Henderson daily dispatch., July 08, 1932, Image 1

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' HEN'PERi'ON.
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
nineteenth year
Rescue Likely Impossible
For 60 Men Imprisoned As
French Submarine Is Sunk
<«E VESSaS
FIND AIR BUBBLES
ABOUTFATALSPOIi
i 1
Ship Lies In 245 Feet of Wa j
ter Seven Mile* North of
Cape Levi, Near
Cherbourg
_ j
VESSEL PROBABLY
FLOODED BY WATER,
One of Seven Men Rescued
Saw Open Hatch a* Sub-!
marine Disappeared Be-|
neath Waves; Telephone
Buoy Found But No Sound
From Other End of Line
fhfftxmrf. Franc*. July &.
i\Ft_s«lvac? hovering f
A,* the »pot where the submarine
rrwA.'th*- went down ymtrrday
reooned air hubbies on the sur
fer* (hi* a/temoon.
Thev ' and the Promethee's ■
teiephcine buoy. hut there was no I
joand at the other end of the wir*. ‘
The -übnrMrine. with more than *0
tte'! aViard lay in 245 feet of water
»rfi mile.: north of Cape Levi.
It is a had spot, with treacherous
eurrrn’s and an uneven bottom. The
prevailing impression ashore was that
nutnr her would be an almost im- !
pcwble task. —-^-1
Nevertheless, the first thing: the au
thorities did this morning when the ;
h’.'li was located was to call for help j
fremfrom the Italian salvage vessel !
.4r*:glio 11. which left Brest for Cher- ]
bcirg immediately. J
Ore of the seven men who were
stvei told a story this . morning
which, if It was accurate, indicated
seme of th® men in ship might have
been drowned quickly.
The men wpre on the deck when
th« Prom«thee sank There was a
hissing noise which brought the cap
tern up from below in n hurry, he 1
said Apparently, the captain saw at r !
glance that his ship was in danger for |
h» ordered ail hands bekiw and all j
d'-nrs shut quickly.
Four doors were kicked shut." I
said the soilor. "hut there was an
o*her opening to the officers' com
partment. I saw one of the men try
to clo?e it, hut it jammed. Then the
ship went ou* from under our feet
snl w» were swept into the water. It
locked to me as though the spa would
fi ’hrough that door with no’hing to
*":> it."
Slayer Is Sought
In Fastnesses of
Madison County
Marshall. July 8— (API- Police
!c "- r *' ! th’ mountains near here to
for the person who last night
shof son" lenders to death from
ambush in the presence of his wife
* T '' l t fl -vpar-old stepson.
Th» object of todays search was
Fionklir» crippled Mountaineer.
w h'se cane and an exploded shotgun
th»M were found at the point where
~nid the fntal shot was fired.
Landers wife is a sister of Frank
!r ,n 'l a daughter of Logan Franklin.
*g*l Mountaineer with whom Land
*■' said to have been quarrelling
T7 " Br| a heavy load of shot struck him
hpad He died instantly.
Large Savings Possible
By Refusing Supplements
Million Dollar Savings Po» siblc In State at Large If Ex
tras Above State Appropriation* Aae Eliminated
By Public Schools In The Counties
D*ll» Dtnpatrh Rnrfim,
In (hr Sir U'niter HnM.
B , "T J t. DA'KKKVILL
b p - 3 ’«igh. July «. - The various
cf county commissioners can
Or, Li h “ ****>»>'«»■" of the State sl.-
»h ln taxes this coming- year if
• e\ will refuse to approve any sup-
Rmental budgets for the six months
_ r ’ o| term Last year the various
'* n ties levied approximately $1,000,-
, n specia * taxes with which to sup
P tment the money received from tha
Trrr^ tor th * su PP° rt Os tne SIX
_ schoqi term. Most of this
3 *ey was used either to provide wh
Himiteramt Brnltt Sit snatch
FULL LBABED WIRE SERVICE
or THE associated pres*
.
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The moot recent photograph of
John D.» Rockefeller. Sr., founder of
one of the greatest fortunes in Ame
rican industrial history, shows the
aged oil king as he appeared with the
Rev. J. H. Rarling, pastor of the
With Dwindling
State Faces Fresh Cuts
Roosevelt Waits
On Walker’s Case
Albany. N. July B.—(AP)
Governor Roosevelt's personal cam
paign for the presidency will mark
time until he can dispose of the
case against Mayor Walker of New
York, instigated as a result of
Samuel Seahury’s Investigation.
Until Roosevelt receives Walker’s
reply to the charges that he used
his public office for private gain
the governor must hold in abey
ance the acceptance of Invitations
for speaking engagements that
would require long trios and keep
him away from Albany too long.
Beer Vote Urged
Before Ending of
Congress Session
Washington, Juty 8. —(AP)—A vote
before adjournment on legislation to
legalize beer was urged today in both
branches of Congress.
In the Sena’e a bill by Senator
Bingham, Republican, Connecticut,
''ailing for 3.2 percent beer was the
pending business, with Us supporters
determined to bring it to a vote with
out delay.
On the House side 77 Republicans
signed a petition addressed to Speak
er Garner advocating an Immediate
roll call on legislation legalizing and
taxing beer to bolster the nation’s
fiscal condition.
ditional teachers, to supplement the
salaries of superintendents and prin
cipals and in a few cases to supple
ment the salaries of teachers above
the standard fixed by the State.
Hesitate on Supplements.
But with tax dollars as hard to get
as they are this year and with so
few opportunities for the reduction-of.
-taxes, it is believed that a great many
boards of county commissioners will
this' year go very slow in approving
any supplemental budgets, but in
, (Qaatlßoed os gcgt ljMm
ONLY DAILY
Reaches His 93rd Birthda
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON JULY 8,1932
’ First Presbyterian church of Lake
* wood. N. J., when he attended serv
ices there recently. John D. Looks
spry and active, despite the fact that
' he is 93 years old. and recently said
he expected to live to be at least 100
years old.
Drastic Reductions In Ap
propriations For Public
Schools Seen As Real
Probability
INSTITUTIONS WILL
GET ABOUT 60 PCNT.
That Means 10 to IS Percent
Less Than Last Year; Bud.
get Commission To Con
sider Question Next Tues
day; Legislature Would
Validate Cuts
Daily Dlapdtrk Barm*,
In the Sir Wplter Hotel.
RV J. ('. BiSKKBVILL
Raleiph, July B.—Facing a constant
ly dwindling income from taxes, the
State of North Carolina is faced with
the necessity of not only making fur
ther reductions in the cost of main
taining its various departments and
institutions, but may also have to
reduce the amounts appropriated to
(Continued on Page Btx.)
Roosevelt’s Son
Made Treasurer of
Young Democrats
Daily Di-patch Bareaa,
la the Sir Walter Metel.,
BY J. C, RtSKRRVILL.
Raleigh, Ju?y 8.--The new national
treasurer of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America, is James Roose
velt, son of Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York, the Demo
cratic nominee for president, tt was
announced here today by Tyre Taylor,
president of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America.
Roosevelt succeeds John P. Sted
man, of Raleigh. State treasurer of
North Carolina, who was serving as
temporary national treasurer until a
suitable appointment could be made
from some other State, since both
the national preslden and executive
secretary are from North Carolina.
“Mr. Roosevelt, who is 25 yparu olfl,
is keenly interested in this'-nation
wide movement among the youth
within the Democratic party and I
am particularly gratified that he has
agreed to serve in this important -post
of treasurer,” Taylor said in • an
nouncing the appointment. ■'The Dem
ocratic party is presenting a candi
date with a powerful appeal to the
younger voters- In the person of Gov
ernor Roosevelt and his nomination
has already added enormous impetus
and enthusiasm to the nationwde or
ganisation of young Democrats. We
confidently expect to reach our goal
of more than 1,000,000 members by
too middle of September,” _
Writ of Error Is
Granted to Curtis
Trenton, N. Jtiy B.—(AP)
John Hughes Curtis, convicted of
obstructing the search for the kid
napers of the Lindbergh baby, was
awarded a writ of error bv th
State Supreme Court today, return
able at Trenton July 28.
Inquest In
Killing Os
Reynolds
Coroner Sum mo n s
Jury and Witnesses
For Inquiry Into
Fatal Shooting .
Wlnaton-Salem. July 8 (AP)
Dr. VV. N. Dalton, county coroner,
today ordered an inquest into the
death of Smith Reynolds and set
it for 4 p. m. today.
Dalton, who had said he would
officially record the death of
young Reynolds as n’arfaMe. sum
moned a jury of slg men, took it
to the Reynolds estate to view the
body and then ordered the in
quest.
He summoned os witnesses Mrs.
Smith Reynolds, the several house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,
as well as the members of a din
ner party at the Reynolds home
earlier on the night of the shoot
ing.
Among the witnesses called
were C. G. Hill, in whose honor
the dinner party was held; Miss
Brutche* / Yurkat, New York a*v
tress, a guest In the home; Ab
Walker, the first man to reach
Reynolds after he was shot, and
Roy Kranrer, of Flashing, N. Y,
Reynolds’ tutor.
The coroner said he would bar
newspaper men froi£ the Inquest.
REPEALRESatUTION
IS BEFORE SENATE
Brought From Committee
And Placed Upon The
Calendar For Action
Washington, July B.—(AP)—A pro
hibition repeal resolution was taken
out of committee* and placed on the
Senate calendar today by unalmous
consent.
An oppor'.unl'y to vote before ad
journment on repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and on legislation to
legalize beer was demanded ttday in
' Congress.
In the Senate Barbour, Republican.
New Jersey, urged consideration of
his resolution to iepeai the prohibi
tion amendment and to suiwtitute a
method of State Conrol of alcoholic
beverages. He said he did not per
sonally favor the Republican prohi
bition plank.
Meanwhile, both In the Senate and
the House, moves were under way to
obtain an early roll call on legalizing
beer.
stateToreoDce
MILLION
Budget Authorities Prepare
To Meet Grave Finan
cial Situation
Raleigh, July 8 (AP)—The State of
North Carolina must reduce its ex
penditures from the general fund $3,-
600,000 this fiscal year under money
spent last year, if the budget is to be
bafcnced, Henry Burke, assistant di
rector of the budget, said today.
Governor O. Max Gardner simul
taneously announced that he would
meet in joint session with the Coun
cil of State and the Advisory Budget
Commission here Tuesday to discuss
the State fiscal condition, embracing
all institutions, departments and pub
lic schools.
It was understood here that anoth
er cut in salaries is impending far
sell State employee" in. departments
as well as institutions. The cost at
ail departments and institutions last
year, Burke raid, was about $5.300,000,
and it is now estimated that allot
ments to them this year will be about
14,300,000, a cut of $1,000,000, Imposed
in addition to previous cuts of 30 per
cent of the legislative appropriations
of 1931. < . ! # *
heather
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Generally fair tonight and Sat
urday.
World Fliers Abandon Hope
Os Record When Their Ship
Is Forced Down In Russia
Romance Ended by Death
Why s young man with everything, a beautiful wife anu millions, should
kill himself is the problem that is worrying the police of Winston-Salem.
N. C.. following the suicide of Smith Reynolds, scion of the wealthy
tobacco family Reynolds, who was married only last May to Libby
Holman, well known stage star, shot himself on the sleeping porch of
bi« Winston-Salem home, almost within sight of his bride, who is proa
trated with grief. Above are recent photos of the coupla.
Will Hurry Relief Bill
To A Presidential Veto
Paued Houie Tliundayliy 202 to 157,' and Favorable
Senate ActrotvAVms TedtfTkteate
Democrats, Though Ag atnat It, to Follow Garner >
Washington, July B,—(AP)
Speaker Gamer and Senate Demo
crats reached no agreement at a
conference today on the $2,100,000,-
909 unemployment relief bill.
The conference waa called to de
cide whether (he Democrats would
support Speaker Gamer in flght
for the bill containing provisions
for loans to Individuals, to which
President Hoover Is opposed.
After two hours of deliberating.
The conference recessed until to
morrow. Senator Robinson, the
Democratic leader, said plans for
adjournment also were discussed
and a general desire to speed up
conclusion of the session was ex
pressed.
Washington. July B.—( AP) -Sppedy
dispatch of the $2,122,000,000 relief
bill to a presidential veto was plan-
Plans for Flight
To Athens, Greece
New York, July B,—(AP)—Roger
Q. Williams announced today that
he would take off from Floyd Ben
nett air field within the next three
weeks In an attempt to fly non
stop to Athens, Greece.
The flight, he said, would be for
the two-fold purpose of establish
ing a distance record and promot
ing international trade. In this con
nection, he plans to visit the prin
cipal capitals of Europe before re
turning to the United States in the
plane byway of Iceland.
OH WINS”
my APPROVED
Reconstruction Corporation
Has Authorized Over
Billion Dollars' *
. ' ♦
Washington, July B.—(AP) — The
Reconstruction Corporation has au
thorized- loans aggregating $1,054,814
to 4.196 institutions since it started
operations on Psbmary.
This became known t9day when the
corporation made public its report
covering from February 2 through
June 30. .
During the period, 1,084 separate
loans were approved, some organiza
tions receiving more than oW-
Actual loans made totalled $805,150.-
006 and loans repaid amounted to $76,-
488.199. leaving outstanding on June
30, $728,061,807.
The report shows that 3,600 basks
and trust companies received $842,-
789.313, of which $27,398,350 went to
aid reorganization or liquidating 316
. closed banks.
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
ned today by Senate Republican lead
ers, so the Congress can put through
another measure acceptable to the ad
ministration. and go home
The huge bill was approved by the
House yesterday at the behest of
Speaker Garner and despite Presi
dent Hoover’s objection to its expan
sion in the field of possible borrowers
from the Reconstruction FinanceC
Corporation. Thirty-five Republicans
left their leaders to vote with the
Democrats, making up a 202 to 157
vote for the measure.
Then it went to the Senate. Many
Democrats there, dissatisfied with the
Garner idea of letting the Reconstruc
tion Corporation lend to any who had
security, indicated that, nevertheless,
they would go along with their vice
presidential candidate. Their meeting
this morning was called to reach an
agreement on policy.
colisrlT
DENIED ENTRANCE
Capitol Authorities Break
Up Parade of Radical
Bonus Seekers
Washington, July 8. —(AP)—A re
fusal by Capitol outhorities to permit
their entrance into the grounds to
day caused the communist wing of
the bonus marchers' army to cancel
their march up Pennsylvania avenue.
Several hundred men had assembled
at the Washington Monument for the
march when plans were changed.
A committee was selected to draft a
"protest" to Congress against the re
fusal. Speakers urged the men to go
individually or in small groups to the
Capitol.
Other speakers attacked the "dic
tatorship" by Walter W. Waters, the
commander-ln-chief of the bonus
army.
Many Congressmen Face!
Difficult Problem With
Rising Tide Os The Wets
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Frees Staff Writer
Washington, July 8 —Looking back
ward, wet strategists in Washington
incline to regard William J. Gram
field’s election to. congress from the
Second Massachusetts district, 7eb.
11, 1930, as marking the beginning of
prohibition's decline in political
strength to the point .of the Repub
licans' surrender to resubzhission sen
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PLANE ABANDONED
AND FLIERS GO TO
MOSCOW BY TRAIN
Neither Badly Hurt A* Ship
Is Brought Down In Peat
Bog Near Town of
Borisov
MISTOOKLIGHTS AS
THOSE AT CAPITAL
Were Having Trouble With
Controls at Time They
Passed Over Borisov, Mid-
Way Between Berlin and
Moscow About Dawn On
Thursday Morning
Moscow, July B —(Al*)—The am
bition of James Muttern and Rea
bltion of James Mattern and Ben
nett Griffin to set a new speed
record for flight around the world
was wrecked in a peat bog h-if
way between Berlin and Moscow,
it was learned today.
Their plane was wrecked, also, and
‘.his morning they started for Moscow
by train. Neither was badly hurt.
Il was about 4 a. m. yesterday morn
ing that they passed over the town of
Borisov, 50 miles from Minsk, Rus
sia. They were having trouble with
l he controls, and they mistook the
tights of Borisov for Moscow. The
peat bog was the best avilable land
ing field, but it was not good enough.
Fir*d word -of their -accident came
from Borisov this morning. That town
considerably south of the moat di
rect air line between the two cities,
however, and the opinion here was
that they wete drawn out of their
course by the improperly functioning
controls.
Mattern and Griffin started their
flight from Floyd Bennett field, the
New York City municipal airport, at
4 -01 a. m., EST., Monday.
COTTON ACREAGE ’
9.5 PERCENT OFF]
Government Report Alto
Shows 1,261,000 Acres
In North Carolina /|!
Washington, July 8. -(AP) —Cotton
under cultivation July 1 was report
ed today, by the Department of Agri
culture to total 37,290,000 acres or 9.5
percent less than a year ago, when
41,189000 acres were in cultivation.
An indication of the condition of
the crop was not given as the law
prohibits issuance of a condition re
port until the August canvass.
Abandonment between July 1 and
picking time curing the last ten years
- 1922-1931 has averaged 3.1 percent.
Itj North Carolina 1,261.000 acres
were estimated to be in cultivation.
British Preacher
Is Held Guilty of
Improper Conduct
London. July 8.- (API- The Rev. H.
F. Davidson, gray-haired rector of
Rtiffkey. was found guilty today on
several of the charges of Improper
conduct with young women which
he faced at the recent sensational
rhurrh trial here on an accusation of
immorality.
S. J. North, chancellor of the
diocese of Norwich, who presided at
the trial, handed down the decision.
timent and the Democrats’ complete
repudiation of the “noble experiment**
at their respective national conven
tions recently.
Granfield is only one congressman,
to be sure.
However, it happens that he was
chosen, after waging a wringing wet
campaign on the Democratic ticket,
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