HENDERSON
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
WALLACE TELLS FARMERS TO HOLD ON TO TAX
STATE CONVENTION
OF PATRIOTIC SONS
IS OPENED IN CITY
150 More Visitors Expected
for Two-Day Gathering
Being Held In
Henderson
mayor and others
EXTEND A WELCOME
Sessions Are Held in Com
pany C Armory; Lieuten
ant-Governor A. H. Gra
ham To Be Chief Speaker
at Banquet Tonight; Busi
ness Sessions Tomorrow
With a representation expected to
reio* 1 IPO in all the annual State con
vfntior of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America was opened here this aft
emcon at 2 o'clock for a two-day
gathering' The sessions are being held
in the Company C Armory.
Mayor Irvine B Watkin* and others
representing various local organiza
tion? spoke brief welcome to the
visitor? at the opening session this
9e*e-rron aprt tonight the annual
banquet will be held in the basement
of the Methodist church, with
Lieutenant Governor A. Iv Graham as
the chief speaker. A ball will follow
the dinner and will be held in the
armory
A business session tomorrow morn
ing and another in the afternoon will
end the convention.
J T Graham, of Cleveland. Rowan
county. State president of the order,
is presiding over the session. The
election of new officers for the com
ing year will be held tomorrow morn
ing.
In addition to the welcome address
by Mayor Watkins, this afternoon's
program included other greetings by
T P Gholson representing the Red
Men; A W Gholson, Jr., representing
the Junior Order; Rev. I. W. Hughes,
the Pythians. J C. Kittrell, for the
(Continued on Page Eight)
Virgin Is.
Inquiry Is
Postponed
S’ Ihomas, Virgin Island, May 14.
AJ)—a senatorial investigation in
to the administration of the Virgin
-si-ir,(j, today was suddenly postponed
until October.
Senate! Reynolds. Democrat, North
-arolira. chairman of the senatorial
SL ' .commute*, took the adjournment
upon the authority of Senator Tyd-
Democrat., Maryland, of the full
‘ committee. Lack of time was
#h"en as the reason
. rhp Noith Carolina senator prom
that the full Senate committee
, ' c °rne here in the fall for an
austive inouiry into charges and
against the supporters of
Paul Pierson.
Kockingham
In (Quandary
Over Liquor
County Put In One
and Omitted From
Other of Assembly’s
Ciquor Laws
May 14.—(AP)—The ques
conrt 0 / status of Rockingham
er ' ’ -yzy under liquor
1m c' r the General Assembly has
a i ltor L H Fltts - of recorder’s
; i„ V a Leaksville, to ask a con-
V l ' e of ab cases in which persons
lh t-t, dtpPd with violation of the Tur
torlay ' proh * b ition law, he wrote here
. ( lt "d Stacy W. Whde, secre
cy , t '’ ' to forward him a copy
cLu,', • K, "" r ,aw at once, so he could
mne what action should be
,j' r ' m such cases.
tlf solicit or said ne had been in.
(Continued On Pagv, Four.)
HrmYrrsmt Datlit Btsmrtrh
L.BASBD WIRE SERVICE OE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
State President of
P. O. S. A.
sSssssj
J. T. GRAHAM
of Cleveland, Rowan county
STATE WILL SHARE
IN JOBJNSURANCE
Last-Minute Bill Passed by
Legislature Furnishes
the Authority
Dally Disiiatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.
Raleigh, May 14.—North Carolina
will share in any Federal unemploy,
ment insurance plan that may be set
up by Congress as the result of the
last-minute enactment of a law to per
mit the governor and Council of State
to set up whatever State machinery
may be required. In the closing hours
of the legislature Saturday this bill
was almost overlooked in the rush and
in the controversy over the county
liquor control bills. But today this law
which will enable the State to re
ceive at least SBO,OOO of Federal funds
as soon as Congress passes the pres
ent Social Security Act, and more for
the succeeding years, was being point
ed to here as one of the major pieces
of legislation adopted during the en
tire session.
As a result of the enaction of this
law, the State will also be able to
get up to 90 per cent of all the rev
enue colteeted in the State by the
Federal government from the Federal
government from the Federal payroll
tax which will be impsed under the
(Continued nr> Paso Two )
PRINCESS BARBARA
BECOMES COUNTESS
Reno, Navada, May 14 (API—In a
solemn Presbyterian ceremony, wit
nessed only by her parents and a few
close friends, Princess Barbara Huton
Mdivani today became the Countess
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow. The fa
mous couple was married by the Rev-
William Moll Case, of the Reno Fede
rated church, in the five minute book
common worship service.
Fifteen Miners Injured
In Battle Os Pickets And
Miners At Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 14.—(AP) —
Fifteen miners were injured today in
a battle between pickets, miners and
State police at the Nottingham mine
of the Glen Alden Coal Company at
nearby Plymouth.
Police reported that several cars of
miners on route to the colliery were
stoned before daybreak. The disorder
was resumed as the men prepared to
go into the mine. Clubs and stones
were hurled.
State police also were rushed by
the pickets, it was said, and shooting
broke out. Five wounded men were
taken to hospitals.
ONLY DAILY
Speaks to P. O. S. A.
Here Tonight
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H, GRAHAM
of Hillsboro, lieutenant-governor
of North Carolina
tostopeSon
ON LIQUOR LIKELY
State Administration Will
Sit T ight for Present and
See What Outcome
Might Be
NO EXT R ASSESS ION
IS PROBABLE SOON
View In Official Circles Is
Legislature Enacted Worst
of Half Dozen Different
Liquor Plans It Considered;
Issue to Head for State
Supreme Court.
Dally Dispatch Bnreaa,
In the S|r Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, May 14.—N0 special session
of the General Assembly will be call
ed to deal with the liquor situation,
at least no time in the near future, It
was learned today from a source very
close to the administration. Tne pres,
ent policy is for the State government
to sit tight and see how the various
county election go—if any are held—
before making any move for a special
session to enact a Statewide liquor
control plan. If it becomes necessary
later on to hold a special session of
the General Assembly to deal with
measures which Congress may enact.
(Continued on Page Two)
Shipyard Strike
May Extend Over
Entire Country
Camden, N. J., May 14.—(AP) —
Striking employees of the New
York Shipbuilding Corporation an
nounced today they will make an
effort to tie up everyj shipyard in
the country in sympathy strikes.
John Green, executive secretary
of the local union of shipyard
workers, said:
“Plans afre being made to poll
the workers In the other nine lo
cals of the union throughout the
country to see whether they will
go out in sympathy with us. We
want to close the yards in Ches
ter, Wilmington, Bath, Me., New
Inndon, Conn., Quincy, Mass.:
Newport News. San Pedro, San
Francisco and San Diego, Cal.
About ten others wer taken to their
homes after medical attention for
minor injuries.
Members of the United Mine Work
ers of America and the United An
thracite Mines of Pennsylvania have
been in controversy in Luzerne coun
ty for several months.
A strike was called at Glen Alden
collerles in February by the anthra
cite miners, organized several years
ago after a break with the parent
union over policies.
The strike was called in demand for
recognition of the new union.
JMEAVSIARLR PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
HENDERSON, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 14, 1935
INDUSTRY SHOULD
ABOLISH TARIFFS,
SECRETARY FEELS
Advises Growers From South
and West To Swing On
To Present Proces
sing Levy
FARMERS LOUD WITH
PRAISE OF THE AAA
Expect To Hear Roosevelt
Address to Them During
Afternoon; Wallace De
scribes Mass Meeting As
“Most Inspiring” He Had
Ever Attended
Washington, May 14.—(AP)—A plea
to hold on to the agricultural pro
cessing tax until industry removes the
tariff was sounded today by Secre
tary Wallace to a mass meeting of
upwards of 3,000 farmers from the
West and South.
The planters and ranchers who
came here with the avowed intention
of voicing to the country their sup
port of the AAA. looked forward to
hearing an address from President
Roosevelt at the White House later
in the afternoon.
They received Wallace’s remarks
enthusasitically. especially when he
described the mass meeting as “the
most inspiring” he ever had attended.
Roosevelt
Deluged By
Bonus Plea
Washington, May 14-—(AP) A
streatn of messages urging President
Roosevelt to approve or veto the Pat
man cash (bonus bill continued pour
into the White House today as the
Senate approached a roll call on send
ing the disputed legislation to the
President for formal approval.
The White House reported that a
larger proportion of the messages re.
ceived in the last 24 hours favored a
(Continued on Pace Komi
FOUR PERISH WHEN
FARM HOUSE BURNS
Birmingham, Ala., May 14.
(AP) —Four persons died and a
fifth was seriously burned today
in a fire which destroyed a farm
house near Bradford, Ala.
SKY TRAIN PAUSES
AT KEY WEST, FLA.
Key West, Fla., May 14.—(AP)—
The international sky train, enroute
from (Miami to Havana, landed here
today aF noon for fuel and customs
clearance and will leave about 1:30
p. m., for the Cuban capital. The
trip was made without incident and
the pilots said they anticipated no
troulble on the 90-mile hop.
NEWBRIDGEOVER
SOUND IS LIKELY
Highway Commission Can
cels Negotiations for
Wright Bridge
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Dally Dlapateh Bnreaa,
BY J. C. DASKERVILIi.
Raleigh, May 14. —All negotiations
for the purchase of the Wright Mem
orial bridge over Currituck Sound
have been cancelled by the State
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion, and the commission is now ex
pected to proceed with its plans to
build an entirely new bridge across
the sound, it was learned here today.
At its meeting here last week the
members of the commission adopted
a resolution cancelling all offers that
have Ibeen made to the owners of the
(Continued on Page Two)
WEATHER
FOB NORTH CAROLINA.
Showers tonight, probably cleatr
ing Wednesday morning; cooler
Wednesday and iA north and west
portions tonight
Asks New U. S. Trial
f > SuL.
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It
Gr?Ver Cleveland Bergdoll (above),
millionaire draft evader in exile in
Germany, again offers to return to
United States for trial by civil jury
If government sets aside court mar
tial sentence. His wife and mother
aza asking Presfdent Roosevelt’s aid.
(Central Prets)
3fol«EßSir
WASHINGTON SHOUT
APPROVAL FOR MR
Leaders Say It Is First Time
In History Group Has
Come to Thank
Government
WALLACE IS GIVEN
A GREAT OVATION
Tar Heels Take Prominent
Part In Great Gathering
and Praise Efforts of Ad
ministration That Brought
Prosperity To Them In Fall
of 1934
Washington, May 14.—(AP)—Three
thousand farmers from the South and
the West, jammed Constitution Hall
today, shouted praise of the AAA and
looked forward to hearing an address
in the afternoon by President Roose.
velt.
Yelling wildly, the farmers stood
and cheered for several minutes while
their convention chairman, W. H.
Robertson, of Alabama, asserted:
“This is probably the first time in
history when a group has visited this
city merely for the sake of thanking
a great President and his administra
tion for their helpfulness."
On the platform with him was Sec
'Cnntlnnad on Pago Tbrwii
Major John Colien,
Atlanta Democrat
And Editor, Dies
Atlanta, Ga., May 14.—(AP) —Major
John Sanford Cohen, 65, who rose
from reportorial ranks to become one
of the nation’s outstanding editors
and a leader in the Democratic party,
is dead.
Major Cohen, vice-chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, pre
sident and editor of the Atlanta Jour
nal, and former United States senator
from Georgia, died at his residence
here last night after an extended ill
ness.
Ethiopia Fears Hostilies
With Italy In September;
Italy*s Army Is 950,000
Addis Abaiba, Ethiopia, May 14. —
(AP) —Fears that hostilities between
Ethiopia and Italy would begin in
September, when the rainy season
ends, were expressed in government
circles today when word was received
of Italy’s action in mobilizing 200,000
more troops.
ITALY WILL HAVE ALMOST
MUTTON MEN UNDER ARMS
Rome. May 14.—(AP)—Jtaly may
have 950,000 troops mobilized by Fri
day, it was indicated today as her re
lations with Ethiopia wavered be
tween conciliation and increased bel
ligerency.
A pnwrnmpnt spokesrmß.p. announc
PUBLJSHHD EVERY AFTERNOON
KXCHPT SUNDAY.
SENATE REFUSES TO
INVESTIGATE FARLEY
AS HUEY LONG ASKS
Flying Dnce
Kc’ ■ fggjflS # . : Jg§
> » S llw
My> HJF ;
Piloting transport plane, Premier
Mussolini flew with staff from Romo
to Florence for important confer
ence with Chancellor Schusnigg of
Austria. II Duce, who has long
flown sport planes, is now an expe
rienced airliner pilot.
(Central Preas)
ioEsslwT
VERY SURLY MOOD
Wouldn’t Pass Any More
Roosevelt Schemes If It
Dared Not To.
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, May 14.—Congress is
in a surly mood.
Yet it is doubtful that the lawmak
ers have the courage of their major
ity inclination.
If they can muster up the nerve to
do it, unquestionably they will ad
journ without enacting much more of
the legislation demanded by President
Roosevelt, in the course of his recent
radio chat with the country in ful
fillment of his reform program.
But can they? It is extremely doubt
ful.
ROOSEVELTIAN ADVANTAGE
President Roosevelt does possess
nerve. When he has occasion to call
on it, for the purpose of some defi
nite show-down, there is no danger
that it will wobble.
Congress’ nerve, however, is collec
tive. It has to be gathered together.
Moreover, it is a poor quality of
nerve, on an average.
A few senators and representatives
very likely do have, man for man, as
the president’.’ hut it is a nerve which
is diluted by the lack of the same
quality in their fellow solons. Capitol
Hill’s average, then, is low. Politicians
notoriously are cowardly—not all of
(Continued on Page Two)
ing that memibers of the class of 1912
had received mobilization orders, re
ferred to Ethiopia’s “evident attitude
of hostility.” He added that while
Italy is prepared to name conciliators
to promote settlmeent of the East
African dispute, under, the arbitration
treaty of 1928, she would not do so
until assurance of like intentions has
been received from Emperor Hailee
Salassie.
It was learned British pressure to
force, conciliation and prevent the is
sue from embarrassing the League of
Nations Council was far from pleasant
to Premier Mussolini, but chat he fi
nally acceded to the concilaiion pro
posals when ■p’rapee hn .ivd IL.m
8 PAGES
TODAY
FIVE CENTS C9PIS
Vote Is 62 To 20 Against
Any Inquiry Into Con*
duct of the Post
master-General
NEW AFFIDAVIT IS
OFFERED BY LONG
But It Has No Noticeable In
fluence; No Democrat
Votes for Resolution, and
Some Republicans Merely
Want All Suspicion To Be
Removed
Washington, May 14.—(AP)— The
Senate refused to investigate Post
master General Farley, as proposed by
Senator Long, Democrat, Louisiana.
The vote against the investigation
was 62 to 20.
The Long resolution was defeated
after the Louisianan had introduced
a new affidavit in his campaign a
gainst the postmaster general, and
Chairman McKellar, of the post of
fice committee had asserted > Long
was “trying to destroy the character
of a man who doesn’t agree with him.”
The Louisianan had charged Far
ley, *•**•* also is chairman "of the
Democratic National Committee, with
seven specific acts of alleged, wrong
doing, including the use of j*is In
fluence to change government con
tracts with private firms, and £benflt
ting indirectly through publift Works
jobs. ‘ 1
A majjority of the Senate Post Of
fice Committee had made an advance
report on th resolution bhv MArch‘,B* •
contending Long had (based his a&
cusation entirely on “hearsay and ryt
mor” and had not presented a cats#.?
warranting an inquiry. ; j. , , ; , *
A minority, composed ot JMpubiih
cans and the Progressive Senator ali-'f
Foilette, of Wisconsin,, agreecL: twa£
Long had failed to furbish sufficient;
evidence, but favored the i|&;
“allay suspicion in the, pctblic TihindtJ-
Not a single Democrat yojtftd
resolution, but Senator WneSlei*.
Democrat, Montana, was paired for it.'
Chevrolet
Strike In
Ohio Ends
Toledo, Ohio, May 14. —(AP)— Tha
there weeks strike at the Chevrolet
automobile plant here ended today
and plant officials moved quickly to
return to full speed production.
The union workers, who voted 732
to 385 to end the strike, were divided,
however, in their opinion of the set
tlement. James Roland, chairman of
the strike committee, described the
result as a “dirty deal.”
The vpte followed a stormy meet
ing, during which Francis J. Dillon,
American Federation of Labor or
ganizer for the automobile industry,
once declared the local United Auto
mobile Workers Federal Union sus
pended from the national org&niz**
tion.
Philippines
Nearly Unit
For Charter
No Trouble In Elec
tion for Constitution;
To Lead To Islands’
Freedom . s,
Manila, P. 1., MJay 14.—(AF>—A
tremendous majority for the f. .-op >sed
Philippine constitution, unde- which
the Philippines will be wean..i lrom
American supervision, was s own in
early returns tonight from u. :iai 'n
wide plebiscite.
Twenty.nine Manila pv u, -is vot
ed 5,423 for ratificatLi o ct m
monwealth charter, anc. ns’ i.
The vote was cast withe , ow >i*
the rumortJ violent*. ; j u,it
extremists, represented ;
electorate in tr. ore:.