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HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
NINETEENTH YEAR
WINSTON SALEM IS
READY FOR DAY OF
MORAVIAN EASIER
Celebration To Be Had For
200th Time Under Aua.
pices of Home
Church There
USUAL BIG CROWDS
ARE NOW EXPECTED
Church Band To Arouse
Populace and ; Familiar
Chant, “The Lord is Risen’'
Will Follow; All Accom
modations Are Already
Taken
I
Umbrellas To Be
In Order Sunday
( harlotte, March 2®.—<AP)—lf
mu ha\* any Raster finery, ladles
and gentleman, the weather man
<»y» you can exchange U for an
umbrella.
Though In not those words wan
the advice of the United States
Weather Bureau here in prognosti
cating the weather for the two Car
•l'inas for tomorrow.
Winston-Salem. March 28-—<AP>
Awakened from their sleep by march
ing bands playing the traditional
Easter carols, thousands of people will
gather before Old Home Moravian
church tomorrow morning at sunrsie
to hear repeated for the 300th time
her*. "The Lord Is Risen.”
And floating back from the throngs
which annually attend this celebration
in the South will come the sonorous
chant. “The Ixird Is Risen Indeed.”
This year the simple opening phrase
will be spoken for the second time
by Bishop J. K. Pfohl.
Tonight, if the scenes of other years
do not fail of repetition, there will
lie no unfilled lothflqg and
hundreds or* cars will fill the streets
of Old Salem, their occupants sleeping
*.« best they may until 2 a. m. Itastern
morn, when the band begins to tour
the town calling the people to the
celebration.
Radicals Battle
Police In Front
Os Jap Embassy
Washington. March 26. —(AP)— A 1
lightly fight broke out today as police
attempted to halt a group of radicals
who tried to parade past the Japanese
Embassay oti Massachusetts avenue.
Denied permission to parade past
the embassy, the radical troops march
ed by in squads of two or three, form
ed in line nad carried banners. One
of them whs inscribed:
"Down with Japanese Imperialism."
A girl carrying a banner held over
her head led the group. Police at
tempted to halt them and Immediately
fighting broke out, spreading over the
sidewalk and into the street.
KENTUCKY PUTS BAN
ON STUDENTS’ VISIT
Trying To Investigate Coal Field
labor Controversy And Are Not
Allowed To Enter
Fi»nde. Ky.. March 26.- (AP)--A bus
full of students attempting to slip
in»o Kentucky at this border town
was halted by County Attorney Wal
ter D. Smith's border patrol today.
Nmith. who ejected a group last
night after an examination at Mid
lesboro, hastened here this morning
with other officers on a tip from Ten
nessee authorities.
When the bus appeared, he took 4he
students in charge and ordered them
taken to Middesboro. He said they ap
peared to be another section of the
collegians who are trying to Inves
tigate the coal fields labor controversy
hut that he thought a few of those
who were ejected last night were in
the bus.
»»K WAY QUITS AS
ST. MARY’S RECTOR
Raleigh, March 28 (AP)—The resig
nation of Dr. Warrep W. Way, rec
tor of St. Mary's school for girls her
since 1018, in order to re-enter paro
rhal work in the Episcopal church,
was announced today.
. The resignation is effective at the
end of the present school year and
no successor has yet been elected.
St. Mary’s, one of the largest Epis
copal schools for girls in the United
States, has had a large growth under
the administration of Dr. Way.
add DIVORCE GROUNDS;
WIVES COST TOO MUCH
San Francisco March 28 (AP)-(Mrs,
Mabel Look Lee was given a divorce
today from her husband. Frank Lee,
Ch'tMdown •R**’ she
it stifled he told her she was not worth
52,000 he paid for her veoauee she had
borne him no son*.
Until rramt Batin Btandlrh
URVICI
___ *SSOCIATBD PRBBB.
mine center of strike trouble
( r^T i ~ T " „ • \
• flfe Jf wtmdMxm ' w 1
U Ifgr , w ij
This is s view of the Sunday
Creek mine at MiHfield, 0., cen
ter of strike disturbances which
have been so serious as to cause
Governor George White to hold
viate troops in readiness. An
Obstinacy Os Japanese
Threatens Peace Parley
Balk on Proposal of Withdrawing Troops, and Substan.
tial Concessions on Both S ides Now Believed Only
Move That Can Save Conference at Shanghai
Shanghai. March 26. (AP)—Nego
tiations for r Sino-Japanese armistice
were very near to a breakdown today
as d legates of th two countries ad
journed until Monday in order to re
er controversial issues to their re
pectice governments.
The meeting today ended with a
deadlock on the issue of withdrawal of
Japanese troops, and only the pos
ibility of substantial concessions on
DEFENSE RESTS IN
LEXINGTON KILLING
Mrs. Pickett Sticks to Denial
That She Poisoned Her
Daughter
Lexington, March 26.—(AP)— The
defense rested its case at 11:10 a. m.
today in the trial of Mrs. Lola Pickett,
*O, for murder of her daughter, Eliz
abeth. 8. who died of poisoning last
September.
* Cross-examination of Mrs. Pickett
was begun shortly after court recon
vened today.
Mrs. Pickett was questioned by
James F. Spruill, special attorney for
the prosecution. She appeared com
posed and answered his early ques
tions in a strong voice, but as the
questioning continued, she seemed to
become nervous. The witness made
repeated denials that she put any
hing In a medicine pr4bcrtbed by
Dr. J. L. Sowers for Elizabeth, with
he exception of wateh
Forest Fires In
Cumberland Doing
Extensive Damage
Raleigh, March 28.(AP)—The State
Department of Conservation and De
velopment was notified today that a
"big fire” was burning uncontrolled
m /woods in northern Cumberland
:ounty, and that another was destroy
ing timber near Bander, in the same
:ounty.
At the same time, the State Depart
ment of Agriculture was informed
hat serious forest fires have destroy
'd an old barn, some livestock and
;onsiderab)e materials at the Black
ands test farm at Wenona, in Wash
ington county.
DAVIE MAN GIVEN
LONG PRISON TERM
Tom Kills Jr., Sent Up For 25 Years
For Killing; Accessory la Given
Ten Year*
Mocksvllie, March 26.—(AP)—Tom
Ellis. Jr., today was convicted of sec
ond degree murder of Willie Beau
champ. 21-year-old Davie county
youth, who was found ahot to death
last February.
Judge Walter E. Moore sentenced
Ellis to not less than 25 nor more
than 30 years in State's Prison.
Richmond Bailey, 10, a State wit
ness, testified Ellis killed Beauchamp
in a quarry over liquor and an old
debt Bailey pleaded guilty to man
slaughter as an accesory to the kilt
ing, and turned State’s evidence. He
was sentenced to from 10 to fifteen
years. Ellis gave notice of appeal, and
his bond was set at SIO,OOO.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
ONLY DAILY
nounet>ment of the opening of the
mine precipitated the trouble,
hundreds of striking miners ston
ing guardsmen’s automobile. A
railroad bridge loading to the
mines was dynamited.
both sides offered any hope of saving
j the conference.
The negotiations reached a crisis
late ysterday, it was understood, when
Lieutenant General Kenkichi Uyeda,
chief of the Japanese delegates, In
, formed the conference that the Japa-
I nese would not withd&rw before six
I weeks, and then only to a so-called
I secondary defense line running thro
' ugh Chengju Tachang and Tsetzeling
SAYS GOVERNMENT
IS HOARDING JOBS
Senator - Wagner Bring*
Charge* Against Admin
istration Policy
New York, March 26. -(AP)— The
hoarding of employment opportunities
for the past year was charged against
the Federal government today by
United States Senator Robert F. Wag
ner.
“If (the government) has been with
holding from the market necessary
and useful projects which Congress
has long ago investigated and ap
proved," he declared before the Na
tional Democratic Forum.
“These fully authorized projects, for
which no money has been voted,
amount to over a billion dollars,” he
continued. "They are ready and avail
able, The blueprints are prepared. If
released now, it would mean that a
million men would in a short time
actually be working and earning their
wages.”
Accusation Upon
U. S. Attorney Is
Basis For Suit
Chicago. March 26.—(AP) —Frank J.
Loesch, the gray but rugged warrior
against Chicago crime, faces a $250,-
000 damage suit besides a Federal
grand jury investigation because he
accused an assistant United States
district attorney of being a partisan
of "Scarface A1 Capone. The attorney
he named, William P&rrillo, filed the
.praecipe of the suit yesterday and
demanded an immediate investigation
of the charges which Loesch brought
in a communication to Senator Wil
liam fi. Borah while espousing the
promotion of Federal Judge James
H. Wilkerson, the man who sentenced
Capone, to the circuit bench.
STUDENTS AT STATE
TO HOLD ELECTION
Raleigh, March 26—North Carolina
State College students will go to the
polls Tuesday, March 20, to nominate
candidates for president and secretary
treasurer of the student body. TWo
candidates for each office will be se
lected.
Candidates for the Rreetdebcy will
be chosen from five men: Mark Wil
son of Chattanooga Tenn , James
Webb of Chartdt&e. R. M. WHllams,
Jr., of Hillsboro, L. M. Boswell of
Sumaheifield and C. T. Andereon, Jr.,
of Norfolk The two men receiving
the greatest number of votes in the
Tuesday election will engage hi a
final run-off two wekee later, with
the winner of this becoming president
and the other vice-president. , •
HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 26, 1932
STATE ELECTIONS
BOARD NAMES 300
COUNTYMEMBERS
Judge J. Crawford Biggs U
Re-Elected Chairman had
George McNeil! ‘
Is Secretary
SENATORIAL BALLOT
UPON STATE BALLOT
Move Taken In Interest of
Economy; Democratic Bal
lot Will Be White and Re.
publican Ping; R C. Max
well In Charge of Board’s
Offices
1 —
Raleigh. March 26 <AP)—The State
Board of Elections today named the
300 members of life various county
boards of elections and re-elected
Judge J. Crawford Biggs as aha Arman
3f the board.
It was voted in the interest of econ
omy to consolidate the ballots for
United States Senator and for State
officers.
The Democratic ballot will be print
ed on white paper and the Republi
can primary ballet wilt be pink.
George McNeill, of Fayetteville, was
named secretary of the board, and R.
C. Maxwell, who hate served as assist
ant Seareitary for several years, was
continued in foflce.
ELECTIONS BOARD
FMANCIES
Must Meet In Each County
Three Week* Hence for
Organisation
Daily DlM|Mit«-h Bnrena,
In the Mir Wnlt.-r Hotel
IIY J. t . RAMKKitV 11,1,
Raleigh. March 28.- The State
Board of Elections is meeting here
(oday at the call of Judge J. Craw
’ord Biggs, is chairman, to appoint
he members of the various county
boards of elections, as provided by
law. Judge Biggs said this afternoon
that for the most part, most of the
oresent members of the county boards
would be reappointed. There are some
vacancies to be filled on some of the
board.-, of course, but no extensive
changes are contemplated.
All the county boards of elections
must meet in the court house in their
respective counties on Saturday. April
16, to organize and appoint registrars
and judges for all the precincts in
each county. Judge Biggs pointed out.
The last day any candidates may file
the notice of their candidacy, except
for State Senator, is April 22. Can
didates for State and national offices
must file with the State Board of
Elections, while candidates for local
offices, including the General Assem
bly, must file with the county board
of elections. The last filling date for
candidates for the General Assembly
and the county offices is May 20.
Registration books in the various
precincts will be opened April 30. and
will remain open until sunset every
Saturday through May 21. The last
day for chairmen of county boards of
elections in State senatorial districts
composed of more than one county,
to certify to every other chairman the
names of all candidates who have
filed as candidates for the State Sen
ate, is May 23.
All candidates must file a state
ment of their campaign expenditures
on or before May 25. Candidates for
State or district offices must file
these statements with the Secretary
of State in Raleigh, while candidates
for the General Assembly and all
county offices must file them with
the clerk of court in the county in
which they reside.
On May 28 the registrars must at
tend the polling places with the poll
books, where the registrations books
shall remain open for public inspec
tion, the last day in which any
changes may, be made prior to the
WINTHROP COLLEGE
PROPERTY BURNED
Rock HUI, S. C., March 26 (AP>—
Fire of undetermined origin today
destroyed three buildings and a Ne
gro dwelling on the WlnThrop College
dairy farm jurt outside Rock Hill.
Dr. James Kinard president of the
college, estimated the damage at $55,-
000. He aald it was parttolty cover
ed by insurance.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Cloudy, followed by showers and
warmer In west portion tealght;
Sunday showers; cooler in west
and north portion*
Makes Dwarfs Grow.
: /
Carrying details of an amazing
treatment that is said to cause
growth of stature and weight in
dwarfb, Dr. Herbert Evans Uni
versity of California anatomist, is
in New York to reveal his process.
His experiments, based on injec
tions of a gland extract from cat
tle, are said to have proved suc
cessful, the first of their kind in
medical history-
SALES TAxIeFEF
TO REDOUND HERE
Its Loss In Congress Will
Cool Enthusiasm In
North Carolina
CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN
Would Relieve Corporations of Taxes
and Saddle It on People With
Smaller Incomes To Be Paid
Hall;’ L>i*|iiitrli lliirma,
In tkr Mir Walter Hotel.
11l J. f, BAMKKRV ILL.
Raleigh, March 28.—The overwhelm
ing defeat of the proposed nation
wide sales tax In Congress as a result
of the revott of moat of the Democrats
and many of the Independent Repub
licans from the Hoover and "Old
Guard" leadership, is going to have a
far-reaching effect in North Carolina
aijd make it more difficult for the
rales tax advocates in this State to
mact a Statewide sales tax in 1033,
according to belief here.
It is generally conceded that Con
gressman R. L. Doughton. of North
Carolina's eighth district, had as much
t odo with bringing about the defeat
of the manufacturers’ sales tax sec
tion of the Federal revenue bill as
any other member of the House and
‘hat Democrats throughout the nation
have applauded his position that a
mles tax—any form of sales tax— is '
wrong in principle and contrary to afl
Democratic beliefs with regard to
taxation. It is also pointed out that
all but four of North Carolina's ten
congressmen voted against the sales
tax section of the bill, these four be
ing from the eastern part of the State
where there is little or no manufac
turning and hence no opposition to the
bill. One of Doughton's chief lieute
nants in his fight against the sales
tax section of the bill was Congress
man J. Walter Lambeth, of the
seventh district.
The controversy that raged in Con
gress for more than two weeks over
the sale stax has served to inform peo
ple throughout the State and nation
concerning the sales tax and its op
eration and has strengthened opposi
tion to it on almost every hand, ac
cording to belief here. The people
learned, for instance .that approxi
mately 80 per cent of this sales tax
would be paid by individuals whose
incomes are less than $3,000 a year
and that it would amount to an aver
age of $6 a year each for every man,
woman and child in North Carolina,
and take from the pockets of North
Carolinians between $12,500,000 and
$15,000,000 a year.
The opposition tp this sales tax has
been stronger in North Carolina, of
course, since it was a Federal rather
than a State tax, and would not serve
to lower other taxes, as the pro
ponents of a State pales tax say it
would do. But Congressmen Doughton
and Lambeth and the others who op
posed the bill have declared that they
are opposed to the principle of the
sales tax. because It seeks to tax those
who are least able to pay. thus in
creasing the burden of the poor and
lifting the burden from the rich.
This opposition of the State’s fore
most Democratic leaders to a sales
tax In Congress, in which they used
almost the same arguments that Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner used in oppos
ing either form of a sales tax in the
1031 Genera] Assembly and for which
he has been roundly condemned by
many Democrats ever since, la going
to make it difficult for the sales tax
advocates in the 1033 General Assem
bly, It Is agreed here. There is no
doubt that an attempt will he made
again in 1033 to enact a general sales
tax, just as in 1031. For all the big
landowners in the east, the railroads,
the power companies and even the to
bacco companies, want a general sales
tax. since it would reduce their In
come and franchise taxes, also reduce
their property taxes. If the movement
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
FOURTH PLEA
TO KIDNAPERS
MA Y BE MADE
In Congress 33 Years
*4,. jffj
A member of the lions." o* repra
senUtives for 33 years, Rcpra
sentative Gilbert N. Haugen of
lowa has broken the record for
continuous service in the lower
chamber at Washington. This
marks his seventeenth consecutive
k*rm. He Is a Renuhlfesn
PfIICAL ACTIVITY
IN WEEK IS A DRAW
Mavwell Speech In Greens,
boro Appear® Outstand
ing Development
EHRINGHAUS SPEAKING
But He lias Been in Fountain Terri
tory and Hum Not Struck so Re*
sjionsiw a Note as on
Other Tours
llnily llii|inli'li llnrenu.
In the Mir Walter lintel.
Hi J. I . HAMKKHV 11,1,.
Raleigh. March 26. -Desplle much
campaign oratory on the part of the
various candidates for various offices,
the past week has not been eventful
and is regarded as almost a draw,
with none of the candidates showing
my particular gains, according to po
litical observers here. If any candi
date gained any advantage whatever,
it was A. J. Maxwell as a result of
his first real campaign speech in his
effort to win the Democratic nomina
tion for governor, delievered in Greens
boro Thursday night.
In this speech Maxwell pointed out
that he, J. C. B. Ehringhaus and R.
T. Fountain are in complete agree
ment on some of the things which the
other two candidates have been try
ing to make issues out of, and main
tained that as a result these things
really were not issues. The things up
on which all three of them agree, ac
cording to Maxwell, are:
1- That the 15 cents tar on property
for schools must be removed.
2. An immediate revaluation of real
estate and property.
3. That no new bureaus or commis
sions shall be created.
4. Opposition t<> the short ballot.
5. Strengthening of local self gov
ernment.
Maxwell also pointed out that ap
parently ail three of the candidates
were opposed to a sales tax with the
possible exception of Fountain, who J
has said that if a sales tax becomes
necessary', he prefers the so-called
luxury sales tax. Maxwell then pre
sented the planks in his platform
concerning which the other two have
remained silent, namely safer bank
ing laws, cheaper school books thro
ugh the rental and books at cost by
the State, and a readjustment of the!
costs of government to conform with
shrinking revenues, instead of the im
position of more and higher taxes.
Ehringhaus continued his speaking
tour in the southeastern part of the
State and reports indicate that while
he was well received in many places,
he apparently did not succeed in set
ting the woods on fire'. One reason for
this may have been because many of
his speaking engagements were in
Fountain territory, so that the cam
paign speeches*, did not take hold as
they have in other sections. Reports
reaching hre indicate that some of
Ehringhaus’ friends are somewhat dls
appointed at his campaigning because
he is too gentle with his opponents,
and maintain that 'what the people
want Is a campaigner that will remove
his gloves and put some peal fight into
the campaign..
Reports concerning Fountain’s cam
paign activities, asjde from the con
tinuation df his handshaking efforts,
are somewhat meagre. Some reports
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Colonel LindberglT Said To
Be Considering Further
Appeal For Return
Os Baby
FEVERISH SEARCH
MADE AT CAPITAL
One Man In Party Seeking
Lodging Arouses Suspicion
And Police Start Hunt by
Radio; Was Woman in Car
With Baby on Back Street
Hopewell. N. J., March 26. (AP) -
While three Norfolk citizens did their
best to restore kidnaped Charles A.
Lindbergh, Jr., to his parents today,
his father was believed to be consid
ering issuing a fourth appeal "in tha
persons who stole the child March i.
Thrice Colonel Lindbergh, willing to
pay ransom to ge*. the child back, has
issued public pleas to the kidnapers
to open negotiations, but these have
failed to accomplish the desired ob
ject. Information from friends of the
family was that he might try again.
He has pledged himself not to try to
injure the kidnapers if they will re
turn the child.
FEVERISH SEARCH FOR MAN
IS MADE IN WASHINGTON
Wasnington, March 26. lAP) A
sudden, unexpected tip today swung
'he feverish search for the Lindbergh
baby and his kidnapers into the cen
er of the capital.
As hope alternately rose and waned
from the many clues being followed
bit her and yonder about the country.
4 man greatly resembling Harry
Fleischer, reputed leader of the De
troit purple gang wanted for ques
ioning in connection with the case
since he dropped from sight some
ime ago sought lodging last night
>n an obscure Washington street.
It was nearly midnights f|our youths
■vho saw him and another, man walk
o the door noted a small car outside.
In it sat a woman and a baby. They
recalled news pictures of Fleistetier.
ind when the men had been turned
away for lack of room called the
police.
From the rogue’s gallery, officem
'aid, they immediately took out.
■’leischer’s picture. By radio and teh
ype the authorities sent oid« rs to
■top the par or the men and call r«-
<erves. Cruising police auto, radio
;quipped, carried on an incessant
watch through night.
— ■ ■ ■ ■ « ’
NO TRACE FOUND OF
“VICE RING S” AUTO
Police Believe Its Theft Means Many
bl Gang Are Sttfl At Large
In East Carolina
Smithfield, March 26 fAP)—No
trace nad bee’.i found today of the au
tomobile or the alleged “vice ring”
rounded, up In this section this week,
which, was stolen Thursday night.
PoLTce said the theft of the Car, one
y! two geizezd in connection with six
? rrests of alleged gang members, prov
ed conolueively that some members
of the gang were still at large, as the
thieves had keys to the car. They
expressed -the belief that maybe 100
persons were connected with the* ope
ration of the group, whigh is oreditrd
with committing many robberies in
this section recently, and that there
would be new startling developments
soon. ,
DRAMATIC FESTIVAL’
AT HILL NEXT WEEK
Chapel Hill. March 26.—The com
pleted program for the ninth annual
Dramatic Festival of the Carolina
Dramatic Association, which will be
held in the P'.aymakers Theatre here
Thursday. Friday and Saturday of
next week, v as announced here today.
Those in charge are expecting a
large attendance and a fine meeting.
The Festival will get under way
Thursday afternoon and run through
Saturday night, with sessions morning
afternoon and night.
The program includes the final con
tests in play production for North
Carolina high school, college and com
mumity groups and is replete wit a
features on every phase of dramatic
production.
The climax will come Saturday night
at 10 o’clock, when everybody will
gather to hear Prof. Frederick H.
Koch, director of the Carolina Play
makers. announce the winners la ail
contests, and to have President Frank
P- Graham of the University present
the awards.
R. C. DUNN PUT ON
TEXTBOOKS BOARD
Raleigh. March 28.—(AP>— Ray
mond C. Dunn, of Enfield, was ap
pointed a member of the State Text
books Commission today by Governor
, O. Max Gardner.