Henderson daily dispatch., May 20, 1935, Image 1

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HENDERSON
hateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
BONUS LEADERS FAIL TO CHANGE ROOSEVELT
pi I rpt . # * ¥ * * * * * * * * * *. m &m m s
Hoods, 1 ornadoes Bring Death And Destruction To The South
HUNDREDS CHASED
FROM MIR HOIS
AT OKLAHOM A CITY
16-l oot Wall of Water Is
Reported Sweeping Down
Upon Lowlands of
I hat City
RI-'.PORT 17 DROWNED
IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
Busings Buildings And
Homes Ka/.ed by Twisters
That Hit Hardest In North
Central and East Texas;
llama pc There Is Estimated
At $2,000,000
ißy the Associated Preys.)
Klvud* and tornadoes cut a wide
(Mill as <|r,l i nd ion through the South
mul .‘iout h west today.
Thrrr hundred families were order
mj from fheit homes in the lowlands
»f Oklalmnia City as a 16-foot wall 01
«htei w i. feared sweeping toward the
city alung the Canadian rivet.
At Ira .t Iwo persons were killed
Mill an undetermined number hurt in
a stot m which struck at. Midland City,
Ala.
One prison was killed and several
ethrrs were injured by high winds in
Mississippi. A child was killed and an
unpstimafed number of persons were
hurt ns llie wind levelled 12 houses.
Highways were reported blocked by
ij? tis nf itees and blown over homes.
A death toll of 17 persons was
• mintril in Texas and Oklahoma from
It out,timed on I'airn Three!
GEORGIA DRY VOTE
OFFICIALLY LISTED
\tlaiil «, (in., May 2** ( A I*)— pro
hlhttlonlsts. with a lead of 243
'"tes, were officially certified to
<la> as the winners of last Wed
n«sda>\ prohibition repeal refer
endum in Georgia,
It MAKERS ARE
May Establish Factory in
State II Law Allows; Will
Bring Millions
In the S|r Wnlter Hotel,
I*!'.!!? IMjpntrh Burra*,
8‘ ». r. LASKEnviLL,
L.-'ngii May- 2',*. —Contracts have al
r'*'ly hri>n signed witli dewberry
zy<\vr[ in t tie vicinity of Mt, Otivc,
1 I ton anil <»♦ bn points tn tlie east
’’,M sertion for the purchase of as
f'nui\ ton of dewberries as they can
‘■uppiy fm wine making purposes, pro
'idol tlie allottiey general makes a
1 "''"c tie)ween now and the time the
,l> " v "'ting of ibis crop stal ls that the
" f * permitting the manufacture
w nd -ale of wine in North Carolina,
'* V;, li«l. it was learned here today. A
• tenllrmnil on Pare Rnnr*
CliiltTs Body
foundlJiider
Karlh Slide
;jnJ Playmates
Had Duy; Cave;
Search for Possible
Assailant Goes On
' r " York, May 20.— ( AP) —While
lot f a ° v 01,, - s and neighbors beat,
F-inmg swamp lands and reed-
lots in a two-day search for
;l|t V»'ur i>id Shirley* Evans, she lay
’"•id beneath a ton of earth 250 yards
h, i home. Her body was found
' 1 ’ buried in a cave she and her
I • nwiis had dug in a building ex
‘"'•atmn.
11 w,,,kS found after ten minutes of
A Ujoutiuae*] on I’age How)
Ugjt
France Moving Rapidly
To Re-Inforce Seacoast
Defeneses On North Sea
Naval Strength Ls Steadily
Being Transferred To
North from Medi
terranean Sea
SOLDIERS MOVING
TO GERMAN FRONT
Sealing of Accord With
Italy Releases Units from
Southern Border or Service
On Other Frontiers; Squad
ron lo Be Augmented In
Early June
(Paris. May 2d < AiPi —(France was
reliably reported today lo be rein
forcing her three frontier, as well as
her outposts on land, and to be quiet
ly moving her naval strength toward
the North Sea from Hie Mediteran
ean.
The move corresponds with Frances
action In transferring thousands of
troops from the Italian frontier to
her fortifications on the German bor
der after the Reich announced her re
armament policy, and Franco-Italian
friendship was sealed in Hie Rome,
accord.
Within the past six months tlie
navy’s second squadron, which is re
sponsible for protecting the coast
from Hie North Sea to Hie Gulf of
Gascogne, has heen more than doub
led.
There are indications that tlie
strength of Hie squadron will be still
further augmented after Hie naval
maneuvers off Morrocco in June.
Last fall France’s west coast fleet
lliontlmiml nil P»8" Two)
PASQUOTANK BOARD
DEFERS LIQUOR ACT
Elizabeth City, May 20 (AP) —-
The Pasquotank Board of County
commissioners today agreed not
to call a referendum on the liquor
question, as provided in the recent
ly-enacted law permitting tlie call
ing of such a referendum in a
number of Eastern North Carolina
counties.
No date was set h.v the commis
sioners for further consideration
of the matter.
Kind Norfolk Man
Murdered By Side
Os Bus He Drove
Norfolk. Va„ May 20 (AP!—William
.1. Hall. 34 years old. operator of the
Norfolk Southern bus which was
stolen Thursday night and later re
covered. was found murdered beside
tlie bus on the «old freight bridge
highway early today. He had been
shot In the back just above the right
kidnay.
Hall’s revolver was found in a ditch
nearby, giving rise to a. belief he had
been shot by som one who took the
weapon away from him and then
opened fire. The body was found
about 2:30 a. m., hv a pasing motor
ist who notified county officers.
iirrsmt Datlu tltsuntrlr
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. *
WIRBI SERVICE OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
LOSS OK “MAXIM GORKY” A MAJOR TRAGEDY OF THE AIR
g_.r t jfl K - Jst* « . . abmbmmElsF*
ra . ,ni,, L r plane struck tho wing of the giant Soviet Propaganda plane “Maxim Gorky,” as it flew near Moscow and thirtv-six nasseiie
pi 1 ° ( 'J, e ,e,M L r taken on si “joy ride” were plunged to their death as the great ship, largest land plane in the world plunged to destruction"
EU nwnembers of the crew of the “Gorky” and the pilot of the training ship also died, bringing the total of the casualUeT Ili
. i.lMit, Imiltien entered nouVstunt.' 6 10,7 °‘ “ V,Bt,on ’ U ‘ S ruco, ‘ ded also that the ' ,ilot oC Ule training plane, who was responsible for the ae-
HENDERSON, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 20, 1935
Noted Soldier Dies
ns
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JBijL %
nk <■ j
BMBF
Lnwrtnc# tl Arabia
Suffering from concussion of the
brain, Colonel T. E. Lawrence, the
“Lawrence of Arabia,” who led the
Arab revolt against Turkey in the
World War, died Sunday in a hospi
tal at Wool. England. He was thrown
from his motorcycle when it collided
with a boy on a bycycle. The youth
was not injured. Lawrence was an
American.
Byrd, Bailey,
Long Strafed
For Opposing
Southern Policy
Committee Says
Bailey and Byrd Ig
norantly Aids Long
Washington, May 20.—(AP)—Vigor
ous criticism of three southern sena
tors; Long, of Louisiana; Byrd, of
Virginia, and Bailey, of North Caro,
lina, for opposing the Bankhead farm
tenant bill was voiced today by two
officers of the Southern Policy Com
mittee.
Defense of the measure appeared
coincident with a warning of the
American Liberty League that a '‘Rus
' Continued on Page Four)
OF NRA PROGRAM
Complete Disintegration and
Deterioration Seen If
La w Is Not Spread
Two Years
SENATE TEN-MONTH
PLAN HAS TROUBLE
Invites Continued Opposi
tion, Non-Compliance and
Continued Litigation For
Purpose of Letting Act Die
In Next Session, NRA Head
Declares
Washington, May 20— (AP) —Com-
plete “disintegration aaid deteriora.
lion of the whole industrial recovery
program" if the Senate's ten mouths
NRA extension resolution becomes
law was forecast by Donald R. Rieh
berg today before the House Ways
and Means Committee.
“To extend the act only nine and
a half months under the pressure of
those opposing the NRA,” the chief
of the recovery agency testified, “ac
(Continued on P««e 'i'wn)
Two Youths From
Aulander Dead In
Auto-T rain Crash
Tarboro. May 20 <AP)—Sidney Har
rell. 19, and Dana Bull. 23, of Aulander
were killed instantly last night as their
automobile crashed into the side of a
moving freight train at Moore’s Cross
ing near here.
Moving at high speed, the. young
men’s car struck another automobile
which was waiting for the train to
pass before careening into the train.
The other ear was knocked off the
highway, but C. M. Barber, of Wil
son, the driver, escaped injury.
Dr. J. G. Rayby, count ycoroner,
said no inquest would be held
FARLEY’S TROUBLES
ARE if OVER YEI
Borah Hints at Impeach
ment Charges, Despite
Defeat of Long Probe
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, M'ay 20.—Although the
Senate recently refused to investigate
Postmaster General James A. Farley,
its vote was given such a slant as to
be by no means flattering to him. It
is not certain that he and the ad
(Continued on Pasr* Thnwi
UIATHIR“
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Showers tonight and Tuesday;
not much change in temperature.
Babson Survey Points To
Roosevelt’s Re-Election
But Indicates New Deal Has Lost Confidence of 50 Per
cent of People; President Is Weaker in New England
Middle West; Many l kink Inflation Unlikely
By ROGER W. BABSON,
Copyright 1935. Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.
Babson Park, Mass.. May 20 —The
first pre-1936 political survey just com
pleted by my statistical organization
shows that President Roosevelt con
tinues to hold his strong personal
popularity among the United States
electorate. At the same time, how
ever, the New Deal has suffered fur
ther losses in confidence in the last
year. The survey also indicates that,
while many believe a third party
Hee Flood Waters
In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, May 30 (AP)—
Hire hundred families were order
ed from their homes in the Okla
homa City lowlands today by City
Manager O. M, Mosier, as a 10-
foot wall ol water was reported
sweeping toward the city on the
Canadian river.
The families will be cared for in
a ten! community to bo established
by city, state and federal authori
ties in a city park.
Mosier issued the order after he
was advised the flood waters will
reach Oklahoma City late today.
Still Some
Sales Levy
Exemptions
Daiif Dispatch Barcas,
I« the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. C, BASKERVILL,
Raleigh, May 20.—While the prin
cipal change made in the sales tax
by the recent General Assembly was
the removal of the exemptions, there
are still some articles which are ex
empt. from the tax, Commissioner of
Revenue A. J. Maxwell pointed out to.
day. The most important of these is
fresh, liquid milk which will not. be
taxed whether sold by stores as re
tail or by dairmymen direct to their
customers. Sales of textbooks for use
in the public schools of the State are
also exempt from the sales tax, as
are farm products sold iby the farmers
\viu> produce them and fish sold by
the fishermen who( caught them.
Neither are gasoline or fertilizer sub
ject to the sales tax, since they are
taxed under other laws.
Exempted from the sales tax also
are sales of commodities to the State,
counties, municipalities and to agents
of the government relief administra
tion, while the sale of forest and min
eral products by either the owners of
the land from which they are taken
or by manufacturers may be exempt
ed under certain regulations.
The new sales tax section of the
revenue act also relieves the mei
fCrn cn P?. p 6
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTBRNOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
ticket will be in Hie field, the big ma
jority have no fear of its influence on
1936 results.
Good Measure of Shifting
Political Currents
Annually for four consecutive years,
the Babson organization has conduct
ed a survey of political and business
trends. The questionnaire in each in
stance has been sent to the same
broad list, thus giving a good picture
of the shift from year to year in poli
(Continued on Fa£6 Two)
Argue Claim
On Reynolds
Inheritance
State Seeks $2,000,-
000 From $30,000,-
000 Estate of Late
Smith Reynolds.
Dally Dispatch Bei-caa,
In the §«- Waiter Hotel,
BY J. C, B4SKERVILL,
Raleigh, May 20.—The court battle
which has been going on for months
over the $30,000,000 estate of the late
Smith Reynolds of Winston-Salem
and over whether or not North Caro
lina will collect some $2,000,000 in in
heritance taxes, will advance another
step here tomorrow when the legality
of the inheritance tax claim will be
argued before the State Supreme
Court. The argument in favor of the
State’s claim to the $2,000,000 in in
(Continued on Page Foul)
Both Wets and Drys Criti
cize Governor for His
Hands-Off Policy,
I« the Sir Walter Hotel.
Dally !)!»pntcfc Bnreae,
BY J. C, BASKEItVILL.
Raleigh. May 20.—Governor J. C B
Ehringhaus is being both praised and
blamed for the present liquor law
muddle, with many of the wets main
taining that if he had not waited un
til the last minute to take a hand in
the situation he could have brought
about a compromise and obtained a
really workable Statewide liquor law
such as was proposed in either the
Hill bill or the Day bill. Others main
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TODAY
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PRESIDENT STILL
IS DETERMINED 1
LEGISLATION VETO
Patman Heads Delegation;
Presenting 12-Page Argu
ment to White House
Tenant
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
ABOUT WEDNESDAY
- • r- *2 ■
Annua! Audit Has Not
Shown Full Facts About
TV A, Chairman Morgan
Says; Unbridled Inflation
Possible Under Banking
Bill, House Group Told
Washington, May 20 TAP!—House
Bonus leaders made one last effort to
day, to win over President Roosevelt,
but failed to shake his intention of
vetoing the Patman bill with the most
forceful language he can command.
Headed by Representative Patmaii.
iTexas, author of the measure,/ the
House members called at the White
House and presented a 12 page ’arjtu
ment, contending, among other things,
that the bonus could be paid with neyv
money without impairing a sound rn6n
/etary system.'* i, ~ \
Meanwhile, Democratic chieftains
arranged for Mr. Roosevelt to deliver
in persr i his veto message, prtVD&&ly
Wednesday. ‘ [-
Today the Senate started debate pp .
the $460,000,00 naval appropriatidn ißll
and the House worked on nliitbg legis
lation. ~ .. " ' ’ il '
The Senate ordered an dHvestigftipti
of railroad financing, aftei' (2lVai frnfij
Wheeler, of the Interstate.Clointyefce
Committee, had declared eond'itißhS ttt
some of the systems w’ore
lous”. ■ , iHUli'r. All ■
Before tlie House Military At fa ire
Committee, Arthur fi. Morgan, cliaU;
man of the Tennessee Vall4yi. i^ujChh'^i
’ v •; 1
(Continued on Fair* Two) >
—— *
Ethiopians
Ask League
Halt Italy
Geneva, May 20.—(AP) —Emperor
Hailee Salassie of Ethiopia, today sent
a. personal telegram to the League of
Nations asking it to stop Italy’s mili
tary preparations in northeast Africa.
The emperor requested that the Lea
gue decide that unless Italy agrees,
arbitrators can pronounce upon all
incidents between Ethiopia and Italy
which have occurred since November
23, 1934, the League itself take up
the dispute and make a full inquiry
on the basis of Article XV of the Lean
gue of Nations covenant, which pro
vides for settling of disputes between
the nations.
The king of kings” accused Italy
of invading her international obliga
tions and of inducing Ethiopia by
threats to pay reparations and apolog
ize for offenses which Ethiopia never
committed. r
Six Senators
Walk Out Oil
New Mexican
Act Is In Resentment
Against Adminis
tration’s Fight On
Late Sen. Cutting
Washington. May 20 (AP* -In
open "resentment 1 ” against xne ad
ministration’s opposition to t'.fc re
election of the late Senator x. roi »on
Cutting, New Mexico Republ* <ii- in
dependent, five Senate libeiaia waiaea
out of the Senate chamber i iuay wrin.
Dennis Chavez, CuttiixL' -* >-eebc- ,
was administered the oai.. i c.fie .
They were Senators Jo . n, U \
fornia; Norris, N eh' , x , l-'-
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