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WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday with probable ihoweri. • I &iw Sfattps -2sr£tns GOOD AFTERNOON The government U new experi menting with tinted potatoes. Suggested WPA project: applying tyfibdow. VOL. 57—No. 246 Largest Daily Circulation of Any Newspaper in North Carolina in Proportion to Population HENDERSONVILLE, N. Cy FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938 SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS HITLER MEDIATING NEW CZECH CRISIS u » u -- ■■ « XXX A T T 1* "t* "I* "T* T T V T T 7 7 T - Drowning Cases Are Dismissed By Court MONTGOMERY IS WITNESS IN OWN DEFENSE Judge Pless Says He Could Not Allow Conviction to Stand SOUCITOR~CONCURS IN COURTS VIEWS Manslaughter charges against Walter S. Montgomery, prominent Spartanburg. S. C.. man, were n> in the superior court this afternoon by Judge J. Will Pies*, Jr. Immediately after the noon re cess. the defense rested its case and renewed its motion for judg ment of a non-suit. Jud<e Plev> declared that the "ends of justice require that the motion be allowed." Technically, the judge added, there -s sufficient evidence to go to a jury, but he added that he doubtt-c a conviction could be obtained ami stated that if a con viction were obtained he "could not conscientiously allow one to stand." He stated that he had been in consultation with Solicitor C. 0. Ridings and that Mr. Ridin.es was in accord with the ruling. This action is taken. Judge Pies* said, with full consideration of the I dead persons, their friends and I relatives. Two wrongs wijl not, nake a right, he Mid, and a man slaughter conviction under these! circumstances would be going too far. Walter S. Montgomery, of Spartanburg, on trial for man slaughter in the drowning deaths of Fate Black, Sr., Fate Black, Jr., and Thomas Martin, at Lake Summit on September 6, 1936, took the stand in his own defense in superior court this morning. Mr. Montgomery was the sec ond witness called this morning land indications are that the re mainder of today will be occupied rwith introduction of testimony. Ludge J. Will Pless, Jr., indicated yesterday afternoon that a night pension will be held tonight if nec essary. i ne nrsr witness 10 lesuiy mis morning was George M. Chvens, of Greenville, who built the boat in which the three were riding prior to their deaths. Mr. Owens estimated that four adults or about 450 pounds would constitute a safe load for the boat. On cross examination he ' raised his estimate to about 600 pounds. He gave the dimensions of the boat and stated that it was sold to A. L Rikard in the spring of 1936. Mr. Montgomery testified that his mother had a summer home on Lake Summit and was the owner of the boat in which he was riding on September 6, 1936. He said the passengers in the boat in addition to himself were George Eypper, Sr., George Eyp per, Jr., Leon Lohenstein, and Archie Joslin. With a map of I^ake Summitt, Mr. Montgomery traced the course of his boat trip on the occasion. He said he drove east on the lake to the vicinity of the dam, turned and proceeded west along the northern shore. , The trip carried him past the boat house of Paul Thomas up to the vicinity of the iron bridge on "e lake head, and he then turned and proceeded west back toward (Continued on page three) Kiwanis Hears Rev. Lynn Laud Scout Movement The Rev. J. a. Lynn, pastor of Lutheran church, praised the °°y St out movement for its effect a the lives of its members and ? * e>terday it. an address to "[e Kiwanis club that in backing r*. m°vement the club is living up i r° >ts motto, 44 We Build," by help- j t0 build character, democracy reverence. formerly, adults adopted a neg aPproach to young people by <io "k t*lern they should not the 'n suPPorting Scouting * making a positive ap ton 1 firiving them something ^tfuctive to do, the speaker Trw Scoutmaster of r*?lp p°- gave a report on the Ah/'1 ^cout jamboree in Raleigh. (r.,ut ; »00 boys, including sev ^dedtr°m Hendersonville, at <1 Jerusalem Ruler Escapes Killers Great Britain's district governor , of Jerusalem, Edward Keith Roach. above, narrowly escaped 1 death or serious injury when four bombs hurled at his car by assassins failed of their purpose. Neither he nor the occupants of three official cars whicn accom panied him were hurt. The at tack. which occurred^ in front ' of the Rockefeller Museurrf in Jerusalem, was one of the bold est in a series of anti-British outrages. MORE REPAIRS CALLED FOR ON COURTHOUSE Grand Jury Ends Work; Told Guardians' Reports in Better Shape The Henderson county grand jury, which was drawn at , the March term of superior court and continued its work through the present term, completed its work yesterday afternoon. The report of the jury was made to Judge J. Will Pless, Jr.,! yesterday afternoon and the jury discharged with the thanks of the court. The report of the grand jury is as follows: North Carolina Henderson County October Term, iya», Superior Court To The Honorable J. Will Pless,' Jr., Judge of Superior Court: j Your grand jury has given at tention to all bills placed in their hands by the Honorable Clarence 1 O. Ridings, solicitor for this dis-[ trict, and in addition, our body' has made notations of about half | a dozen incidences of violations: of the law and placed in his hands for further consideration. The committee visiting the jail; found that it was being painted throughout. The jailer advised that he needed sheets for cots, a stronger disinfectant than he had been using, several new pillows, i covers for cot mattresses so that the old covers might be removed and laundered. Some of the I plumbing repairs recommended by our body at the March term of court were made and some were left unrepaired and are needing attention. We found some of the lavatories stopped up. A few leaks in the steam heating plant need repairs. The furnace needs fur ther attention to prevent smok ing. The committee which inspected the courthouse found that repairs to the tile floor in the men's rest room are needed. The toilet in the women's rest-room was stopped up and out of use. New toilet equip ment for the colored rest-room is recommended. More facilities are recommended for the women's rest-room. The committee was ad vised that men and women were both using the men's toilet for colored people. Our last report recommended a toilet for the use of colored wo men, since there is no public toi let available nearer than the city hall. The south entrance to the courthouse needs slight repairs. A number of chairs in the court (Continued on page three) MAJOR SURVEY OF DEFENSE NEEDSLOOMS Roosevelt Says New Action Being Taken, Based on Foreign Advices WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (UP)—President Roosevelt today revealed that foreign developments have inspired a major survey of American national defense needs. He intimated that budget estimates to strengthen the nation against war will be considerably increased. The president offered no specific estimate of the prob able cost of the expanded arms program but empha sized that study is being made on the broadest possi ble basis as the result of in formation reaching the Unit ed States from abroad. PLEADSGlT IN SPY CASE One of Four Facing Charg es in Alleged Nazi Spy Ring NEW YORK, Oct. 14. (UP) Guenther Guitave Rumrich, ar my deserter whose bungling at tempt to obtain passport blanks led to the discovery of an al leged Nazi spy ring, pleaded guilty to espionage charges in federal court today. Rumrich's plea came as coun sel prepared to pick a jury to try him and three others accus ed as members of the great est peacetime spy organization ever uncovered in the United States. Mrs. Donnahue Is Taken By Death At E. Flat Rock Mrs. Frances Donnahue, 59, wife of D. P. Donnahue, of East Flat Rock, died at her home last night at 11 o'clock. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the East Flat Rock Baptist church with the Rev. N. B. Phillips offi ciating. Mrs. Donnahue was a native of Polk county. TROOP 1 GIRL SCOUT PATROL HEADS NAMED Troop 1 Girl Scouts were ex pected to elect assistant patrol leaders at their meeting at the Scout cabin, the following patrol leaders having been ohosen at the last meeting: Betty Andrews, Sa rah Buchanan, Gertrude Osborne and Ann Holford. Peggy Lou Durham has been elected treasurer and Ethelyn Reabcn, scribe. The troop was happy to have Mrs. Franks, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Roberts at its last meeting, and welcome Mrs. Gibbs back. THURSDAY Maximum temperature—74 de grees. Minimum — 36 degrees. Mean—55 degrees. Day's range —38 degrees. Normal mean temperature for October—56.4 degrees. No rain fall to date. Normal rainfall— 4.36 inches. DIVORCE GROUNDS CLEVELAND, Oct. 14. (UP)— Mrs. Edna Schroeder won a di vorce yesterday from John C. Schroeder after charging that he was "the most selfish man in the world." She said that he removed tubes from their radio and dis connected the family automobile's ignition so that when be was away she could not enjoy these pleas i ures. Quiz Men Who Knew Slain Girl Detectives of the Larchmont, N. Y., police department checked up on the recent activities of every man known by 17-year old Mary Inelda Coyle, above, of New Rochelle, N. Y., whose body was found behind a Larch mont theater. Very shy and de voutly religious, with plans for entering a convent, she had few H male acquaintances. Other clews being investigated by authori ties are strands of hair clutched in her dead hand and screams heard from a parked automo bile about the time she \yas slain. ML INSTALL PENNELL SOON Post and Auxiliary Mem bers Will Attend Legion Event A number of members of Hu-1 bert M. Smith post, American Le-1 gion and of the local auxiliary I will attend the installation cere mony Sunday and Monday in Asheville, when Frank Samuels, j national adjutant of the Ameri can Legion, will induct Burgin Pennell into office as North Car- : olina department commander. Members of the Legion Auxil-. iary who wish • to attend the 1 luncheon at 1:30 p. m., at Ashe ville are asked to notify Mrs. Frank Yarborough, Henderson ville auxiliary president, not later than Saturday, in order to get reservations. All of the events will be held at the George Vanderbilt hotel. Registration will open 3 p. m., Sunday. State Legion committee meetings will follow at 7 p. m., and a full program will start on Monday at 8:30 a. in., concluding with the official installation at 8 p. m., and an American Legion ball, scheduled to open at 10 p. m. VETERANS MEET ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 14. (UP) A handful of Georgia Confeder ate veterans opened their 45th annual reunion at the old soldiers' home yesterday. CHURCHES AND CONVENTS AT VIENNA STONED Anti-Catholic Reprisals Be gun After Prelate's Manifesto VIENNA, Oct. 14. (UP).—Sev ! eral churches and convents here I were stoned during the night by unknown persons. Damage was reported slight be cause protective guards had been posted outside all church build W . , , Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Ger man propoganda minister, has ar rived here. It was rumored but without confirmation that he came to carry out Hitler's instructions to make a thorough check of public opinion in the tense church ques tion. Expulsion from Vienna of all of the Czechoslovak Jews was fore cast in some quarters as Nazis began a reprisal campaign against Roman Catholics as the result of recent disorders. Thousands of frenzied Natis late last night surged the palace of Theodore Cardinal Innitzer, carrying a gallows and shouting "hang the political priests!", after Reich Commissioner Josef Buerc-1 kel publicly announced a series of sweeping reprisals against the Ro man catnonc cnurcn. wildly screaming Nazie marched upon the partial4y-wreck-■ t-d Archepiscopal palace from He roes' square, where they had; heard Buerckel announce the Nazi reprisals against what he called the 62-year-old cardinal's "politi-! cal demonstration against the state." He referred to the prelate's statements last Friday night, be fore a meeting of Catholic youth, condemning the Nazi regime's in terference with the church. Buerckel, standing before 100, 000 people in Heroes' square, whipped them to a stat of frenzy with the shout: "Gentlemen of the clergy, the blood guilt of the Schuschnigg regime weighs upon you!" The march upon the cardinal's palace facing on St. Stephen's square, where Saturday night a yelling mob of 5000 wrought havoc, injurd two priests and caused heavy damage in an at tempt to lynch innitzer, was or ganized with Buerckel's approval. When the demonstration was at its height, before the crowds dis-, banded shortly before midnight, it was estimated that nearly 250, 000 persons were massed in the broad square and nearby streets. The crowds roared approval when the Nazis, carrying the gal-, lows, labelled "here is where we want to see Innitzer hanging," moved up to the palace, which was in darkness except for a light in a ground floor room, used by a, tourist information bureau. The cardinal, wh ohad been "advised" by Nazi authorities i against leaving his palace without authorization, knelt in prayer in one of the smaller chapels of the palace as the mob surged outside demanding that he be hanged or j arrested. The din of the disorders pene-1 trated the chapel and the prelate I (Continued on page three) Arab's Assassination Brings New Violence In Holy Land's Rebellion i JERUSALEM, Oct. 14. (UP)., Bloodshed and violence increased last night in the Holy Land rebel lion after the kidnaping-murder of Assan Sidky Dajany, 40-year | old Arab nationalist spokesman accused by extremist Arabs of be ing "a tool of the British." Shortly after the bullet-torn body of the prominent lawyer was found in a field near the old City of Jerusalem, terrorists set fire to the Maspero cigarette fac tory near the modern Jewish city of Tel-Aviv, destroying tobacco stock vauled at $100,000. The rebels attacked the plant, which is owned by the British American Tobacco company, and ignited it wit^ torches. The slaying of Dapjany, a hand some, blue-eyed Moslem who had planned to visit the United States this winter on a lecture tour, in I creased British fears of more seri ous disturbances. He was the first high-ranking Arab leader to be slain during the current reign of terror ,although several conservative Arabs have been killed during the past 48 hours, supposedly by young na tionalist zealots over whom they had lost influence. Jews and Arabs alike were shocked by the killing of Dajany, who was abducted Wednesday. Shortly after his body was dis covered, sporadic shooting broke out afte ra night of comparative quiet. An Arab was shot dead in the old City of Jerusalem. Four Jews , were injured, two seriously, when j their truck was bombed near j Haifa. Snipers fired on the Gaz airport and guards returning the fire killed one of them. The ancient city of Bethlehem remaine dthe hotbed of the fight ing. Arab rebels held portions of the old town and in other sections British troops held positions be hind barbed wire and sandbag bar ricades. Sir Harold Mac Michael, lord high commissioner of Palestine, left London by airplane yesterday enroute back to his post by way Alexandria, Egypt, after a week of conferences with Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald and other British government officials. His arrival here was expected to result in intensified British military measures to wipe out the organized Arab rebellion. ff AICHOW IN FLAMES, 1000 DEAD, HURT BY RAIDERS; U.S. SHIPS BLOCKED IN WAR ZONE A Decisive Battle in South China Invasion May Come Soon HONG KONG. Oct. 14. (UP) — The city of Waichow, 80 miles east of Canton, was reported in flames tonight after an all-day bombing by Japanese' airplanes with a total of 1,000 casualties in killed or wounded. Three Japanese troop columns are marching on the city from the coast and a battle is expected there which might prove decisive in the new Japanese drive on Canton. Chinese officials reportedly are preparing to move Canton head quarters to Yungyuen, 95 miles to the north as the Japanese moved cautiously inland, with airplanes blasting a path for the infantry. Canton authorities ordered non combatants to evacuate the city at public expense to avoid air raids or an outbreak of disease during the expected siege. Foreign consular corps here re ported have demanded of the Jap anese consul the establishment of Canton safety zones, in which for eigners could take shelter from airplane bombardments. 500.000 CHINESE RESERVISTS CALLED HONG KONG-Oct 14. (UP)— Gen. RaMmro, ctrninumding South China's armies, today called 500,000 additional reservists to the colors to "crush" Japan's drive on the great South China metropolis of Canton. Simultaneously the Japanese landed fresh regiments at their bas^ in Haehung, on Bias bay, and let it be known that Lieut. Gen. Mixio Furusho, commanding the Japanese invaders, expects to be in Canton within a month. It wis estimated that about 75, 000 Japanese had been landed up to 1 a. m. today and they were described as among the finest reg ulars of the Japanese army—vet eran units of the Japanese For mosan army inured to campaign ing in semi-tropical country such as that in this Pearl river delta. More than 400 planes were sup porting the invaders and the Japa-j nese today had driven to within! 25 miles of the walled city of Waichow, chief key in the outer defenses of Canton. The Japanese promised a "light ning" campaign. British naval authorities last night were informed that the Chi nese had closed their barricades across the Pearl river between; Hong Kong and Canton, trapping the U. S. gunboat Mindanao and British warships lying off the Can ton river front. Four boat loads of Occidental refugees, including 12 American women and children, reached here last night from Cantop just be fore the barricades—nifcr the Chi nese Bbcca Tigris "forts—were (Continued on n*ge three) »' !■■» T ' 1 " ' A.F.L. FINANCES WAR ON C.I.0 BUT READY FOR PEACE MOVE A. County Welfare Wants Homes For Young Children Stating that the county welfare department has a bright and at tractive lad on its hands for which it wishes to find a good home, Su perintendent A. G. Randolph to day said: "The county welfare depart ment is eager to find a good home for a bright, attractive, healthy little boy about seven or eight years old. Anyone who may be interested In providing a good home for this destitute little boy will please confer with some mem ber of the staff of the welfare de partment. "The welfare department is also trying to find homes for several other destitute children who vary in tage from five to thirteen or fourteen years. Is there someone who may be interested in provid ing a home for some one of these needy children?" FELLOWSHIP CLUB TO CONDUCT SERVICE The Young People's Fellowship club of the city is requested to gather at Calvary church, Sunday, Oct. 10 at 1:80 p. m.f whence it will leave at 1:45 for Mt. Zion for a service. An interesting program has been arranged. DUNN'S ROCK MASONS PLAN HOMECOMING BREVARD, Oct. 14. (Special) Home-coming day will be observed by the local Dunn's Rock Masonic lodge Friday in an afternoon and evening session and supper hour. The session will begin at 2 o'clock in the lodge hall, with the evening program at 8 o'clock, and supper at 6:45. An interesting program will be presented, includ ing the third degree. It iq expected that the observ ance will be attended by a larpe number of local members and vis iting Masons from Asheville, Hen derson ville, upper South Carolina and elsewhere. ROYALTY AT BALL BALMORAL, Scotland, Oct. 14. (UP) — King George VI and Queen Elizabeth shuffled the "Lamberth walk" and the "Palais glide," new dance crazes, for two hours at the annual Ghillie ball last night and then turned to the old Scottish country dances of which the queen is fond. Green Heads Organization Again; Year's Polices Outlined CONVENTION HALL, HOUS TON, Tex., Oct. 14. (UP)—The 58th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor ad journed sine die last night after a stormy 11-day session in which delegates fought over peace over tures to the Committee for Indus trial Organization and blasted away at some New Deal policies but balked at general condemna tion of President Roosevelt's ad ministration. San Francisco was chosen as the 1939 convention city of the American Federation of Labor late Thursday. The California metropolis won out over New Orleans, Hamilton, Ont., Buffalo, N. Y., and Atlantic City, N. J. One of the convention's last acts was to re-elect President Wil liam Green, Secretary-Treasurer Frank Morrison and 15 vice pres idents. Green gavelled the sessions in to history at 7:38 p. m. (CST) last night and the Federation's battle with John L. Lewis and his aides dominated the convention to the end. As adjournment came, opinion « was divided among delegates on whether the next move for peace < would come from the AF of L or the CIO. Green, in accepting re election, made a tearful pica to the deserting unions to return to the "house of your fatheri." He (Continued on page three) C. C. Membership Dinner Will Be Held Thursday Reservations Mast Be Made by Wednesday Evening 4 Reservation cards will be mailed Monday for the annual member ship meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to be held next Thurs day evening at the Skyland hotel, Mrs. Cathryn Wiseman, secretary, said today, and the cards must be returned not later than Wednes day evening. Clarence R. Walker, Asheville banker and church and civie work er, will give the chief address and reports will be made by officers of the Chamber of Commerce. Dinner will precede the business and entertainment program. Through error, it was announc ed previously by The Times-News that the meeting was scheduled for Wednesday night ACTION COMES AS HUNGARY'S ARMY MASSED Impasse Reached in Nego tiations Regarding Minorities RUTHENIAN CHOAS REPORTED GROWING MUNICH, Oct. 14.—CUP)— Adolph Hitler tMlay took a per sonal hand in the attampt to tctlla the minorities dispute hetwesn Hungary and Czechoslovakia and avert a threatened crisis. Hitlar conferred with Czech and Hungarian diplomats who flew here from Budapest. PRAGUE, Oct. 14. (UP)—Hun (arian soldiers are reported by Ruthenian police to hare killed a Czechoslovak frontier guard dur ing an attack on a Czech railroad ktation. BUDAPEST, Oct 14. (UP)— The government has informed big European powers that Hungary in tends to take whatever measures are necessary for an "early solu tion" of its minority quarrel with Czechoslovakia, it was reported re liably today. The council of ministers or dered that military measures be taken for the "security of the state." Hungarian troops have been massed along the Csech frontier area since the recent European crisis. The government is understood to have advised France, Germany. Great Britain, Italy arid Poland that, due to Prague's refusal to Tnept-dHmgnrkn demands for ter ritorial concessions, Hungary has suspended negotiation*- ind re serves the right te tike whatever measures it considers necessary. The Hungarian delegation meet ing with the Czechs in the frontier town of Romarom accused the Czechs of "dilatory tactics" after four days of stalemated discus sions. It had served a demand on the Csechs giving them until 6 p. m. (noon EST) to come to terms. Hungary is demanding further dismemberment of the Czech re public by the surrender of about b.uuu square miies oz siovax ter ritory populated by nearly 1,600, 000 Magyars, Slovakians and Ger mans, it was understood. The gravity of the situation was increased by Czech police charges that a reign of terror in the Czech provinces of Rutfaenia and Slo vakia was being directed by Hun garian reserve arttiy officers, at tempting to provide the Hunga rian army* with an excuse to march into the provinces. Thousands of Hungarian troops were poised along the frontier. The negotiations collapsed when the Hungarians announced that Czechoslovakia's "final offer," said to involve the surrender of an area inhabited by about 700,000 Hungarians, was absolutely unac ceptable. The question will be placed be fore the "big four of Munich" in accordance with the agreement drawn up by Great Britain, Italy, Prance and Germany on the night of Sept. 29 which turned over about one-fifth of Czechoslovakia to Germany in payment of Chan :ellor Adolf Hitler's price of peace. The Munich accord, at the in (Continued on page three) Bethel Wesleyan Revival Planned Hev. T. C. Hanrey, Pastor's Brother, to Preach The Bethel Wesleyan Methodist church will begin its fall revival Sunday, Oct. 16 at the 11 a. m. service, according to the pastor, Rev. Lorenzo A. Harvey. The church has secured the scr-' vices of Rav. T. C. Harvey as evangelist He is a brother of the pastor. Rev. Harvey has spent a num ber of Vear» in the active minis try, having served as pastor in the North Carolina Wesleyan Meth odist Conference, also in the same connection in the South Carolina Conference. He recently moved from th# Tennessee Conference where he served as pastor of the First Wesleyan Methodist church in Knoxvllle for a period of nine years. He was also president of the Tenneasee Conference for six or sevenyears. He is now located at the Wesleyan Methodist Col lege in Central, S. C., where his wtfe is connected with the school. Rev. Harvey is now in general evangelism and Is experiencing great success. Bethel ehurch extends a cordial Invitation to everyone to be in at tendance to all of these service*. The revival will continue throuph Oct 80. Come and worship with 01,