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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
F. DIS TALK MAY
EXPLAIN PURGE
OF'YES-BUT'MEN
will Go on Radio
Monday Night

QN.S.) President Roosevelt
will speak to the nation by radio
again on Monday night, on the
occasion of the third anniversary
Of operation of the social security
act.
The executives message will be
heard from $50 to GAS. Some
sources confidently predicted that
Mr.. Roosevelt would seize the
occasion as an opportunity to
justify his congressional purge"
pointing out that New Deal
social and economic reform meas.
ureS cannot be enacted until op-
posing factions in Congress- are
reduced in power.
POSSIBLE REVISION
The President, it was thought.
might make some mention of DOS.
sible revision of the act, q step
that has been steadily demanded
by the laws congressional critics,
Announcement of the Presi.
dents radio broadcast came
shortly after Senator Walter F.
George, whom the Executive
read out of the party" in a
Georgia speech Thursday, ampli.
fled the personal promise he made
then to accept the challenge"
NOT CONE MAN"
1--WE, too, have just begun to
fight" George, borrowing a
phrase the President has used
often, told followers in Atlanta
who staged an impromptu
George rally. 1.-THE Democratic
party is not q one-man party,
but q great party for the rank
and file Of American men and
women who love justice, liberty,
equal rights for all, and special
privileges for none"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
Plane Dash Saves
n. Y. Dentists Life

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 O.N.s).
DR.. Arthur Litten, of New York
City, a dentist, was resting easily
at Michael Reese Hospital today
following a 7oo-mile airplane dash
from the wilds Of Ontario to save
his life. Stricken with a gall
bladder ailment at Nakima, Ont,
DR.. Litten was informed by the
local doctor the only chance he
had to survive was immediate
disqualification. A Seaplane was
landed in a lake nearby and DR..
Letten taken aboard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
Runcimdn
To Hear
SudetenS

PRAGUE, Aug. Is N.N.S),
Lord Runciman, British me-
diatOr who came to Czecho-
slOvakia in the hope Of bring.
ing about q settlement of the
Nazi-Cz crisis, planned to-
day to receive q group of
German Sudeten industrial.
lists and party leaders to
hear their views on the con.
trOversial autonomy issue.
1t was stated the Sudetens
would visit Runciman infOr-
mally at the estate of Prince
U1rich KinSky, near Jamnitz,
in northern Bohemia, where
the British statesman Is
spending the week end.
Meanwhile, the Prague gov
eminent announced that two
German planes made an
emergency landing in CzechO-
slOvakia near Trebitsch.
The pilots said they had
lost their bearings. The air.
men and their planes were
placed In custody pending in
vestigatiOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
By DON BROWN

TOKYO, Aug. 10 (I.N.S).
Amid rising tension which
may once again burst into
the flames of Russo-Japa-
nese warfare, the Japanese
government today debated
what action it will take re-
garding a shooting fray on
Sakhalin Island.
Only a few hours after a
truce was signed hating the
Changkufeng hostilities, it
was alleged, a burst of So
Wet gunfire was aimed at a
japanese member of parlia-
ment and members of his
party on the island.
Members Of the Soviet bor-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
JAP SPIES FIGHT
MARINE GUARD
IN U, S. SECTOR
8 Disguised Officers
Seized in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 G.N.SD
Three armed japanese army off
GERS, disguised as civilians, wer
arrested by United States Marine
in the American defense sector o
the international settlement toda!
for fomenting acts of terrorism.
The Japanese, who wore civillar
clothes. but nevertheless were of
ficially identified as officers, were
taken into custody after a scufflt
with the Marines.
HELD BY AMERICANS
The Nipponese prisoners were
turned over Immediately to the
Shanghai municipal police, who
in turn handed them back to the
Americans under terms of an
emergency measure recently adopt
ed here.
The prisoners are now confined
in the American barracks. While
they we're being taken into Gus
tody, a serious Anglo-Japanese in
cident was narrowly aVerted when
Japanese sentries suddenly trained
their machine guns on British
sentry posts in all areas Of the
international settlement.
The British protested vigor
ously, threatening to turn their
machine guns on the japanese
posts.
MARINES RUSH THEM
When the activities of the three
disguised officers were first no
ticed an American Marine patrol
rushed them. The Japanese were
then threatening Chinese civilians
with guns. Spying the Marines,
the japanese leaped into an auto
mobile bearing a military license.
Sergt. Milton C. Marvin, of San
Diego, Cal, but a native of Chi
cago, was too quick for them, how
ever, and leaped on the running
UOAGu Va GLlC1L SdA' O4AC VA C4AC
japanese promptly produced gun
and showed it at Marvin's neck.
Marvin drew his revolver and
threatened to blow out the brains
of the driver of the car.
The car halted Immediately
with the japanese still pointing
their guns at the plucky sergeant,
who was quickly rescued by a
group of comrades who arrived
at the scene with a Quick-firing
machine gun.
When the Marines sought to
take the japanese to a police
station, one Of them refused to get
out of the car. 1t was reported
that a Marine officer thereupor
booted the recalcitrant Nipponese
80 hard that his head struck the
roof of the car. He had to be
carted off to a hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13

In the fur workers union,
Harry BegOOn, Julius Berger,
Jack Bernstein, Frank Brown
stein, Maurice H. Cohen, Ma
than FishkOff, Julius Fleiss, Gus
Holman, Max Kochinsky, Jack
Schneider, Maurice BrOcher, Sol
Charkin, Leo Hegman, Sigman
KOss, and at least 80 others, all
Communists.
William Dunn, mine, mill and
Smelter workers union, Com
munist party, Butte, Montana.
Paul Peterson, Park City,
Utah, in past contact man be-
tween Communists and mine
workers.
Federation of architects, en-
gineerS, ch m lists and tech
nicians, New York, Marcel
Scheer, actual leader" q Com
munist.
Left Dahl, chief lieutenant of
Henderson, member Of Com
munist party in New Jersey.
Lewis Merrill, president of the
United Office and Professional
Workers of America, member Of
Communist party in New York.
PROFESSOR KOCH
Prof. Lucien Koch, educational
director, in February at least,
for United Electrical and Radio
Workers, a Communist.
CLIO leaders and organizers in
st. Louis affiliated with Com
munist Party:
John DOherty, regional d.
rector SWOC.
Robert Logsden, secretary
United Radio and Electrical
Workers.
Julius H. Klyman, vice presi.
den, Newspaper Guild.
Ralph Shaw, SWOC organ
izer.
william Senter, regional d.
rector, United Radio and EleC.
trical Workers.
Max Nicholson, regional d.
rector, clothing workers.
Richard BROKER, organizer,
clothing workers.
Norman Smith, auto workers.
"BLACKIE" MEYERS
Freddy Meyers, known %
"Blackie" Meyers, and Thomas
Ray. Harry Bridges, Maritime
Union Of the Pacific, party name
Harry DOrgan.
Jean A. Bellefeuille, who Is o
vice president, instructor In the
Summer District School, Or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13

der police on Sakhalin, the
northern half of which be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
The Maytag Strike

Turning to the most recent ex
plosive events in the CIO-the in
ternecine war in the United Auto
mobile Workers Union, one Of the
Largest Lewis units and the May
tag Company strike at Newton
Iowa, Frey testified:
THE present internal fight
that Homer Martin, president Of
this organization (the UAW)
has with the Communists is in
itself enough information with
out going into detail. However,
there is one angle that we want
to dwell on, and that has to
do with Wyndham Mortimer
who is a vice president of this
union and now under charges by
Martin. Mortimer was elected as
a member Of the central COM
mittee Of the Communist party
at the recent convention held
in New York City. During the
convention he used the name Of
George Baker as the party
name"
Frey said that William Sentner
a Communist, was sent to New
ton, Iowa, to direct the Maytae
Washing Machine strike. He was
Frey added, replaced by q Com
munist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
GERMANY PUT
ON WAR BASIS.
IN 'MANEUvERS'.
Work Is Speeded on
New FOrtreSSeS
BY PIERRE J. HUsS

BERLIN, Aug. Is G.N.S0.-Ger.
Tmany's government pressed rap.
idly forward today with wide.
spread preparations for the forth
coming war games. which will see
a huge military force in action.
1t was estimated that between
August is and September 30, a
million and half men will be
under arms in Germany.
This number will include the
regular army Of 100000, some
1000 reservistS, and semi-mili-
tary organizations such as the
crack troops Of Chancellor Hit
ler's body guard, the top-notch
Nazi party storm troops and the
German police machine.
Despite the huge number of men
participating, however, it was
stated the maneuvers this autumn
will be smaller on a quality scale"
than they were in 1887.
WIDE FRONT
The maneuvers will take place
In widely scattered sections Of the
Reich and during varying periods
stretched out over two months.
This will be done SO that they will
not interfere too much with the
normal life Of the nation.
At the same time, 1t Is planned
to give the reserviStS a chance to
cooperate In close formation with
the regular army under conditions
somewhat similar to- actual war
fare.
The reservists as far as Is pos
Sible will be recruited from the
regions in which the war games
will take place.
Inhabitants of these regions
also will get taste Of the modern
war-machine, for under o new Ger.
man service law the population of
such regions must cooperate with
the troops.
ALL FOR ARMY
| ~OAAAAAd2AOCIS WILL nave the T1HAG
to requisition anything they wish.
Farmers, for example, have been
ordered to turn over their horses
to the reservists after August is.
Also, automobiles, trucks and
wagons must be placed at the dis
poSal OF the troops, who can be
CHARTERED anywhere.
Another sign that the Reich Is
losing no time in preparing for
any eventuality was seen in the
nationwide jubilation over the
record grain harvest, and in Mar
shall Hermann wilhelm Goering,s
order for immediate construction
Of sufficient storage bins all over
the country to safeguard the
grains.
Meanwhile, several hundred
thousand men are toiling below
and above ground along the whole
length of Germany'S western
frontier to finish an impregnable
system Of fortified zones as soon
as possible.
These Notifications, it was
stated, are designed to hold back
the mightieSt land invader.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
Lie Detector Brinqs
Admission Of Theft

PERU, Ind, Aug. 13.-Faced
with a lie detector test, Lewis Mar.
tin, 20 years old, an employee Of
the Sanitary Milk company, con-
fessed he took more than $500
from an unlocked safe when he
quit work the other day.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
W,N,C.DI0CESAN
AUXILIARY TO
GATHER SOON
St. James Women To Be
Active in Forthcoming
Kanuga Sessions

Thirty-seven branches of the
Woman's auxiliary of the Episco-
pal diocese of Western North Car
DINA are expected to be repre-
sented at the annual auxiliary
meeting to be held at Kanuga
Lake on Thursday and Friday of
this week. The delegation named
for St. James Episcopal church is
Mrs. F. w. Ewbank and Mrs. Ru-
pert Koch. Alternates chosen
were Mrs. B. P. Burckmeyer and
Mrs. l.. H. Kemper.
Local auxiliary members are
active in the work in the diocese
this year. Mrs. Ewbank, besides
being delegate, is second vice
president of the diocesan organi-
cation. Mrs. Sadie S. Patton, as
diocesan chairman of field work
and publicity is also a member OF
the board. Mrs. A. s. Truck is in
charge of decorations for the
meeting, which will be held in the
pavilion on the lake.
Mrs. T. j. Woodbridge of Ashe-
vile, as diocesan auxiliary presl-
dent, will preside.
The event will open at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon with bust
ness session. The Rt. Rev. Robert
E. Gribbin, DID,, of Asheville,
bishop of the diocese of Western
North Carolina, will open the ini-:
tial session. There will be a re-
port by the Rev. Frank Bloxham,
of Highlands and Franklin, mis-
sionarv to the southwest district.
This work is maintained IN part
through an offering of the wo-
mans auxiliary. A talk will be
made at the session by Captain
Wiese. of Patterson school for
boys at Legerwood.
At 8 o'clock Thursday evening,
a playlet. "Return to Gifts" will
be presented by the auxiliary OF
Trinity church, Asheville. Bishop
Gribbin will conduct the prepara'
ClOn SERVICE dt 0'oo
day evening. ~
The Friday program will open
with corporate communion al az
1880 a. m. A business session VIII
be held at 8 o'clock. Talks will
be made by Mrs. Fred Ramsey,
of Knoxville, Tenn, president OF
the province of Sewanee, and MISS
Mary Pardee, chairman OF the ma
tional board of the woman's aux
iliary. -.
MONDAY prayers and media
ton will be conducted by the KEY
James P. Burke, rector OF ST.
James church here. The last Tea
ture of the convention will be the
installation Of new officers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
STATE DEPT. AWAITS
NEWS OF AMERICANS
BY HARRY WILSON SHARPE
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY HARRY WILSON SHARPE
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June Z. (UP)'
State department officials today
anxiously awaited reports from
Canton on whether any Amerl-
cans persisted when Japanese
bombing squadrons attacked the
city,
Early today nothing had been
heard from American Consul Gen
ieraf frSfng N. EihneH' and Off
Gals withheld all comment until
they do.
The number of Americans IN
and around Canton is estimated
variously at from 125 to lao, in
Guiding Linnell and his staff of
four-two conSuls and two vice
consuls.
On April 1 there were $40
Americans in the Canton consular
district which includes three prov
inces, and officials estimated be-
tween 125 and 140 probably were
in Canton. They can not keep ac-
curate figures because many
Americans commute from the
British crown colony Of Hong
Kong.
There are only a few American
business establishments in the
city and officials here could not
name them. The majority are OPP
Grated from Hong Kong. 1t is as
sumed, however, most of them
were damaged since scarcely any
quarter of the teeming port was
spared.
Most of the United States ma
tionals in the Canton area do not
live in Canton but or Little Sha-
meen island in the Canton river
where a small foreign colony is
maintained.
There was nothing to prevent
them from fleeing to Hong Kong
for safety and the United States
Gunboat Mindanao was standing
at Canton in case they required
immediate refuge. In addition
two other gunboats and a lO,O0o-
ton cruiser, the U.S.S. Augusta,
flagship of the Asiatic fleet, are
in the vicinity.
The Gunboat Sacramento was
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
LANE IS NOMINEE
FOR CONSTABLE

Official count OF the baliots OF
Saturdays primary showed Pres
ton Lane leading in the race Tor
constable of Hendersonville town
ship by Is votes over J. wallace
Redden. nil.
In the unofficial count Redeem
held a 10 vote lead over Lane but
returns from Southwest Hender-
sonyille on a recount showed
wide discrepancy from unoniciai
Final returns from this box
showed Lane 141 instead OF 1S4;
Redden 22S instead Of 27s; Jones
14S instead Of 1871; Taylor 70 IN
stead of "a, and Fletcher III IN
stead of lib. IN,
In Northwest Hendersonvi!ie
unofficial count gave Lane loI
votes while the official showed
159 votes. In Flat Rock, Arthur
Jones had 81 votes instead OF DO
as shown unofficially.
Official count in the election
showed Preston Lane $50; J. Wal
lace Redden COS; Arthur zones
$40; John Fletcher EGO, and W.
M. Taylor 1913.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
MRS. R.P.CORN
PASSES, AGE 70
Funeral VIII Be Held on
Wednesday Afternoon
From Ebenezer

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell Corn,
wife of r. P. Corn, died at her
home, Hendersonville, route l,
Yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
She was 70 years of age.
The funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at Ebenezer Baptist
church. Officiating ministers will
he Revs. Justus, Huntley, and
Pennell. Burial will follow in the
cemetery there.
Pallbearers will be Lawrence
eagle, Adolph Henderson, James
Henderson, Lee Station, Robert
Station and Spurgeon eagle.
Mrs. Corn was a native of Blue
Ridge township, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Maxwell.
She is survived by her hus-
band; four children, Mrs. H. w.
Justus, route 1, Mrs. Slasky New
man, Barberton, Ohio, Albert j.
Corn and Robert E. Corn, both
of route /; and five brothers and
sisters, Frank Maxwell, Hender-
sonville, Mrs. H. l.. Ward, Dana,
Mrs. Jeb Jackson, Asheville, Mrs.
Linda Frazier, Flat Rock, and
Mrs. Ed Garren, Hendersonvllle.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
Will Make Local Equip
ment Equal to Any in
the Carolinas

A contract for the purchase of
modern and entirely new x-ray
equipment for the Patton Memoir
ial hospital was signed yesterday
afternoon between the hospital
board and a representative of the
General Electric X-ray corpora
ton.
Installation of the new equip
ment is expected to be completed
in about three weeks, and this
new equipment will bring the To-
cal hospital on a par with the
leading such institutions of the
Carolinas in the field of x-ray and
microscopic work.
Members of the board stated
that the equipment was being in
stalled to give adequate x-ray ia
cilities here, and with faith in the
continued growth Of the institu-
ton in serving the public.
The new equipment is of new
and modern design and adapts it.
self Immediately to many types of
service. 1t is intended primarily to
provide the greatest convenience
and safety in handling patients on
the table, with sin1plified and
time-saving methods which facili-
tate the work of the operator in
efforts to obtain the best possible
diagnostic results.
The unit constitutes a combina-
ton photographic and fluoroscop-
ic apparatus. This means that it
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
jill. BALLENCER
WAVES RIGHT
TO CALL POLL
Congratulates Davis and
Bruce Cox Pledges
Support
COUNT SHOWS LANE
WINS FOR CONSTABLE

]. H. Ballenger, second highest
candidate for the race for Demo
cratic nominee for sheriff in Sat
urday's election in a letter to the
county board of elections today
waived his right TO call q second
primary and requested that the
board certify w. E. Davis, incum-
bent, as Democratic candidate for
sheriff in the general election.
Mr.. Ballenger in a statement
this afternoon said that he had
withheld his statement until the
official count was made in the race
but that he did not believe in call
ing second primaries. 49,.
"While I have had second pri-
maries called on me in previous
elections" he said, ~ have always
been opposed to the idea and do
not wish to put the county to: the
expense Of holding one" ~
az also wish to avoid further
strife within the Democratic
party, and calling q second pri-
mary would cause further hard
feelings"
81 have always been a Demo-
crat and I will continue to be one.
l congratulate Sheriff Davis as
the party nominee and will give
him my fullest support in the COM
ing general election"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
auto VICTIM
BETTER TODAY
Elderly Man Hurt Yester.
day Was Sherman Ed
wards of Hillgirt

Sherman Edwards, elderly Hill
girt man who was injured in an
automobile accident at Five =
Points yesterday afternoon, was
showing some Improvement today
but the extent of his injuries is
still undetermined.
Mr.. Edwards was able to take
nourishment today and also to
talk nationally but was suffering
from shock which at his advanced
age was considerable. Whether he
suffered skull fracture had not
been determined today.
Jack Cole of Hendersonville,
w. H. Wilkie of Forest City and
Charlie Hill of Hillgirt were all
treated for cuts and bruises after
the accident but were not confin-
ed to the hospital.
Both cars in the accident were
damaged considerably.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07

The official count of Saturdays
primary produced some small
changes in the totals of the can
didates as previously reported but,
with the exception of the consta-
ble's race, failed to make any
changes in the candidates nomi-
mated.
R, L. Whitmire, candidate for
congress, polled 3498 votes IN his
home county against S42 for Con-
gresham Zeb Weaver. Whitmire's
majority was 1855 votes.
L. B. Prince, candidate for the
state senate, defeated J. ii. yell
ton, Prince GREETING 1927 votes to
961 for Yelton. -,
j. M. Stewart was nominated
as candidate for tax collector, de-
feating w. A. Garren by 40l
votes. Stewart received 2318 TO
1917 for Garren.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
SENATE WAGE
C0NFEREES TO
AIDDLXIEBLOC
Action of House in Face OF
FiIibuster Threat Is
Undetermined
REPORT
LAST MONEY BILL

WASHINGTON, June 7. (UP)
Senate conferees on the wage
ishour bill today agreed to support
the demands of their southern col
leagues for flexible wage stand
ards after 80 cents an hour min
imum was reached.
Whether house conferees also
would yield in the face of filibus-
ter threats by the southern group
remained uncertain.
! The senate conference group
agreed to submit the following
wage provisions demanded by the
southern bloc:
l. Establishment Of a flat 25
cents an hour wage minimum;
{ 2. An increase of five cents an
hour during the second year of
che act;
3. Establishment of. advisory
boards in each industry to make
recommendations for wage stand
ards above the 80 cent minimum
with an administrator to pass on
the recommendations; and,
"a. No time limit Under which
Industries must reach the DO cents
gbal, permitting them to accom-
plish that standard as soon as
Economically feasible
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-07
ISSUES WARNING ON PROPER
ELECTRIC WIRING I'M HOMES
City Inspector Tidd Would
Avoid Fires Resulting
From Lightning

With the approach of the sum-
mer thunderstorm period, G. w.
Tidd, city electrical Inspector, to-
day issued number of warnings
to people relative to electrical in
stallations.
It is not the purpose of this
warning to brighten people, Mr..
Tidd said. but merely to caution
them on certain points that will
make for greater safety to life
and property.
A number of such precautions
he listed as follows: Clothes lines
strung from trees to an iron hook
on a building invite lightning.
Particular care should be given
to safely grounding all circuits
entering buildings, either to the
cold water system or to a metallic
ground, driven into the earth.
Radio aerials should be proper
ly installed. The conductor from
the aerial to the building should
be protected at it's entrance by an
adequate lightning arrestor. From
this point a ground wire should be
run outside the building to q suf.
ficient ground connection. Ere
quently, he said, this ground is
improperly connected to the
earth. .-...
One of the safest methods is q
switch where the aerial comes
down to the house that can be
opened during a storm.
In most rural dwellings, ne
said, there is an entrance switch
where the light wires enter the
house. During a severe storm it is
wise to open this switch and dis
connect the service wires from
the house. -
Mr.. Tidd now has an office on
the second floor of the city hall,
and the public is invited to con-
suit there with him on any elec-
trical problems. When wiring is
contemplated it is best to confer
first in order to avoid confusion
later, Mr.. Tidd said.