, Jan. 11.-fUP)-
Japanese planes and warships to-
day began widespread operations
in south China, apparently a pre-
lude to a drive TO cut China's last
main artery between Canton and
the sea.
Japanese bombers poured hun
dreds of tons Of explosives on the
Canton-Hankow railroad, severely
damaging the tracks and destroy
ing communications, while other
planes bombed towns throughout
the province north of Canton. One
hundred bombs were dropped on
the military airport at Hankow,
northern terminus of the railroad.
Warships. shelled several towns
on islands off the southern coast.
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TENNESSEEAN
LEASES AMES
J. M. Bryant Starts Hotel
Operation Today on
Year Round Basis

J. NJ. Bryant of Sweetwater,
Tenn, and Mt. Dora, Fla, has
leased the Ames hotel, located on
the corner Of Fourth avenue and
Church street. for two years from
Mrs. L. B. Ames, owner of the
hotel.
The lease becomes effective to-
day and the hotel will be operated
on a year around basis by Mr.
Bryant. ,
Mr.. Bryant, who has operated
hotels in Florida and other states
will be in charge of the hotel here.
Mrs. Ames, builder of the Crys-
tai Springs manor in Laurel Park,
which was operated for many
years as the Ames hotel, also owns
the Ames hotel in st. Petersburg,
Fla.
The hotel contains 40 rooms
and several store looms, fronting
on 4th avenue west and Church
street.
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FR Confers With Industrial Chiefs Today
UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY
ACT IS MOVED UP BY HIGH
COURT FOR EARLY HEARING
Will Hasten Legality De-
cision on Death Sem
tence" Measure

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. (UP)
The supreme court yesterday adj
'vanced the date of its decision on
the legality Of the death sem
tence" utility act by 60 or go
days, as President Roosevelt yes
terday prepared to resume confer
ences with power officials in an
effort to blast billions of backlog
capital into sickly trade arteries.
The rate making structure of
the utility industry IS one of sew
eral points in dispute in the con-
troversy between the power Off
Gals and the president. The in
dustry has demanded the right to
include the cost of reproducing
property at modern day values in
rate schedules. Mr.. Roosevelt in
sists that only the original cost
plus prudent additions" should
be considered.
Until last week the supreme
court has upheld the industry's
contention. In a step away from
this policy, the court last Monday
ruled that state rate making bodies
legally are entitled to consider va
rious property valuations as long
as their ultimate schedules are not
confiscatory.
The consumers committee yes
terday proposed adoption of a
new rule for determination Of
rates which would embrace an ap-
praisal of properties at reasonable
cost with due regard to present
reproduction costs and reason
abs Ss daeSinn fer depreciation.~s-
Wendell L. Willkie, head of the
Commonwealth & Southern Corp,
and other utility leadres in con-
ferences last month with the pres
ident indicated their willingness
to accept the prudent invest
ment" theory. Since the president
began his conferences with the
utility leaders, the supreme court
has upheld the validity of loans
and grants by the Public Works
Administrative nfor construction or
purchase of municipality owned
power systems-a sharp defeat for
power companies which attacked
this policy as another step by the
government toward naturalization
of the industry.
Yesterday the court granted a
plea by the government that con-
sideration of the validity of the
utility "death sentence" act, chal.
lenged by the Electric Bond and
Share Co., of New York, be ad-
vanced by the tribunal. 1t set ar
'guments for Feb. 7, where under
normal procedure they would not
have been begun until April or
Continued on page three)
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BRITISH STEAMERS
FLEE FROM FIRING

HONG KONG, Jan. II. (UP)-
Four British steamers were forced
to flee at full speed from the
Pearl river yesterday when the
Bocca Tigris forts south of Can;
ton fired on q Japanese armed
trawler, it was reported today.
Japanese in small boats were
seen by observers aboard the Brit
ish vessels trying to land near the
Chinese forts. The small boats
were protected by the banks OF
the river but the trawler was dis
covered and forced TO retire ont
of range. The trawler apparently
was not hit.
Later a British steamer observ-
ed a Japanese cruiser steaming in
the direction Of the forts. Chinese
reported that they were ignorant
of the presence of the cruiser.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. II. lurl.
The New Deal won two important
revenue victories in the supreme
court Yesterday when the tribunal
ruled that Americans may not re-
eallv deduct from their taxable
income the amount of taxes leviea
on their investments by 1ore.sh
governments, and approved a g.,
100000 tax assessment against
Du Point holding company.
The court also agreed to RUE
on whether a state may TAX III
come derived wholly from inter,
state commerce and that derived
from income on tax-exempt NUM-
cipal bonds. Ill,
Thousands of Americans Will
be affected by the decision on
foreign taxes on which the court
split 6 to 8. The tribunals three
ultra-conservatives, Justices JAS;
C. McReynolds, Pierce. Butler and
George Sutherland who is retlr-
ing in a week, dissented.
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KIWANIS BOARD IN
FIRST 1888 MEETING

Officers and directors of the
Kiwanis club held their first din
ner meeting of the year last night
at the home of the president, Dr.
J. G.. Bennett, and Mrs. Bennett.
Plans for the years activities as
outlined week ago at a meeting
of committee chairmen were
given approval by the board and
suggestions were made to assist
in reaching numerous detectives,
principally Boy Scout work and
aid to underprivileged children.
The financial report of the retlr-
ing treasurer, G. NJ. Flanagan,
was approved, and he and P. F..
Sudduth were named to work
with the president in preparing a
budget for 1888. Attending the
meeting were DR.. Bennett, Mr..
Flanagan, Secretary A. F. Bar
Der, Mr.. Sudduth, S. j. Childs,
Judge R. H. Station, L. B. Prince,
c. M. Ogle, DR.. R. H. Brown and
G. c. Richardson.
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hill IS SEATED AS
ALABAMA SENATOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. CUP
lister Hill, of Alabama, was
kSo@ m as a member of the
n'ed States senate this morn
rs oy Vice President Garner.
HlIl succeeds Senator Dixie
psgo Graves, who resigned.
me feminine contingent in the
). senate was thus reduced by
r. per cent today.
Senator Dixie Bib Graves, D.,
ia; was appointed by her nus
taha, Governor Bib Graves, as
successor to Justice Hugo L..
hi. won the Democratic NOM
I5stIon for the senate, which in
Haoama is tantamOunt to cleo
on. Mrs. Graves departure will
iSa'e Mrs. Hattie w. Caraway,
r. Ark. as the only woman in
ne senate.
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AMERICANS URGE
CURB IN SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Jan. IT. IUFJ-.
Influential American residents Of
Shanghai have petitioned the state
department to oppose any increase
OF japanese authority IN, the inter-
national Settlement, It was under
stood today.
Responsible american quarters
IN Shanghai suggested Inat Secre-
tary OF State Cordeii nuns ietter
to wee President donn n; Garner,
IN which ne, outlined an american
pollcy OF preservation iauo en,
couragemeut Of orderly processes
in the Tar essh nay FAYE { pen
prompted ~ deAfe "; Aykp ms
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NEW DEAL COURT VICTORIES
WIDEN FEDERAL TAXP0WERS

The issue was brought by Mary
Duke Biddle of New York, who
sought authority to deduct from
her American taxable income the
amount of $47,3S0 which her at
torney said was paid to the Brit
ish government in 1929 as taxes
on S24O,786 in dividends declar-
ed by the British American To-
bacco Co., Ltd, and the Tobacco
Securities Trust Co., Ltd.
The internal revenue bureau
contended that she actually re-
ceived only $193, 406 and had paid
no taxes on that sum. The con-
troversy involves different meth:
DDS applied by Great Britain and
the United States in taxing cor
pofate earnings in Britain, a
company withholds the amount of
tax on dividends at the source
and pays it directly to the gov
eminent. In this country it is
paid directly by the taxpayer.
Continued on page six)
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j. 5. FAR EAST
POLICY STILL
CONSERVATIVE
Hull Issues Memorandum {;
Naval Supplement Mes
sage Due Soon

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. (UP)
President Roosevelt conferred yes
terday with Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull and high navy Off
Gals preparatory to asking con-
gress to bolster the national de-
Tense with an expanded aircraft,
submarine and destroyer building
program.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to
send special message to the cap
ital either Wednesday or Thurs
day. It will ask authorizations
adding between $100.000,000 and
100000 to his billion dollar
defense budget and will stress the
need of strengthening the navy's
air, underseas and light surface
fleets.
The chief executive is not ex-
pected to request additional cap
ital ships. Two already are under
construction and he recommended
two more in his budget message.
He is said to feel that sconstruc-
ton of more than four at this
time would over-tax' building IA
cilities.
Comforting with him in addition
to Hull were Admiral VIM. Leahy,
chief of naval operations, and I'm
der Secretary of State Sumner
Welles. The officials went to the
White House shortly after Hull as
sured worried senators that the
United States is proceeding eau
tiously in the far east, that it
seeks to maintain "orderly pro-
cesses in international relation
ships" in the Orient, but that it
will continue to afford "appropri-
ate protection and assistance" to
American nationals.
The secretary's re-affirmation of
American policy was made In a
letter to Vice President John N.
Garner, in answer to resolution
asking for information" q rare
legislative procedure. Sen. Robert
Reynolds, D., N. c., sponsored the
measure.
Pointing out that half the popu-
lation of the world lives in the
Sino-Japanese war zone, Hull said
in a 1500-word memorandum that
preservation and encouragement
of orderly processes far tran.
sends in Importance the value of
American trade or investments
with China or "even the question
of safeguarding the immediate
welfare of American citizens
there.
He made no mention Of the i'm
pending navy expansion program
but continually emphasized that
this country would follow a course
based on "calm reason" and ar
ford those measures of protection
which are called for in accord with
the realities of the situation
He wrote, in part: .
"The interest and concern OF
the United States in the Tar cas-
tern situation, in the European
situation and in situations on this
continent are not measured by the
number of American citizens re.
siding in a particular country at
a particular moment nor by the
volume of trade. There is oroad.
err and more fundamental interest
is that orderely processes
in international relationships DE
CONTINUED on page SIX
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At a meeting Of representatives
of civic organizations of the city
this morning, plans we're formu
lated for the presidents ball to be
held on January 81.
Mayor A. V. Edwards. chair
man of the ball committee, pre-
sided at the meeting. Others pres
ent were Mrs. H. D. Morris OF the
American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs
II w. Fuller, representing the
Woman's club; A. S. BROWNING
Jr., president of the Rotary CLUB:
Superintendent F. NJ. Waters OF
the city schools, representing the
Kiwanis club; Mrs. Katharine
Wiseman, secretary of the Cham-
Der of Commerce; H. +. buc-
hanan, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, and George gam;
Under the plans outlined TINS
morning an orchestra will be Sc
cured by Mayor Edwards, either
that of AT Dunn or Luke Clancy
Tickets will be distributed a.
once. Mrs. W. B. Hodges was ap-
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Moultrie Smyh
Recovering From
Wreck Injuries
BARRIERS Injuries More Ser.
ious; Suffers Cheekbone,
Other Fractures

Condition of Moultrie Smyth,
injured in an automobile accident
Saturday night, was reported as
improved today with no further
complications having developed.
Armitage ("Unk") Barber. in
jured at the same time was re-
ported to have received more seri-
Gus injuries than were at first
discovered and was confined to
his home with a broken wrist and
hand, injuries to an ankle and
with fractures of the cheekbones
on both sides of his nose.
Alfred ("Ab") Mccall, was
still confined to. the hospital but
was progressing rapidly after
suffering a severe cut across the
top of his head and other cuts
and bruises. , ~
Condition of James ("Tracy,D
Harberson was reported to be
still painful but improved today.
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PLANE CRASH
IN BLIZZARD
FATAL FOR 10
All Meet Instant Death as
Ship Telescopes in
Montana
ONE ABOARD FRIEND
. OF THE ROOSEVELTS

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Jan. IL
(UP) - A Northwest Airlines
plane. carrying eight passengers
and a crew of two, crashed and
burned in Bridger canyon Is miles
northeast of here yesterday, and
witnesses reported last night that
all aboard were killed.
At least two witnesses said there
was no possible chance for any of
the passengers or crew to escape.
Conflicting reports said that the
plane caught fire in midair and
fell in flames, and that the plane
seemed to explode when it struck
the ground nose first.
The first news of the crash was
brought here by Homer White, a
farmer, who went to near the
scene and talked to the farmers
who heard and saw the plane when
it fell into the heavily wooded
canyon.
One of the victims of the acct
dent, AL CroonQuist, was a per-
sonal friend of President Roose-
velt's family.
All on board were believed to
have died mercifully the moment
the plane struck.
Mentapa weodehoppers, the
first to reach the scene, believed
the pilot had tried to make an
emergency landing in the clear
ing where the plane wrecked to
avoid a high wind, but that he
failed to level off for the landing,
blowing into the snow.
The plane, new type Lockheed
Zephyr, was flying east, en- route
to Billings from Butte. 1t carried:
Passengers:
G. A. Anderson, Spokane, Wash.
D. Mckay, Winnipeg, Canada.
L. Levin, Butte, Mont.
Walter Ton, St. Paul, MINI.
w. E. Borgenheimer, Basin,
Mont.
AL Croonquist, Billings, Mont,
state traffic manager for the air.
lines.
Ted Anderson, st. Paul, Mimi,
Continued on page SIX
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CIVIC GROUPS FORM PLANS
FORPRESIDENT'S BALL HERE

pointed chairman Of this commit
Tee and sales will be made by
members of the women's organi-
zations of the city.
The ball this year will be held
in the city gymnasium and a COM
NJ on decorations will be
comnosed of representatives of
tbe clubs under the direction of
Hugh Whisnant.
Under the present set-up 70
nercent of the profit from the
hall will remain in Hendersonville
and be used for the benefit of
naralysis sufferers here.
"Even with the small amounts
we have received in the past
years." said Mayor Edwards, eve
have been able to do great deal
of good here, and with increased
revenues we hope to do a better
work"
Further plans for the celebra-
tions will be announced as soon
as the details have been worked
out by the committee. 7-
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HOLD SINGAPORE
TRIALS AFTER RIOTS

SINGAPORE, Jan. II. (UP)-
Police patrolled the corridors yes
terday while 118 Chinese and In
dians who participated in Sun
days anti-Japanese demonstration
were tired on charges of unlaw-
full assembly.
One Chinese woman died of in
juries. Six policemen were injur-
cd
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OVER 100 KILLED in
BIG VALENCIA BLAST

IN, TnALENCIA, Spain, Jan. IL
koF)ENore than 100 persons
Sete Killed in Madrid late yester-
~ when a terrific explosion
'ecAed eight blocks of houses,
wa vas reported here.
me nature of the explosion
- not learned Immediately.
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RECORD TOURIST CROP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan.
II. (UP)-Records for reglstra-
ton of winter visitors set an an
time record here yesterday, as y
OO4 tourists registered at the clty
information bureau during the
daV