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WEATHER Increasin* cloudiness, ruin* ^aper.ture. tonight, probably foH°* ^ *>yrlin Tu"d*y i',' .» . I i GOOD AFTERNOON They say that the fellow who hunts for trouble always finds it. Not if it's in the ignition system, he doesn't. HENDERSONV1LLE, N. C„ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1933 SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS COTTON IONS FACE HEAVY TASKS IN COMMITTEE Many Bilis Being Shaped Ifp for Presentation at Raleigh WILL SOON CLOG THE LEGISLATIVE MILL B, HENRY LESESNE I he Times-News Hureau Sir Walter Hotel RALEIGH. Feb- 6.—The work cf the finance sub-committee, /3cing :ho tu»k of drawing up an tttirely new revenue bill, the basis of *hieh is now expected to ix a general sales tax, will over shadow everything else on Capi toi Hill this week, although vari ous other sab-committees will be in drafting bills that can be counted on to clog legis lative machinery for many days to come. Under the Moore resolution adopted early in the session, the I fiance and appropriations com aiftees were instructed to pre stv. their new bills early this but despite many long ses sions sometimes as many as two a day. the committees still have a lot of work ahead. The finance committee has given a hearing to virtually every business inter (*: .->f the state, but since it de tuied tt> scrap the budget reve nue bill, it is thoretically, at tie same point of progress it was three weeks ago. I A sui>-comnuttee composed ci twj senators and six representa fc(siia« been appointed to the ol drawing a new revenue f bii anj early this week it is ex peced :o take up the question ci a leoeral sales tax. which is ex jk : :o be the most acceptable :'r of sales levy. No general n*> :«x b»H ha< been introduce.) :he legislature this far, but tks will he no obstacle in the *sv of the sub-committee. The committee last week heard Senator Clement explain his pro duction tax bill, placing a tenta tive levy of one-half of one per cent on all manufactured prod Senator Hinsdale also gave a detailed account of his selected commodity tax bill, almost identi cal with the one which dcadlock *1 the 11*31 session. And Sena te: Larry Moore outlined the ad vantages of his bill imposing a tax of one mill per kilowatt hour t" electrical energy. Major bills pertaining to elec fr" highway safety, the in commission and the compensation act. the tvf:r.. the administration oi F- • schools, marriage laws, ln ' e consolidation of various -i r -rttal agencies are expect W to come out of committee wonts durinvc the week. A >ub-committee on education N : ■ -v attempting to draft a gen er«»; bill embodying many pro (Continued on page four) aii ■ l&icago Beauty Leaps to Death Body Hits Balcony Eight Stories Below CHICAGO. Feb. 6— (UP).—A beautiful blonde girl's body which found on a 25th story ledgo ft th** Medinah Athletic club was Identified last night as that of *:>s Vera Havburn, whose ac laaintances called her a "partj firl" Albert. Russell Erskine, Jr., 24 *dopted son of a millionaire man ufacturer. was questioned by po when it was learned he had a at the club and had beeT *<th Miss Havburn Saturday nigh' an,i early Sunday at a night club , Police said indications wen •«at the girl had climbed througl a window onto a small balcony or *•* 3:>rd floor of the club buildinj jumped. The 25th story ledg« *here the body was found is sev *n feet wide. The body lay tw< ***t from the edge. Physician: ^ it had been there from eigh ® ten hours when found by i ctambermaid. Because a card found in hei j^ketbook bore the name o' |^e Cerz, police thought at firs j«»t was the girl's name. Mis' **rz was located however, am "'entified the body. An elevator operator said h< J.0olc Miss Hayburn to the 33r< ■_)0r about 3 o'clock yesterda; horning. k^kine told police he had "beet ' with the girl several time B(« met her, wi*.h other persons f night club last night. He ha< ^"'•phoned her. he said, to mee 'ro| there. He said the last he sa\ W was about 4 a. m., when sh *he club in a taxicab. Late ^ said he might have been mi< , about the time and that pet ®Ps it was about 3 instead o 4 o'clock. | She Will Get * Her Million Audrey Nancy Campbell, Chicago f debutante, above, has won her court action for control of h?r i million-dollar share in the estate i of her mother, Mrs. Nancy La I throp Carver Campbell. Norment Quaries Wins Fourth Ring | Bout This Year | — i Latest Decision Is Over National Intercollegiate Titlist Xormcnt Quaries. sun oL Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Quarle.-, of Hon. dersonville, proved his ability as ' an amateur boxer on Saturday I evening at Chapel Hill when he I won a decision over Bobby Gold stein. University of Virginia light weight. and holde** cf the- national inter-collegiate championship in i his weight. Young Quaries. known to fans I here as "Baby," is in his first year as a member of the Carolina box ing: team. As a freshman boxer he was undefeated and to date has ' wo)i four fights as a varsity boxer i this year. His first three fights were by the knockout lout.e and he won a decision over Goldstein i on Saturday night. Quaries is normally a feather ' weight, but was moved up to the lightweight class th:s year as Car olina coaches possessed two pood fighters in the lower class. This means that Quarl-.-s has yiven away poundage in every fight this J year. * -1" A/1 f l.n I Iran.-> iieur cagEuj outcome of the bout on Saturday I night, as it was the first great te^t I in Quarlos' college ling career. His opponent was rated as one oi the outstanding men in his class in amateur ranks in the country. In addition to being inter-collcgi ate champion in his class he was a former winner of the Golden Gloves in his weight in New York City. Quarles is a clever boxer and possesses a punch in both hands. It was his ability to hit with either j hand that gave him knockouts in his first three fights this year. Quarles is one of the most con-1 sistent trainers ever to perform1 on any team at the university, ac- I cording to coaches, and is in per fect shape for all of his bouts. County Agent Is III With the W ,1 , Tractor Demonstration Is Postponed County Farm Agent 0. B. , Jones is confined to his home by , an attack of influenza, and an . nounces that the fact that he [ probably will be unable to get around for a few days will make .it necessary for his appointments r for that period to be postponed. One of the appointments to ! J which Mr. Jones referred was I the tractor demonstration, which was scheduled for today at Fan , ning Fields Farm at Fletcher. 1 This was postponed on account r of the severe cold weather. . POLK CO. TO HAVE TAX COLLECTOR i t RALEIGH. Feb. 6.—Represen r tative J. S. Massenburg of Polk 2 county has announced he will in r troduce a bill creating the office - of tax collector in Polk county. - Heretofore the offices of sheriff f I and tax collector have been com 1 bined. Wreck On Brevard Highway Is Fatal To Visitor From Cuba Mrs. Puig Was Wife of Havana Customs Official; Chil dren in School Here; Death Held Accidental; Inquest Not Called LONG RESCUES ORLEANS BANK; 4aUs Run on $64,000,000 Institution Through R. F. C. Loan NEW ORLEANS. Feb. C. (UP) | United States Senator Huey Lon^ today covered himself with glory by saving the $0-4^000,000 11 i bernia Bank and Trust company, which hud been threatened with 11 general run, until the Recon struction Finance Corporation pledged a loan of $20,000,000 during the nij'ht. The run wai blamed on Representative Hamil ton Fish of New York, who asked Rudolph S. Hecht. president of i the bank to resign as chairman! of the advisory committee of the i Reconstruction Finance Corpora- j tion due to the failure of the I Union Indemnity Title company, j after getting a Reconstruction Fi- I nance Corporation loan. A holiday was declared in Lou- I isiana Saturday to stop bank with- J drawals. W. G. PAINTER PASSES AWAY Pleasant Hi!! Resident To! Be Given Burial on | Tuesday P. M. W. G. Painter, f>G-yenr-old farmer of the Pleasant Hill sec tion. who has been in declining health for the past several months, and who was stricken I with pneumonia Saturday, died | at the home Sunday night atl N :25 o'clock. Funeral services will be held from the Mud Creek Paptist church Tuesday after noon at 1 o'clock. The Rev. S. P. Huntley will be in charge. Interment will follow in the near by cemetery. Mr. Painter leaves a wife, who was before her marriage, Miss Matilda Shipman, and six chil dren, Oscar Painter of Green ville, S. C., Lincoln Painter of Spartanburg, S. C., Mrs. Phanie Russell, Charlie Painter, Frcno Painter and Miss Lucy Painter all of Hendersonville. Mr. Painter leaves 21 grand children and had survived seven other children. Acting as pallbearers at the funeral Tuesday will be II. E. Drake, John Drake, Harvey Sum mcy, Dall Nelson, Robert Sum mey and Sheridan Fisher. Honorary pallbearers will be: J. C. Drake, Joe Fletcher, John Summey, John Ficker, Sin« Drake, Bill Mintz, Otto Prook shire, Otis Powers and Charles French. TAX DELINQUENTS TO ACT ON JURIES IN TRANSYLVANIA RALEIGH. Feb. 6.—Ratifica tion was expected tonight for the local bill from Transylvania coun | ty which will permit persons not having paid their taxes to serve on juries in Transylvania courts. Heretofore non-payment of taxes has barred residents of that coun ty from jury service. Representative VV. M. Galloway of Transylvania sponsored the I measure, which has passed both j houses. JUNIOR^ORDERTO HEAR J. F. BARRETT Skyland Council No. 2G6, will ! meet at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, 'Feb. 7. at the Woodman hall on I Main street. There are several candidates to receive the degree work which will be put on then by the degree team. Another feature will b<* a pro gram in which James F. Barrett will speak, and the East Hender sonvilie quartette will render several numbers. The councilor urges that all members be pres ent. CONEY ISLAND FIRE NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—(UP) — A second disastrous fire within j the year early today swept Coney I Island, at a loss estimated at $250,000. Mrs. Ylia Puig, wife of J. A. Puig. customs official of Ha ana. Cuba, was instantly killed oti Saturday evening when the ear ii> which she was riding with five other people left the highway and struck a guard rail, about four miles from Hendersonville on the Brevard highway. Mrs. Puig sustained a brokeh left arm. fractured shoulder, and the side of her lace was crushed. Her daughter, Ylia age 10. ahu> sustained minor injuries to her back. The car, a Durant sedan, was practically demolished. The driver of the car was Pio Sanchez, Cuban student at Wcav erville. and other occupants of the car were Robert and George Puig and Susie Sanchez. Without further developments the death will be declared acci dental. Coroner J. F. Brooks suid this morning, and no inquest will be held. Mrs. Puig came here on Friday from her home in Havana for a visit to her four children who are in school here. The party had been to Brevard for a visit and were returning to Hendersonville when the accident occurred. Mr. Puig was notified of the ac cident on Saturday and immedi ately left Havana for Henderson ville. He was expected to arrive here today and, pending his ar rival, no funeral arrangements had been completed. Mrs. Puig is survived By he^ husband and four children., ert. 18. George, 17. Ylia, lfi, and Orlando 10. The Puijr children had been at tending school at Brevard Insti tute but entered the local high school some time ago. They art* making- their residence with Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Pace, on Seventh avenue east. The accident occurred when the car crossed the highway an 1 struck a guard rail on the left side of the road. According to young Sanchez, driver of the car, he was driving at a rate of abouc 40 or 45 miles an hour when th-.» accident occurred. MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD FOR COOLIDGE WASHINGTON, Feb. G. (UP). Led by President Hoover, official and diplomatic Washington ob served memorial services for tin late Calvin Coolidge today when the house and senate met jointly for the occasion. RAY ON EDUCATION BILL SUB-COMMITTEE | RALEIGH, Feb. 6.—Represen tative Ted Ray of Henderson has been named on the sub-committee of the joint committee on educa tion which has been delegated t<. draft the general education bill. TEN PEOPLE KILLED PARIS. Feb. 6. (UP).—An ex plosion in the electrical plant oi Renault Automobile works a: Bellancourt was today reported tc have killed 10 and injured 3Od people. GOLF COURSE BILL OFFERED IN ASSEMBLY Paves Way for Gift of Mu nicipal Golf Links to the City NO OPPOSITION TO MEASURE IS SEEN Members of the Hendersonville Golf and Country Club expressed pleasure today over the contents of a bill introduced in the legis lature by Representative T. R. Ray of Henderson county, which would enable the city to accept as a donation the l.'i.r>-aere golf course which is being completed in Laurel I'ark. Little or no opposition to the bill i< expected to develop here, it was said, the measure being; merely another step in the de velopment of plans to provide flendersonville and its tourists with a first-class goif course. Approximately $75,000 has been spent on the course, and only a relatively small amount of work will he required to complete it. The Ray Rill, now before the house committee on counties, cities and towns, states that: "Whereas, Hondersonvillc is a well-known resort city, but has been without the advantages of a first-class golf course, thereby losing thousands of tourists who would otherwise spend their va cation in Hendersonville. to the great loss and detriment of the t _ p t r i i.. Jit'l/jMC I 1 ITJIUUft .TU1I VVUIilJ orally, and "Whereas, a first-class p;olf course for Henderson county and Hendersonville is hereby declared to be a public necessity, and J "Whereas, a tract of land con sisting of 135 acres highly suit able for the development of a golf course lias been tendered as la donation to the city of Hen J dersonville on which more than ,$75,000 has already been ex pended in the construction of a J golf ccurse under the supervision j of a nationally known and out istandirg golf architect, and "Whereas, this golf course L now almost completed and the balance of funds necessary to its ! completion is to be advanced by a number of Henderson ville's ! citizens and no part of the ex {penses of the cost of same is lo i be borne by either the City of Hendersonville, the County of Henderson, or anv other political subdivision of said county, now, i therefore, the general assembly I of North Carolina do enact: I "Section 1. That the City of / Hendersonville is hereby author | ized and empowered to acquirc | title by prift, purchase or other I wise to land for Kolf course pur j poses, and said land may lie eith I er within, or without the cor porate limits of the City of Hen I dersonville. j "Section 2. The City of Hen j dersonville is hereby authorized land empowered, in the discretion ! of its governing board, to con struct a golf course under iti own supervision or to lease any land so acquired under this act to some suitable and reputable per ;son, firm or corporation under an agreement by the lessee to build, operatj and maintain a golf course in such manne'% and for such time as may be agreed upon between the parties to tho lease. Provided, that the lessee shr.ll always ke *n the golf course [available to play to the general I public of Henderson county and the visitors and to'irists therein, I under such reasonable rules and t (Continued on page four) NORRIS OPPOSES NAMING OF TOO MANY SENATORS TO NEW ADMINISTRATION PLACES MIAMI. Fla., Feb. G.—(UP).— A message from the yacht Nour mahal with President-elect Franl lin D. Roosevelt aboard last nighi, said she would enter Nassau, Ba hama Island, today, "to pick up a fishing pilot and bait." President-elect Roosevelt la=t night was in Bahama Island. aboard the Nourmahal, Vincent Astor's bijr sea-going yacht. Two radio messages to Marvin Mclntvre, his secretary here, said: "Fine night at sea and all go** well. Will be off Settlement Point at 10 and proceed through Norti west Providence Channel." This message was received at the Fort Lauderdale coast guanl station at 10:32 a. m. A second one relayed to Mcla tyre at 4:30 p. m. added: "An chored under Stirup Cay; expe.'t to {jo fishing." Both were signed "Astor." Meanwhile, at the headquarters j of James A. Farley, Democratic | national party chairman, and Kr. | Roosevelt's right hand man, prepi rations were being made for the I resumption of patronage conftr ences that the latter initiated last week at Warm Springs, Ga. As political leader? from all sections of the nation began ns sembling, the news spread t.hat opposition was voiced to the presi dent-elect before he boarded the yacht against the selection of too many senators for cabinet posi tions. Senator George Norris, Progres sive Republican who .supported Mr. Roosevelt, was understood to be the principal objector. He was said to feel that some of the sen ate leaders mentioned for cabinet posts should remain in their pres ent positions where they are needed. Some of the senators mentioned for cabinet posts include Cordell Hull of Kentucky, Carter Glass of Virginia, Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, and Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. Arthur Mullens, Democratic national committee man from Nebraska; A. A. Julian, national committeeman from Ohio and Henry Brunner. Ohio Demo cratic state chairman of Colum bus arrived late yesterday. HUNT CLUE TO SLAYER OF 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL STUDENT While hundreds of police scoured the vicinity about Massapaqua, N. Y., for tha murderer of Mary Helen O'Connor (right) the girl's grief-stricken family (below) re ceived mysterious letters and telephone calls which indicated that the assailant might have been a maniac. Miss O'Connor, a Rockaway Park high school honor student and beauty contest win ner, was 15 years old. Her body, found in a wooded section of Long Island, indicated that she had been brutally slain while re sisting a would-be attacker. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O'Connor, are shown in their homo with their son, Jack, 10. BITTER COLD HITS CHICAGO Suffering Most Severe of Year; Is Freak of Temperature ! CHICAGO, Feb. f,.—(UP).— The most severe cold wave of the year, thus far, and one of the strangest of all years, held Chi cago and sururounding territory in an icy grip yesterday. The official temperature in Chicago was two below zero Sun day. It remained at that point for three hours. During the same hours the temperature in the suburbs fell to 10, 14, and in! some places 1(! below zero. The cold wave was strange bo-1 cause t he territory which it i struck was surrounded on all sides, the north included, by warmer areas. The sub-zero wave, the second this season for Chicago, caused I much suffering here, especially I among the 20,000 or so men who had no homes. More than 17,000 were housed in shelters. C. A. Donnel, government for castcr, said it would be warmer here today, but that another cold wave would sweep in Tuesday. Woodrow Lyda Is Not in Court The Times-News wishes to cor { rect a statement made in Satur day's issue to the effect that Woodrow Lyda was one of two men charged with breaking and entering in the entry of the W. W. Hyder store at Dana, on last December 10, in which two men have been bound to court. Mr. Lyda was not one of the defend j ants and the name should have read Woodrow Lively, instead. PRUSSIAN"DIET" MAY BE DISSOLVED BERLIN, Feb. 6. — (UP).— President von Hindenburg today opened the way for the dissolu tion of the Prussian diet by sign ing an emergency decree remov ing the Prussian premier, Otto Braun, and naming Vice Chancel lor Franz voir Papen to replace j him. Opening of New Furniture Store; Draws Big Crowd Valuable Prizes Awarded at "Open House" of Houston Firm i A crowd which temporarily tied i up traffic at 507-511 North Main street attended the formal open-i in*; of the Houston Furniture company's store Saturday after noon. Several valuable furniture prizes were awarded in connection with the opening, with Mayor A. V. Edwards drawing attendance tickets from a largre box after most of the crowd had inspected the new store and then assembled on the sidewalk and in the street. A. H. Houston, proprietor of the store, said that approximately 6, 000 tickets had been distributed throughout the city and county and that apparently half of these were returned to the store for the drawing, rne erowxi was saia 10 be the largest assembled here in recent years, and Mr. Houston ex pressed much pleasure over the response to the invitation to at tend the opening. Names were written on the cards before they were deposited in the box, and it was necessary for the person to be present to be eligible to re ceive a prize. The awards were as follows: Kitahen range—Miss Ada Belle Bradburn, 83fi Third avenue west. Kitchen cabinet—Mrs. W. J. Drake, 522 Kanuga street. Felt mattress—Bill Searcy, Sev enth avenue east. Leather handbag—Miss L. L. Baker, 313 Grove street. Floor lamp—Mary Mehaffey, (518 Edgewood. Iron bed—Miss Alma Rawles, Zirconia. Porcelain top table—Mrs. C. F. Huffman, 41(3 Eighth avenue east. TARHEELS GRANTED LICENSES TO WED GREENVILLE, S. C., Feb. C. North Carolina couples licensed to wed here are the following named persons: Del mar Francis Corn and Eura May Lyda of Hendersonville. V. Pressley and Georgia Mae Rogers of Candler. Junius Stone and Ruth Head of Swannanoa. SENATE GROUP ACTS AS OTHER EFFORTS FAIL Barry Cites Statement of Senator Glass in His Defense STIMSON PROCLAIMS LAME DUCK CLAUSE WASHINGTON. Fob. 6. (UP). Believing that the domestic allot ment bill cannot pass at this ses sion of congress, and that Presi dent Hoover is favorably inclined, southern senators today moved for an early agriculture commit tee report on the Smith cotton re lief program. WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. (UP). Senator Glass, Democrat of Vir ginia, made similar allegation in the senate that some congressmen sell their votes for money, David S. Barry, senate sergeant-at-amc, said in his defense today at the senate judiciary committee hear ings. Barry is under suspension due to a statement in a Nrw Out look article. NEW AMENDMENT IS PROMULGATED WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. (UP). Secretary of State Stimson today officially' proclaimed in effect the so-called lame duck amendment lo the constitution, changing the terms of office of the president, vice-president and congress. EXTENSION OF GAS TAX FAVORABLY REPORTED WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. (UP). The senate finance committee to day voted favorably a report on the extension of another year of the one-cent federal gasoline tax as the first major item Ir> a budget balancing tax program already ap proved by the house. PLAN FOR RADIO CONFERENCE BEGUN WASHINGTON, Feb. G. (UP). The state department announced today that informal negotiations have been undertaken with the government:? of Canada, Mexico and Cuba for holding the Nortn (Continued on page four) DUTCH NAVAL CREWSMUTIKY Seaplanes Threaten to Bomb Cruiser if Not Surrendered THE HAGUE. Netherlands. Feb. 6.— (UP).—NTaval seaplanes flew over the cruiser De Zeven Privinceien and threatened to bomb it unless the mutineers in control surrendered. THE HAGUE. Feb. G.—(UP). Dutch warships sped in pursuit to day of the Maverick, training ship, steaming in control of a mu tinous crew of native Sumatram, who overpowered officers and crew, and wirelessed they planned no violence, but are only protest [ ing wage cuts. The Dutch cruiser "De Zeven Provincien" was reported in the hands of a mutinous crew of na tive Javanese yesterday. The mu tineers steamed out to sea from the Port of Olehle, on the north coast of the Island of Sumatra. An official dispatch from the Dutch governor said the mutinous crew seized arms and ammunition aboard the warship, overpowered the few officers on board and pui. to sea. The cruiser was reported sight j ed at 8 p. m. last night west oi' ! the town of Melaboe, apparently (Continued on page four) TIM GUESSES In what ' COUNTRY IS THE Great Buddha What three nations SET THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEMS TO THE SAME MELODY ? I YYHAI rUKtluN LUJNIki SENDS THE MOST STUDENTS >. i TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ? ■■ For correct aniweri to the* • questions, please turn to page 4.
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