HENDERSON,
gateway to
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
NINETEENTH YEAR
Roosevelt Is Seen As
Logical Candidate For
Presidential Nomination
Democrats In North Carolina
Seem Almost Unanimous
ly in Favor of New
Y orker
nfwton d. baker is
also being mentioned
Majority of Leaders in State
Are of Belief That Alfred
E. Smith Will Not Seek
Nomination Again
DaMjr Harriß.
In <kr Uiltvr H-Irl.
nr J. r. lUIMKIIt 11.1.
Rvletgh. Jan 11.—Democrats In
North Carolina at the present time
;r «m tn he ilnrnst unanimous In favor
nf the nomination of Governor Roose
\rlt of N<-w York as the Democratic
candidate for President In 1932. ac
cording to reports being* brought In
here from almost every part of the
State There are a few, however, who
believe tha’ Newton D. Baker of Ohio
may bee<»r.ic a serious opponent of
r.onievplt m the Democratic National
Convention and that he is more likely
te win ihe nominatkm than Roosevelt.
But there arc not many of these, al
though ,<ome reports are to the effect
that Josephus Daniels, editor of the
News and Ohserver and ex-secretary
of the Navy In the Wilson Adminis
tration. when Baker was Secretary of
War is inclining more Plaicer than J
tn Roosevelt. It is known, however,
that Daniels is a warm personal friend
and great admirer of Roosevelt, who j
wa* his assistant seceretary of the.
Navy when he was secretary’-
ll is also being rumored in some '
quarters that Senator Cameron Mor- i
ruon is inclined to favor Baker for
the nomination rather than Roosevelt
although Mrs. Morrison, as a member
of the Democratic National Executive
Committee signified she would favor
Roosevelt Senator Morrison has not
made a public statement on his pre
ference. no far as is known, and his ;
fitends b*Jiej{* be would follow the]
majority of tba Democrats In the State ]
It Is also believed that Daniels will
utimateiy support whichever potential I
. l
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CREW OF GROUNDED
TRAWLER RESCUED
Coaxt Guard Rescue Eight
From Vessel Grounded
Near Manteo
Manteo. Jan. 13.—(AP) -A crew of
eight was rescued '.n surf boats early
tndav from the groundad fishing traw
ler St. Rita while heavy seas slowly
pounded the craft to pieces a half mile
south of Paul Gamlel Hill coast guard
»*ation.
The St Rita was from Gloucester,
Mas.*, she went aground near the!
coast guard station about 2 30 a. m.
Roast guard boats were immediately
put out although high seas were run
ning The rescue wa/ effected with
injury to no one.
hale this morning waves continued
*'> pound the trawler and officials
s atd it could not be hauled from the
hearh until the sea abates. They said
iliiuld the destructive waves continue
d’e rr»ft probably would be lost.
Dqmrlmental Heads To
Confer With Governor
Daily lllunnirk Rerrne.
la Ike Sir Walter Hotel.
r , "i J r. imhkkrvili..
“* r, Bh. Jnn. 13. Members of the
Advisory Budget Commission are in
*° n with Governor O.
Gardner and Henry Burke, as
director of the budget, pre
paratory to the meeting here tomor-
U'W with the Governor and Budget
of the heads of all the
state department and Institu
'°ns. *o work out a plan for the cur
ailmrnt of state expenditures, so as
hold them within the revenues in
sight
For according to the Budget Bu
rr,u estimates .the various depart
mV,t * institutions—but not the
schools, insofar as they are
• upported by State funds— must cur
y ,b *'r appropriations 30 per cent
’f more for the balance of this fiscal
■ r ' r s,v * all of the next fiscal year,
ih*! r ,f> avo *d * deficit. That means
■*' the State departments and In
««k'L! on ‘' n,ua * Set along on from 83.-
' lo $4,000,000 a year lass than
n„ Y *** e*P*etsd. when the appro
“ '? mn *«* was passed by the 1881
***einbly. The appropriation
, r .| or '- inal l7 passd by the 1831 gea
rs. . provided for the ex
f of H9j5 17 g4 A year the
.'° Us St *t* agencies, although It
eted a Revenue Act that would
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PTemiere Pierre Laval, who headed
the government of France for just ten
days lass than one year, has given up
his post. He presented his resigna
tion, together with those of his cab
inet members to President Doumer
at the executive palace last night
iwrsMiT
CARAWAYftEfiTES
Mrs. Caraway Overwhelms
Two Independent Can
didates In Arkansas
tittle Rock, Ark., Jan. 13 (API—
A mother whose life was largely cpn
cerned with domestic affairs until
two months ago will serve as the first
woman ever elected in the United
States Senate.
Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway, srkjow of
Arkansas' junior senator. Thaddeus
H. Caraway, yesterday overwhelmed
special election to achieve the dis
two independent candidates in a
special election to achieve the dis
tinction and fulfil the fondest hopes
of those "fighting suffragettes" who
a little more than a decade ago pick
eted the White House for “eqUal
rights.”
ARGUMENTS STARTED
IN TRIAL AT WILSON
Wilson, Jan. 13 (AP)—Both defense
and state rested today in the trial of
Alton J. Jordan. Norfolk, V» % attor
ney i n United States District court
here on a charge of perjury and argu
ments were begun.
Arguments were limited to three
hours.
yield only $27,013,873 on estimates
made a year ago. Present estmates In
dicate that this Revenue Act will not
yield more than $23,500,000 a year at
most, and that hence the various State
(agencies must cut down their ex
penses to stay within this expected
revenue.
This Is going to be a difficult thing
for the , various State departments
and institutions to do. In the first
place, th original appropriations were
cut to what at that time was con
sidered the very bone, during the gen
eral assembly, so that another reduc
tion of 30 per cent will work a very
great hardship on any Institutions,
especially those devoted to the care of
the unfortunate, such as the insane
and mentally sick, whose numbers are
increasing, and the prisoners in the
cam of the State. It will compel many
State departments to reduce their
staffs and organisations to a mere
skeleton organisations with a equa
tion of almost all field work, so that
travel expenses may be virtually eli
minated. It will also compel the trim
ming of all the “trimmings" from the
activities of the Institutions of higher
learning, new a part of thb University
of North Carolina, and a retention of
only tha eesentall educational ac
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ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA ANn VTrTtmia
HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13 1932“
TAX INCREASE PUN
OF ADMINISTRATION
OFFERED TO HOUSE
Secretary of Treasury Ap
pear* Before Way* And
Mean* Committee
To Explain
BALANCED BUDGET IN
1934 IS PLANNED FOR
Revenue Raising Legislation
If Necessary To Cover Cur
rent Expenditures Secre
tary Mellon Says
Washington. Jan. 13—(AP) —A bal
anced budget at the end of the fiscal
year 1934, is the goal of the admin
istration tax increase program sub
mitted today by Secertarv Melton to
the House Ways and Means commit
tee.
Appearing as the-principal-witness
at the opening of hearings before the
Democratic controlled group that will
formulate broader revenue raising leg
islation, the veteran cabinet member
of three Republican administrations
said:
“We are inth e midst of a grave
emergency. It is essential to raise ad
ditional revenue not just to cover cur
rent expenditures /but to maintain
unimpaired the credit of the United
States government.
"This last objective is of paramount
importance to every citizen in the
land. It Is an indispensible step In
ou rprogress towards recovery.
"The losses that will be suffered
by every individual and every Industry
through a continuation of the depres
sion will exceed many times over the
amount to be contributed in addi
tional taxes.
"It is not only the patriotic duty of
all to insure the financial stability of
the government in times such as these
but the sacrifice demanded —if we de
sire to put the justification on a lower I
plane—ls amply warranted by con-1
adieratlon of individual self interest.” |
ARRMMFF
FOR GUILD’S DEATH
Confessed Slayer Nods Head
To Say He Will Employ
Counsel
O. Jan. 13 (AP) —Too
nervous to Speak. Charles Bischoff.
confessed slayer of six year old Ma
rlon McLean, .nodded his head to sig
nify that he will employ couneel to
defend himself.
The 48 year old shoemaker and the
crowd alike were silent as he made
his first appearance in court. A,score
of guards surrounded him.
Judge Charles S. Bell gave him un
til 2 p. m. tomorrow to obtain an at
torney. After that he will have to
plead to a first degree murder In
dictment returned on the basis of his
confession that he kidnapped Marian
and prepetrated the assault which
caused her death.
CHARGES AGAINST
MELLON ARE HEARD
Patman Says Justice Depart
ment Has Allowed Offi
cial Free Rein
Washington, Jan. 13. —(AP)— A
charge the Justice Department has let
Secretary Meleion “run roufch shod”
over federal laws was made before
the House Judiciary committee today
by Representative aPtman, Texas,
Democrat, but was stricken out of the
record on the suggestion of Chairman
Summers.
Patman was testifying on his resolu
tion seeking impeachment of the vet
eran treasury head for "high crimes
And misdeem canons.” Representative
Michener, Michigan, Republican, ask
ed at one point why he had not taken
his charges to the justice department 1
The Texan replied that since the'
Department “has let him run rough
shod over laws as I believe what rea
eon would I have to expect It would
make a criminal prosecution ?”
CAMPBELL COLLEGE
SEEKING MORE FUNDS
Buies Creek* *. Jan. 18. —<AJP>—Dr.
Janies Archibald Campbell, who found
eg Buies Creek, academy which te now
Cambell College here over forty yean
ago today celebrated his birthday.
The day aleo brought to a climax
Cambell College’s drive to raise $70,-
000 for Its endowment fund. Final re
ports were not ready this afternoon
but it was believed that the workers in
the "$70,000 for 70 years’* campaign
were not far from their goal.
Finally Confesses
Charles Bischoff, 46-ycar-old shoe
maker and owner of a Cincinnati
tenement house, has confessed
that he killed six-year-old Mariar.
JdcLcan and hid her battered body
in the basement of his house a
few days before Christmas, police
say. Bischoff has-been held since
the day he rushed from his home,
declaring he had found the girl’s
body.
PSCHiATffISfSLAir
BY INMATE OF JAIL
Sixteen Year Old Girl Vic
: tim of Pennsylvania
Prison Convict
Rock View Penitentiary, Bellefonte.
Pa,, Jan. 13.—<APi-~ ( The sixteen year
old daughter of Dr. A. L Hickock
jsychiatrist at Rockview prison, was
slain by a convict today. State troop
•ra wees -xushadUo’ the pp#oi)to prfc.
vent rioting.
The given name of the victim ut.d
that of the convict were not known.
Prison officials were attempting to
locate Dr. Hickock who Was reported
to he In Harrisburg.
PROIiENTIIETY
WOMAN MURDERED
MiddleKupjr. Va., Woman
■ and Maid Both Found
Slain In Home Early
Today
Middlcburg, Va.. Jan. 13.—(AP)
Mrs. Agnes B. Ilslcy, about 40, promi
nent society and sportswoman, and
her maid about 65. were found mur
dered today, their skulls crushed, in
the Ilsley home near here.
The bodies, scantily clad in night
attire, were found in separate rooms.
The house was in wild disorder.
The body of Mrs. Ilsley, who was
well known in society circles in New
York; Middleburg fend Aiken, was
found on the floor. The body of the
maid was found lying In bed in a room
across the hall.
In yestigating officers said the wo
men were evidently slain by blows
from some heavy wapon. There was
evidence that the assailant washed his
hands in the maid's room.
The bodies were discovered by Mrs.
Ilsley's brother. Paul Boeing.
A request that fingerprint experts
be sent to the scene was made to
Washington and Richmond police.
Public Economy Is
Urged By Governor
of South Carolina
Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 13 (AP)—
Governor Ibra C. Blackwood ask
ed “immediate rcduct'on of pub
lic expenditures and the elimina
tion of worthless functions" today
in his an uni message to the
South Carolina general amembly.
“The people of oar state ana.
burdened by taxes and depressed
by general conditions,” Governor
Blackwood said.
“There is In this boor of neces
sity much epportan'ty for cour
ageous endurance aj)6 heroic ach
ievement. The South Carolinian
who sulks in his tent or traffics
in personal or political expediences
at this hour should be known of all
men as unworthy of public trust
and public honor.” i
WfATHIR
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; somewhat cooler tn tonight
In west and north central por
tteas; moderate tntherij winds.
Heavy Life And Property Loss
Reported From Storm In Two
Southern States Last Night
CREDIT RELIEF AT
BEST CAN BE ONLY
TEMPORARYAFFAIR
Senator Norbeck Says It
May Help Long Enough
To Renominate Pres,
ident Hoover
BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
ELECT HIM ON NOV. 1
Will Have Stimulating Psy
chological Effect, But Will
Wear off Unless Some
thing Stimulating Goes
Along With It; Will Inflate
Securities
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Pres* Staff Writer
Washington, Jan 13.—The Walcott
bill creating a two billion dollar—half
a billion In treasury cash and the re
mainder in bonds—Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation to pump enough
fresh credit into the American econo
mic balloon to get it again to float
ing properly "will help somewhat
temporarily," according to Chairman
Peter Norbeck of the senate com
mittee on banking and currency.
The committee had just concluded
a session and its members were leav
ing.
Senator Smith Brookhart of lowa,
ranking Republican among them,
paused in the doorway and laughed
sardonically. “It may help long enough
to renominate a president, not long
ertough fb re-elect him” He said, and
departed.
Chairman Norbeck chuckled.
On the blank back cover of the
committee report to the senate urging
"upon congress the necessity of mak
ing all possible speed with such re
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TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO LARCENY CHARGE
Raleigh Man and Woman
Being Tried In Wake
Superior Court
Raleigh, Jan. 13 (AP)—J. Maylon
Norris, former store clerk and Mrs.
J. F. McGill, in whose apartment Nor
ris lived here today pleaded guilty in
Wake Superior court to charges of
larceny and receiving In connection
with the theft of more than $2,000
worth of property from parked auto
mobiles.
C. B. Barbour, chief of police here
testified that enough stolen property
was found In the rooms of Mrs. Mc-
Gill "lo stock a small store.”
TOBACCO FREIGHT
RATES ARE UPHELD
Charges Os Carriers Su.
stained By Interstate
Commerce Commis
sion Today
Waashlngton. Jaan. 13 (AP)—The
Interstate Commerce Commission to
day upheld freight rates on tobacaco
products in less than car loads from
Winston-Salem. Reidsville and Dur
ham. N. C.. and Richmond. Vs.
The .Tobacco Merchants Association
composed of the R. J. Reynolds tobac
co company. The American Tobacco
company. Liggett and Myers, Larus
and Brothers and other tobacco man
ufacturing companies complained that
rates on less than car load shipments
of tobacco products were too high.
PSYCHOLOGIST URGES
REPEAL OF DRY LAJWS
Washington. Jan. 18.—(AP)—Repeal
of the 18th amendment and passage
of a law which permits “moderate
drinking to replace the present unln
forcabte and Intolerable measure” was
urged today by Dr. Graham Luka,
professor of psychology at Cornell Uni
versity, testifying before the Senate
committee considering the
percent beer bQL ’
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Associated Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes, one of the greatest figures 1
In the history of the judiciary, has ,
surrendered to time. Yesterday be |
hsaded"- id his .resignation; from . the j
United States Supreme Court to Pres- !
Ident Hoover, declaring that ill
health had forced h.m to make this
move.
SEVERE FIGHTING I
IN CHINA REPORTED
Volunteer Militia Units Are
Combatting Threats Os
Japanese Troops
Tientsin, China, Jan. 13 (AP) —Chi-
nese newspapers here commenting on
the transfer of Japanese troops from
Tientsin back to Shankaikan said the
situation about Chinohow U growing
acute fbr the Japanese and that Chi
nese volunteer militia bands all over
Manchuria are tenewlng warfare.
These village militia units, the re
ports said, have declared they are de
termined to fight the Japanese to the
end and on severs n occasions recent
ly they have been spurred by success
es in surrounding and practically
wiping out small Japanese garrisons.
One story said they had taken sixty
Japanese prisoners in an encounter.
Brummitt Files Answer
In Express Company Case
Pillr Dltmlrl Barm.
In (kt Sir Wnilrr Hotel.
BY J. C. RASHERVJ I.L.
Raleigh, jan. 13.—Answer to the
suit filed by the Southeastern Express
Company against Commissioner of
Revenue A J. Maxwell ,to recover Its
payment of 25,876.80 in franchise and
privilege taxes under the 1931 Re
venue Act. was filed today by Attor
ney General Dennis G. Brummitt. In
its suit, the Southeastern Express
Company contests the constitutional
ity of Section 205 of the 1931 Revenue
Act as being a burden upon inter
state commerce .under the commerce
clause in the U. S. Constitution, as
taking property without due process
of law under the first section of the
Fourteenth Amendment and as dis
criminatory under Article V, Section
8 of the North Carolina Constitu
tion.
The express company paid Rs frar>
ehise-privtlege tax of $25,876.80 unde r
protest .demanded return and thf >n
brought suit for its recovery unfJer
Section 510 of the Revenue Act.
The case is somewhat similar to
(Kfi brought by th Railway Express
Agency against Commissioner \ Mag
well in 1929 and which was finally
decided by the State Supreme-court
la October. 1930. In which the North
Carolina Revenue Act and Oammis
sloner Maxwell were upheld, la that
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FIVE CENTS COPY
Nine Killed At Moundvillc
And Three Others In VL
cinity of Birmingham
ABOUT FORTY HOMES
ARE ALSO DESTROYED
Hundreds Are Reported To
Have Been Injured In
States of Alabama And
Mississippi Last Night
Moundvillc. Ala., Jan. 13.—(AP)
—Nine Negros were killed, more
than a score. Including a number
of white persons, were injured and
between thirty and forty home*
were destroyed by a tornado which
struck In the vicinity of Mound
vlll© last night.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan. 13.—(AP)
Three known dead, more than 125 in
jured and thousands of dollars In pro
perty damage today wan left in the
wake of a tornado that swept across
five counties in Alabama and Missis
sippi late yesterday.
New Hamilton, Miss., one of the
first towns struck was virtually d*-
j molished. it reported one of the dead
j and approximately 100 of the injured.
I Homes and buildings were blown
down and trees and vegetation up-
I rooted.
The single fatality there was Mrs.
Frank Simmons, killed when the wind
storm razed her home. Many of the in
jured were taken to Aberdeen, Mias.,
| for treatment. Near New Hamilton
> considerable damage and several in-
I jured were reported at Oklahoma,
; Miss.
! CONFESS BOMBING
| OF KANSAS TREATRE
Sound Projectionist Union
Head Held With Com.
panion For Murder
Kansas City. Jan. 13. —(AP)—Poll eg
| today announced that Ermal Jay Lite,
3t, president of the Sound Projection*
ists association, confessed that ke and
E. M. Evans. 40. his business ‘ agent
made the bomb which exploded Mon
day night in a lobby df the Midland
theatre killing Frank Alexander, Ne
| gro janitor.
Police quoted LUe as saying they
i induced Edward Gillespie, 22, former
convict, to place the bomb under n
seat in the theatre balcony under the
impression the bomb contained liquor.
The union official declared Gillespie
was unaware that the package con*
tained explosives.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEARING DELAYED
Washington. Jan. 13. —(AP)— The
State epartment representative went
• to Capitol Hill today to answer testi
mony that they had intervened to in
fluence New York bankers to lend
money to Columbia but tha hearing
was postponed.
Senator Johnson. Republican, Cali
fornia asked the Senate Finance com
mittee to delay the bearing until to
morrow.
case the Railway Express Agency con
tested the imposition of the franchise
privilege tax enacted by the 1929 gen
eral assembly of sls a mile over the
lines over v/.iich they operated in
. North Carolina. The State Supreme
Court suse'j-tined the constitutional
ity of the )jw and there was no ap
peal to the» u. 8. Supreme Court.
In its Complaint, the Southeastern
Express > Company maintain that the
tax imposed upon it Is excessive, ex
orbita y and undertakes to sustain the
conte j ;ion mainly by alleging that Ita
total net operating income for 1980
was.- $133,232, that its operating income
frr r , North Carolina intrastate busi
n<a s was only $6,960 and that its teta*
taxes upon its system ia all the state
(".lrough which it operates te less that
$97,000 and that It is paying in Ngftl
’ Carolina taxes $17,774.97 more than its;
total net operating income from ir.-
• trastate business.
i In tbe answer. Attorney General
■ Brummitt denies in large measure the,
allegations of the complaint and con
, tests their validity as applied to the
, constitutional provisions retied, on by
. he plaintiff. The answer further spe
cifically dentes that the act operate*,
as a burden upon interstate commerce
| or that it violates any eonsttuiUoaa!
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