I *HENW' RS()l i’ I s "te\vay t 6 J ' CENTRAL CAROLINA. nineteenth year JAPANESE OPEN Government Drive To Restore Business Several Steps Ahead Glass-Stegall Bill To Expand Federal Reserve Credit Is Passed In Senate GOES TO CONFERENCE for adjustments plans F'nr Issuing Treasury Noles To Help Anti-Hoard. m n Move Are Also Being Drawn Up Today W.vhingtnn. Feb 20. -(AP) The i :trnaive government drive to restore ptr .prrnus times to the country was important steps ahead today wrh efforts continuing unabated. The Glass-Stcgall bill for the ex pnsion of the Federal Reserve credit firilities was through the Senate, remled before approval to extend . emergency provisions for two v trs instead of one. and with its new jl>eral rediscounting facilities open el to all banks of the Federal Re ., rve F.vstem with a capitalization of » > million dollars or leas. Today It ; e.- to conference adjustment «i'h the House. It will become law simcime next week. Plans were near perfection in the treasury for the special iaaue of small denomination bonds coupon which ■he administartion is depending in part for restoration to circulation of hoarded money especially that held in small amounts. The bonds will go cn sale March 5: they will nature In a year. Neither the total amount of the issue nor the interest rates ha--. Wn determined yet. These bonds are to be an integral part of the drive hoarding by tbe National organization under Col. Frank Knox, of Chicago. id MILK COWS FOR STATE URGED State Health Board * Drive Reported To Be Show ing Results Raleigh. Feb. 20. —A good jnilk cov i- worth more to a tenant farmer and his family than SI,OOO worth of Government Bonds, while more cows r-neraiiy ~n the farms of the State will bring happiness and prosperity instead of poverty to more than 250,- •«> homes .according to Warren H. P» inker, head of the division of Sani t;iry Kngineering and who is in ac *' e charge of State-wide Milk-for n-alth campaign just being launched fcv the Board of Health. For several months, the reports re rnved fro mthe dairy and milk in -nectors for the State Board of t>allh in all sections of the State have indicated a steady decrease in the amount of milk being used, both i' rities and rural section, Mr. Booker ■ •'id today. At tbe same time an In >e has been noted in the number “ r cases being reported and undernourished and malnutrition y**- especially among school chib ' “u in sections where very little milk i iis*>d. Headlights Ordinance Explained By Jeffress Dnllr Ulifilrk »<* Hr Mir Wmirr Motel. "» J r. ni«KK«viM k |r 'Rh. Feb. 20. -"Glaring, blind - hr-jfilights must be curbed and the "'in<'n»s and injuries caused by these ! M " : *i h **Hdlight.s stopped." said Chair ,lUn Jeffress of the State High '■n rf> ioinission. "After years of ex- I' umrp!^ti on with various suggested for correcting headlights tc ainiv with the laws and after trying • I two years or more to get the co •'ration of the motorists by stopping ' -m and warning them, we have t . *'he The State H ghway Patrol last month noted 21.- •li.'i violations of traffic regulations and effected a savings to state and citizens of $81,566.48 according to the eport fil;d today by Captain Charles D. Farmer. There were 750 arresds during Jan uary' License purchases and charges ef 'ucted at the ins igalion of the patrol netted Ihe state 61,281. The fines and crisis amounted to $10,170.81. bonds forfeited totalled $624. Stolen cars recovered were valued at $8,600 and other recoveries made totalled sß9u. Sentences from arrests totalled 245 months. TARDIEU WILL TRY TO FORM MINISTRY Paris, France, Feb. 20 (AF)— Andre Tardk*u > who was minister of War in the Laval cabinet to day accepted a mandate to form a new government to succeed that ministry. comply with the law and that they will be immune from arrest, drivers will do well to use appliances' which have been tested out by the Highway Commission and approved by it, Jef fress said. “The only thing we are going to do is enforce the law which prohibits glaring and blinding headlights." Chairman Jeffress said. "Section 49 t of the Motorvehicle laws of 1931 provides that the front headlights of an au tomobile shall be so adjusted that they will throw a beam of light 'un der normal atmospheric condition* and on a level road sufficient to ren der clearly discernable a person 200 feet ahead but shall not project a glaring or, dazzling light to persons in front of such headlamps.' This gives the Highway Patrol all the law It needs to arrest the drivers of any cars with glaring and blinding' head lights. In order that drivers may be sure they will not be arrested or stop ped. we are suggesting they use a certain type of appliance that elimin ates glare. "It is of course not compulsory for drivers to use these appliances, and they may use any other appliance or method which makes their lights com ply with the lgw. However, we know that the appliances that have been tested out by the Highway Commie (Continued op Page Stag. - - . ONLY DAILY i NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED FLOOD WATERS ARE OFFERING THREATS TO FARMING LANDS Rains Swell Mississippi Tri butaries In Tennessee And Arkansas Today MANY STREAMS ARE NOW OUT OF BANKS Crest of Forty-Nine Feet, Five Above Flood State Reported at Helena, Ar kansas, After Big Rains Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 20.—(AF) The threat of the Mississippi Rii'er, builder and destroyer of the valley farm lands Increased today as rains swelled tributaries In flood stages. A crest of forty-nine feet, five above flood stage was forecast for the Big River at Helena, Arkan sas, today and the Mississippi rose a tenth to 38.7 at Memphis yester day. It was out of its bounds at many points through the lower valley and lapped at sandbagged levee tops in the Mlssippi delta. CAMPBirSKING NEW SPEED RECORD Bluebird Racer Makes First Trial Run At Daytona Beach Today Day lona, Beach, Fla., Feb. 2fl— ffAP)— Sir Malcolm Campbell, of Kngland, hero to attempt to break his own automobile speed record of 245 miles an hour roared over the ocean course in his Bluebird car at 1:30 p. m. EST today in the first of series of test trials. He was officially clocked at a. speed of 125.874 miles an hour. TARHEELSEAIN IN OKLAHOMA CITY Man Known As His Close Friend Is Held On Charge of Murder Oklahoma '.City, Feb. 20—(AP)— James Ray Williams, 45, Union coun ty. N. C., native was shot to death at his home here and Frank R. Ben nett. said to have been .His close friend, surrendered to police saying, "I shot a man.” Bennett at first declined to ela borate but later said the trouble grew out of Williams’ attentions to Mrs. Bennett. Williams was shot nine times. His estranged wife, and five children live near Bj#flany, Kansas. Bennett is also married and has six children. OKLAHGMAFAVORS MURRAY CANDIDACY , ; j Alfalfa Bill Is Given Endor. sement of State Demo cratic Convention * ft V Oklahoma City, Fe*. 20 (AP)—A resolution endorsing William H. (Al falfa BUI) Murray for the' Democratic presidential pond nation was adopted amid loud cheering by the Oklahoma Democratic convention today. Oklahoma City, Feb. 20 (AP) — taxes, more trade and no trust*,” a creed from the pen of Governor Wil liam H. (iJtfktfa Elll) Murray, was presented today to the Oklahoma Dembcratic convention ag Ha national esues platform.. . Ttie poHeJea enunciated were those wMcftt “Ai/alfa BUI 1 ’ potential presi dential candidate hopes to seer In the , national platform.. • ■ , - HENDERSON, N. C., IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 20,1532 BIG DRIVE ON SHANGHAI ROOSEVELT'S FOES DENY THEY INTEND TO DISRUPT PARTY i They Contend His Greatest Asset Is His Strength In His Home State of New York “PUSSY-FOOTER’* ON BIG ITENfS, THEY SAY Only on PoWer Issue and Prohibition Has He Been Specific, and They Can’t Forget He Was Once Dry And Still Has Support of Dry Folowers By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Frees Staff Writer Washington, Feb. 20. The anti- Roosevelt Democrats bent on splitting their party wide open? They speak of A1 Smith's attitude as one of “rule or ruin,’ 'and predict ruin if thei rfavorlte is defeated at the Jeffersonian national convention To be sure, it ie only the assump tio nos the anti-Rooeevelties that A1 Smiths plan is to prevent the gover nor’s nomination next June, as head of the Democratic ticket. That is what they do assume, any way, and it is true enough that tltyere is an anti-Roosevelt element, wheth er or not A1 Smith is its sirategist in-chief. And the Question the Roosevelt-itee are asking is: Do the anti-Roosevelt-ites Want to disrupt the Democratic- party? This, they say, is just what the result will be if the antl-Roosevelt-ites succeed in blocking the governor's nomina tion. To a dtsipteregted . bystander, it rather appears that the antl-Rooee velt-ltes have an answer tor this In terrogation .even though they may have made up their minds to fight the governor's nomination to the last ditch at the June convention. Far from wanting to disrupt the party, the anti-Roosevelt-ltes want the Democrats to win in November. It so happens that they believe their chance of doing so will be reduced to a maximum with Governor Roosevelt as their presidential candidate. Thus their objection to his nomina tion is not quite so wanton as the Rrxv'-velt-ites in their irritation, im ply ilr t it is. If ar.y.hin.'T, the anti-Roosevelt-ites are more logical in their opposition to the governor’s claims than are the Roosevelt-1 tea in their support of them. The Roosevelt-ites simply say that they like the governor and let it go at that. The "antis" explain in de tail what they think is the matter with him. It hardly can be denied that Gov ernor Roosevelt originally was presi dentially mentioned because of his prestige as governor of New York. The anti-Roosevelt-ites recognize that (Continued on Page Six.) FORESTfIRESIN STATE DECREASING January Figures Were Low. er Than Any Month Re. cently, Report Shows Dally Dl»Mtrl In the Hr Wniter Hotel# **Y J. C. HASKKHVIM. Raleigh. Feb. 20.—Forest fire losses In cooperating counties of North Car olina dropped to the lowest figure in months during January, according to a monthly summary issued today by the Department of Conservation and Development. Only 83 fires were reported by the 34 organized counties, according to the report. These fires burned over 2,740 acres and caused damages esti mated at $5,255. The leading source of fires during the month was the group including campers, fishermen, and hunters, who were accused of setting 25 or almost one-third of the total. Next largest number of fire causes was smokers, to whom 16 of the fires were ascribed. Brush burners were said to have caused 15 of the fires, and other causes were ak,follows: incendiarists, 9; railroads. 7; miscellaneous 6; and unknown, 5. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair, slightly colder In central and cast portions tonight; Sunday partly cloudy slowing rising tem perature, fresh north shifting to port hast wild* Stubbornly Resisting Army Os Chinese Forced To Give Way Under Intensive Attack LINES DRAWN FOk SHANGHAI f!GH'» With nea v y reinforcements brought in by both Chinese and Japanese this map shows how the battle lines were drawn up out side the international settlement at Shanghai as the opposing arm ies awaited word to begin the Bill Offered For Independence For Philippine Isles Washington, Feb. 20 ((AP)—Tho Senate Terrilor es committee to day agreed upon the basic princi ples of the Mil under which Phil ippine independence would be granted in about 15 years if the islanders voted to accept the con ditions. Using the Hawes-Cutting bUI as a base the comm tier voted for •an .island plebescite on Independ ence to be held fifteen years from the date of approval of a consti tution. PLANS FOR EXTRA LEAGUE MEET 10E Session To Be Held On March 3 To Decide Pro tests of Chinese Geneva, Feb. 20.—(AP) —The Lea gue of Nations Secretariat proceeded today with plans for an extraordi nary session of the League assembly which has been summoned for March 3 to adjudicate China’s case against Japan. In deciding to the call the extraordinary session, "one delegate after another in the League Council adjured Japan to postpone putting in to effect its ultimatum against the Chinese army which ended early this morning when' the big drive at Shanghai began. • IMMUNITY PLEA NOT USED, TINKHAM SAYS Washington. Feb. 20 (AP)—Rep resentative Tlnkhab. Republican, Massachusetts, denied In His Hopse today Risk his original ans wer to psbep James Csnaen Jris. fWMM libel suit {Headed oongree gressional immunity ae con tended yeeterday by Representative BRaa toq, Texas. . PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY long-waited decisive engagement Chinese forces have been digging in behind the marshes north of the settlement where because, of the swampy terrain, they hoped {o minimize the effectiveness of Jap anese tankj. SPEECHES BARRED AT ARMS MEETING No More Addresses Will Be .Heard At Parley Be. fore Thursday Gneva. Feb. 20. (AP) —Arthur Hen derson, president of the World Dis armament Conference, announced fol lowing a group of addresses by re presentatives of minor nations this morning that there would be no fur ther speeches before the conference until after next Wednesday. Senor Valdes Menxville. Chilean delegate, told the conference in the first address this morning that econo mic reorganization would follow re duction of armaments. Fred Lathan Is Expected To Seek Graham’s Office Dally Dispatch Barr ia the Sir Walter Hate*. BY J. C. ItASKEWIM. Raleigh. Feb. 20—The belief is growing here that Fred P„ Lathan of Bell Haven. Beaufort county, will be a candidate for Commissioner of Agri culture. opposing W. A. Graham, pre sent Commissioner, for The nomina tion in the June 4 primary. Mr. La than spent several days here this week conferring with agricultural and political leaders, among these being Josephys Daniels and Clarence Poe. qdjtqr of The Progressive Fanner. Mr. Lathan, when asked pointblank if he is going to become a candidate for Commisstpner of Agriculture, did not say he was going to in so'many words. Bat he made no effort to con ceal the fact that he is considing the matter very carefully and that he is being urged by many to make the race. Most of those who talked with Lathan while he was here this week are convinced he will get Into the race. ’lt ie a matter that requires more (hnughi and consideration than I 8 PAGESi TODAY I FIVE CENTS COPT Woosung Village Reported In Flames Following First Attack By Japanese ATTACKS BEING MADE BY LAND, SEA, AIR Dozens of Airplanes Rain Showers of Po wer fu 1 Bombs on Well Covered Chinese Trenches Today Shanghai, Feb. 21.—(Sunday)—> (AF)—Japanese heavy artillery In Hongkew park began a terrific bombardment of the Chinene sec tor in Chapel early this meaning. The firing was heavier tQuui It had been ail Saturday while the attack was concentrated on 'Klang wan. halfway between Chapel and Woosung. The Chinese guns went Into ac tion immediately and Shanghai trembled to the cannonading. Chinese Weaken. Shanghai, Feb. 21—(Sunday)— (AP) —Founded all day long by Japan’s big guns the (hlmse re serve lines were weakened crlj this morning as Japanese lingsn a frontal and flanking movement against the front lines In the Chapel sector. There were hundreds of dead and wounded In the Chinese sap port lines after the long artillery bombardment and p series of air raids. Apparently the i Japanese stra tegy foEswed then which became familiar In the World War. Protest American Activity. Early this meriting the Japanese (Continued irom Page One.) •’ • MRTESre South Carolina Man Facing Charge Os Killing His Father Laurens, S. C., Feb. 20.—(AP) Henry Rasor, 45, accused of slaying his father, W. C. Rasor, 71, retired merchant of Cross Hill, today took »h« witness stand in ijia trial for murder with Latham Crisgj and Eugene Crisp, and denied any connection with the killing. Rasor gave h detailed account of his movements, on the night of last September 26. when his father was beaten to death in the older Razor's home in Cmrs Hill. About 6 :?f) p. m. he talked with his father, he said, then ate sfippei and sat on the porch of his ’home until aboM eight o'clock. He said he went to Led at nine thirty p. m. Some time aft ;r midnight, he continued, he was awakened by someone Telling and her rd two pistol shots. He and Mrs. Rasor thought there was a fire, he s.-jid, and he dressed while she went, out on the porch. have been able to give it up* to the present,'* Lathan said when asked If he was going to become a cat *dldate. “I think matters of this kind, should be given the most careful col istdera tion, not only by the prospect) ve car dldate but by all those who are in terested In the agricultural 4 evelop • ment of the State.” * It is no secret here tha fat r man. months certain elements has e bee; bringing pressure to bear u{ on L» than to persuade hi mto s< ek the nomination for Commissioner 4 H Agri culture. It has also been knot to that iAthan has resisted them efforts, maintaining that, he could ‘fl yt give up his farming and other inM rests to make the campaign - that W! juld be necessary unless he oould bfj assured of erally material support ha agrt culutrat forces of the State, Present indentions are that this rxp | ort as developed and is at his disi os f 4 when ever he decides to annouucv .Ids can didacy. • ■> } Those who are sc« iv. j uackl'ng £a- m HO9 WtoLf