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ter, Germany would intensity hos
tilities because Britain and France
had made new declarations Of
war in rejecting Belgian-Nether-
lands mediation offers.
I'VE did not want this war" the
authorized German sources said.
1T was forced upon us by Britain
and France. We will be ready to
talk peace conditions when the war
has ended VIGOROUSLY for u.s."
Newspapers, meanwhile said
Germany had mo intention of
alternating throughout the
winter"
At London, British Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir John Simon said
in the house of commons today that
the peace appeal of Wilhelmina and
Leopold was bold Intervention in
the cause of peace" but he added
that past experience did not per-
NIT hope of 2 satisfactory response
from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler.
Simon read to the commons a
weekly war review prepared by
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain, who is confined to his home
with govt.
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LIGH 7
Voluntary Lid Upon
Prices Objected to
by Brain Trusters'

WASHINGTON-The first
serious attempt to impose a
voluntary lid on prices in
anticipation of wartime boosts
has drawn a sharp but un-
publicized veto from the brain
trusters. Despite t h e ir
famine headlines these days,
the Cohen-Corcoran faction
still keep vigilant guard over
domestic problems against the
day when the foreign crisis
vanishes.
The scheme was proposed by the
business advisory council, which
was set up as a political stooge by
"Uncle Dan" Roper when he
headed the department of COM
merce. They suggested a system
under which any particular in
dustry or business, feeling impelled
to raise its prices, should appear
before the council and submit its
evidence. The council would then
study the facts, and make public
its pro or con findings. Its deci-
sion would not be binding in law.
of course, but the attendant pub
licity was designed to quiet
grumbling on the part Of the con-
sumner,
But Tommie Corcoran. who has
taken the department of commerce
under his southpaw wing, saw no
virtue in the proposal. Although
the council has usually gone along
with the administration since its
reorganization under Harry Hop
kins-it voted 20 to for arms
embargo repeal-Tommie suspect
ed that, in the role of price poo
bahs. the men of commerce might
be too partial toward their own
kind of people,
The motives behind the attack
on the council are the same as
those which led TO the disruption
of the war resources board and
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was understood the re-take
was ordered after the queen
saw the film :.
George Bernard shaw said at
London that his air rain warden
has fixed me up with a gas mask
In which my beard IL quite COM
Portable, but find II . bit OF q
nuisance To carry around" The
playwright went To London from
his Hertfordshire home 70 buy an
anti-shrapnel hat lined with bake
lite. a white coat and white
cane. TO be used during black
outs
Ruby Lockhart. movie actress,
has filed a $4,000 heart balm"
suit against Clifford n. Gray.
wealthy sportsman and former
member Of the u. 8. Olympic
bobsled team She charged that
Gray cast her aside last July 81
oAA'A PhRhAtHbtk W marty hFt NJ
various times since Nov. /. 1885.
when she said they became en-
gagged
Mrs. Barbara HERMAN Pascal.
wife OF Ernest Pascal. scenariat
and playwright. died at Holly
wood. She underwent an opera
ton two weeks ago She WIS tina
daughter Of George HERMAN.
cartOoniat -.
Film director Raoai waish's
home and bank account are under
attachment at Hollywood by his
divorced wife. Miriam Cooper
Walsh. Mrs Walsh seeks To col
lect s4s, $50 alimony.
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z INJURED IS
CAR HITS POLE

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afsa carry 1ftHsv,say ~h~n ~ -
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fallen wires.
Condition q Geisef. zA< mof>
seriously lnjurnd 81 ne t4p N41
satiafaefory. hospitsi attsndaaLe
fepeEtee
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Too Much Wealth,
PdntdgeS' Reason

HOLLYWOoD-Young Rodney
Pantages, of the thester family,
who has accused his pretty wife
of heavy drinking and making love
TO a bartender. placed the blame
Thursday upon their wealth, which
he said left Mrs Pantages moth
ing to think about but her own
pleasure"
Pantages and his wife are suing
each other for divorce. She ac-
cused him of love affairs with
several women. Pantages Charged
that in a midnight raid he found
her in bedroom with a bartender
named Pete BedWel
After intercepting love letters
between Bedwell and his wife,
Psntages said, he stroye desper-
stely to keep his home together.
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z ARSONISTS
GIVEN TERMS

CHEHALIS, Wa Superior
Judge c. A. Studebaker Thursday
afternoon sentenced to terms Of
20 and 30 years in the state peni-
tertiary two men who confessed
setting IS fires in the Pacific
Northwest and so destroying
81 SOC. 900 worth of Industrial
property.
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FLOOD WATER SUBSIDIES

VANCOUVER. B. C.-Flood wa
tiers, which caused minor but wide
spread damage at Zeballos, a small
mining town, and in the districts
between courtenay and Powell
riyer on Vancouver island, were
subsiding rapidly Thursday.
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Bandit RObs Store 3 Times;
His Latest "Haul" Is $500

Wednesday staged his third
grocery, 1927 So. G St. made
200 in cash.
held MIN up Dec. 70 1877. getting
about $500. ana again last Jann.
airy II. getting between 500 and
800. Loaehs aaid that Iac0bnon
was more nervous than ne wss.
SINCE II was the lAtlsrs first
holdap experiences.
Il Rssea# I'm = veteran said
Loueka. Just the same. after
just - many times. a guy gets -
he doesn't like u any more
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Family Not There


President Roosevelt express
ed personal regret at Buffers
death In n statement and In a
personal letter 20 Mrs. Butler.
II had known Justice Butler
for a great many years and
always regarded him as q per-
sonal friend" Roosevelt said In
his statement.
His undoubted great ability,
his complete frsnkness In the
expression of his philosophy and
his honest convictions command
ed my respect and. In common
with his many friends. ! sin
eereIy regret his untimely pass
ing"
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People In
The News
Film Suppressed
Because Queen
Lacked Make-Up;
Re-Take Ordered

A film showing Queen
Elizabeth making an Armistice
day broadcast was withdrawn
from London theaters and viii
be re-made, repeatedly with
the queen using makeup and
her face better lighted. II
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GRUENING Is NOMINATED

WASHINGTON - President
Roosevelt today formally nomi-
mated DR. Ernest Gruening. Of the
interior department. to be terri
torial governor OF Alaska
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Halloween Burns
Result in Death

SEATTLE a Halloween mis-
hap brought death yesterday TO
Juanits Joy Stevenson, 7. as re-
suit Of burns suffered when a
Jack-o-lantern candle suddenly
ignited her clothing.
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WASHINGTON Nomina-
ton Of Attorney General Frank
Murphy 20 be an associate JUS
tice Of the supreme court and
promotion of Solicitor General
Robert IL. jackson 30 cabinet
rank appeared likely today to
follow the death Of Justice
Pierce Butler.
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A persistent bandit who
holdup at the Western States
good his getaway with about
No customers were present
when he entered. about $50 .. m.
Francs X. Loueks. ths manager.
and n. o. Jacobson, co-mAnager.
were behind the counter.
Wanted Tag
Come on boys said ths ban
dit You know what 10 DO lie
pulled an automatic pistol from
his pocket. then showed u back.
Don't look % ---- dumb he
muttered- He forced Loacks 70
give him all ths money In tina tiii.
and complained that there wasn't
bag 20 put u into.
The bandit marched both his
victims 70 the back Of the store
and threatened 70 take their wal
lets. then changed hls mind and
said. Never mind. I won't take
'em this time He fled On foot
Loecks said the holdup man was
dressed In q neatly-preased blue
serge suit. and had q hat turned
down over his eyez. he had .
rudy, weather beaten eoun-
tenance. and appeared very
nervous.
The same bandit. LouekE stated,
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Rites at ST Paul
CHILD'S BODY IS FOUND

YAKIMA-The body Of is-
months-old Pauline Gipson. who
fell into a ditch Tuesday, was
found In Cascade millpond.
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pierce BUTLER.
HIGH TRIBUNAL
JUDGE, PASSES
Death Creates Fifth
Vacancy on g. Man
Bench During Sec
ond Roosevelt Term
life story. Page ~

WASHINGTON - Supreme
Court Justice Pierce Butler
one of the two remaining con-
sentative members of the ma
tons highest court - died
early today after a long i'll
ness. He was IS.
His death creates the fifth
vacancy to occur on the nine-man
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MEETS Death
As DID SISTER
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Mrs. Charles Carssn,
Nse May Johnson.
20. Victim; 4 Othors
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TO the hospital for observation. He
responded well 10 treatment, and
in three weeks was allowed TO re-
turn home.
Widow Survives
However. hls strength declined
in a few weeks. and in September
he returned to the hospital for
further treatment.
Butler Is survived by his widow,
four sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Butler and three Of But
ler's children were with him much
Of the time during his Illness. They
were his two daughters, Miss Mar
garet Butler. who lived with the
Justice and Mrs. Butler here. and
Mrs. Edward X Dunn. Baltimore.
One Of his sons. Leo. is a Wash
ington contractor. The other three
sons. Pierce Butler, jr.. William and
Francis. live in 81. Paul, MINI.
Rites at 81. Paul
Friends Of the Butler family
said the Justices funeral would be
In St Paul. where he stiii main
tanned his early home. Other fu-
neral arrangements have not been
made.
The RI. Rev Aonsignor l.
Buckley OF ST. Matthews cathedral
visited Butler in mis- hospital room
on several occasions before his
death and administered the last
rites Of the Catholic church.
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ASSASSINATION
IS BLAMED ON
CAPONE's MOB
Murdered Race Mag
nate Revealed a.
Man Whose Story
Sent Al to Prison

CHIC Co Edward ].
Io'Iiarc. racing magnate who
was assassinated in eangland
fashion Nov. 3. was the wit
ness who in 1881 supplied the
government with evidence TO
send "Scarfacc" AL Capone TO
Alcatraz for income tax eva
sion, an informed and reliable
source told United Press to-
day.
TITS true that o'fiare supplied
the evidence and God only knowa
what Ia going To come out Of this. I"
the informant said.
II think there may be more
murders
Capt. Dan GlIhert ef stairs
attorneys police eomm~niedi
There In now mo- doubt In my
mind that the Cspons mob
killed o'Hare..
The information came from one
of a handful OF chieagoans IN pos
session OF the real story behind
the governments successful effort
to put The gang lssasr hsAsad bars,
sLEUTHs sTYMIED
United Press Is unable 10 reveal
his name. but can say his status
was such that he could speak with
complete authority regarding the
capons income tar investigation.
The disclosure was studied with
interest by detectives. VINO for
more than a week have been
stymisd In their efforts 70 learn
the identity OF gunner who rubbed
o'Hars out with shotguns. - they
pursued his AUTOMOBILES from
sportsmsn's park. o'Hare's race
track on the south side.
O'Hare. one Of the powers In
the capons syndicate. never was
prosecuted for Income tax evasion
- were the others. Al. HE brother
Ralph, Frank Nitti and Jack
Cuxik.
GIVEN sREwARD"
The story confirmed today indl-
Gates this was the reward o'Iiars
received for supplying witnesses
who gavs the government the In
trfcsts technical evidence regard.
ing the capone financial sstup
which enabled II 10 send him 10
prison.
Ths account dovstAils with In.
formation obtained from a high
federal source IN Washington yea
terdAy that o'Hars had informed
officials capons threatened his
life. II was about two years ago.
according to the Information. thai
the capons mob learned o'Hsre
was the betrayer al their leader.
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bench during Franklin ID. Roose-
velt's second term as president.
Appointment OF Buffers sue
cessor viii make a majority OF the
court Rooseveit's appointees. The
others are Justices Hugo l. Black,
Stanley F. Reed, Felix Frankfurter
and William o. Douglas.
Family Not There
Butler died at Garfield hospital
at 4.15 a. m. fEST). He had been
a patient there since Sept. 22 for
treatment OF bladder ailment.
His condition turned suddenly
worse early this morning. Neither
his doctor nor any member Of his
family was present.
His illness began In the spring
Of 1888, but he continued his
work on the bench through June,
1899. After the court recessed for
the summer his doctor ordered him
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WEATHER

Clossay tenighf and sat. TemIsA. !:
High, 90: lss, AZ. eua sises 7si5.
sets i.21.
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The declaration conceded with
broad hints in the controlled Nazi
press that despite approaching WIN
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Don't Fail To Read
The Times Daily For Nelrs,
Features and Pictures
Well Fight Until Britain's
Supremacy Ends, Says Berlin
EUROPE

Germany will carry the until British supremacy
has been destroyed authorized German declared
today at Berlin.
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'sCARFACE' Al
CAPOE FREED
FROM U. s. pen
Released TO Family
by u. S. Officials
at Lewisburs. Pa,
Due for 'Treatu,snt

-@ss--.-@a
WASHINGTON -- scsrfaee
Al Capone. oncs the overIord
Of Chieaaos prohibition gangs.
was whisked across the coun-
try in secret and released To-
day from the federal govern
ment's new model prison Al
Lewisburg. Pa.
capone. who used 70 pay large
sums Tor loud silk underwear. wss
dressed today in q cheap suit.
which the federal government gave
10 him ~ . released criminal II
was considered unlikely he got
the $40 usually given criminals 10
start life anew
Broken In health. and tortured
by mental alterations produced by
parcsis. capone VAS turned over
to relatives and accompanied by
three federal officials whsn hs lsfs
federal custody after serving 7
years. 8 months and 10 dsss u ~
ii-year sentences Cor income tan
evasion.
OFFICIALS MIN
Officials would not alsssias CO
pones mental condition. They said
tho public interest required that
this information. and other details
about cspons. BE- withheld for the
present They promised more In
formation early next wsek.
Ban capons was not handcuffed
~ ths train sped across ths coun.
try from Los Angeles. where ths
party left sunday. 10 Harrisburg.
where they arrived ssriy Thursday
and motorsd 10 L~~isbsars for ths
formal releases.
NOT "woRRfED-
Prison Bureau Dire1taT Jamsn
v. Bennett said his men did not
have 10 worry about him
caponss destination Was an.
known. but he Was accompanied
BY hss relatives and ur George
Hszs. ehirf medical officer ~ Los
Angeles corrscilonai institution
wardsp Henry c Hiii. n Lewis
burg prison. and another man.
presumably a guard, slhas< dem
tity was not revealed.
HE'LL nE WATCHED
FEDERAL officials said cepons
was = fires man" but there ~ss
no doubt they would keep thsiF
eye on the former gang isadsf. e
make certain hs aia not tsks ~
his Old business.
capons has completed hls ssn-
tsnce. having dons ~ thrse days
ahead Of the scheduled data BE-
cause of a credit u three days ln
federal custody IN 1891.
Ths department ~ justice aid
capons had bssn transferred To-
day from me federal eorfsction.i
institution II La AnKslss
TAnEs on rn4fs
The brief announcement aid ssx
explain how cspns sss oFosiEht
east from csiifofnis. bat sitss-
qssDtly 4 was stated tbs prisoner
was brDuEht % L<wlsbarK ~
train.
The mystery u Caponss vhsfs-
sbosts and Nhsn he was being re-
leased vas cleared - ~ ann0unss-
men, II James v beBnstt. director
u ths bureau u pFisons.
~fsennett announced lhle mora
lng that Aiphonss capoas's sen-
ssncs having expired today. he Vas
discharged from ths q. =. psns-
Tertiary a LswkseAsFg. Pa. 70 he
relatives ths snn01neemsnt ssi1.
sUFFERs MENTALLY
Tbs justices department did not
Say shers capons would 60 n0~
thaf he has been released. bat his
relatives have Indicated he would
fsceiys treatment 81 some private
ssnatoflum.
The fallen gang lsasisr il suffer
ing fr0sH paFea1a. an affiictipn
which caused him 10 experiences
..srf.i st.etrsfls.a. during Ma con-
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
.aeoma .............. la.sio.oOo
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The motives behind the attack
on the council are the same as
those which led to the disruption
of the war resources board and
CONTINUED on Page 6, Column -
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SUCCESS ALREADY ASSURED

The Ashe Building and Loan Associa-
ton has started off with a bang. Reports
show that the shareholders are paying
their months installments promptly and
the association has already received
number of splendid applications for loans.
!. In fact the demand for loans to build or
to remodel homes has been so good that an
appeal was issued this week for paid-up
stock. If you have some money that you
do not need, invest it in our building and
loan association. 1t will pay you real divi-
dends and at the same time enable you to
help build the Jeffersons and Ashe county.
A report released from Raleigh last
week clearly showed that the building and
loans in the state played a major part in
the outstanding record made by N. c. in
the construction of homes during 1888.
During 1888, 5,4OO construction loans
were made to the amount of nearly $lO,-
OOO,OOOOO, which represented AZ IL per-
cent of the total of $22,O00,000OO, which
was loaned by these associations.
It was estimated that over $15,0OO,OO
was added to the taxable values of the To-
cal government units of the state through
the construction, repair and renovation OF
homes and buildings financed by these in
situations. Thousands of workers were en-
ployed and hundreds of business firms
benefited through the purchase of mater
ials used in this new construction and re-
pairs. Nearly 5000 families were aided in
the erection of new homes.
Join the Ashe Building and Loan Asso
citation today! It's success is already assur
ed!
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BALANCING THE BUDGET

The annual income of the Federal Gov
eminent has been increasing steadily for
the past six years. 1t is now close to six
and a quarter billion dollars year. 1t
is derived from taxes of every kind, in
Guiding the Social Security payroll taxes,
which are just SO much more income in
Government bookkeeping.
The annual expenditure of the Federal
Government has also been increasing stea-
Oily for the past six years. 1t is now close
to or above nine and one-half billion dol
lars
The difference between what the gov
eminent spends and what it collects from
it's citizens is borrowed money. In the past
six years the Federal Government has Dor
rowed and spent about twenty-five billion
dollars more than it has taken in. Close to
a billion dollars year of government ex-
penditures are for interest on the national
debt, which now amounts to about Al bill
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son. The Elkland high school in
dictated that it would not be able
to participate.
Judges for the first round Of
debates are to be chosen by
agreement of the Principals
whose schools are debating each
other.
The winning teams will meet
at the courthouse on Wednesday
afternoon, March 20, starting at
2 o'clock, for the second elimina-
ton. Judges, to be selected by
the Rotary committee, will de-
eide on affirmative and mega
tive winning teams, to compete
in the finals which will be held
on Saturday night, April LIST, at
the courthouse.
The length of speech shall be:
10 minutes for the speeches and
3 minutes for rebuttal.
A loving cup will be present
ed to the winning team and me-
dals will be given to the four
taking part in the finals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-23
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by Rev Charles E. Dunn. ~

eousness. It stands for the goal
toward which the good man
painfully journeys. That is why
it is such a familiar and below
ed symbol in the Christian COM
munity. It reminds us of the orr
ginal power of the Hudson Riv-
er.
The Hudson of long ago was a
very different stream from the
sluggish current we see today.
Prior to the sinking of the coast,
it flowed some hundreds of miles
farther to the south and east,
and, near its end, cut it's way
through a terrific gorge more
sublime, biologists suspect, than
the Grand Canyon. Then it fell,
in a magnificent plunge, more
awe inspiring than Niagara,
down dizzy precipice into the
sea.
The life of Jesus was after this
pattern. It cut it's way straight
through a gorge of hard, flint
like opposition, and ended in the
mighty flood of the Cross.
And so we all feel, with our
Golden Text, that "a just man
died "for unjust men, that he
might bring us near to God"
Thus the Cross spells victory ov
err the worst that deviltry may