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CAROLINA.
NINETEENTH YEAR
JAPANESE GAINING
Washington
209TH ANNIVEASARY
OBSERVANCE STARTS
Hoover Praise* Fir*t Prc*i
dent In Speech Before
Joint Congress Session
FIRST APPEARANCE
-rnir Lnlogy of Washington Is This
Mich tv Nation'*. PrnMfnt Hoov
er Trils Congress Todajr
Washington. Feb. 72. —(AP) —Stand
ing befoie the congress of the United
StatM. President Hoover marked to
day the 200th anniversary of George
Washington's birth by pronouncing
h.T the chief contributor to the na
tion's greatness.
The true eulogy oP
hr -aid "is the mighty na*Jop "
Opens Hi-Centennial.
1h“ rhier executive'i' words—-de
livered before n joint session of the
Srr.ate and House -initiated formally
:h? Bi-Centennial celebration of the
first president's birth, which will ex
tend over the next nine months.
The occasion marked Mr. Hoover's
first appearance before a joint ses
sion.
Turning completely from present
day problems, the president traced;
the course of the country’s growth
over the post two centuries and call
ed for a renewal of the inspiration
rs Washington.
Proudly.” he said, “we report to
onr forefathers that the republic-ts
more secure, more constant, more
powerful, more truly great than at
any nth<*r time In Its histone.** »
Praises 'Washington.
He declared ImjfcrtJence with those
»tn undertake what he called "the
irrational humanising’ of W&shing
t>i Thr-re is no need, the president
r id, too look beneath "his unique ,
vialiMe.t Os greatness" and great ac-|
c*>mplishments.
'W> need not attempt at canoniza
ti «n of George Washington. "He said, i
j
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MURRAY TOO LATE
FOR Ed. PRIMARY
Notice Os Entrance Fail* To-
Reach Savannah In Time
To Be Entered
‘Aavarmah, Ga.. Feb. 22. —(AP) -Gov- *
r:nor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New
'ork and Judge E. H. Howard, were
,h| '' only candidates qualified for the
‘ >eoigia presidential perferences pri
mary when the entries closed today
*’ tioon, central standard time.
Governor W. H. Murray, of Okla
homa failed to qualify. Murray's per-
blank required by the
'ieoigia primary law. failed to ar
'lv» by the dealine. His check for
»l firm entrance fee was received yes-
Ifiday.
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DOING GOOD WORK
Many Auto Driver* Warned
of Law Violations And
Many Arrested
Dnlljr iMapmrk fterena.
I* Ike Sir Wnllrr Uetal.
D , *■ r - niIKIHVaU
Kale.gh, Feh. 22—The State High
* r;,y Patrol stopped 19.996 cars and
'ucks during January for varying
'•’'nations of the State motorvehlcle
,h,> report made public today by
'•ptain Charles D. Farmer, eomman
0t tfle P atr °J shows,
nly 750 of the drivers of the 19,-
‘ cars that were stopped were ar
. ed. with 10,231 drivers permitted
‘ go on after being warned by pa
, men a total of 435 drivers were
nnrf P€< ! b * caua ® they were operating
, lfl sr lm P«>per licenses, and compelP
r ,_ ° new iicenses. Drivers at 124
for\ W *^ e elther arrested or warned
hiiu other cars on curves or
pen 4,270 drivers were stop
and la vJTV"®* ,or ho »» ln * th * ro*d
tr r r! 9 '^ 0 drivr * warned or arrested
th- their cars or trucks on
out n°n? rCte or t”** ll highway with
the pu * ng off onto the shoulders of
roa d. as the law requires.
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These are scenes, phaftgs and well
In* ll 'l paintings, frm the life of
Gasrgc Washington, ftrst presi
ded of the United States of
America, whoso 2Coth birthday
COS6RAVE TO GIVE
BEVJp SUPPORT
_ V
Conditional Support Promis
ed by Defeated Irish
Government
Dublin. Irish Free State, Feb. 22
(AP)—President William Cosgraie to
day promised conditional support of
his apparently defeated government
paiiy to Eamon De Valera the lat
ter forms a new Irish government.
President Cosgrave, whose party
tan second to DcValera's Fianna Fall.
:n the general elect.on held last Tues
day. said that although his govern
ment had "hysterical opposition” dur
ing the years It was in power in Ire
land. the new government would have
from him an opposition which would
support rt. as long as i s policies were
beneficial to Ireland.
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS
' ON MILK OFFERED
Governor Offers Two Silver
Cups To School Chil.
dren of State
Dallr Ui«Mtd Barra*.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
*>▼ J. r. BJUIKKUVIM.
Raleigh. Feb. 22.—Governor O. Max
Gardner Is offering two silver cups
as prizes for the best essays written
by school children dealing with the
uses of milk, in connection with the
State-wide Milk-For-Health campaign
being undertaken by the State Board
of Health, it was announced today.
One of the cups will be awarded for
lhe best essay written by an elemen
tary school pupil and the other will
be awarded for the best essay writ
ten by a high school pupil.
The essay contest will close at noon.
April 25. and all those entering the
contest must have their essays in the
office of the State Board of Health
before the date. The essays should be
addressed to contest director, care of
Warren H. Booker, State Board of
Health. The length of the essays must
not be more than 900 words and each
must bear the name of the pupil, ad
dress, age, grade and the name of
each school, teacher and pounty. The
essays must be original, although the
information may be obtained from
any source.
RED MEN'S OFFICER
HELD FOR FORGERY
Tarboro, pb. 22 (AP) —Roy Ab
rams, record officer of the Maccles
field Order of Red Men, wea hi Jail
today charged wtth forging names to
insurance policies of nine lodge mem
bers.
Police said he collected 1400 on each
policy and that the injured are Mill
alive. Abrams was arrested wiitle
working at Norfolk, Va., garage.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
Bi-Centennial
HENDERSON, N. C.
anniversary is being celebrated
throughout the length and breadth
of the land*. Top views show, left
to right, the birthplace of Wash
ington at Wakefield. Vs., recon
Carolinas Honor
Memory of First
' President of IJ.
. the A^gtaKl>«ftL
' George Washington lived again
Jn the Carolinas' today prtmaril>
n the hearts of schpol children but
honored no less by their elders.
In every community in each state
special exercises commemorated
. the birth of the country's first
president
Governor O. Max Gardner and
Governor I bra C. Blackwood is
sued proclamations in memory ot
Washington.
TWENTY KILLED IN
WEEKEND MISHAPS
More Than A Score Are In
jured In Accidents Over
Southern States
Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 22 (AP>— The
South counted twenty dead and more
than a score injured in week-end ac
cidents today. Automobiles cost the
lives of thirteen, four were drowned,
one was killed in an airpldne crash
another by a street car and one by
the firing of a gun, though to be un
loaded.
North Carolina had one street car
and one automobile fatality.
MILL WORKERS IN
GREENSBORO STRIKE
Overall Company Employes
Protest Against Heavy
Wage Cuts
Greensboro, Feb. 22.—(AP)— Be
tween 1.300 and 1,400 employes of the
Blue Bell Overall company here went
on strike today in protest against a
threatened wage cut.
A few minutes after the walkout
mill officials turned off the power
making It impossible for the Tew
workers who remained at their poets
to continue their duties.
Representatives of the strikers said
the mill was preparing to reduce their
pay from *4.50 to *2.50 a day.
The’ strikers also said the mill Is
sontemplating changing from piece
work to an hourly basis.
W. R. Baker, president of the com
pany said officials would close the
mill "for a few days” and think the
matter over.
wiathcT
FOR-NORTH CAROLINA,
dowdy, slightly ©older tonight;
Tuesday partly cloudy aad< odder;
fresh to strong northwest .winds.
Satin Uiauafrb
IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 22,1932
GROUND ON CHINESE
Is Formally Opened By Hoover
structed by government;
Washington erdssing the Delaware
the night before his overwhelm
ing defeat of British troop? at
Trenton, and the best kron 'i per-
RELATIVE} DEFEND
DEAD Li’S NAME
Are Resentful of Efforts To
Blacken Character Os
fioston Girl
Boston, Feb. 22 (AP) —Relatives of
Elizabc lh Barrett Cook, who died at
sea near Gibraltar February 7 on the
steamship Gb'nese Prince, were re
sentful today of what they termed
"attempte to blacken the character
of a dead girl.”
Mi . rnd Mrs. Albert Carroll, of
Brook line, ai n :nd uncle of the dead
girl, said tney naa siancu an inquiry
al various telegriph offices in Italy
to prove the girl djd not send herself
the hoax message she received shortly
before her death.
The message falsely announced the
death In Boston of her fiance. Si.
George Arnold and requeued her not
lo return to this city. It was agned
“Helen James.”
NEW INDICTMENT IN
CASE OF HARWOODS
Raleigh, Feb. 22 (AP)—A new
bill jointly Indicting Mlm Lola
Harwood, Bryson City and her
father Judge John H. Harwood, of
the Superior coart bench, In con
nection with the alleged shortage
of $4 828 in state revenue accounts
of Mlm Harwood, Is slated to reach
the Wake County grand jury this
week.
Talk Os More Entering
Primary Is Still Heard
DafJj UUpateh Har-aa.
ta (hr Sir Winter Hotel.
BT J. C. IVASKKI# v*4,L.
Raleigh. Feb. 22.—Talk cjowcerning
prospective condidates for’the* Demo
cratic nomination for Governor con
tinues to such an extent here that
those who are not yet in the race are
getting much more attention than
thoee who have already announced as
candidates. As a result the three an
nounced candidates—R. T. Fountain.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus and A. J. Max
well —are going to have to get busy
to keep their prospective opponents
from crowding them out of the po
litical spotlight.
Os the four or five prospective can
didates who continue to be mentioned
as "possibiHtles’’ sines Josephus
Daniels removed himself from the
gubernatorial picture, opinion here to
day Is that Solicitor Tom McNeill of
Lumberton, Robeson county, Is more
likely to become a candidate than
any one else and that the formal an
nouncement of his candidacy is likely
to be made at any moment. Quite a
number of the friends of General Al
bert la Ciox ot Rgdeigh also regard
It as virtually certain tbs* he will
trait of the father of his country.
Below, left to right, are Martha
Washington; Washington as a
young officer in the colonial mi
litia when he fought in the French
Business Leaders
Gather To Discuss
Progress Jn State
L
.- Charlotte, Feh. 22—(API—Prt>-
w t««« orii«mww£jnH! bribery tnr
the two CsnNsm wIB he reriewed
v tonight at a banquet to be attend
ed by more than 200 yeaders of
the two states.
Sponsors of the banquet plan to
make It a "1932 declaration of In
dependence from fear, selfishness
and jealousy.”
Governor Ibra Blackwood, of
South Carolina and Dr. E. ta.
Sikes, of Ctamson College, will
speak.
SIX MOMOOLS
ARE ENDING TERMS
Many School Districts Ex
pected To Begin Finding
Difficulties
Raleigh. Feb. 22.—(AP)—With the
six months State supported school
term about to end throughout North
Carolina, many local school districts
are expected to experience trouble
soon in meeting expenses, schobl au
thorities here predicted today.
Already about 150,000 pupils have
completed the six months term and
are out of school until next fall, Dr.
A. T. Allen, State superintendent of
public instruction says. Eight and
nine months schools which enroll
about 87 percent of the white children
attending school are preparing to con
tlnue their regular terms.
become a candidate with Daniels'
blessing. But reports coming in dur
ing the last few days indicate that
McNeill has already made up his
mind to run and is likely to get the
jump on Cox. Dixon Mac Lean of Lum
berton, unofficial campaign manager
of McNeill, who has had not a little
to do with pumping up the McNeill
boom, was in Raleigh this week and
confidentially assured so many that
McNeill Is going to run thdt ndw most
of those in political circles here be
lieve it.
There is no doubt that General'Cox
is seriously considering getting Into
the contest for the nomination, and
that he is being urged from «a, num
ber of quarter* to make tha'fun. With
in the past week he has told several
of his friends unqualifiedly that he is
going to be a candidate although he
has declined to make' thft statement
for publication. He admits, however,
that he is giving the matter' careful
and thoughtful consideration J j
Then, there Is Willis Smith, of Ra
leigh, speaker of the house In the 1981
general assembly, who u «tifl eqp
(CoxUimed on Fags Ms).
PUBLISHED KVKR.Y, AFTEItMOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY
and Indian wars; Washington’
first inauguration, an original i
oil done by Clyde 0. Doland, ar
Mount Vernon, Washington
home on the Potomac.
FLAGDEN ADMITS HE
WAS NOT KIDNAPED
4
Man Says Hib Ran Away To
Escape Worries And Was
Not Abducted
Malon, N. Y.. Feb. 22.—(AP) State
Police of Troop B. Barracks here said
todayy they nao a ataiement from
Harris H. Flagden, Upper Saranac
Lake camp operator and former North
Carolina school teacher in which he
admitted he had gone away volun
tarily and had not been kidnapped.
Flagden turned up in Clveland last
week after having been mining from
home for several days.
Troopers said Flagden had dadded
to go away because he was "worried."
What the worried were was not re
vealed. g |
GOVERNOR [EAVES
FOR FLORIDA TALK
Gardner Now In Miami To
Speak to “Committee of
100’ Tuesday Night
Raleigh, Feb. 22. —(AP)—Governoi
Gardner, of North Carolina, left here
late last night for Miami. Florida to
address "the committee of 1W there
tomorrow night
The governor sometim eago accept
ed the Florida invitation it wgs learn
ed today, but he did not announce
that he would attend the meeting. It
was not generally known until late
today that he had left the state.
sniithmMnter
NAME FOR OFFICE
New York Newspa'per Says
He May Give Consent
In Massachusetts
New York, Feh. 22.—(AP)—The
N«3f Yqrk limes xaid today th*t For
mer GoViernor Alfred E. femltb tuui de
cided to give torm*l consent to his
Massachusetts supporters *to pledge
themselves .to him as candidates to
become delegates to the Democratic
National convention and an announce
ment to that effect will be made this
week. *
This step, the Times said, was
brought about by the Masesohnooite
election tapr under which Smith is re
quired to give Ids written qoneeat—
In a letter to the secretary of State,
or to each candidate for delegate, who
wishes to run pledged to hhb. *
It is expected, the article said that
he will file a blanket consent ujlth
the secretary bf state and that Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt will
adopt a similar course.
8 PACES
TODAY I
FIVE CENTS COPY
ARMY
PARTY OF AMERICAN
TROOPS FIRED UPON
BY CHINESE FORCES
No Casualties Reported But
Complaint I* Filed With
Chinese Headquarters
KIANKWAN VILLAGE
STILL BEING HELD
Chinese Hold On Tenacious
ly Although Japanese
Army Advances Beyond
And Around City
Shanghai. Feh. 28 (Tuesday)—
(AP)— Chinese headquarters is
sued s bulletin early this morn
ing declaring that their army was
advancing rapidly along the whole
front from Chapel to Woosung
drivng back the Japanese despite
the arrival of enemy reinforce
ments.
In the Kiangwawn sector where
♦he fighting of the. past two days
has been very heavy, the com
munique said, the ChJnene force
withdrew, drawing the Japanese
attack after It.
The Chinese pressed their ad
vances following closely and this
morning's communique said **t
Chinese intended to ptmh the Ja
panese back to the edge of the
International settlement.
Shanghai, Feh. 22.—(AP) Mow
of the 31st United States Infantry
on patrol along' Foochow Creek
were fired on today as they
strengthened their barbed wire
defenses but there were no cas
ualties.
<Cfcina»* headquarters, altar b
ciomphdnt had been filed, expir
ed that the American* were wear
lag blue uniforms and the Chinese
soldiers mistook them for Japan
ese bluejackets.
Chinese Fall ”n-*"
Shanghai. Feb. 22.— (AP)— IA.
General Henkichi Ilyeda’s power
fully equipped Japanese army
forced its way pant and around
the stountly defended village of
Kiangwan, this afternoon' in the
most terrific attack since hlstUlne
began Saturday and staahed a
G‘
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GIANTIRIPIS
SERIOUSLY DAMAGED
Akron is Bfidly Damaged
When Shiy# Gets Out Os
Control In Wind
Lekehurst. N. J.. Feb. 22—(AP)—
A mishap damaged the giant naval
dirigible Ajrron seriously today as a
congressional sub-committee prepared
for a test, rtde which the airship skip
per hoy id would vndicate her ar*
Three navy men suffered
Übruir/es and shock.
Thf* giant craft lurched suddenly la
a fr<eshening north wind and while
a Vroken control cable lashed the
et'irn fabric, reeled in a quarter turn
a/id smashed its vertical fin.
HOLIDAYOBSERVED
IN CAPITAL TODAY
City Named After First
President Leads Anni
versary Celebration
Washington. Feb. 22.—(AP)— The
nation which George Washington led
through its stumbling infant stops,
grown to a size and power undreamed
of in his time, paid today its debt
of homage to the first president
This day 200 years ago be was born
si Wakefield, in Virginia, to rtog
eventually to unparalleled eminence.
The capital he founded became one
of' the world's most beautiful ettles
through plans made under his guid
ance, and led the celebration. Despite
a threat of rain it was lavish In paper
sad display, splendid in the md,Mhmit
and blue of endless bunting.
Ceremony and celebrations in •su
its succession through the day opc
meliorated the bi-cenienpiql ctta*a>
lag with an address by the'Slat stir
eessor to Washington and the prm
dency before the assembled bonne o’
congress, the high dignitartas at
and representatives of foreign cattaot.