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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. NINETEENTH YEAR NOTE SAYS Sino-.Japanese Peace Project Fails i4s Shanghai Battle Is Halted IAP COMMANDERS ORDER CESSATION ON BATTLE-FRONT Fighting Stopped by Offi cial Order Unless Chi nese Resume Their Activities CHINESE BENT UPON RESISTING INVADERS All Energies At Nanking Summoned to Great En deavor; Chinese Spokes man at Geneval Informs League Japanese Armis tice Unacceptable ''hanihai. Friday, Narrh 4. i \»*»—The C-hln«*e government at Nanking notified the League of Nations Aaaembly today that the INh route army had been notified to reaite activities In this ares unless attacked. Shanghai, March 3 (AP) — Admiral Kichisaburo No mura and General Yoshinori Sbirakawa, navy and army commanders, announced to night they had orded their forces to cease hostilities in the Shanghai area. The Japanese forces were ordered to cokotidate the positions they now h>itd on the border of a 12 1-2-mile June around the city, unteas the Cin rse resorted to further hostile actions. “I have ordered the army to stop for the time being at the point it occupies." General .Shlrakawa said, ‘ami to stop fighting if the Chinese erase hostilities.” Dispatches from Nanking, which reached here shortly after the first Japanese statement that the hostillUes would be ended, said Chinese govern ment leaders there had called for sum moning ail energies to be "turned to ward resisting Japanese aggression." "In view of the national crisis," the Chinese statement said, ‘ail energies should be turned toward resisting Jap anese aggression and the improve ment of news transmission facilities ■“> that the fsets concerning the Jap anese invasion may be exposed. NEGOTIATIONS FOB ARMISTICE IN ACCEPTABLE TO CHINA NOW Geneva. March 3.—<AP>- Negotia ti<ns for an armistice at Shanghai h; ve broken down. Dr. W. W. Yen, the Chinese spokesman, told the Le&- n - e of Nations Assembly this after iw,on. Simultaneously Dr. Yen’s office pre a report to Secretary General Hrie Drummond of the League, aa serting that Japanese armistice terms printed to Vice Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, of the British Asiatic were ‘abeolutely unacceptable." The report added that continuation of hostilities were unavoidable. Washington Confident Japan Does Not Desire Clash With Uncle Sam By CHARLES P. BTRWABT i Central Press Staff Writer Washington. March ».—Believers In **"“ 'henry that peace can be depend* £h »v guaranteed by treaties are badly upset over Secretary of State Stlm r°u's letter, a few days ago to Chair ns»n Borah of the senate committee tri foreign relations, pointing out how -•rioiu-ly Japan's recent activities in Manchuria and around Shanghai have f °mpromised the Washington naval of IM2, with subsequent addi 'ions .the nine power bargain relat 'n? to Chinese Integrity, and the Kei- agreement, by which most coun ,rlfß “renounced war as a national Policy.” Believers in the theory that a peo- I' 1 * must have peace In Its heart, or " W| ll find weapons to fight with, regirdless of treaties, whanavar It Bcrn,> likely to profit by fighting, are ramed but not astonished. Secretary ttimson makes out a good Ca^ c Indisputably. three treaties mentioned do, ln Hpttiipramt Statlit Ht snatch r ““SocIKS , D?iBS CB Shanghai’s Mayor Bk v ' \6ii */ Gen. Wu Teh-Chen, mayor of Shanghai, has one of the most dif ficult positions in the Far Cast metropolis, faced with the prob lem of trying to preserve neutral ity in the battle-scarred city. He has denied responsibility for any Jaoanese aggressions in the inter national settlement. PUBLIC ON GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST THUS FAR Oeckfc -FavariUr Un til They Know Just Who Candidates Will Be, Is View Held COMMITTEE MEETING WAS QUIET AFFAIR Smith and Cox Boomletg Much Deflated by Coolness of Visitors Tuesday Night; More Likelihood Now That Tom McNeil Will Get Into The Race n«llr IHalMllrk Hwr-ff«. »• Ik* <*»!■ Wnttrr Hotel. *» J C. RttKRMVILU Raleigh. March 3.—There was a no ticeable lack of enthusiasm on the part of the members of the State State Democratic Executive Commit tee that met here Tuesday night over the campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor. Most of tfTose questioned maintained that they had not yet made up their minds who they were going to support or de clined to state their preference. A majority agreed, however, that sentiment seemed to be evenly divid ed in many sections between the three present announed candidates, but that on the whole the contest so far seemed to be between R. T. Fountain and J. C. B. Ehringhaus in the east ern part of the State, with Fountain fContinued on Page Two) deed. look foolish now. considering what is going on in the Orient. The palavering of the League of Nations sounds equally so. And the disarma ment conferences at Geneva have to reject an offer to have the crash of guns at the mouth of the Yangtxe delivered wirelessly right into their chamber, to prevent the racket from Interfering with their deliberations. One hesrs all this discussed on Capitol Hill with considerable grim humor, following the general reading by the lawmakers of the Stimson let ter to Senator 800 rah, who put it in the Congressional Record for their edification. The big navy folk naturally are making a strong argument out of it. Them is not, however, so much bel licose talk as might be expected. The truth is that the large-scale in terests which ordinarily take to the war idea, because of the promise of big money in it for them, do net fancy tOonttnasd on Page Three.) NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. ONLY DAILY LINDBERGH BABY IN JERSEY TOWK REPORTERS LEAVE ESTATE, HOPING TO ENTICE KIDNAPERS Lindbergh Ready To Pay Reported $50,000 Ran som Demanded By Abductors LINDBERGH PLANS ARE KEPT SECRET Whether He Has Reached Agreement With Police "Not Learned; Police Con stantly Patrol Roads In Vicinity of Estate and Cars Kept Moving Hopewell. N. J., March 3.—(AP) —Colonel Charted A. Lindbergh decided today to keep the police on the job and make every ef fort to run down the kidnapers of his baby son. There was no in dication, however, that be had withdrawn his offer to pay ransom for the baby’s return. Hopewell, N. J., March 3 (AP) —The Lindbergh baby was still missing today. But for miles on either side of the Lndbergh estate the road wSs cleared to make easy the return of the kidnaper, re ported to be demanding $50,- 000 Fansom, Ulrich* OolohiT Charles A. Lindbergh is ready to pay. Last night the army of reporters and photographers assigned to the kidnaping was requested to leave the estate for fear that if the kidnaper should bring the baby back he would be frightened at sight of the crowd and fail to stop. Today an even stricter order was issued and the police deadline was moved back to this village, almost four miles from the Lindbergh estate, on one side, and to Wertsvitle. even farther away on the other Bide. Inside the area thus bounded police constantly partrolled the highway and (Continued on Page Three.) GOLDSBORO TO GET NEW BANK SHORTLY Another Which Closed at Fayetteville In January Open* Monday Goldsboro, March 3.—(AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered In Wayne county court house to day and unanimously endorsed a plan to open a new bank here la place of the closed Wayne Na tional Bank. Plans call for organisation of a new bank with a paid-in capital stock of 4100,000 and a surplus of $25,090. The new bank would guarantee 00 per cent of each ac count in the closed Wayne Na tional. CALEDONIA SAVINGS BANK AT FAYETTEVILLE OPENS MONDAY Fayetteville, March 3.—(AP)— The Caledonia Savings and Trust Company, which closed here Jan uary 4, will reopen Monday morn ing- A newly elected board trustees met here today made this state ment and then elected officers. Locate Dead Body Missing Mt. Airy Taxicab Driver Winston-Salem,. March. S.—(AP) — The body of Jim Burros. Mount Airy taxicab driver, for whom Mount Airy and Winston-Salem police have been searching since Saturday, was found nea rthe highway today three milee from Mount Airy. Fully clothed the body was lying on the bank of a creek. The bead was badly battered and Burros* brain had been knocked out. The original theory that robbery may have been the motive of the at tack w*s discounted today when of floers found ft in currency in the daad man’s pocket. to pay. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 3, 1932 As Mimic Battle Raged in Hawaii I,r rnrw-'- •• • tii‘ r • • it-r —r l .jjl Era- Ej“i - Harking their challenge io the phantom 'ijis-hucj, a battery of artillery is . shown in action during Uncle Sam’s srar games ih Hawaii. The guns, 75- MM of British design, are hypothetically sprinkling dead]? shrapnel on Lhs bdidui surrounding Supreme Court Deliberates Davis-Luke Lea Bank Cases No Indication Given As To Date When Decision Will Be Given; General Albert Cox, of Defense Counsel, * To-Gsvmt —' t a Raleigh, March 3.IAP* —The North Carolina Supreme Court today took under advisement the appeal of Colonel Luk Loa. Nashfcilte, Tnni, newspaper publishr, financier and po litician; his son, Luke Lea, Jr., and Wallace B. Davis, former Asheville banker, from conviction on violating the State banking laws in connection with the closing of the Central Bank and Trust Company of Asheville. Tho court hands down its opinions on appeals at its own will, sometimes holding tv:;—* undecided for several Sales Tax Rates As Yet Undecided Washington, March S.—(AP)— The House Ways and Means Com mittee continued divided today on the proposed rales on the manu facturers’ sales tax section of the new $1,100,038,009 revenue bill, and failed to make any substantial pro gress. The committee has yet to deckle whether the two percent or 2 1-4 perent rate will be applic able. The two percent rate would yield about 517,000,000 and the 2 1-4 about $66,000,000 more. FATAL ACCIDENTOiT OXFORD HIGHWAY Mrs. W. A. Wheeler, Creed moor, Dead and Daught er Expected to Die Durham. March 3.--(AP)—Mrs. W. A. Wheeler, of Creedmoor, died in a hospital here early today of injuries suffered in a an automobile accident on the Oxford highway eight miles from here last nignt. Four others were wounded, two seriously. Elijah Harrison. Negro driver of a truck belonging to Hanes and Com pany of Winston-Salem, which side swiped the car In which Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and their three children were riding, was held in jail pending an investigation of the tragedy. Mary Gladys Wheeler, 8, was re ported at Watts hospital today as not expected to live. Howard Wheeler. 20. was seriously hurt, but is expected to receover. Mr. Wheeler and Margaret. 14, were not severely Injured. WIATHEIT FOR NdRTH CAROLINA. Occasional rain tonight and Fri day; ao4 much change In tempera ture. ~ii ..muih: ui Ushu to repulse landing parties fr**-» "enemy’’ transports. The battery Is firing from behind a lava ridge. Strangely enough, the United States Army uses British, French end American heavy guns, a result es Werid War experience. months find then again ruling within a week or two on cases. No indica tion was given as to when a decision in the Luke Lea case could be ex pected. Davis has had an appeal be fore the court three weeks in an other bank casee. General Albert L. Cox, of defense counsel, closed the oral argument with a plea that this "whole case be thrown out and the conviction aet aside," as he contended "not a scin tilla of evidence to show any wrong doing on the part of any of these de fendants has been shown." BROGDEN RETIreT FROM SCHOOL 1 At Rural Supervisor, He Hag Seen Marvelous Changes In The State Dali? Dispatch Hates*. In the Mir Walter Motel, nv j r. nitKiHv.Li. Raleigh. March 3.—After more than 22 years of continuous service with the State Department of Public In struction as State supervisor of rural elementary schools, L. C. Brogden to day severed his connection with the department. It was decided to con solidate the rural supervision work with other divisions because of the need for greater economy. The work started by Mr. Brogden back in 1909. when he was appointed to the post he is now relinquishing, will be continued, however, upon the foundation he has built up during the past 22 years. When he was appointed to head this division, North Carolina was the first State in the South to have a State supervisor for the rural elementary schools. Since that time ail the Southern States have added this work. Throughout the entire time he held this office. Mr. Brogden strove for greater consolidation, greater length of the school term and better preparation for teachers in order to improve the quality of instruction to the pupils. “We now have more consolidated schools and the largest school trans portation system of any Southern ■ (Continued on Pegs TVS) TO DECIDE PRISON TO RECEIVE CAPONE Washington, March 3—(AP) —The Atlanta and Leavenworth peniten tiaries are being considered by the Justice Department for the fisture-im prisonment of A1 Capone. At the Justice Department Henry C. Laudenheinjer, United States mar shal at Chicagb, has been in confer ence here with the director of the prison bureau on where Capone shall he sent from the Cook county jail. PUbUSHKI) EVERT APTBRNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY. GANGLAND OFFERS SERVICES IN HUNT Fit FAMOUS BABY A1 Capone Denounce* Lind bergh Kidnaping and Offers SIO,OOO Re ward for Criminals CHICAGO SCOURED FOR ANY SUSPECTS Chief Accustomed to Comb, ing Underworld Assigned to Duty at Chicago End, While Denizens of Crime Regions Offer Their Help Also Chicago, March S.—(AP)—Men who match wits daily with the underworld, cunning veterans of Chicago’s crime wars, and the men known as the city's most notorious gangster have offered utetr aid to track down the kid napers of Charles Augusts Lind bergh, Jr, and restore him safely to his famous parents. The celebrated secret six nemesis of kidnapers, bank robbers and other denizens of gangland, last night ex pressed a desire to assist through its head. Colonel Robert Isham Randolph for the last two yean a loader in the civic drive on crime. The States attorney’s office was reported to have delegated Pat Roache. the ace of its investigators aid recent captor of an alleged mid west kidnaping ring, to fine-comb the Chicago area for possible clues to the abduction. And from his prison cell in the county jail, “Scarface” A1 the deposed gang lord, announced be would pay SIO,OOO for information leading to the safe return of the iJnd bergh boy and the arrest and con viction of the kidnapers. ‘‘lt’s the most outrageous thing I have ever heard of,” said C*> pone, who is under an 11-year sentence for in come tax evasion. “If were out of jail I could be of some real assis tance." Baby Cry On Ship Arouses Suspicion Asbury Perk, N. J., March S.— (AP>—A rum runner's story of passing a 96-foot cruiser on which a man- was seen and a baby's cry arse heard sent Coast Guard craft racing along the Jersey seaboard today in the latest phases of the Lindbergh baby kidnap case. The cruiser, a dirty white craft, appeared off the rum runner's port bow, and the man on board hailed the liquor runner. 6 PAGE* TODAY FIVE CENTS COP> OFFICERS INCUNED TO REGARD THE TIP AS BEST CLUE YET Sent In Letter to Lindbergh Mailed In Boston by Woman of Foreign Extraction provincevuZe IS XITTIE* TOWN GIVEN Basing Judgment on Past Experience, Officers Say They Regard Tip as Gen uine; Note Says Baby la Held by Two Men and Wo. man In Village Boston, Mass., March 3 (AP) —Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s in;ant son, kid naped Tuesday night from the aviator's home in Hope well, N. J., was reported in a letter mailed by a woman in Boston today to be held cap tive in a small Hew Jersey town. The letter gave the name of the place as “Pro vince town, N. J." Bat the police interpreted it as refer ring to Provinceville, not far from Princeton. The police and postal officials said the tip appeared to be the best clue in the case thus far, in basing their judgment on their experience in such mat ters. said they believed it to be genuine. The letter, mailed oy an elderly wo* man of foreign extraction, for whoa a wide search wa* started, wai taken from the mails /*nd opened by au thority of Colomei Lindbergh. It read in part as f 01/owa: "Dear Colot/el Lindbergh: "I don't Want to say how this In formation came into my possession. I urge you. to act on it . though. f I know that ycxuT son is held by two men and a worjan at Providence, N. J.” The letter ended: "T received this information from A long distance.” RADIO ALARM IS BOUNDED TO OFFICERS IN NEW YORK New York. March 3.—(AP)—Police headquarters sent out a radio alarm shortly before 10 o'clock UUh Morn ing to all radio equipped police au tomobiles in Manhattan to Stop and Investigate an airtomoblle witji Uoenee plate N-3837-NY, going south, in which two women wljh a baby vgi riding. New York police explained, that the radio alarm was broadcast flor the au tomobile in Une with the departments intention to leave nothing undone In their efforts to solve the kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby. , Lumberton Man Dies of Injuries In Auto Accident ’ Lumberton. March 3.—(AP)—Clin ton Leggett, 17, died fcn a hospital here today of injuries Received In an automobile wreck near,Fairmont last night. Three other persons wots in jured in th crash. Deille Hunt, In dian, driver of the rmachine that crashed with the Leggett ear, was held in jail here while; Coroner D. W. Biggs Investigated the accident. Leggett died of internal injuries. In the machine he vte driving were Leo Lggett and Prath|-r Pittman, who wre bruised and ibsjitly cut. "My compass. Is broken,” he yelled, and waved a SIOO bill of fered to buy the nun runner's compass. The rum runner said he refused : to sell, but off err id to repair broken compos*. He pulled along. ) side the cruiser end was about to board It when a Imby cried below; , The man slammed the batch and the cruiser glided away without another word btdug spoken.
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