Henderson daily dispatch., December 07, 1933, Image 1

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'HENDERSON
gateway to
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTIETH YEAR
11. S. OFFERING
Five-Point Peace Program
With Franee To Be Proposed
By Hitler, Paris Has Heard
ARMY OF 300,000
CONSCRIPTS WOULD
BE GIVEN GERMANY
Reich Would Also Be Allow,
ed To Possess Airplanes
and Tanks as De.
sense Weapons
DISARMAMENT ALSO
OF MAJOR POWERS
i
World Prohibition of Gas
and Bombing Planes And
Return of Saar Basin To
Germany Proposed; France
Utterly Opposed to Most
n/the Plan
Paii' Dec. V- (AD)—Rumors
Cliancelloi Hitler of Germany has pre
pared a five-point program for per
manent ppace with France were given
something of an air of authenticity to
day by a French foreign office refusal
to deny or confirm them.
The alleged Hitler program was re
puted to be as follows:
1. Allowance of a conscript army of
3(i0,000 to Germany.
2. The right to Germany to possess
defensive weapons such as airplanes
and tanks.
3. The international prohibition of
the use of gas and bombing planes.
4. Disarmament of the heavily arm
ed powers.
5. The return of the Saar basin to
Germany, without a plebiscite..
French officials insisted there had
been no discussions whatsoever with
Hitler since his talk with Andre Fran
cois-Poncet. French ambassador to
Germany. It was said the French are
flatly opposed to surrendering their
interests in the Saar, granted them by
the Treaty of Versailles at the end
of the World War, without a plebiscite
and were equally opposed to the sug
gestion that Germany re-arm.
TARBORO MAN HELD
IN COUNTERFEITING
Tarboro, Dec. 7.— (AP) — Bill
Laughtridge was held today on a
charge of passing counterfeit
money. Daughtridge was arrested
here last night by Deputy Sheriff
•I. M. Traylor and taken to Rocky
Mount for a preliminary hearing.
3,071 Given
jobs In N. C.
On Roads
Working on Projects
Estimated To Cost
Near Two Million,
Dollars
Washington, Dec. 7. (AP) — The
Bureau oi Public Roads reported to
day 3,071 men had been given work
f >n North Carolina public works
highways through December 2.
These men are working on 55 con-
Pact projects for which the Public
Works Administration has allotted
D 411,000. The estimated total cost of
th « Projects is $1,935,000.
A total of 95 projects, including
'hose to be built by day labor have
h*en advertised for contract and al
lotted a total of $2,713,000. This is
2ft.5 per cent of North Carolina’s total
allotment. The estimated total cost of
these projects is $3,683,000.
Contracts have been awarded for
‘h projects, but work has not yet
Darted on all of these. Their estimat
ed °ost is $2,770,000, of which $2,144,-
will be paid by the Public Works
Administration. This is 22.5 percent
of the State’s total allotment.
■''lx public works projects costing
•MIB.OOO have been completed. The
Public works paid $68,000 of the cost
of these projects.
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LEASED WIRE SERVICE
the associated press.
READY FOR DASH TO SOUTH POLL
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Balchen Ellsworth
Preparing for the final dash to
the South Pole, members of the
Lincoln Ellsworth transantarctic
expedition are pictured on the
deck of the expedition’s motor
ship, Wyatt Earp, at Dunedin,
New Zealand, where the ship
stopped for refueling and restow
ing of cargo. In the front row,
left to right, are Bern’ Balchen
ANOTHER HIGHWAY
LETTING ON DEC. 19
Bids To Be Opened on New
Lists of Road Build
ing Projects
llflily ()in|»M<t'fi
In Ihe Sir Wiilter Hotel.
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Raleigh, Dec. 7—Anotheer highway
letting will be held December 19, at
which time bids on another list of
highway construction projects will be
opened and contracts let, it was an
nounced today by Chairman E. B.
Jeffress of the State Highway and
.Public Works Commission. A letting
was heeld here yesterday and the
'Continued on Page Three '
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy, slightly colder on
the coast tonight; Friday fair,
slowly rising temperature.
FOR HENDERSON.
For 24-hour period ending at
noon today; Highest temperature,
66; lowest, 36; rainfall, .62 of an
inch; northeast wind; clear.
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-°NLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED
Mrs. Ellsworth Captain Holth
noted air pilot, who will guide the
Ellsworth airplane on the trip
over the polar ice wastes; Lincoln
Ellsworth, head of the expedition;
Mrs. Ellsworth, bride of the ex
plorer who will return to the
United States when the Wyatt
Earp heads soutii, and Captain
Baard Holth, commander of the
ship
Asheboro Strike
To Be Terminated
Asheboro, Dec. 7.—(AJP)—C. L.
Richardson, U. S. commissioner oi
conciliation, announced today that
an agreement had been reached to
end the six weeks old strike of the
Cetwick silk mills’ employees.
Richardson said he was not ready
at present to announce details of
the agreement reached, but said it
had been approved by the mill
management and a committee re
presenting the strikers.
AIDED CHASE BANK
Loans Made While Cough
Was on R e F. C. and
Owed Money to Bank
Washington, Dec. 7.—(AP) —Senate
stock market investigators were told
today that while Harvey Couch, a di
rector of the Recons truction Corpora
tion owed money to the Chase Nation
al Bank, the R. F. C. made loans to
railroad that resulted in payments of
more than $10,000,000 to the bank.
Charles S. McCain, chairman of the
bank board, an old friend, of Couch’s
described to the banking committed
half a dozen loans by the R. F. C..
which he said permitted payments by
the carriers of indebtedness to the
bank.
He also said Couch still owed the
bank $153,000 jointly with an asso
ciate irr Arkansas.
FURNITURE CODE
GIVEN PRSIDENT
Washington, Dec. 7—(AP)— The
furniture code was taken to the White
House today for the signature of
President Roosevelt.
HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 7,1533
$950,000,001) BONDS
Uathi Utatmtrh
IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VII^INIA.
Governor Favors
Penalty of Death
Raleigh, Dec. 7.—(AP)—Governor
Ehringhaus said today he felt “cap
ital punishment statutes are a nec
essary part of the North Carolina
laws,” and added he felt “it would
be a mistake to abolish the death
penalty for certain crimes in the
State.”
Professor A. E. Capehart, of Wo
man’s College in Greensboro, who
is president of the Society for the
Abolition of Capital Punishment,
has announced he plans a State
wide straw vote on the matter ol
eliminating death sentences.
APPOINTMENTS BY
BIEY MAY PROVE
DETRIMENT TO HIM
Prospective Selections For
District Attorneys Will
Leave Some Mighty
Sore Spots
SHUPING AMBITIONS
ARE MUCH AT STAKE
If Democratic Committee Is
Not Called Until After Ap.
pointments Are Made, His
Chances for Being National
Committeeman Will Be
Very Slim
Daffy nixiMi'cft Barpaa.
In (ks Sir Winter Hotel.
'««• .» C 9XSKEKVILI'
Raleih, Dec. 7.—Neither Senator
Josiah William Bailey nor his close
political friend and “Good Man Fri
day,” C. L. Shuping, of Greensboro,
seem to be helping themselves in this
immediate section of the State as a
result of recent appointments made
by Senator Bailey, according to much
opinion in political circles here. Nor
is it believed that appointments sche
duled to be made, especially those of
district attorney-? for the eastern and
middle districts, are going to help mat
ters much. While it is agreed that Sen
ator Bailey has been trying to get on
a better basis with some of his con
*i» **ii**fi on Pnxn Three.)
New Vote
Called In
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 7.—(AP) —
Refused a primary for the selection
of a successor to the late Represen
tative Bolivar E. Kemp, the citizens
election committee for the sixth con
gressional district today announced a
firm stand upon their “citizens
popular election.” set for December
27 by a district-wide voters’ mas*
meeting held November 28 in Baton
Rouge.
The citizens committee, headed by
Edward J. Gay, issued a statement
last night terming Tuesday’s ei*
of Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp, Sr., of Anite,
widow of the representative, an at
tempt “by trickery and fraud to de
prive the voters of their right of free
choice in electing a representative.’’
Mrs. Kemp was nominated by mem
bers of the sixth district Democratic
executive committee favorable to Sen
ator Huey P. Long and Governor O.
K. Allen’s administration ,and went in
to the election as the “unopposed nom
inee” without the holding of a pri
mary.
Three Killed In Battle
With Liquor Smugglers
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.—(AP) —
Three men were killed and another
was wounded in a gun fight between
United States border patrolmen and
liquor smugglers at the foot of Park
street here today.
Patrolmen said more smugglers
may have been killed. They saw two
men fall into the Rio Grande during
the fight, and are looking for their
bodies. They may have been the two
who are dead at Liberty hospital,
Jaurez, across the border.
The battle started when a border
Saves Foui Infants
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Edith Miller
In a single week Edith Miller, a
nurse at the Women’s hospital in
Brooklyn, N. Y., saved the lives
of four infants by donating her
blood for transfusions. None the
worse for her heroic sacrifices.
Miss Miller i 3 shown holding two
of the babies whose lives she
saved. ">
Department of Justice Policy
Announced by Tbe At
torney General
PROSECUTE HABITUALS
Decrease In Prison Population At
tributed to More Liberal Treat
ment of Prohibition Law
Violations
Washington. Dec. 7. —(AP)—At-
torney General Cummings said today
that, the Department of Justice’s gen
eral attitude toward prohibition law
violators ‘‘of previously good char
acter” would be extremely lenient,
but he promised vigorous prosecution
of the habitual criminal type.
He estimated that of 2,219 Federal
criminal cases pending, 500 were pro
hibition cases, ana said that 3,764 Fed
eral prohibition offenders were in jail
out of a total prison population of
16 016.557.
The prison population was described
by Cummings as 6,809 below the fig
ure for a year ago. Hhe attributed the
decrease to a more liberal treatment
of prohibition cases, because repeal
was in sight.
Cummings estimated that within the
next year there may be as many as
10,000 cases of liquor revenue laws.
“Pending liquor cases,” Cummings
told newspapermen, ‘‘fall into two
classes, those in which offenders are
in jail waiting trial and those in which
the yare out on bond
TO TRANSFER PEEK
TO DUTIES IN NRA
Washington. Dec. 7.—(AP)—
Transfer of George N. Peck, now
agricultural administrator, to the
National Recovery Administration
to take over the agriculture code
newly placed there appeared today
as likely to be decided upon by
President Roosevelt as a solution
of disagreements in the Agricul
ture Department that have de
layed action on these important
codes. •
patrolmen and five other inspectors
challenegd 16 men who had waded
the river with 150 gallons of liquor.
When the smugglers reached the
American side ,the officers leaped out
of hiding with drawn guns. A blaze of
gun fire met their commands to sur
render.
Dome C. Melton, 31, U. S. border
patrolmen, fell at the first volley. The
other inspectors returned the fire as
the smugglers dropped their loads and
backed into the river as they retreat
ed. The firing lasted from three to
five hours.
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
FOR SALE
DISPELS ALL TALK
OF PAPER MONEY IN
MEETING PAYMENTS
Reveals Nazi Threats
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Emiia Gauvreau
Emile Gauvreau, managing editoi
of a New York newspaper, i?
snapped in Washington before
the house committee which is con
ducting a probe of reported Nazi
activities In the United States.
Gauvreau charged that agents
of Chancellor Hitler of Germany
are employing threats of violence
and death to intimidate German-
Americans into co-operating with
the Nazi government.
RUM BOAT SEIZES "
COAST GUARDSMEN
Alleged Liquor Runners
Make Getaway on Being
Towed Into Pork
Glace Bay, N. S., Dec. 7.—(API-
Four Canadian coast guardsmen were
captured today by the crew of a sus
pected rum running craft who turned
on the guardsmen as they were being
towed into port and escaped with their
seized vessel.
The escape was effected after the
coast guard cutter Stumble Inn had
seized the ship Kilmut, seven miles
off Flint Island, early today.
Captain E. L. Croft, assigned four
seaman to the Kilmut and began to
tow it into North Sydney, along with
the reputed rum runners.
Striking quickly, the Kilmit crew
overpowered their guards, cut lose
their ship and raced out of the range
of the coast guard’s guns.
An extensive search for the seized
ship was started immediately off the
Cape Breton coast. It was assumed the
four guardsmen were still prisoners.
12 Banks
Not Under
Insurance
Raleigh, Dec. 7.—(AP) —Guerney P.
Hood, State bank commissioner, said
today one more bank in North Caro
lina has applied for membership in
the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration, leaving only 12 banks in
the State which have not signified in
tention of coming under the insurance
law.
Mr. Hood said he still hoped the
four commercial and eight industrial
banks which have not applied for the
insurance would join the other banks
of the State by January 1.
On January 1 the Deposit Insurance
Corporation will release a list of all
banks qualified under it.
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TODAY!
FIVE CENTS COPY
First Big Financial Opera
tion Since Government
Began Its Gold Buy
ing Program
MATURING DEBTS TO
TAKE MOST OF FUND
Half Goes For That Purpose,
With $114,000,000 for In
terest Payments on Public
Debt; Total Debt Now At
Huge Sum of $23,500,
000,000
Washington, Dec. 7.—(AP)—Routine
methods for raising a billion dollar
were chosen by the Treasury today
its first big financial operation . .. .
gold buying began.
Dispelling by its action all talk that
greenbacks might be used to meet
December maturities, the Treasury of
fered the money market 2 1-4 percent
for funds to meet immediate needs.
Books were opened for subscriptions
of $950,000,000,000 of one-year Treasury
certificates, dated December 15, and
paying the 2 1-4 percent rate. The
money will be used to retire $728,000,-
000 of obligations maturing on the
same date—5473,328,000 of 4 1-4 per
cent certificates, and $254,364,000 of
bills bearing 3-4 of one percent.
Another portion, $114,000,000 .will go
to interest payments on the public
debt. The remainder of more than
$100,000,000 will be added to the Trea*
sury's cash balance, which stands now
above $1,000,000,000.
By exceeding December maturities
by $222,000,000, debt financing will
push the public debt much higher. Its
stands now at more than $23,500,000,
after reaching a low of just above
$16,000,000,000 from the war debt peak
of $26,586,000,000 in 1919.
Government Again
Holds Gold Price
At $34.01 Figure
Washington, Dec. 7. —(AP) — The
government’s gold price today remain
ed at $34.01 an ounce for the sixth
consecutive day.
Today’s R. F. C. quotation for new
jy-mined domestic metal compared
with London’s bar gold price of $32.22
an ounce on the basis of sterling open
ing at $5.11 1-2 to the pound.
The government gold price has re
mained unchanged since the Thanks
giving holiday. The $34.01 quotation
is the highest level yet made.
Lindberghs
Honored By
Brazilians
Little Town of Natal
Hardly Knows How
To Pay Tribute To
Fliers
Natal, Brazil, Dec. 7—(AP)—
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to
day tuned up the motor of tF
monoplane in which and W-
Lindbergh flew from Africa
terday, and it was believed he
preparing to start a retturn flight
to the United States byway ol
Para (Belem) tomorrow.
Natal. P.azil. D"e ' -(AT'-Nats
accustomed as it is to feting fliers, ad
mittedly had a problem on its hands
today in the matter of honoring—or
trying to honor —Colonel and Mrs,
Charles A. Lindbergh.
The smiling tac'tuvniry with which
the Americans responded to cheers
from throngs that hailed them on
their arrival yesterday from Bathurst,
Gambia, Africa, continued to mask
their plans and movements.
The usual rumors flew the rounds
—flights into the interior, hops along
the coast, and even a grand tour
skirting the continent. But there was
neither “yes” nor “no” from the fly
ing couple officially.
So, Natal had to be content with
occasional glimpses of “Lindy” and
“Anne” going to and from the Bri
tish consulate —there is no United
States consul here —and of speculat
ing, apparently groundless, upon their
future movements.