Henderson daily dispatch., May 24, 1933, Image 1

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HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH YEAR
J, P, MORGAN OBJECTS TO REGULATION OF HIS BANK
Japanese Delegation Given Welcome To Washington By Roosevelt
PRESIDENT HOST
MM
Conversations on Interna
tional Problems Slated
To Start During he
Afternoon
FAR EAST PEACE
IS AMERICAN AIM
President Also Hopes To
Dispel Japanese Opposi
tion to Reduction of Arm
aments; Outcome of Con
ferences Watched for Ef
fect Upon World Peace
Washington, May 24 (AP)—After
welcoming Japanese delegation
from th? portico of the White
House. President Ro>sev-lt today en
tertained the foreign visitors at lun
cheon preliminary to conversations
on international problems.
“I am very glad to se eyou again,”
said Mr. Roosevelt to Viscount Kiku
jiro Ishii, of Japan as they shook
hands. “Welcome to Washington."
The viscount was accompanied by
the Japanese ambassador, lgo
Mrs. Roosevelt was with the Presi
dent on the portico.
The Roosevelt leadership today
aimed it otuli influence at bringing
peace in the Far East and to dispel
Japanese objection no reduction of
armaments.
With friendly diplomacy the Presi
dent turned to face a delegation of
Japanese officials, whose chief al
ready had expressed disagreement
■with the Roosevelt definition of an
aggressor nation —one whose troops
are found beyond its own frontiers in
violation of treaties.
The arrival of the group, headed
by former Foreign Minister Kikujiro
Ishii for a series of White House con
versations- followed close on the Pres
ident’s appeal for a non-aggression
(CoMttnusd »r Page Five.)
Murder Trial of
Will Hessee Will
Start In Durham
Durham, May 24. —(AP) —Motion to
quash murder indictment against Will
H. Hessee, Durham furniture dealer,
and Theodore Cooper, Negro, in the
fatal shooting February 25 of J. N.
I. wer denied hree today and
Judge Walter L. Small ordered the
F?ir to trial tomorrow.
Hessee and Cooper were arraigned
todya. and Judge Small ordered a spe
n' venire of 50 men from Alamance
county drawn for duty.
Attorneys for the prisoners made
‘he motion to quash the indictments
cn grounds that Negron had not been
included in the grand jury panel, but
Judge Small held that the motion was
ineffective because the defense had
faild to advance evidence that any
bad been illegally excluded from the
drawing.
A mot on of attorneys for Hessee
that the case be thrown out because
“O. B. Smith, a grand juror, has not
paid his taxes,” also was denied.
Roosevelt
Type Asked
By Baptists
Washington, May 24.—(AP) —Dr. C.
= car Johnson, president of the
Northern Baptists, wants another
Franklin D. Roosevelt to lead his
church through hard times.
Xeyno’ing a convention whose
: heme is “The Present Challenge,”
vie has on said today:
"We must have in our situation
semething akin to the daring courage
he business sagacity political
acumen .the wholesome confidence of
h t fellow men the straight-forward
frankness, the rudiness of attack,
which has been evidenced by that
tunable human dynamo now resid
ih« in 'he White House, Franklin D.
Roosevelt."
Johnson added that “this sort
' *' idership vested in some Moses
' diicc’ed toward our present de
i 'hin&tiono.l distress would right ear
-1 ‘ve us on our way out- of our
J 'e"ypt.”
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ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OFNURTH CAROLINA AND VlfilNlA. ‘
F of L thk A ?s£^ wirlb mwvior
UF THE associathjd press.
Bell Telephone Company
Claims Rate Cuts Would
Be Disasterous For Firm
Inherit* $5,000,000
Albert C. Allen, Jr.
'‘lt’s nothing to get excited
about.” That’s what Albert C.
Allen, Jr., 28-year-old farmer of
Central Point, Ore., remarked
when informed he had been
named heir to the $5,000,000 es
tate left by his eccentric aunt,
Miss Margaret Keith of Beverly
Hills, Cal., who recently com
mitted suicide.
FOUNOW FORGING
TO THE FRONT FOR
NEW HIGHWAY JOB
Battle of Endorsements
Seems Momentarily At
Least To Be Leaning
His Way
NEWS ITEM~STIRRED
ACTIVITY FOR HIM
Wrong Impression Toward
Him Created by Jeffress’
Newspaper With Result
That Pou’s Friends Are Go
ing Down the Line for Him
NOW * §
Dally Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
nv J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, May 24.—Telegrams, tele
phone messages and letters are pour
ing into the office of Governor J. C.
B. Ehringhaus in increasing numbers
each day urging the appointment of
certain individuals to certain jobs,
while many delegtions are also ap
pearing in ehalf of various ones de
spite the fact that Governor Ehring
haus has given no indication of what
he intends to do. In fact, the gover
nor has already indicated that he does
not intend to announce any appoint
ments of any kind until ext week at
the earliest ad that it may be con
siderably longer than that.
The two appointive jobs in which
there is the greatest interest right
now and about which there is more
speculation than any others, are those
of chan-man of the new State high
ways and Public Works Commission,
which will combine the State Highway
Commission and the State Prison un
der a single board and a single exe
cutive en dthe post of commissioner
of revenue. It is agreed that these
are the most important appointments
which the governor has to make.
Battle of Endorsements.
The battle of endorsements now go
ing on btween the friends and sup
porters of Chairman E. B. Jeffress of
the State Highway Commission and
Superintendent George Ross Pou of
the Stat e prison, is serving to focus
more attention upon the new job as
chairman of the h ghway-prison com
mission than upon the revenue post,
(Continued on Page Five.),
HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 24, 1933
Would Result in Deficiency
In Earnings Necessary To
Meet Operating
Necessities
SHOWS EXTENT OF
25 PERCENT CUTS
Would Deprive It of More
1 Han $722,000 Revenue on
Basis of 1932 Business,
Carol inas Manager Tells
jCorporation Commission
at Its Hearing
Raleigh May 24 (AP)—The South
ern Bell Telephone Oomuany today
presented data to the State Corpora
tion Commission purporting to set
forth that any reduction in telephone
rates charged in North Carolina
would result in a deficiency in earn
ings necessary to meet operating ex
penses and fixed charge requirements.
Fred J. Connor, of Charlotte, act
ing Carolinas manager of the com
pany, read the commission a lengthy
statement reviewing in detail the ope
ration of the telephone com|pany and
its fiscal condition.
The hearing was one of a series
being held with a view to possible ef
fecting rate reductions in the State.
The last will be held tomorrow, when
the Hickory Telephone Company will
appear.
Turner set forth in his statement
that the average resident telephone
subscriber of his company in North
Carolina pays $2.70 per month for
service.
A 25 per cenS reduction “would
amount to thre cents a diay, he said,
for each user, but in 1932 would havev
reduced this company’s present in
adequate gross revenues by over $722,-
000 although under present rates we
earned noly slightly more than our
interest requirements.”
FLIER KILIM
BLACK MOUNTAIN
Clyde Marshall, 23, Loses
Life When Plane Crashes
at 7 a. m.
Asheville, May 24—(AP) — Clyde
Marshall, 23, Asheville aviator, was
instantly killed when his plane crash
ed at Black Mountain airport, near
here, early today.
Marshall was alone at the time.
He was making a turn several hun
dred feet above the landing field
when the ship turned on its back and
went into an inverted spin.
The pilot was unable to pull it out,
and the plane nose-dived to the field.
The plane was demolished and its
motor was buried several feet in the
ground.
Marshall had gone to the airport to
take an early morning flight before
the sun rose. He crashed before 7
a. m. v
MAN IS
DEAD FROM WOUNDS
Greenville, S. C, May 24—(AP)—
R. B. Samms, 54, of West Asheville,
N. C., died in a hospital here today
of an abdominal pistol wound, and
James Creasman, 30, was in jail in
connection with a shooting that oc
curred during a quarrel 18 miles from
hern yesterday.
New Proposals For Security
Os World Offered At Geneva
Geneva, May 24.—(AP)— Inspired by
jPresident Rooteevqflt’s doctrine that
the United States is ready to consult
the powers in the event of a menace
of war. Great Britain today intro
duced at the disarmamnt conference
revised clauses daling with interna
tional security. ...
New Infantry. Chief
Hi
Col. Edward Croft
Uncle Sam’s newly nominated
chief of infantry is Col. Edward
Croft, at present commander of
the Tenth United States Infantry,
at Fort Thomas, Ky. He will be
raised to the rank of major gen
eral, succeeding Major General
S. O. Fuqua, whose four-year
term has expired. *
Commission Disagrees With
School People That State
Schools Will Be
Wrecked
EIGHT MONTHS TERM
PIONEER ADVENTURE
But North Carolina Has
Blazed Trail Before and
Will Do So Again, Is
View of New Members;
Governor Confident Plan
Is Only Way Out
In the Sir Wnlter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, May 24—The new State
School Commission, which held its
first meeting here yesterday to or
ganize and starts its machinery run
ning- for the operation of a Statewide,
State-supported eight months school
term on an appropriation of $16,000-,
(Continued on Page Five.)
Mitchells
Tax Tricks
Shown Up
New York, May 24.—(AP)—Thro
ugh Gerald Swope, the government
obtained testimony today that after
Charles E. Mitchell sold stock to
Mrs. Mitchell “to record a loss” so
that he would have to pay no income
tax in J. 929, he then made a claim on
the National City Company in an ef
fort to avoid loss on the stock.
Mitchell, former chairman of the
National City Bank and National City
Company, is on trial for evading in
come taxes in 1929 and 1930 by al
legedly lake sales of stock. Swope is
a director in both the National City
Bank and the National City Company.
These clauses stipulate that in case i
of a breach or threat of breach of the j
Briand-Kellogg pact, the League of j
Nations or any non-member, such as |
the United States or Russia, may pro- j
Iposo general consultation.
The objects in this consultation
would be: |
1. To exchange views for the pur- ;
Administration Directs
Drive For Quick Repeal
Os The 18th Amendment
New York’s Overwhelming
Vote Yesterday Inspires
Action for Even
More Speed
MARCH 15 NEXT IS
GOAL OF CAMPAIGN
Hope To Have Liquor Leg
alized Again by That
Time, When New Income
Taxes Are Due, and Hope
Levies Made by Congress
Atlanta, Ga., May 24.—(AP)—Do
forty-six thousand youths and season
ed woodsmen will be paid approxi
mately $8,500,000 to plant trees in for
ests of ten southern states within six
■months.
More than $7,000,000 of the money,
will be paid directly to dependents
of the men under President Roose
velt’s plan for reforestation and re
lief for the unemployed.
Because of the financial stringency
back home, where whole families have
been without work for months, ad
ministrators believe the entire $7,-
000,000 will find its way into trade
channels and further bu&inss chains.
The approximately $1,500,000 re
maining w.ll be sent to the men in
the forests to be spent as they desire.
Purchase of tobacco and payment for
other incidentals and a few neces
sities relief administrators say will
also release most of this sum to the
retail trade.
The majority of the youths are in
the r late teens and early 20’s. None
ure married, but they have been se
lected because their home folks are in
greater financial stress than others
in their communities. Some experi
enced woodsmen regardless of their
age, are or whether they are married
are to go with them to aid mak
ing a success of the Federal pro
gram .
South Carolina’s quota is 3,500,
with 1,350 now in camps and the total
amount to be paid to South Carolin
ians is $105,000, with $87,750 of this
to be sent home.
The quota for North Carolina is
6,500. with £,027 in camp. The pay will
be $195,000, of which $162,500 will be
sent # home.
Roanoke Island.
Celebration May
Yet Be Launched
Manteo, May 24—(AP) —D. F. Fear
ing, chairman of the Dare County
Board of Commissioners, says “there
is going to be a celebration in 1934 of
the birth of English-speaking people
on Roanoke Island, if the sentiment
of the people I’ve talked to is sincere.”
in spite of announcement that the
event has been postponed.
Some time ago W. O. Saunders,
president of the Roanoke Island His
toric Commission said the event would
ihavs to be postponed because of lack
of’funds.
Fearing said "a number of citizens”
he had talked to were in favor of cele
brating next year the 350th anniver
sary of the landing of the first colon
ists on Dare county land.
MURDER CASE JURY
OPENS DELIBERATION
Rutherfordton, May 24.—(AP)— A
jury hearing the murder case of Lloyd
Cooper, charged with the slaying of
Grady Harris, retired at 1:20 today
after arguments and the judge’s
charge had been completed.
Judge P. A. McElroy, told the
jurors they could bring in one of four
verdicts: First or sfecond degree mur
der, manslaughter or acquittall. Coop
er was charged with, first degree mur
der .
pose of preserving peace and avert
ing the conflict.
2. In the event of a breach, to use
good offices for the rstoration of
pea ce.
3 If it is found impossible to re
store peace, to determine which party
or parties to the dispute are to be
held responsible.
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY,
Youngest Jurist
M f. ' ■
kj'fj
Believed to be the youngest judge
in the entire world, Judge David
Elmer Ward (above), of Fort
Myers, Fla., only recently reached
his 22nd birthday. Judge Ward
holds the benches of both County
and Juvenile Courts at Fort Myers.
In this capacity he has charge of
practically all legal matters in hii
county.
WORKERS WILL GET
$8,500,000 WAGE
More Than $7,000,000 Will
Be Paid Directly to De
pendent of Men
Back Home
NORTH CAROLINA’S
QUOTA NEAR $200,000
Os That Amount, $162,500
Wt ill Be Sent Dependents
at Home; 3,027 of State’s
Quota of 6,500 Already in
Camp; Most of Men In
Camps Are Unmarried
Washington, May 24.—(AP) —A full
fledged drive by the administration is
under way to speed prohibition re
peal.
The New York vote and the pros
pect of eliminating the next taxes for
public works financing through re
venue from liauor sales combined to
spur the Roosevelt forces to action.
Postmaster General Farley, the
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, is the spearhead of the
repeal campaign from the capital.
He announced last night that he
will ask every Democratic worker in
the last election to turn to for rpeal.
Parley, who neither drinks nor
smokes, carried this campaign into
New York State last week. He em
ployed there the Democratic machin
ery which had brought overwhelming
victory to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
“The Democratic party pledged it
self for repeal,” said Farley. “Presi
dent Roosevelt endorsed it. The pro
hibition has been put up to the states.
We should work for it, and we will.
It means a new source of revenue
that will eliminate the new levies
about to be imposed to provide new
jobs.”
The announcement was regarded as
improving prospects that th« 36 states
necessary for ratification might be
in line before next March 15. When
the higher income taxes now pro
posed would become effective'. So far
six states have signified ratification
of repeal.
>♦ E lT il IMP
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
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TODAY
FIVE CENTS COPY
Didn’t Pay Any In United
States, However, In Eith
er 1931 or 1932, He
Declares
SOME LARGE LOANS
TOLD BY WITNESS
Morgan Saysi Credits Ex
tended to John W. Davis,
Ambassador Davis, Vice-
President Dawes and
Others; Senate Hearing
Continues Sensation
Washington, May 24.—(AP)—J. p.
Morgan testified today to the Senate
investigating committee that, al
though he paid no income taxes in
this country in 1931 and 1932, he did
pay sue ha tax in England.
Senate investigators today dug deep
ly into the Morgan banking secrets,
developing objections from J. P. Mor
gan to having his private firm under
regulations applied to commercial
banks, obtaining names of bank of
ficials to which Morgan money had
been loaned, and finding out where
more of that money was deposited.
George Whitney, partner of the
firm, testified its members had paid
about $11,000,000 income tax for 1929.
“And practically nothing since
then,” dryly remarked Ferdinand
(Continued on Page Six).
Columbia Claims
Agriculture Bank
Will Move There
Columbia, S. C., May 24.—(AP)
—William Lykea, Jr., secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce liere,
said today he had been assured
from “all quarters” in Washing
ton tha* nothing was known of
any change in plans to make
Columbia the center of the farm
credit facilities for the fifth re
serve district.
He made inquiries, he said,
after a statement yesterday by
Congressman E. W. Pon, of North
Carolina that the Regional Agri
cultural Credit Corporation at Ra
leigh would not be moved here
High Point Man
Held in Jail In
Durham Robbery
Durham, May 24.—(AP)—T. E.
Hyde, of High Point, was held in jaM
ihere today "positively” identified by
H. E. Motsinger, secretary-treasure.’
of the KnitweM Hosiery MS 11, as one
of two men who kidnaped and rob
bed him of the company’s $l,lOO pay
roll here on May 13.
Hyde was arrested In High Point
yesterday and brought here, where
Motsinger said ‘he was one of the men
Meanwhile, a search for the second
bandit was under way today, while E.
iS. Sanders, also of High Point, was
•being held for investigation. San*
ders was formerly employed at the
hosiery company mill.
Congress
Plans To
Speed Up
Washington, May 24.—(AP) —J. P
Morgan was on the stand again toda;
In the Senate banking committee',
invest gation into his financial in
•stitution and . crowded just abou .
everything else out of the congres
sional picture.
However, the Senate, inpatient pn
be under full speed again in advanc
ing Presidnt Roosevelt’s emergency
program, neared the end of the dawn
out impeachment trial of Federal
Judge Harold Louderback of Califor
nit.
Meanwhile, the House, making
ready to attack the huge public workn
industrial control-taxation bill, adopt
ed the conference report on the $998,-
000 third deficiency bill.
The join' congressional investiga
tion commit'ee of the Akron disas
ter, continued with Commander H.
C. Wiley, executive officer and one
of the three survivors, on the stand.