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HEN DERSON, gateway TO u CENTRAL CAROLINA. I nineteenth year Japs Fire On American TEXAS LAW TO CUT ACREAGE OF COnON DECLARED INVALID District Judge Issues Ruling In Denying Injunction Against Cotton Planter ENFORCEMENT of law is UNCONSTITUTIONAL Jurist Says Fundamental Principles of Free Govern ment Are Involved In En forcing Measure Frtanklin, TfXM, Feh. I.—(AP) _Tlw Tents tow to curtail cotton plant inr wo held "unconstltu lisiuil, n*'ll and void*' in a ruling l,« District Judge W. C. Davis to day. lie made his onlnion the haste fur denial of an in iunction sought h> r tunty Attorney T. Is Tyson, ,j itohertson, to restrain Fred L. stuth. <at vert farmer, from us in{ more of his tend for cotton than the restrictive measure «mild permit. The la'*’ recently passed by the 4'iid Texa* legislature provides the restriction of cotton planting l<> an icre.-nt of the total amoant »( land in cultivation In ISSI. Judge Da\te declared Its en forcement would he “the essence nf tyranny and the destructive of thr fundamental principles of free government, would violate a sec red guarantee of our ronatlta- | tine and would make the MU of rights x nullity and a farce.” UNEMPLOYMENT IS GETTING ATTENTION Lafollctte Forces Bill Ask ing Funds For Jobless Before Congress Washington. Feb. I.—<AP) —The is sue of direct relief for the unemploy ed with a big outlay of federal cash was thrust to the fore In congress through the determination of Sen ator [.afollette. Republican. Wiscon sin. to force action today upon the 375 million dollar hill he and Senator Costigan. Democrat, Colorado, drew up together. The most regular of the administra tion's supporters presented a united front against the measure which is anathema to President Hoover but both parties arc divided. The measure would pass out federal funds to the states and cities to help them in re lief work. I COLLECTIONS HOLDING UP WELL Total For January Os Thi* Year Compares Favor ably With Last Year Raleigh. Feb. 1.-Collections of re v*nu'' for the State general fund hold ur remarkably well during January, wi,h » total of $650,212 as compared w >th collections in January ,1031 of 5690.765, according to figures Just made public by Commissioner of Re venue A. J Maxwell. The tax rates in most brackets are much higher this - VPar than last, however, so that the amount of collections should far ex- those of last year in order to make a fair comparison, Mr. Max- Wr| l pointed out. Total collections since July 1. for the fi rs ( seven months of the present fiscal ye.»r amount to $8,004,041 as r-ompared with $6,193,094 for the first scv, ‘ n months of the previous fiscal ;' ar This is still about $2,000,000 less than the 1931 general assembly esti mated v. juh be raised by this time, owever. :-ince It increased the tax on incomes and franchises and r > her sources of revenue in an effort n add to the State’s revenue and yield from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 more than .he state collected in 1980-31. nd.cations are. however, that the ale will fan short of its expected revenue by fully $3,700,000. Klwood Cox Improves p o t»t Feb. 1 (AP)—lmprove was reported test night la the Tond tjop of J. Ehrood Cox, proml- High Point capitalist, who ta HI v .,pneumonia at his home here. It d u Ultcd 8t hi * hom ® ***** hte oon 0n h not regarded as critical. Henderson Batin H istratrh *wTa^ascs3a.^Bg«» Warshi P s Crowd Port of Shanghai As Japs Move Into Chinese City With the arrival of additional Jap anese warships at Shanghai, the great port of the Far East has taken on an appearance similar to the view above, taken in 1927. when allied warships stood ready during Chinese revolu tionary battles. The map shows the sailing distance to Shanghai of U. S. navy vessels in the Pacific with their numoer of officers and men. some of which have sailed for Shanghai. WIFE OF ACCUSED SLAYER TESTIFIES Mrs. Terry H. Harper Called To Stand In Greens, boro Trial Greensboro, Feb. I.—(AP)—Pro seentlon and defense reeled in the roarer trial of Terry H. Harper here today as Mrs. Harper com pleted her testimony. Court re- OBosed for lunch a few minutes later. Arguments sre slated to begin Immediately on resumption of the trial this afternoon. Greensboro. Feb. I. (AP>— Mrs. Terry H. Harper took the witness stand for the defense here today as the trial of her husband charged with murdering Charles O. Holton en tered its second Week. Mrs. Harper, former Chicago chorus girl, who was freed Saturday of the murder charges, she had shared with her husband, maintained her calm throughout preliminary ques tioning by defense attorneys. Court attaches said they expect Mrs. Harper to remain on the stand practically all day. The prosecution has indicated she will be cross ex amined at some length. THREE BOYS KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE Rutland. Ga Feb. I.—Three boys were killed and another critically in jured as a Central of Georgia pas senger train struck their .automo bile at a crossing near here Sunday. The dead: Melvin Crawley, 17; his brother. Raymond. 14. and Gewinner Garrison. 18, all of Walden, Ga. High Salaried Officers Os State Get Reductions Axe Fall* Harder on High Salaried Official* Than On Smaller Salaried Employe*—Elective Official* Not Subject To Unvolun tary Reductions Pally OltHtd B«re*«. la the Sir Walter Hotel, nr J. C. BAUKKHVIM. Raleigh. Feb. I.—The State's salary cutting axe fell on the hieh and low in the State’s employ here Saturday, when the reduction In State salaries were formally announced. But the axe fell harder on those with big sal aries than on those with small ones, except where the salaries were fixed by law and beyond the reach of re vision by the Division of Personnel, the Avisory Budget Commission, and Governor O. Max Gardner. As a result of the salary reductions made, which did not include the State Highway Commission employes, more than SIBO,OOO a year has been lopped from the State’s payroll at one stroke Governor Gardner reduced his own salary another 10 per cent, making a total of 30 per cent since July 1, so that from now on he will get $6,980 a year Instead of the $7,100 the law allows him. None of the other elect ed officers have reduced their salaries so far as can be learned, although the lata Captain Nathan O’Berry, had returned 10 per cent of his salary to the State each month ud to the time of hie death. All appointed officials received heavy cute, three being cut from $7,- ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ! HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1932 ISWhsSfc** r~ rarSi M73MEH- >j«cSr ,o * VD SAN OieaoVjATES _ ’ -ar— — ~ ic. ’£?£ JL <sl IQSI4 MEN 'lpKp tr...* — * — %■ " ... . , J Senate Waives Rules To i Aid Reconstruction Body On Job at Shanghai f£ I - gkVfjff As the situation in Shanghai hourly more alarming Hmerican and British nationals ir the foreign settlement are com forted at the prospect of their re spective governments speeding warships to the scene in case ol emergency. Above is Rear Ad miral Yates Williams, who is in command of the United States destroyers in Shanghai. Four more destroyers are speeding from Manila Bay to augment the force already in Chinese waters. 500 a year to $6,000, so that none of the appointed officials now get sal aries of more than $6,000 a year, ac cording to the announcement made by Governor Gardner Saturday night. Chairman E. B. Jeffress. of the State Highway Commission and Commis sioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood, who have been receiving salaries of $7,- 500 a year, will henceforth get only $6 ,000 a year as a result of the action taken by Governor Gardner and the Advisory Budget Commission. Henry Burke, assistant Director of the Bud get, and considered by many the most valuable employe the State of North Carolina has, and who x year or so ago was one of its highest pil’d em ploye, getting $7,800 a year, was re duced for the $6,700 he has been get ting since July 1 to $6,000 a year. Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Max well, who originally received $7,500 a year, but whose salary was reduced July 1 to $6,750 by the legislate 10 per cent cut. is now to be only ta.ooo. The salary of Leslie R. Ames, Sief Highway Engineer was reduced from $7,800 to $6,000. The salary of Frank Dunlap, fixed by the 1981 general assembly at $6,- Continued c= Page Three,}. IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA Forwards Approval of Nom inations To Board To 'President Hoover TaSday AMERICAN POLICY IN CHINA Yf ATTACKED Resolution Calls On Senate Committee To Keep Public Informed Os Development* In China Situation Washington. Feb. 1 (AP) —The Sen ate waived its rules today to speed the Reconstruction F inance Corporation onto action. It forwarded to the president the commissions of the three directors it has approved. The action was almost coincidental v 11.1 the departure from ,the White House of a messenger bearing to the Senate the last nomi nation to the board, that of Wilson McCarthy, of Salt Lake City. His ear ly confirmation was predicted. Senate rules require that the pres ident not be notified of confirmations of nominations for tliree legislative days. The administration was assailed in the House by Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, for sending Ame rican warships and troops to China “to protect a few Chinese merchants.” A resolution calling on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ad vise the Senate and country periodi cally on developments in China was Introduced by Senator Thomas, Demo crat, of Oklahoma. The Senate approved the $125,000,- 000 appropriation for Increasing the .capitalization of federal land banks... ..The House previously passed the.. ..appropriation and it now becomes.. ..available to the agricultural bank-.. ..ing system, upon, signature by.. .. President Hoover Thus this week a total of $625,000,- 000 goes out of the treasury for the emergency national relief program, $ 00,000,000 going into the Reconstruc tion Corporation. The House agricultural committee endorsed the policy of placing new restrictions on the grain and cotton futures exchanges and ordered that legislation be drafted. SCHOOL WIN STATE BEING PAID f Counties Are Sending In Money (For Six Month School* Stedman Says • RSleigh. Feb, 1.-(Alf)—Counties have remitted $1,517,279 to the state treasurer aa a partial payment of the 16 cent ad valorem tax levied by. the last general assembly for support of the six months school. John T. Stedman, State Treasurer, said today he thought the collections thus far were “very good," pointing out that it was estimated the 15 cent levy would raise $3,850,000, RULING ON CHOWAN SITUATION ISSUED Attorney General Rule* On Question Raised By School Board Raleigh, Feb. L —Duies of county boards of education Insofar as the operation of the six months eobool term is concerned, are largely con tingent upon the power delegated to these county boards by the State Board of Education and have no au thority to conduct the six months school term along any different lines than those laid down by the Board of Equalization. Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt has ruled in an opinion interpreting the new BChool law in a letter to R. H. Bachman. Su perintendent of Schools in Chowan county, who asked for an opinion on the law as it relates to the situation in Chowan countj). The county board of education in Chowan county has refused to op erate the six months school term in the county along the lines suggested by the State Board of Equalization, by refusing to send some 124 children from three small schools to the Chowan High School, where the Board of Equalization provided for additional teachers to Instruct them and for funds for their transporta tion. MOTION IN PARK SUITS IS DENIED Move To Remove Suit* Brought By State And Park Commission Fails Raleigh, Feb. I.—Motion to remove suits brought by the State of North Carolina and the State Park Com mission to Federal court to recover from bonding companies that had se cured depoeits of park funds in the Central Bank and Trust Company of Asheville, were denied here Saturday by E. Lloyd Tilley, assistant clerk of’ Wake County Superior Court. The companies making the’ motion gave notice of appeal to the judge of the Superior Court. The companies that joined in the motion are the United States Guar antee Company. Metropolitan Casual ty Insurance Company of New York, and Century Indemnity Company of Hartford. Action was brought agafnst the three depository bonds of these companies securing the deposits of the State Park Commission in the Asheville bank which failed about k year and a half ago. The petition and motion for removal to Federal court were based upon the contention that the actions are separable and that the State was joined as a party with the Park Commission for the fr&udul-i ent purpose of depriving the Federal court of its jurisdiction. WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, not quite so ooid tonight; Tuesday Iner Basing cloudiness, rising temperature followed by rain In iwtnuu west portion In the afternoon !«r, At, night; moderate north sari and east wind*, AND VIRGINIA. PUBLISHXD EVERT AFTTONOOM EXCEPT BUNDAT. Property Oil Company Plant A t Shanghai Struck By Fire From Ship Evacuation Os All U. Q Residents In China Is Imminent Washington, Feb. L—(AP) Evacuation of some 4,000 Ameri cans from five troubled points In Chiiia appeared an imminent llke lihoch today with reports grow ing 4»ore and more serious. Highway disturbing reports of increased tension at Nanking, Shanghai. Swatow, Cheefoo and Amoy were received by the Navy and State Departments today. BRITISH QUESTION MEANING OF ADDED AMERICAN PROTESTS Asks. If Continued Protests Cafri Not Be Considered j As Order To Japanese ITALY JOINS PROTEST OFj WESTERN NATIONS Unitld States ..-Decline* To Member oT League of Nations Neutral Investi gation of Condition Washington, Feb. I—(AP)—The British government asked the American goverapient again to day if It did not consider renewed protests to Japan to be an order. France Joins Protest. Washington, Feb. I.—(AP) France formally notified the Washington government today of Its cooperation with American, British and Italian complaints sgslnst the Shanghai situpation, precipitated by Japan. It was In dicated however H<*n any mili tary activity directed from Parte would be confined to the defense of French quarters in the seaport. Italy Joins in Protests. Washington, Feb. I.—(AP) Italy formally notified the United States today it was Joining In the move of the western nations in the Shanghai crisis. Withdraw From Probe. Washington, Feb. I—(AP)—The United States has declined to sit as a member of the League of Na tions neutral Investigation of the situation at Shanghai. Denies Wsr Declared. Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. I. (AP)—Lo Wen-Ken, China’s for eign minister Informed the Lea gue of Nations by cable today that there Is no foundation for re ■ ports abroad that China Is pre purtug to declare war on Japan. Troops For Protection. Washington, Feb. l.(AP)—The State Department formally an nounced today that American •hips and troops In enroute to Shanghai were “solely for protee tlon 4 of American lives and pro perty. GRISTINATTI ON SALARY CUHING Calls Reductions Outrageous Example Os Dis crimination Raleigh, feb. l^(AP)— D. Grist, State Commissioner of Labor, and announced candidate for the United States Senate wrote Governor Gardner an open letter todr.y term ing the new State eatery list “the most outrageous example off discrim ination'* which has ever cone under hte observation. The new salary list carrying an averts* reduction-In pay of 1*0.5 per cent hut- allowing some increases in individual cases was published Sat itfdnr. • 8 PAGES I TODAY | FIVE CENTS COPY No One Injured But Pro tents Are Filed With Japanese Govern ment Officials MORE DESTROYERS AT NANKING ARE ASKED Japanese Reported To Have Advanced Into Nanking Under Cover Os Fire From Ve»»eU In River Shanghai, China, Feb. 1 (AP) —Bullets cracked, into the Shanghai plant American Texaco oil company today When a Japanese destroyer steaming down the Whangpo river raked the shore with machine gun fire. Nobody was hurt but the company officials protested to American consul who took it up with the Japanese autho rities. Shortly after the fir ing the American destroyer Parrott tied up at the Texaoo wharf. Martial Law In Shanghai. Shanghai, Feb. L(AP>—Shang hai boiled with indignation today when It was learned that Jap anese warships had shelled Nank ing, landing marines aader the protection of gun fire from de stroyers. Thirty thousand of the finest troops in all China were there and It appeared probable there would be e. major engagameat. Martial law was declared In tha International settlement here lapt night and the streets were swept dear of civilians white United States marines and othar foreign troops threw up barbed ..wire en tanglements ten feet high in the cross streets p*--*trg/ mdMtt guns at strategic points. Panic at Nanking. Nanking, Feb. 1^— (AP)—Thou- sands nf terrified Chinese were thrown into a panic early this (Tuesday) morning by the roar of gum; from Japanese warships fir ing on the Lion Hill fqrta five miles from the city. Jsps Fire On NanfUng. Washington, Feb. I—(AP)—The Navy was advised today twt Jap anese warships at Nanking had opened fire without * warning on Nanking, until last wv«k, the cap ital of the Chinese / joverament. The lone Americr .n destroyer there, the changed its position to be sura of safety. American eor#«ater officers there requested de stroyers Saturday when threats of Japanese-Chinrse rteehrs there became acute. One or more of the four destroyers which arrived at Shanghai yesb rrday wUI be seat up the Yangtr#, river. The Simpso j. reported last night that the Chinese have a large concentration j of land forces there. Chi r a Means War. London, ’Feb. I.—(AP)—A dte patch to thee Reuters News (Cor .finued on Psge Three.) SLAYER’S HUSBAND CALLED TO TESTIFY r>r. W. C. Judd Takes Stand In Trial Os Hi* Wife For Murder Phoenix. Ariz., Feb. I.—(AP)—Win nie Ruth Judd was pictured from the witness stand today by her husband Dr. W. C. Judd, as a frustrated*wo man “who from the first day of pur marriage dwelt upon thoughts of a child.’’ The trial of the accused trunkpalay er for the murder of Agnes 4l>*w Leroi was resumed today over i her protests when County Physician Ji C. Maulgln reported to tbs cdurt She was not too ill to appear. The physician yesterday had treat ed Mrs. Judd for a severe cold gad said she had been threatened With influenza. Two jurors who were 111 teat week were back 1.. the jury box today.
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