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GA t E'\:),\, To fEMK« u r .\nOI.'NA. | Sxeteexth year CHINESE m ID LEAGUE Mi,DE BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TODAY Declares That Japan Doea not Consider That China Is An ‘Organized People SAYS GRAVE DANGER “ IS NOW EXISTING Sav Time Has Come When Realities Instead of Fiction Must Be Reckoned Say Chaos In China Dan gerous T»k> <*. Japan. Feb. 'll—(A I*) _Th«- Jjiwnnf joverriwnt'ii r;f n'\ |<> thr note of tlw i/WgW of Naliouo Council on February IS wa- telegraphed to (Irneva today tr Joseph Paul Boncour. acting president of the council. It ilnlaml “it must hr rro phasim* that the Japanese govern nr nt does not and cannot consider that China is an ‘organised peo l*l(' uithin the meaning of the League of Nations covenant.” Need Protection. that China in the past, by r-tnmon consent, has been treated as si organized state, the Japanese note >«id that "fictions cannot last for ever nor can they bo tolerated when th*v become grave sources or prac lical danger." The time has inevitably come." the nplv added, “when realities rather than fiction must be reckoned with. If Japan had no interests there, it might t* - possible to continue indefinitely i»..prc»'ng the fiction that the recent region to occupied by an 'organised pnplc Japan however has enormous interests there and it is impossible linger to treat the chaos in China as if it were order.” ffiICREFUSES TO RIDE ON AKRON Member of Committee Prob. •ng Ship s Construction issues Statement d’rt hington. Feb. 23. (AP)—Fear ‘Hd the airship Akron might have '•'Mi irreparably damaged when she i nek the ground at Lakehurst yes '•rday was expressed today by Rep resentative McClintic, Republican of Oklahoma. M'Clintic. who wan chairman of the ’ r *'« '»■ Naval sub-committee, inves a'|r,s ’be airworthiness of the giant i-'P sail. ‘ I certainly won't make a in that airship." Oklahoman and four other re- were on the ground at [fkfhurst waiting so rthe Akron to prepared to take them aloft when 'df mishap occurred. Possible Gubernatorial Candidates Undecided I'mllf iHapatrh Barcas. I» <kr air Wsllrr Mala*. "» J • H'SKI Vi If f . '■aieigh. Feb. 23.—Since Congress ■ n Lindsay Warren announced that 'b'l not choose to run for Gover an*i .simulating Caasar, rejected ./ offer of support should he seek f nomination, pledging his support i's rad to j. c b. Ehringhaus and Ehrlnghaus made his expected / * ra, >on that he favored complete av>/al of the 5 cents tax on property >r school purposes, the sh&dowß of om McNeill and of General Albert - t-ox. have not been looming so on ,h * political horizon as po !„'al gubernatorial candidates. any of those who all last week . rr ins **ting that there would be p a..r one more candidate in tha rtr,> wh i would carry on the Daniels anner and wage the Daniels crusade, to I* ' f ,Jrop^* t Daniels had declined mo ! Jn ’. are now l«*s sure. For • of the militant Daniels sup* f r " who "till insist that there * another candidate to carry mr “ P«niels' battle to “get the „i, ’/?. y ! here the money is” were pln ovpr.l T ? re * tpßt *»ope in the almost For n' Kht h< ’ orn for Lindsay Warren, no ,r St ° f the * e f * lt that th «re I> »" g f r an V PoMibiUty that Angus flair would become a candl ho,! ' )r that Ton » McNeill of Lum *noiißh t,J V Id muater anything Ilka ** a S. V 2 €, lsc to * et w,thin ahouting " ot the nomination. Nor did Brniirrsmt Satin Disiiatrli saa,™ MANCHURIA BECOMES A "REPUBLIC’: | f PACIFIC^ P v’ v Cg3pj|| OCEAjIf This 13 a map of An!;uo, newest of the nations, which has bc-cn pro claimed a republic after declaring its independence of China—under t j <. Jinination of Japanese t.'*o; 3. Ankuc, formerly the 1 "O’, ince of Manchuria, while in ti ■;:cmhnt i:i name, virtually is «. ,t ad.-nt «:i the JaDuncsc gov Vigorous Attacks Made On Motion Picture Industry Fight For Lower Freight Rates In State Is Renewed Raleigh, Feb. 23.—(AP)— The North Carolina Corporation Com mission today renewed its flr.’it for lower freight rate classl (na tion* for the state at a heading here before Attorney Examiner Howard llosmer, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The hearing was started a year ago but has been in recess for several months. This week the Corporation Commission will pro bably finish Its case and the car riers will give their answering estimony and data. Educate- Dies. Wllmorc. Ky.. Feb. 23.—Dr. John Wesley Hughes. 79, founder and for mer president of Asbury college here and Kingswood college Breckinridge county, died early Monday at his home here. ♦ liey feel that General Cox could mus ter a strong enough following to make any material dent in the fol lowings of the three announced can didates. They did feel, however, that Lindsay Warren with his well-known strength in the First Congressional district, with the fame he has won as a member of Congress in recent months and with his almost mira culous vote getting ability, would be able to wreck Ehrlnghaus in his own section of the State, make deep in roads into the Fountain forces, vir tually eliminate Maxwell and lead the > Daniels forces to victory. But when Warren announced from Washington Sunday that he would not consent to become a candidate and that he would support Ehring haus for the nomination, the hopes of the “get the money where the money is” crusaders dropped mater ially. And along with their hopes, tbe hopes of McNeill and Cox also have 4 taken a noee dive, according to po litical opinion Here. For with Con gressman Warren openly supporting Ehrlnghaus and with Ehrlnghaus now definitely committed to carrying out the principle of the Mac Lean for complete state support of the pix months school term and the removal of the present 15 cents property tax for schools, observers here fell to see how either McNeill or Cox could hope (Continued on Page Two) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER WITHSTAND ernment, for it could not last a day without the protection of Ja pan’s troops. In', tis of Henry Hu Yi, former bey emperor of China, who is ger.crully looked upon as the L'c’ing candidate for lift Lime dictator of t’»« r_v na tion. It is fs:id I.Vti Iv* t*< w 3 not desire the job. Inr. Jcu.r ir.tiiti Senator Brookhart Call* for Inveetigation of Industry In Congress Today CHARGES INDECENT PICTURES RELEASED Attack Is Also Made on Will Hays And Promises Startl ing Revelations If Probe Is Ordered Washington, Fob. 23.—(AP) — Striking out vigorously at "de grading motion pictures Senator Brookhardt, of lowa, today called upon the Senate to Investigate the entire industry. Revelations as startling as those of the Teapot Dome oil scandal were predicted by the Senator. He de nounced Will H. Hays, as a "smoke screen"- and charged the movies had been "permitted by a supine govern ment to be successfully monopolized." Allegations of releasing “indecent" pictures and of violating the anti trust laws were contained in a resolu tion he introduced calling for an in quiry by the Senate Interstate Com merce committee. The resolution also said "it has been allaged that the Motion Picture Producers apd dis tributors of America. Inc., of which Mr. Will H. Hays, is president la pri marily'a political organization and baa exercised undue influence with private, state and federal agencies." HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23, 1932 FAVORABLE REPORT ON CARDOZO MADE « ■ ■ ->■ Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves Appointment Washington, Feb. 23. —(AP) —A un animously favorable * report on the nomination of Judge Benjamin Car doso to the Supreme Court was made today by the Senate Judiciary eom m It tee. This action cleared the way ; for prompt confirmation of the ’Vfw tort jurist, named to succeed the vener able OH t Werdel Holme-*, who-’ re signed recently. y* JAPANESE BRIGADE ORDERED TO MUKDEM Mukden, Manchuria, Feb. t&— (AT)—A Japanese brigade under Major General Meld Mural left Uaoyaag early today tor Harbin m reports that a serious MtnaMon existed in Imieupo near there where a Chines revolt against the User Manchurian state broke out yesterday. PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. JAPANESEPLAN TO DOUBLE STRENGTH OF ARMY IN CHINA Reports That Chinese Are Holding Up Under At tacks Results In Action ATTACKS OF JAPAN REPORTED HALTED Proposal To Addi. tional Troops Is Made At Cabinet Meeting Today And Is Adapted Tokyo, Feb. *8 (AP)—The Ja panese government decided to night to double 4he strength of lie army at Shanghai in the face of report* from there Maying that the Chinese defender* of the city dur ing three day* qt fighting had suc cessfully sloppy the power of Japan’* attack. The proposal (• shnd additional troop* to Shanghai was placed be fore the cabinet early today by Minister of Var ftado Araki, fol lowing r conference of military leader* which was called at Gen eral Arakl's home shortly after the messages v ore received from Shanghai official* last night. MOREWORKERS AT GREENSBORO STRIKE Tyro Hundred Elm ploy c« Os Overall Plant Walk Out fJieeudioro. Fell. 23. -(AP) -Two hundred additional employes of the Blue Bell Overall company's plant here today joined in a strike against a wage readjustment. Yesterday 1200 workers struck, clos ing the larger of two plants the com pany operates here. The strikers were joined .today by the workers in the company's number two plant bringing the total number of employes on strike to 1400. BROWNEFORCETTO ABANDON ATTEMPT Engine Trouble Halts At tempted Record To South America New York, Feb. 23.—(AP)—Nat C. Browne telephoned from East Boston airport, where he landed on his at tempted flight to South America that a cylinder in his motor had burn ed out and that he was forced to land. Browne took off in the monoplane "Lone Star” for Buenos Aires in'an effort to break the distance flight record at 8:55 a. m. EST today. hobyWeconomy RROGRAM IS DENIED Democratic House Names Committee To Study Reducing Expenses Washington, ‘ Feb. 23—(AP)—Dis regarding President Hoover's request for authority to reorganize the gov ernment, file Democratic House today created an economy committee to re oocnmend ways of reducing Federal expenditures - Sponsored by DeDmocnatic leaders . the Douglass resolution authorising Speaker Garner to appoint a commit tee of seveif to complete a reorgani zation study by April 15 was approved 216 ->to 22. . • » * . Adoption came after an hour of de- Ibate In which the Republicans charg ed M. was a Democratic gesture and would accomplish nothing.' WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight; colder In central and hast portions; Wednesday in creasing cloudiness; freak north ATTACKS OF JAPS Defenders Os Shanghai Still Hold Ground Despite Heavy Assault Os Japanese Forces Fired by Japanese Bombs , ~ ■ (Hsarsl Mrtrotons-Pst Msvisimis) This spectacular photo, direct from the scene of Stno-Japanese hostili ties in the Shanghai area, show* the North Station, objective of many unsuccessful Japanese offensives, burning after it hao been struck by Japanese incendiary bombs and sheila. The North Station is jurt out side the International Settlement and was built by British capital The stubborn resistance made gy the Chinas* at this point abased the antics world—not to mention- tha Japanese invaders. Liquor Smuggling Ring In Maryland * Reported Broken Baltimore, Feb. 23.—(AP)—-in dictments naming 37 men in an alleged liquor smuggling con spiracy carried on under the guise of oyster and fishing business of Maryland’s eastern shore were made public today by District At torney Simon E. Sobeloff. The Indictments were given out by Mobeloff at the same Ume fed eral agents began a systematic roundup of those named In the bilk), returned secretly last week by the federal grand jury here. They followed an investigation be gun In September 1930. iviISTRIAL DECLARED IN TRIAL OF RASOR Jury In South Carolina Case Unable To Agree . Upon Verdict Laurens, S. C-,\Feb. 23. (AP) —A mistrial was declared by Judge Shipp today in the murder trial of Henry Rasor, 45, Lathan Crisp, 37, and Eugene Crisp, 26. James M. Duncan, foreman of the jury, reported to the judge when court reconvened this morning, that "it seems impossible to reach a verdict." SUPREIECOI IS TAKING UP APPEALS Case* From Fifth Judicial District To Be Completed Tomorrow Raleigh. Feb. 23 (CAP)— The State Supreme court disposed of casee on 1 appeal from the fifth judicial district | today? with unusual dispatch and it appeared probable the 18 docketed would be completed tomorrow. | Opinions will be handed down to . morrow after the docket has been • heard. .\ , . Four criminal cases, including the appeal of John Robert Myers tpom ’ sentence of elect noedtton fbr the mur der of R. H. Hodges, of near Factors, were heard today aa were as. many civil actions gnd .tye expose proceed ings of George C. Eubanks, of New bern. Kubanka seeks to have a- court order that he baa no negro bload ■» stained. PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. MS NOMINATION IS PASSED AGAIN McCrary Nomination Acted Upon Favorably By Senate Committee Washington, Feb. 23.-(AP) The nomination of John R. McCrary to be attorney for the middle district of North Carolina was reported favor ably by the Senate Judiciary commit tee today. The committee parsed over the nomination of Charles A. Jonas to be attorney for the western district of North Carolina as it had done sev eral times before. Chairman Norris, Republican, Ne braska said, "it is evident there is quite a marked division" within the committee on the case. Confirmation of Jonas, a former Republican rep resentative in congress, has ben pro tested because of statements alleged to have been made by him criticising the Senate Campaign Expenditures commftte headed by Senator Nye. Ten Year Plan Group To Meet To Talk Business Dallx Dispatch Bairta. | la ise Sir Walter Hotel, nv J C. OMKKnvil.t. Raleigh, Feb. 23.—The board of di rectors of the Ten Year Plan Cor poration will meet here Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p. m. to deal with a number of important matters, among them the final selection of a name for tha corporation. It was announced todtyy by Tyre C. Taylor, president of the corporation. The first matter to be taken up will be tha reports of the various com mittees. Chairman E. S. Drapqr will present the report of his committee on Project A, which has to do with attracting- more permanent residents and ' tourists to the State. Chairman H. G. Baity, assisted by Stuart Cram er. Jr., and S. T. Henry, s|iU present the report of the committee on re search while Chairman George Watts Hill of the Agricultural Rehabilitation committee*; or Project C, will present the report of 1 his committee. These committees have already had from one to three meetings each and will have definite and cogent recommen dations and programs to submit to the board of directors. Taylor said. Another Important matter wijl be the report of 'the committee oh fi nance add orjnaizdtioto- Thii eom mtttecTis composed of Robert M. Hanes. - -Chairman,*' Windton - Salem, Reuben Robertson, Canton: Norman Cooke, Charlotte; Stuart Cramer, Jr H 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Severe Fighting of Day Ends With Battle Lines of Two Forces Unchanged BOTH SIDES SUSTAIN HEAVY CASUALTIES Japs Bomb Air Base of Chi nese Forces For Only Suc cess Reported During Fourth Day of Battling Shanghai, Feb. 24 (Wednesday) (AP)—Japanc« headquarters ad mitted early this morning that tha terrific onslaught against Kiang wan had failed to dislodge the de fenders and that it appeared the Chinese are capable of holding out for a long time. Thus 96 hours of the heaviest fighting since the world war haa left the two powerful opposing a raves just about where they stood l*«t Saturday when the Chinese rejected and ultimatum and the Japanese launched their offensive. "Our men arc tired and they want some rest,” said a head quarters spokesman supplementing the communique which reported only minor advances yesterday. There was a report that a Jspa near force had put three Chinese regiments to flight but neverthe less the Chinese held not only the town of Klangwan but also the town es Taxuug, a village to the west and several other strategic po'nt* to the eoutfa. Shanghai, China, Feb. 23 (AP)— Shanghai’s Chinese defenders fought off a succession of sleek ing Japanese attacks today along (Continued on Pqge Tfco) MA muSisslajn Man Toiued From Taxicab Is Identified As Syra cuse Murderer New York, Feb. 23.—(AP) — A men, identified from fingerprints as Char les Albano, alias Ponzi Albany, of Syracuse. N. Y., where he was said by police to have fjeen wanted for murder, was tossed., fatally wounded from a moving tfvxicab in Eleventh Avenue today. He died before the ar rival of medical j*td. He was about 38 years old. The man had. been shot several times in the sida. and was thrown un der the new f/evated motor express highway. The «cab from which he was thrown had f*een reported stolen. Charlotte; Gurney P, Hood, Raleigh; Payl Lindley, Greensboro; Lee 8. Gi,*avely, Rocky Mount; J. si S. Tjiorpe, Bryson City; Luther Hodges, Spray and S. Clay Williams, Winston- Salem This c 'remittee har been call ed to n.ect at 2:30 in 'the afternoon befo»e :hc night meeting to -ct its plans and recommendations. Major L. P. McLendon of Durham Is chairman of 4 hr- committee to prspars a charter and to select a name for the corpoiatnn, to be approsd by the board of directors. “The work done by the committees and the results accomplished to date have been oxtiomely gratifying," Tay lor said in discussing the meeting. ‘‘No one who has been closely asso ciated with thi* work doubts that this organization wf)| be able to give an extremely •jv'd account of itself the first year of ..pciation. Prac tical projects haw been envolved which cannot oniv L« carried forward effectively at the very modest ex pense. but the nature of (haw projects is such that an immediate showing may be made, thereby wlnnlhg pub lic confidence for the, larger program ahead. “Our initial raisgivings 'about tbs advisability of attempting io launch any program under ti t prevailing economic conditions i.« y yet turd out (Conti?**! <m *««• Two.)
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