"henderson,
GATEWAY to
CENTRAL
CAROLINA. |
NINETEENTH YEAR
LINDBERGHS
iVar Is Over, Tokyo Believes
JAI’S DENY BATTLE
IN PROGRESS NORTH
OF SHANGHAI AREA
Officials Maintain Their
Forces Are Holding Same
Positions They Had
on Thursday
SHANGHAI QUIETER
THAN FOR A MONTH
Chinese Prepare to Continue
Resistance to Japanese At
tacks; Willing To Accept
Overtures In Good Faith,
in Keeping With National
Dignity
Tokyo, Japan, March 4 (AP)
Japanese government officials
said today they are “confident”
the war is over in China, deapite
declarations made by W. W. Ten,
Chinese representative to the Lea
gue of Nations Assembly at Ge
neva yesterday.
Dr. Yen said in his address to
the League that the parleys at
Shanghai had broken down.
rifn*«. Mirrh 4. (Af)—€«-
«U'm of ti'»t<litie& at Shanghai
ud withdraws! of the Japanese
tnops sn (tfmawW tie * resotn-
Um unanimously adopted tonight
by the League of Nations Assent-
Shanghai. March 4. IA P)—The i
Ckimtnn National government late
today rejected the series of new
Japanese demands presented yes
terday aa n basis for further peace
parleys just aa the city of Shang
hai surrounded by war for a
smith, had begun quietly to get
*»" te work again.
The announcement was made by
Lo Wen-Kan. foreign minister.
Another disturbing report came in
Chinese official advices from Nank
">r which said that a new battle was
under way at Taitsang. northwest
of here. The dispatches said the Jap
***** eleventh division attacked the
Chinese forces there and a severe bat
tle was under way.
Japanese naval and military offi
cials denied late In the afternoon that
any fighting wa.-; taking place at
Taitsang. however. Military officials
i-wged the following statement:
"The Japanese forces are main
laining the same position as yester
day. calling a halt to their hostilities
ard concentrating their units within
a t n ar «a east of a line drawn between
N rui&ng and atlng.
Travelers who arrived here from
Chenju said n few miles west of there
H unnß the day. however, they heard
artillery fire apparently along dis-
I'nce tn the northwest.
Everything was quiet In Shanghai.
T** government note that it would
fontinue resistance was sent here in
Pn mmunicatlon from Lo-Wen Kan to
Tat Chi. vice-minister.
China has not declared war against
the' the foreign minister's
communication said. "Therefore, while
will continue to resist Japanese
*!’*cks: she will also continue to ae
friendly mediation by the pow
er*
But she can only accept terms
•hirh are compatible with the na
'°n 3 dignity which are reasonable
>f id do not prejudice her sovereign
rights."
There was no din of war. The ma
chine guns artillery and aerial bomb*
*“ich have reduoad the surrounding
c'ritory to a shambles were not rat
lng s he windows today.
KMPI/IYMKNT FIGURES.
By the Associated Press.)
Employment figures:
placed In State today. 35.
Total placed in state. 5.107.
Philippine Independence!
Approved In House Bill
l '»shington. March 4.—<AP>—
"*■ Insular Affair* Cosn
today approved a bill ln
'■n'lrd to five the PhiMppfne I*-
Umls complete Independence in
N * l 'en to nine years.
* "airman Hare, Democrat Sooth
-rohna, explained the measure, as
inaiiy accepted by the commit'
’**'• "«ld require the United
Urniiersmt Batlu Sisrratch
rH's&cjjsg, ¥aap"
Saw Kidnapers
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So far as is known at present this
man is the on'y person who got a
glimpse of the kidnapers of the Lind
bergh baby. He is Luther Harding,
of Hopewell. N. J.. who told police that
r couple of men in an automobile had
Inquired of him the way to the Lind
bergh es»fcatc It is believed that these
men were th<> kidnapers who abducted
the baby from his cot in the Lind
bergh mansion.
DIPLOMATS THINK'
JAPS NOW HALTED
/
Already “Licked" In China,
According to Comment
At Embassies
WORKED TOO RAPIDLY
Tokyo Orlginlslly Feared To Invade
Shanghai, but Kasy Success Tn
Manchuria Suprred Them
Further
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington. Feb. 4.—Japan already
has been "licked” in Chinaa. accord
ing to the overwhelming trend of com
ment at most of the embassies and
legations (the mikado's not included,
of course* in Washington.
The high-powered plenipotentiaries
who preside as chiefs of these various
establishments are not, indeed, the
ones who say so - except in whispers,
maybe. Graduate diplomats are too
cautious even to recognize that there
i is an oriental “situation."
Many underlings, however, and es
pecially military and naval attaches
(who naturally take an intense pro
fessional Interest in what has been
going on lately in Manchuria and at
the mouth of the Yangtze), are more
(Continued on Page Six)
States to maintain sovereignty
over the Philippines five years
afte rthey have established a new
government.
“They tea us It would take two
to fear year* to get the new gov
ernment into operation,” he said.
“Thai would let the islands be
come Independent in from seven
to nine years.”
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS, SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
ONLY DAILY
Sharp Drop
In Failures
Nat’l Banks
Only One GovernmenLS«ip~
ervised Institution Has
Suspended In Past
Sixteen Days
OPTIMISTIC TREND
IN FINANCE STATUS
Conditions Getting Better,
Treasury Officials Sky;
February Bank Failures
Only Third of January
Total; Three Banks Re
sume Operation
'Washington, March 4 (AP) —
A ~sliHi*p decrease in the number
of bank failures, with one nation
al bank .suspending operations in
1G days, was hailed today by
Treasury officials as marking a
distinctly optimistic trend in the
nation's financial condition.
Further encouragement was
seen in the fact that in February
all bank failures amounted to 115
as-compared with 334 failures in
January. Offieials expressed grat
ification over the decrease in su
spension, and Sdid three banks re
sumed operation in February.
MIOESAFU
FINES, FORFEITURESj
County Auditors Notified to|
Inspect All Minor Court ]
Records
ttnUr lllafilrl Ruinta.
lx tb- s|r Wall*, Hr.t-I.
*»▼ ji r ntoKinviM
Raleigh. March 4.—(APl—The pub
lic schools of the State are being de
prived of thousands, if not hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually be
cause of the lax methods employed in
the counties in cheeking up on the
various courts in the counties, but
especially the recorders’ courts and
the justices of the peace courts, and
the failure of the magistrates to keep
proper records, according to reports
reaching here.
As a result, Charles M. Johnson,
director of local government. Is get
ting out a letter to every county au
ditor and county accountant in the
State, reminding them that the law
requires them to audit the books of
every court in the county every
month and require a settlment. and
requesting that they immediately re
port to the Locoal Government Com
mlaaion here whether or not they have
been complying with this law, and if
not, to explain why.
"The matter of the enforcement of
this taw has just been called to my
(Continued on Page Btx.)
U. S. Agents Join
In Hunt for Ohio
Kidnaping Outfit
Washington, March 4.—(AP)—
The Federal < government today
placed its forces in the hunt for
the kidnapers of the 11-year-old
James Dejute, Jr„ stolen near his
home In Niles, Ohio. ... ..
It was said authoriatlvety In ad
ministration circles that the Jus
tice Department had offered the
same aid In this case as that made
available to the searchers for 24-
moaths old Charles A. Lindbergh.
Young Dejute was spirted away
in an automobile the day after
the Lindbergh baby was stolen.
SECOND DEATH FROM
HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
Durham, March 4.—(AP)— May
Gladys Wheeler, 8, dlde today of In
juries sustained In an automobile ac
cident Wednesday. Her mother, Mrs.
W. ( A| Wheeler, of Creedmoor, was
kilted In the crash.
A brother. Howard, was injured, as
was the father and a slater, but these
were reported out of danger.
Elijah Harrison, driver of the truck
from Winston-Salem (Hanes Com
pany) was being held here hut no
ebargte have been preferred.
HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, M ARCH 4, 1932
SEND PLEA TO
New Photo of Stolen Eaglet
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Committee Votes
Sales Tax Levies
Os 2 1-4 Percent
Washington, March 4 (APl—The
House Ways and Means Committee
today agreed formally on a Z 1-4 per
cent general manufactures sales lax
Assignrd to hototg 4i|kaoo»utmate)y
In additional revenue.
Acting Chairman Crisp announc
ed the vote was overwhelming, but
doclin«*d to make known the num
ber supporting the measure.
This big Hem forms the base for
the revenue bill exnected tn bring
In approx i male! v $1.00,000.000 to
brian'e the budget for the fiscal
,ve-»r IW3
nTcjissearcd
FOR BABY THIEVES
Close Watch For Cars Kept
Following Reports
From Richmond
Raleigh, March 4.—(APl—Act
ing on reports that suspicious
characters had been heading
southward through Richmond, au
thorities in several North Caro
lina communities early today be
gan a close watch for the kid
napers of Charles A. Lindbergh,
Jr.
Captain Charles 13. Farmer, of the
State Highway Patrol, announced
early today that suspicious car num
bers and other information regarding
the search would be broadcast Im
mediately to every highway patrolman
In North Carolina, with instructions
to search all New York, New Jersey
or suspicious cars.
He said he would communicate all
such information to the South Caro
lina Highway Patrol also, and re
quested the Associated Press to keep
him posted on developments.
Committee Holds
Bankhead Was Not
Honestly Elected
Washington. March 4.—(AP)— A
Senate elections sub-committee found
today that Senator John S. Bankhead,
of Alabama, was not elected in 1930,
and that his seat snould be declared
vacant.
The Bankhead-Heflin contest sub
committee divided along party lines
on the report preparde by Chairman
Hastings holding that the election
was fradulent because of widespread
violation of election laws.
The sub-committee report will be
submitted to the full committee and
not approved by It before reaching
the Senate.
weather
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.,
Mostly cloudy tonight mj Sat
urday; rain Saturday; somewhat
odder in east portion tonight.
SOME SAY MCNEILL
WILL ENTER FIGHT
He Knows and Speaks Lan
guage of jkp_ Farmer and
the Wage &rner c * fr?v
WOULD HIT FOUNTAIN
Albert Cox and WlUls Smith Have
Virtually Faded From the Pic
ture; McNeill Likened to
Alfalfa Bill Murray
Dnllr Ultottrk Banka
In )kr Sir Wnttrr lintel.
mr J. C. IMBKFHVIIiI,
Raleigh. March 4.—With General
Albert L Cox and Speaker Willis
Smith, of Raleigh, fading rapidly
from political consideration as pos
sible candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Governor —a good
many think they have already faded
completely from the gubernatorial
picture -political dopesters are having
a much more difficult time in eli
minating the rural, rugged figure of
Solicitor Tom McNeill, of Lumberton.
Robeson county, from the picture.
Despite all the talk about Cox and
Smith and the certainty felt by many
here until a few days ago that Cox
especially would become a candiate,
opinion here now is that if there is a
fourth candidate for governor, Mc-
Neill will be that candidate.
Few of the political observers here
believe McNeill will have much of a
chance to win the nomination If he
does become a candidate, largely be
cause of the lateness .of hts entry In
to the campaign—If he does get in
and because opinion here now is that
the three present announced candi
dates, R. X. Fountain, J. C. B. Ehring
haus and A. J. Maxwell, have the sit
uation pretty well tied up. Friends
(Continued on Page Six).
Senate Unanimous
For Broad Inquiry
Os Stock Exchange
Washington, March 4.—(AP)— The
Senate today ordered a broad lliv»
tigation of stock market operations.
The resolution of Inquiry, approved
yesterday by the banking
was voted by the Senate without 'ap
position and without a record vote.
A fund of $50,000 was made avail
able for the first investigation into
the stock exchah£a in recent years.
gov. ritchTeagain
DENOUNCES DRY LAW
Columbia. S. C., March 4.—(API-
National prohibition, which he ,agjd
makes cowards and hypocrites of men
in high places, was aaealltA herd to
day by Governor Albert C. Ritchie,
of Maryland, an aspirant for the
Democratic nomination for President,
in an address before the South Caro
lina General Assembly.
In bringing his campaign Into the
“Old South,” Gove«sqf, Ritchie charg
ed that the Republican admlnietration
promised an early recovery when the
worst was still to come, erected tariff
barriers which heightened the col
lapse; resorted to the world wide'
alibi”, and "blamed our troubles on
peoples across the sea.”
POBLIBHKD RVCRTaPTRRMOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
KIDNAPERS
Direct Dealings
With Thieves Are
Sough tßy Parents
Pledge Safety of Representative and Faith*
ful Observance of Promises Made; No
Negotiations Begun Yet
Hopewell, N. J., March 4 (AP) —The Lindberghs offered today
to negotiate directly with the kidnapers of their baby.
In a statement issued to the press, the Lindgerghx announced
that they wanted to make pergonal contact with the kidnapers,
and said the child’s return was their only interest.
The kidnapers were assured that no harm would come to any
representative they might send to open negotiations, and that
any premises the Lindberghs might make would be faithfully
Stevens Pledges
Aid From Legion
Philadelphia, March 4.—(AP)—
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh may
c»H upon the American Legion “to
a man” In aiding him in finding
W» kidnaped baby, Henry L
Stevena, Jr, national commander
of the Legion, declared In a state
ment here today.
“The flying colonel Is among the
legion’s beet friends,” Stevens said
on arriving here te attend a nine
county rally of southern New Jer
sey Legion posts tonight la Cam
den. “There Is not a numb l ! who
weuid fall to respond to a Mil toy
help to Had the Lindbergh baby
and bring the criminals to justice,”
ho said.
VOICEOVERPHONE
ASKS OF IMMUNITY
Anonymous Speaker Tallu
To Lindbergh Home Juxt
After Midnight
Hopeweii, N. J., March 4.—(AP)
State police revealed this morning
that an anonymous telephone ./.all to
the Lindbergh home shortly after mid
night this morning asked whether
immunity would be granted to the
kidnapers of the LJndbergh baby.
The call was discovered Dy Captain
J. J. Lamb, of the New Jersev State
Police stationed at the Lindbergh
home. in a telephone Interview
through Lieutenant Conklin of the
State police.
The police Intercepted the cal land
immediately made an effort to trace
its source.
No details of the conversation were
made public, and Lamb refused to
say whether any messages had been
received.
Lamb declined to say wl.at he told
the questioner over the telepnone, or
to di jelofao what significance police
attached to the incident. He would
only admit that some one had made
the call.
Captain Lamb also declined to an
swer questions as to whether Colonel
Lindbergh would be willing to grant
immunity for the return of the child.
Asked whether Lindbergh would
grant ransom, Lamb answered. “Yes.”
Today Captqjn Lamb refused to an
swer when asked whether Lindbergh
or his representatives had establish
ed contact with the kidnapers. Yes
terday the answer to a similar ques
tion was a definite no.
Baby f s Nurse Is
Quizzed By Police
Hopewell, N. J., March 4.—(AF>—
Betty DoF, the handsome young nurse
of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, was
subjected to lengthy examination by
police at the Lindbergh home today.
It was learned that police question
ed Miss Dow at length last night aril
started again early this morn tog.
No statement was Issued ss to the
nature of the questioning, or ss to
what police hope to develop by their
protracted examination.
It was Miss Dow who diaoovered
the kidnaping when she’ want Into
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I° TODAY
FIVE CENTS COP)
A few minutes after this appeal was
made public. Governor Moore an
nounced (hat W had sent telegrams
to President Hoover and to mayors of
the larger cities aa far wnst as Chi
cago tummonins their representatives
to conference tomorrow tn arrange
for coordination of all the efforts be
ing made to run down the kidnapers.
Police at the Lindbergh •estate had
little to report today, but it was learn
ed that they had made a long exami
nation of Betty Dow, (he stolen baby's
nurse.
Reports that Colonel Lindbergh had
already deposited $50,000 In gmWli bill*
In Newark or Englewood in readi
ness to pay the ransom wene officially
denied.
It was pointed out that the Lind
berghs’ appeal directly to fche kidnap
ers today clearly showed that no ne
rotutione were yet unrkjr way sad
‘hat no definite demand for
xnsonMi has so far been made.
V. Y. POLICE COMMISSIONER
PERSONALLY WO'jßg ON TtF
New York. March 4.—SAP)—One of
he acoreß of tips received by New
York police headquarttjs on the poe
ilble whereabouts of ■ the kidnaped
Jndbergh baby has iimpressed Police
Commissioner Mutdoosi/ with Its po*
'etitial value that he /has been work
ing on it himself, htj disclosed today.
KIDNAPING IS DISCUSSED
BY PBEBin/E(n CABINET
Washington, Ma pch 4.—(AP)—The
concern of the country for the safety
of Charles A. Lintfbefgh, Jr., was re
flected at today’s meeting of Presi
dent Hoover with, hla cabinet.
The kidnaping ‘brought various ex
pressions from tfie government Wad
ers in an informal discussion, but
there was no iuggeation of further
action by the tpovernment to recover
the child or apf.rehend hia abductors.
Federal agencies are already aiding
state authorities in the search.
LOCALS ALARIES TO
BE SCttUTINIZED NOW
Ralelgbi, March 4—(AP)—Fol
lowing it* Investigation of State
employe rat which resulted In
cutting ’departmental salaries by
more 1 1 an half a million doflar*
annua’J/, the division of person
nel trJiay launched a study of
countg, city and town personnel
set-ups.
ADMITS OWNERSHIP
OF DEADLY PISTOL
Mflnaton-Salem, March 4.—(AP)—
Buff, 33, of near Reidsvllle, broke
drfjm today and admitted ha owned
tljs pistol with which police believed
41m Burrus, Mount Airy ♦svlesh
driver, was slain early last Saturday.
Buff, one of the suspects held In
connection with the slaying, stid the
pistol was taken from his home Fri
day night by Clyde York*. hAs broth
er-in-law, held here.
the Lindbergh nursery at 10:30 o'clock
Tuesday night. She put the baby to
bad at 7:30 p m.
When the baby, who has been 111
with a cold, was put to bed,. Mrs.
(Lindbergh started to follow the tto
ual procedure of opening the nursefy
windows and closing »m> fastsaUM
the wooden shutters.
She found, however, that one of tHe
shutters was so warped that it would
not close. This shutter, was therefore,
left open, and through that unguarded
window the kidnaper stoie the cb****-