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HENDERSON,
yrEWAY to
■ CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
nineteenth year
MR WILL occupy
MILITARY BARRACKS
OF CHINESE ARMIES
Threats Are Made Unless
Chinese Meet Demands
Made By Japa
nese Officials
ELEVEN WARSHIPS IN
VICINITY OF SHANGHAI
Tense Situation Continues
As Foreign Office And
Naval Auhtorities Watch
Developments
shuntlwl < hiiu* Jan. i 3. (API
_ Kirvrn Ja|»an«**o waruhlp*
frowned on Shanghai today as a
rrsult of r t»nv situation between
Chinese and Japan**** resident*
,hirh haa liwn (rowlnj daring
the week.
Tokyo. Jan 23 iAP) Japanese au
thoring here have decided to occupy
with troops «H Chinese barracks.
foriresse> and other military estab
lishments in ‘h<* Shanghai district in
China unless the Chinese authorities
thrre meet Japanese demands.
Thr Foreign Office and naval au
thorities were working together today
witchin? developments at Shanghai
wi’h rrave concern It is estimated
that with the ai rival late oday of ad
dition!! airship.-. Jaoan has a landing
force of approximately 1700 at Shan
ghai to protect Japanese subjects in
ease of emergency.
CALAMITY HOWLERS
ARE UNDER ATTACK
Stale Fire Marshal Declares
Things Not Half As Bad
As They Seem
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Raleigh. Jan. 23. “I am getting sick
and tired of all this complaining and
sobbing about hard times and all that
kind of stuff, when most people are
decidedly better off right now than
they were 15 and 20 years ago," said
Sherwood Brockwell. State Fire Mar
shal. in commenting on conditions. “If
people would stop thinking about their
troubles and stop talking about them
end get down to work and do some
thing. everybody would soon stop
thinking and talking about the situa
tion and would be much more happy
and contented.
“State employee, even after having
I heir salaries cut 30 per cent, will
still be getting m*>re than State em
ployes got back in 1912." Brockwell
continued. *'l remember that it was in
W 2 tha* the city of Raleigh offered
me the job as Chief of the Fire De
partment for the manicent salary of
1125 a month— and I was glad to gtt
it I had just finished a course in a
whoril for firemen in New York, had
worked for several months in a fire
engine factory and had helped build
some of the first automobile fire en
gines in use. In addition. I was a
graduate in engineering. But that $125
a month kicked good to me."
POWER COMPANY TO
REDUCE ALL SALARIES
Raleigh. Jan. 23.— (API- The
1 aroiina Power and Light on—
P«ny today announced a reduction
anting from ten to fifteen per
cent In compensation of nil em
ploye* to become effective Feb
ruary I.
State Salary Cuts To
Be Effective March 1
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Jan. 23 The cuU in sal- j
,lnr * expense* will not be made
r vp upon the various State de
rir»mont sand employes until March]
nf in February as had been
contemplated. it was announced today
- Ow « , rnor O. Max Gardner, follow
'ne an extended conference yesterday
'<l. Henry Burke of the Budget Bu
rrau Fr-nk Dunlap, director of Per
and Attorney General Dennis
• Brummitt. This assures State em
fn 'hl nf unt ** m * n * B hed pay check#
,? r -January and February, and
i * n * VVs of the postponement of the
cut which at first was sx
uTr » ? ° *° <nto * ffect Monday. Jan
ry 2S ' has dispelled some of the
,hnt has been hoveling about
*, ‘ ,a, e departments for the last
or two.
fac tors entered into the de
of rs lo post P° ne the effective data
•MarrC . e * p * n ** »nd sslsry cuts until
cu* a . Y 0 Gardner said In dls
‘ s decision. “The first is that
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Josephus Daniel.-, former secre
tary of the navy, injured in an
automobile crash in Georgia, is re
covering rapidly and is returning
to his home in Kaleigh, N. C.
Photos show. Toft. Daniels, in
Capt. Frank Hawks
After New Record
On Vancouver Hop
—(AT)- OH to a flying- diH,
Captain Frank M. Hawks, speed
pilot, raced at 900 miles an hour
out of the sky at the air port here
at 4:11 a. m. today to be off on
an attempt to set a lasting record
for a round trip flight to Van
couver, B. C.
PROPfISEOTARIFF
MEASURE OPPOSED
Under Secretary of Treiiury
Mills To Fight Demo
cratic Program
Washington, Jan. 23. (AF)—Ad
ministration opposition to the House
Democratic tariff bill was renewed
today in testimony by Ogden Mills,
under secretary of the treasury, before
the Senate Finance committee.
Mills said the bill was “calculated
to delay action on needed rate
changes" by restoring the flexible pow
er to Congress.
He also contended a “very serious
danger" would result in placing tariff
revisions "interminably" before Con
gress.
Assailing the provision for an In
ternational tariff conference looking
to removal of trade barriers. Mills said
Congress alone could determine the
tariff policy of this country.
the fact creating the Personnel Di
vision expressely states that 30 days
notice must be given the department
heads of any cuts made in personnel
or allotments for personal service, be
fore these changes shall go into ef
fect. So no cuts could have been put
into frffect before eMarch without
violating the law. The second factor
Is that all of us were convinced of
the necessity for doing the work that
is being does as carefully and as
possible and of the danger of trying
to do it In too Mg a hurry. Bo from
avery standpoint, I think the decision
to postpone the effective date of the
salary reductions until March is a
wise one.”
Whether or not the reduction in
expanses for the four months will
have to aggregate the same amounts
aa wars contemplated for five months
has not yet been determined and will
be worked out later, Governor Gard
ner said. It is thought likely, however,
that about the same aggregate
amounts of expense will have to be
lopped off in the four months as was
contemplated for the five.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA ANn virolmia
11)26, back in private life as pub
lisher of his paper in Raleigh, N.
C.; upper right, a recent photo;
lower right, as secretary of tha
navy in 1918, with an aide, dur
ing the World war.
GINNING OF COTTON
Figure* For Period Prior to
January 16 Are An
nounced Today
Washington. Jan. 23—(AP)—Cot
ton ginned prior to January 18 was
reported today by the Census Bureau
to rhftve totalled 15,992,204 running
bales including 470,418 round bales
counted as half bales and 10,862 bales
of American-Egyptian.
On January 16 a year ago, 13,594,-
388 running bales including 513,484
round bales and 21,163 bales of Ameri
can-Egyptian had been ginned.
North Carolina figures were 764,202
bales.
INDIANS REFUSE TO
GIVE COOPERATION
Draw Up Resolutions Refus
ing To Work With Round
Table Conference
Bombay, India, Jan. 23.—(AP)—The
Bombay Federation of Indian Cham
bers of Commerce, the largest and
most Influential merchants organiza
tion in India adopted a resolution to
day to the effect that Its representa
tives would decline to cooperate with
the round table conference commit
tee now on the way from London.
"No useful purpose will be served,"
the resolution read, "by participation
of our representatives in the activities
of the round table conference con
sultative committees while the govern
ment pursues its present policy of
ruthless repression.”
BANK IN RICHMOND
REDUCESITS RATE
Federal Reserve Bank Cuts
Rediscount Rate By Half
Os One Percent
Washtngon, Jan. 23 (AP) —The Fed
eral Reserve Board mflbouqped today
that the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond had reduced 4ke rediscount
rate from four percenttoS 1-2 per
cent on all classes of paper effective
Monday.
The action of the hank wa» taken
aa another step In febp predicted move
ment toward easier money throughout
tiie country. (
It followed earlier ndodioc In thd
bill rate in New York but there was
no indication other banka of the Fed
eral Reserve pyntsan would Imme
diately follow the example.
HENDERSON, N. C„ SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1932
GENERAL STMKE IN
BARCELONA CLOSES
ALL SHOPS IN CITY
Trolleys Stop Running And
Streets Are-Deserted Ex
cept For Spanish
Troops
STRIKE IS PRELUDE
O REVOLUTION MOVE
Strike Cajled By Revolu
tionary Committee And all
Industrial Activities Are at
Standstill
Barcelona, Spain, Jan. ‘23. --< AP)
Shops were closed, trolley cars stop
ped running and th£ streets of this city
were deserted bjr all save soldiers
and police today As a general strike
was declared by thp extemists, respon
sible for disorders during the past few
dayß in Catalonia,
The leader deeskribed it as a pre
lude to a nationwide strike aimed at
the establishment of a republic, soviet
in character.
The strike was op!led iate last night
at a secret meeting of hte “Revolu
tionary Committesi" Workers who re
ceived the order then did not report
at their joha this -morning and as the
word circulated factories closed until
all industrial activities in the vicinity
were brought to a halt.
LONGWILLGOTO
SENATE NEXT WEEK
Plans To Take Oath Os Of
fice Before Senate Bar
In Near Future
New Orleans, Jan. 23 (AP) —Gover-
nor Huey Long planned to pree-nt
hlmsetf at the bar t>f the United
State* Senate week to take the
.oattTaa. junior &eo%tor M LquMdapa.
He planned, to leave Hie governor- ,
ship in the hands of Alvin 0. King
and is proceeding on the assumption
that Paul N. Cyr recently forsook the
lieutenant governorship and retired
to private life by taking the oath as
governor In his move to oust long
from the governorship on grounds of
dual office holding, those of governor
-\nd senator.
Long spent part of the morning ar
ranging to open a law office in New
Orleans which he plans to maintain
and mix the practice of law with his
senate <?“ties.
DANIELS TO MAKE
DECISION SHORTLY
Will Make Known Position
Regarding Gubernatorial
Race Soon
Raleigh, Jan. 23.—(AP)—'Two Ra
leigh men who are ebeing prominent
ly mentioned as possible candidates
for Governor in the Democratic pri
mary in June today promised definite
decisions shortly.
Josephus Daniels, publisher of the
News and *ai£ in Atlanta,
where he is recovering from injuries
suffered in an auto accident, that he
did not desire to be governor but
would announce his stand when he
returned here. He eis expected Mon
day.
Willis Smith, speaker of the House
of the 1931 legislature said he would
make known his position “within a
week." i
Lt. Governor R. T. Fountain, of
Rocky Mount. A. J. Maxwell of Ra
leigh, and J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of
Elizabeth City are candidates.
Chinese Preacher Killed
Chicago, Jan. 23 (AP)—The Rev.
Henry Frank Chan, Chinese preach
er, was found dead in the basement
of his church in Chinatown yester
day. His skull had been crushed
with a hatchet, which lay beside his
body.
Volcano Destroys Towns.
San Salvador. Jan, 23.—Antiqua,
Santa Lucia, Cotzmalhaupa another
town in GuntemaJa were reported de
stroyed yesterday by the eruption of
Ac&tenango volcano. San Salvador and
other cities In this country were cov
ered by clouds of dense smoke and
ashes apparently coming from the
volcano.
WEATHER
FOB NORTH CARO ,'MA
Ratal tonight, probably ending
Sunday morning; colder- Sunday
and in we* portion Igte tonight;
fresh south mid southwest shlft
, lag to northwest gfrtz _ .
Additional Capital Given To
Federal Land Banks By Bill
Signed By President Hoover
INDIANA FOLK ALSO FLEE FLOODS
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Not all the flood news is from
Mississippi these days. Southern
Indiana is having its share of high
water. These are scenes near
Xvansville, Ind., where backwater
STATE DEPARTMENT
IS EMBARRASSED IN
BEARING ON BONDS
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Officials Contend South
American Bonds Were
Not Endorsed, But
Not Objected To
TROUBLE PREDICTED
AND SOME FRICTION
State and Commerce Involv
ed; Bankers Testify Their
Opinion Was One of More
Than Passive Acquiescence
by State Department
. By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, Jan. 23 - The state de
partment has been placed into an em
barrassing position by recent testi
mony of witnesses before the senate
finance committee, indicating the de
partment’s approval of vast Issues of
South American public bonds, which
now are in default and worth little or
nothing.
Just what the department's ap
proval was intended to signify is, to
be sure. a disputed question.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
a former secretary of the treasury
contends that it makes the United
States government “morally respon
sible” to the present holders of the
bonds in this country for any loss they
may suffer. The department insists
that it never had the slightest idea of
guaranteeing the securities, but mere
ly told the bankers through whom
they were marketed that it had no
(Continued on Page Bight)
TO FIGHT PROPOSAL
FOR.TOBACCO TAXES
Tobacco Association Will
Oppose Increases Both
State And Federal
Richmond. Jan. 23.—(AP) —A con
certed. re tack on anticipated federSl
and state recommendation for an in
crease, in the tax on tobacco has be
gun” by the Tobacco Association of the
United States.
A corqmittee was named by the as
sociation board meeting here last
night to register* a protest "‘•with the
Ways and Means committee of the
Congress against any increase. An
other committee was appointed to op
poet a reported move on tfte part of
the Virginia* assembly to • impose a
tax pf (wo cents on each - package of
cigarettes.
Members of the commitee which
will carry the association protest to
Washington includes W. T. Clark, J.
g. Flcklen, R. P. Watson, and I- I*
G ravel ey, of North, Carolina... , .
PUBUSHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT BUNDAT.
from the Ohio river covered roads.
The Ohio, however, is not excep
tionally high. Tributary streams
have been the offenders. Note
the “sea wall” protecting the barn.
Story of Murder
In South Carolina
Revealed As Hoax
Seneca, 8. C., Jan. 23 (AP)—A
* cloak which shrouded a “murder
by a love mad woman” was re
moved today when a thirteen year
.. «>H hair coq/caaed, to ppUce ftp
forged a note at the command of
his father for whom police are
searching.
Horace Stone was missing today
while his son Burl told officers he
wrote a note to authorities toiling
them a woman had shot his father
twice and thrown the body Into
the Heneca river.
The name of Andrew Turner, off
Greenville, waa signed to the note.
Turner said he knew Slone but de
nied knowledge of the note which
set pol.ee and Stone's relative* to
dragging Ihe river for the body.
NO INDICTMENTS IN
HONOLULU SLAYING
Grand Jury Fails To Return
Indictments In So-Called
“Honor Slaying’ 4
Honolulu. Jan. 23. —(AP)—Unex-
pected adjournment of the grand Jury
without returning indictment in the
“honor" slaying of Joseph Kahahawai
engendered varied rumors today as
to the cause, while the territorial leg
islature turned to its second major
task in legislation to tighten law en
forcement.
Its first such task was completed
yesterday when Governor Lawrence
M. Judd signed a bill placing the
Honolulu force effective February 1
under an appointed commission In
stead of the present elected sheriff,
governor promptly nominated the po
lice commission and the Senate con
firmed his selection.
S. C. Power Probe Data
Secured In This State
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la the Sir Walter Hotel.
XT J. C. BARKERVILL
Raleigh, Jan. 23.—There has been
no appreciable seartlon or. th*-. part of
the North Carolina Corporation Com
mission or surprise at the findings
published in the recent South Carolina
power investigation report, since *
great many of the figures and esti
mates were obtained from theyßec
ords and figures on file with the
North Carolina Commission it w<*s
learned here today For while the
North Carolina commijsion does not
have figures, on file pertaining io
South Carolina, It doefc have cd.aplete
figures on file for all power com
panies doing business In North Caro
lina—and many of these also do busi
ness In South CaroHa*.
Consequently from a study of the
figures for North Carolina, the South
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TODAY!
FIVE CENTS COPY
Second Stream of Credit To
Loosen Business Obstacles
Comes Into Being
Today
FINANCE CORPORATION
MEASURE ALSO SIGNED
Newest Bill Would Provide
$125,000,000 For Capital
Os Federal Land Banks of
Nation
Washington. Jan. 23 (AP)—The
House today pawed without debate
the WOO,SOS,OOO appropriation to
provide finance for the Recon
struction Finance Corporation.
Washington. Jan. 23- (AP) -A sec
ond stream of credit designed to
loosen the obstacles to business re
covery today came into being.
President Hoover, only a few hours
after affixing his name to a measure
which will turn two billion dollars
nto the channels of industry, signed
a bill to add $125,000,000 to the capital
>f federal land banks.
In a statement issued an he signed
he land bank measure he said:
*'l am glad to sign the etlftrd of
our reconstruction measures, that pro
viding additional capital to the federal
land banks.
“It should (a) reinforce the credit
of the federal land bank system and
reassure investors in land bank bonds;
(b) thus enable the banks to obtain
capital for farmers at reasonable
rates; and <c> above eall bring relief
and hope to many borrowers from the
banks who have done their honest
best but because of circumstances be
yond their control have been unable
‘emporarily to meet the grade.”
POLICECAUEDIN
TRIAL AT PHOENIX
J
Lot Angeles of
Finding of Ship
ped In Trunks
‘
Phoenix. Anz., Jan. 23.— (AP)—Los
Angeles police officials described in
court today the condition of the bodies
of the two women Winnie Ruth Judd
confessed she killed and identified
the trunks in which they were found.
The odor of antiseptics rose as the
trunks which once contained the
bodies of Agnes Anoe Lerol and Hed
vig SamueUson, were opened flPr tha
inspection of th© jurors who will de
cide whether Mrs. Judd shall be bang
ed for the staying© on October 16.
A woman on one of the close pack
ed benches in the restricted specta
tors’ spree, overcome by the graphic
description by Lt. Frank Ryan of the
Lon Angeles police department and
by the association of the physical
evidence he identified, was taken
quickly from the room as Mrs. Judd,
her pale eyes seemingly untroubled,
gazed at her curiously.
SLAYER OF NEGRO
GIVEN PRISON TERM
Fayetteville, Jan. 23 (AP) —Lofltin
Tyner, convicted of second degree
murder for shooting Albert Hair, Ne
gro, at a filling station in Cedar Creek
Township on Christmas day was sen
tenced by Judge M. V. Barnhill today
to ten to fifteen years in State’s pri
son. •
Carolina investigators were able to
draw many comparisons and con
clusions with regard to South Caro
lina—and this evidently was done. It
is also known that South Carolina
had very few and very limited records
‘pertaining to power company opera
tions in that State, As .a result It .was
necessary Mr the -Investigating Com
mission to use the figures on fig fn
the North Carolina Comipisgton-. ex
tensively. ■ ; *
Three different sets of auditors
came to Raleigh from South Caro
lina while the commission was-mak
ing Its Investigation, to study tb«
figures on - file here, while Cevsral
methods of the commission also,came
here at different times, ft was Jihrood
here today. Henos the conclusion .that
much of the data contained in the
South Carolina power Invest igatlon re
port was obtained in .Vvrtfc Carolina.