HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH YEAR
Chinese Reported
Routed By Japs In
Combined Attacks
Land, Sea and Air Forces
Strike at Shanhaikwan
Simultaneously,
Tokyo Declares
CHINESE SOURCES
DENY ASSERTIONS
Claim Entire Garrison Still
Holding Against Japanese
Bombardment; Aimed At
Elimination of Chinese
Troops in That Area, Jap
anese Declare
Tokyo, Jan. 3 (API—A communi
<l iit» issued by (he Japanese military
idquarters at'Tientsin, relayed here
by the Rengo' • (Japane'-e) News
agency, said th«> battle of Shankai
kwan ended at 2 p. m. today, with a
Japanese combined land, sea and aii
attack, compi roui’ing Chinese
forces. )
RETORTS CONTRADICTED
BY CHINESE OFFICIALS
(By The Associated Pres.)
Conflicting accounts told today of
hostilities between Japanese troops
and the Chinese garrison of the walled
city of Shankaikwan.
From Tokyo reports of the Rengo
News Agency told of the capture i
the city, which is within the Great
Wall of China, by Japanese and the
relirement so the Chinese defenders
to Chinwangtao, ten miles away.
Chinese sources in both Nanking
and Peiping contradicted these reports
and stated that the garrison was hold
ing against a Japanese bombardment.
Roth military and naval units wore
reported participating in the Japa
nese movements, and Japanese source
at Shanghai said the attack on the
city was atmed at “elimination” of
Chinese troops in that area.
The Chinese government at Nank
ing announced through its foreign ef
f)ee that the League of Nations had
been Notified, but that no protest
against Japan had been lodged.
Farm Relief
Introduced
Into House
To Be Referred to
Committee and Re
ported Back, to
House Today
Washington, Jan. 3. —(AP)—Chair
man Jones today introduced the emer
genc.v farm re.lief bill prepared by
the House Agriculture Committee to
establish minimum prices on wheat,
cotton, tobacco and hogs.
The bill was introduced shortly be
fore a meeting of the committee to
a«t finally on the measure. Jones ex
pected it to be reported to the House
before adjournment.
will ask the Rules Committee to
morrow for a resolution to give the
bill i privileged status so that we can
proceed with the consideration Thurs
day," Jones said.
Beverly HIUh, Calif., Jan. 3.
Name faces, same men Issued New
'ear “outlook** predictions. It
looks like they just stay in Inisi
oes* a'l year to get to tell “what
the Nr .. Year has in store for us.”
KiVery one has enough to live
f 'o. no 'natter what happens. But
• have never seen a paper print
a poor man thought of the
coming year.’* Suppose at a hang
-In% *" a jail, the reporters got
statement* from the warden and
, ’ ll the spectators, but no one ask
*'l the convicted man “what he
"Might the future had in store
tor him?”
So, tomorrow, g/ter these others
| M . ' 1,1 forgoten as usual,
, on ® from just such a man
u> tell you. Yours,
> WILL,
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Hoover Returns;
Dives Into Work
Washington, Jan. 3.—(Al*)—Ap
parently rested by h ; s longest va
cation in several years, President
Hoover returned to his White
House desk early today to resume
work on the problems that will fill
the few remaining weeks of his ad
ministration.
Arriving in the national capital
by fc peri at train from Palm Beach,
Fla*, at 8:04 a. m., tills morning,
the President went directly to (he
White House for breakfast before
continuing to his of time at about
the ususal time. A stack of mail
demanded attention before he went
into a cabinet meeting.
SOVIET OFFICIALS
SENTENCED TO DIE
AT TREASON TRIAL
Eight Others Sentenced to
Prison on Same Charge,
All Holding High
Offices
ALL CHARGED WITH
GRAIN TAMPERINGS
Said to Have Lowered Gov
ernment Collection Quott*
and Falsely Reporting Ex
tent of Crop to Central
Authorities; Residents Os
The Ukraine
Moscow Russia, Jan. 3. —(AP)
Three of (he highest Communist
nart.v and Soviet officials in the
Brckhovsky district of the Ukraine
were sentenced to death today and
eight others to imprisonment upon
their conviction of treason. It was
charged they engaged in a campaign
of sabotage agaipst the government’s
grain collection plan.
The Ukraine, once known as the
“bread basket of Europe,” still is the
Soviet government’s chief grain pro
ducing |irea, but its 1932 production
and delivery has been the most back
ward in the whole country.
The three men sentenced were
charged with arbitrarily lowering the
government’s grain collection quotas
and falsely reporting on the extent
of the crop to the central authorities.
Rising Rivers In
Mississippi Flood
Business District
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 3.— (AP)
The always- menacing Cassidy
bayou sent its overflow waters in
to the business district of Sum
mer and Webb, Miss., today, while
the risin, St. Francis lapped at
tlie tops of levees north and south
cf Ken nett, Mo.
Swol’en by rains of last Friday,
the Tippo river overflowed into
the treacherous Tallahatchie,
which started a second rise,
threatening to send more waters
southward to add to the worries
of tlie residents in the path of
tiic Cassidy’s overflow.
Norman Davis Now Appears
To Have The Inside Track
For Secretary State Job
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Washington, Jan. 3.—As the race
looks to Washington. Norman H.
Davis has Torged well ahead of the
entire field in the sweepstakes for the
portfolio of state in
'gwm. ®
bequeath to him. Nevertheless he
the Roosevelt cab
ipet.
It is a peculiar sit
uation.
Governor Roose
velt has made it
clear that he does
not desire to bind
administration in ad
vance to acceptance
of any foreign debt
policy Presjl dent
Hoover may initiate
and undertake to
HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1933
(Jon Augustino Saudi no " •
The first of the New Year marks
the withdrawal of United States
marines from Nicaragua. At the
same time, the move is interpreted
as the beginning of a new policy
of dealing with Latin America,
which has resented occupation by
American troops. Juan Bautista
Sacusa, taking office as president,
still has to contend with a chief
tain who looms in the background
—General Augustino Sandino.
The marines were dispatched to
Nicaragua in 1926 when the state
lepartment gave credence to a
DUNLAP IS OPPOSED
TO CONSOLIDATION
Would Be Fatal to His Per
sonnel Department, Di
rector Asserts
MAKES HIS REPORT
Presented to Giovemor For General
Assembly; Says If It Becomes
Inferior, It Cannot Pro
; perly Functi<*i
Raleigh, Jan. 3. —(AP) —Consolida-
tion of the SLate Department of Per
sonnel “would be fatal” if it becomes
inferior, Frank L. Dunlap, director,
said in his biennial report to the 1933
General Assembly made public today
by Governor O. Max Gardner.
“If consolidation of agencies of
government are made, it would be
fatal to consolidate this department
so as to deprive its standing as re
lated to its work with the heads of
departments, bureaus and commis
sions,” Dunlap said.
“If it becomes inferior, it will not
be able to perform the functions of
maintaining equal pay for equal labor
All employees are prone to think that
their services are worth more than
they are receiving and some impar
tial agency with the power to act
justly should control the matter of
fixation of salaries and necessity for
employment, mindful of the mutual
interest involved, both as to em
ployees and the State.”
shows the keenest interest in the re
ports made to him by Norman H.
Davis the most trusted of President
Hoovers’ active negotiators on this
very subject.
Davis to be sure. probably is a
closer personal friend of the gover
nor than of the present White House
tenant. .
He and the governor ((Davis, also
is a Democrat) were fellow members
of the “little cabinet” in President
Wilson’s day—the president-elect as
assistant to Secretary of the Navy
Daniels; Davis, first as assistant sec
retary of the treasury, then as under
secretary of state, and for a time as
acting head of the department, in
Secretary Lansing’s absence abroad.
k (Continued on Page Five.)
rumor that Mexico anA Russia
were about to raise a “red” hege
mony between the United States
and the Panama canal. The Nic
araguans were in revolt at that
time to install Dr. Saeasa, theii
legally elected president, over the
illegal President Diaz. The Unit
ed States crushed the revolution,
and then found it had destroyed
the constitutional government,
friendly to America. Altogether,
f 33 marines amt approximately
4,000 Nicaraguans lost their lives
in the ill-fated venture.
Coast Line Calls
750 Back to Work
Rocky Mount, Jail. 3. — (AP)—
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
today ordered 750 men to report for
work in its shops here January
9. Officials said 16 days work had
been scheduled.
May Reduce
Allotments
To C. M. T.C.
Slash of Funds for
.Summer Camps
Likely; 48 Drills for
.Guardsmen
Washington, Jan. 3 (AP) — Prob
ability that the War Department bill
will provide funds for 48 drills a year
for the National Guard, but will cut
the sum for the Citizens Military I
training camps, was seen today by Aep
resentative Collins, of Mississippi,
chairman of the committee now in
charge of the war bill.
i He is an adVocateof use of all mod
ern methods to increase the offensive
power of the soldier, but opposes large
personnel, i
Hearings have been concluded, but
the bil has not yet been drafted.
RELIEF COTTON IS
PASSED BY SENATE
» '
Washington, Jan. 3.—(AP)—The
House bill to turn the 359,000 bales
of,cotton still held by Farm Board
agencies over to the Red Cross
for distress relief was passed to
day by the Senate.
37 PURSUIT PLANES
STOP AT FT. BRAGG
Fayetteville. Jan. 3 (AP) —Thirty 4
seven pursuit airplanes from Langley
field, commanded by Major B. Q.
Jones, landed at Pope Field at 9:30
today and took off 40 minutes later
for Savannah, Ga., Bn route to Miami
Fla.
The planes are toparticipate in air
races in Miami tomorrow, Thursday
and Friday. ;
Democrat Caucuses Mark
Opening 1933 Legislature;
Roxboro Man As Speaker
Hoover Strikes Back At
Re-Grouping Opponents
Says Unless Congress Keeps Its Hands off Now or Give s
Greater Powers to Roosevelt, Any Reorganization
Will Be Merely Make. Believe Undertaking
Washington. Jan. 3—(AP)—Presi
dent Hoover today hit out at congres
sional opposition to his plpn for re
grouping governmental agencies, say
ing a statement that, "unless Con
gress keeps its hand off now, or gives
larger powers to President-elect
Roosevelt, any reorganization will be
merely make-believe.”
Calling in newspaper men for his
first press conference since Septem
ber 13, Mr. Hoover said he considered
“the proposals of Democratic leaders
in Congress to stop the reorganiza
tion” to be “a backward step.”
Calls Byrd
For Return
Os Pension
Robinson, Indiana
Thus Hits Back At
Those Cutting Vet
erans’ Pay
Washington, Jan. 3 (AP)—Senator
Robinson, Republican, Indiana, foe of
reductions in veterans’ expenditures
today in the Senate called on Rear
Admiral Richard Byrd to return to
the Treasury a (pension of $4J200
yearly that Robinson said he receives.
Robinson’s demand was made just
after Senator Swanson, Democrat, Vir
ginia, had praised Byrd's record and
promotion.
Apparently referring to statements
by Byrd as a member of the National
Economy League, which led to asser
tions that Byrd himself had been
drawing some form of pension since
sometime after he left the Naval
Academy, Swanson said “not a single
voice” was raised against measures
moving Byrd up in rank from lieuten
ant commander.
, Robinson, a member of the jofnt
congressional committee now study
ing veterans’ expenditures and pro
posals for reducing them, told the
Senate that “noi one has a higher
opinion of Admiral Byrd’s patriotism
or accomplishments than I.”
MOORESVILLE MAN
KILLED IN WRECK
Salisbury, Jan. 3 (AP) —George
H. HU ton, 26, was killed, and
Harris CRne, of Salisbury, was in
jurtd, when their Jautomobilcr
crashed into a telegraph pole here
early today.
Cline Was taken <0 a hospital,
where attaches said his injuries
were not critical.
Hllo'*i, who operated a filling
Statio nnear Mooresville, is sur
vived by a wife and son
NEGRO IS HELD FOR
YORK, S. C„ MURDER
Officers Relate Alleged
Confession of the 18-
Year-Old Youth
York, S. C., Jan. 3.—(AP)—Will
Sanders. 18-year-old Negro was charg
ed with the murder of Miss Zula
Stephenson, 52-year-old spinster by a
coroner’s jury here today after two
officers had related an alleged con
fession by Sanders, in which details
of the killing yesterday were given.
Rural policeman D. J. Boyd, and
Magistrate J. A. Harshaw said San
ders had made a verbal confession to
them white they were taking him him
away from York to avoid possible
mob violence. Sanders, said to be a
prisoner in the Chester county jail,
was not present.
Mrs. Stephenson, who made her
home tieife with an unmarried broth
er, was found dead late Monday. An'
axe handle and a bloody club were
found beside her badly battered body. 1
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The chief executive added that he
believed proposals on Capitol Hill to
“transfer the job of reorganization to
my sucapssor". were simply “a device”
by which his plans could be defeated.
The President recently sent a spe
cial message to Congress proposing
re-grouping of more than 50 Federaai
agencies and; commissions into nine
divisions, along with the abolition of
some.
He advocated a central division of
public works, consolidation of mer
chant marine activities, a reorganized
public health division and other
changes.
ADEQUATE PAROLE
Executive Counsel Tyre
Taylor Makes Recom
mendations in Report
WOULD BE BIG SAVING
Claims Proper Handling of Prisoners
Would Conserve $150,000 to
' $300,000 of Funds of
State Prison
Dully DfspnteH ftnrenn.
In the Sir Wnlt-r Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKKF.VILL.
Raleigh, Jan. 3.—A more adequate
probation and parole system that will
not only include more thorough in
vestigation of applications for parole
but also insure the following up and
checking upon all paroled prisoners,
is needed in North Carolina in con
nection with its prison problem more
than anything else. Executive Coun
sel Tyre Taylor declares in the re
port he submitted to Governor O. Max
Gardner, made public this afternoon.
During the tour years Governor
Gardner has been in office, the exe
cutive counsel has handled and inves
tigated 7,485 applications for paroles
or pardons, the report points out, al
though a total of only 1.877 paroles
have been granted and only 20 com
plete pardons with 3,6600 applications
for clemency denied after investiga
tion. During this sgjne period 33 re
prieves were granted, 94 commuta
tions, and only 63 paroles were revok
ed. The lack of needed records and
other data resulted in the declina
tion of 1,200 applications for parole.
At the time this report was complet
ed, some 500 applications for clemency
were pending.
One of the main troubles in dealing
with the parole problem is the mis
conception of the parole which the
public generally seems to have, Tay
lor said. Most people seem to think
that a parole merely turns a pi;ison
(Continued on Page Five.)
CUMBERLAND FARMER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Fayetteville, Jan. 3 (AP)—John
Devane, 50, fanmer, was found shot
to death at his honre her e today. Re
latives said he was ill an dcommitted
suicide,
Gold-Lettered
Tribute Given .
To Gov. Gardner
Raleigh, Jan. 3.—(AP)—A gold
lettered print of a tribute W. H.
S. Burgwyn, of Northampton
county, paid O. Max Gardner in
1921 when the Shelby man retired
as lieutenant governor, today was
presented to Gardner, who Thurs
day relinquishes the office of gov
ernor.
The tribute was made by Bur
gwyn in the State Senate on Jan
uary 12, 1921 after Cameron Mor
rison, who in the fall previous
had defeated Gardner for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion had been inaugurated' gov
ernor.
Burgwyn in his speech 12 years
ago predicted that Gardner would
some day realize his ambition to
be governor, and praised him for
his rule over the Senate, where
he presided as lieutenant gover
nor.
Burgwyn, now a State solicitor,
made the presentation in person.
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Martin, of Buncombe, and
Bowie, of Ashe, Not Seri
ously After House
Speakership
committefJheads
SPECULATED UPON
Martin in Senate and Eure
in House Probable as Prin
cipal Clerks Another Ses
sion; Presiding Officer*
Have Great Power and
Much Influence
Unlly ni*tT»nt>*h flnrenn.
In <h(“ S\r Walter Hotel
ev .1 n. BA«Kwnvii,t.
Raleigh, Jan. 3—The Democratic
members of the 1933 General Assem
bly will meet together tonight for th 5
first time when, the caucuses of th
House and Senate are held to elect a
speaker and a president pro tempore
of the Senate. These two officers are
always decided upon the night before
the official opening date of the Gen
eral Assembly, so that- they can be
elected and officially induced into of
fice at the opening session.
Indications today are that Reg. L.
Harris of Roxboru, Person county,
will be the Democratic choice for
speaker, which of. course is equival
ent to election Fur several weeks
there has been some talk of some op
position to Harris, butj up to today
this opposition does not seem to have
materialized. As a result, many of
the supporters Os Harris are predict
ing that he will have no apposition in
the party caucus tonight and become
the unanimous choice of the caucus
for speaker. For a time there some
talk to the effecti that Julius C. Mar
tin, of Asheville. Buncombe county,
might become a candidate for speak
er and that Tam C. Buie, of Ashe
county, might also get intio Uie race.
But few here beieve either of there
(Continued cc Page Five.)
Members Os
Legislature
In Raleigh
Candidates for Of
,.fice and Chairman
ships and Old
Timers Are First
Bally Dispatch Bureau,
In the .Sir Walter Hotels
BY J. n BASKURVILL.
Raleigh. Jan. 3.—Members of the
new 1933 General Assemoiy are pour
ing into the city almost hourly, with
indications that most of the 170 mem
bers will be on hand when the House
and Senate caucus tonight to select
the Democmtic candidates for speak
er and president pro tempore of the
Senate. Most of the older members
of both houses arrived here yester
day and v/ere busy in political con
ferences, (most of them about pros
pective appointments to committees.
One of the first members to arrive
was Reg. L. Harris, of Roxboro, who
is regarded as certain to be selected
as speaker. Another early arrival was
Robert M. Cox, of Wineton-Salem, one
of the veteran members of the house
and known to all of the old timers as
“Bob.” Senator R. Grady Rankin, of
Gastonia, was another early arrival
who came in yesterday. Many think
Rankin has an excellent chance to
be named chairman, of the Senate's
number one committee, the finance
committee. Senator C. M. Waynick, of
High Point, regarded as likely to be
named chairman of the Senate com
(Cont.ioued on Page Seven.)
WEATHER
r
FDR NORTH CAROLINA.
Generally fair; Warmer in west
portion tonight; Wednesday
cloudy and warmer,