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HENDERSON, gateway TO central CAROLINA. vineteenth YEAR NO RANSOM ********** Aristide Briand, Famous French Statesman, Dies In Paris APOSTLE OF PEACE IN FAILING HEALTH FOR MANY MONTHS Led One of Most Active Ca reers in Modern History of the French Government WAS CO-AUTHOR OF NOTED PEACE PACT Retired From Cabinet Last January Over Protest Os Premier Laval, and Refus ed, Because of His Health, To Serve Further Even In Light Way— Puris. March 7. (API Aristide j Bnand apostle of peace.” died about ! « ».'> o'clock this afternoon. H» dutc in a coma, said Dr Marx, hi. personal physician, after a stroke. !• was lhe end of one of the most »rtive careers in modern French po ints! history. The bent shaggy-haired old states man he was 69 had occupied the post of foreign minister in one cabinet after another so long that he had made the office almost hi* own. It was in that capacity that he participated ir. the Briand-Kellogg i pact outlawing war an an instrument of national policy. Last January the lion heart weaken ed and. sick and weary. M. Briand luked his young chief. Premier Laval, to appoint a new foreign minister. Pierre Laval had learned his po litics at the feet of Briand and he w«j reluctant at this parting, not only f»r personal considerations, but he ratse of matters of high policy. It soon became apparent, however, that the old master could not go on. laval asked him to serve as minister of state, without portfolio, and for a tine if looked as though this device would keep M Briand in the govern ment Eventually. however, he declin ed io serve. He retired at his country place at Cocnerel. and the nation began to worry in earnest for his health. His own doctor called in specialists »nd. although their bulletins were re assuring, it became known that M. Briand was in a bad way. nnd that his heart had weakened. Chinese Beat Off In Train Attacks Made In Manchuria Mukden. Manchuria, March 7 ‘APi A group of 200 Chinese attacked a southbound tram on the Mukdcn-An tung rattw iy near Wu Lungpei jkation today and were beaten off by Japanese tr?in guards, who used a machine gun t>ne Korean passenger was wound *d ind three Chinese wer*- killed. Hrnry Pu Yt. descendant of the Man rb‘i (mpfiors. was resting today at Tai *S Kang Tze a hot spring resort J ** miles south of here, on has way to J ( to become head of the gov ernment of the new Manchurian sta>te WEATHER SERVICE IN FORESTS BEGUN "nuid Be Maintained as Part of Cam tolgn To Prevent Disastrous Forest Fires Raleigh. March 7. <AP>—Prelimin *r>’ plans for the inauguration of the f° r e<,i fit weather forecasting ser nre for the Southern Appalachian re- P'»n were discussed today at a con ference between officials of the United States Weather Buraau and the North C * Pol ‘na Department of Conservation and Development. T Pierce, assistant meteorologist ~f 'he United States Weather Bureau. w ho has been assigned to direct the ■‘■vice from Asheville, and L. A. Den meteorologist in charge of the •aleigh station, outlined the idea to loi.ei J. w. Harrelson. director of he Uons-rvatlon and Development De rare men t. Forester J. 8. Holmes*and assistant. Charles H. Flory. guarantee of bank deposits proposed "•ahington. March 7.—(AP)— ■ Major changes In the Federal "enking laws Including guarantee °f Federal Reserve member bank 'teposiu and a $50,090 minimum • antial requirement for national ’’auk charters were proposed to «tay by Chairman Steagall of the House Banking Committee. H&ttiterami Batlit Btsmrfrb WIKI nutvicg ur TH * AaaociATßD pfujair ‘ - - ,| Here are two photos showing the relentless search being made bv New Jersey State Troopers for clues to the missing Lindbergh baby. Upper shows a searcher peering into a culvert close to the Lindbergh home and lower the examination of the ruins of a nearby bam that burned a day after the kidnaping. Sales Tax Revenue Bill Is Offered In The House Frenchman Dies {‘AIK' to* ■ • • W^'Wr' ; A RISTIDE BRIAND NEXTMOVEUPTO SMITH AND MCNEILL Albert Cox Definitely Out by Announcement Over the Week-End CAMPAIGN YET DRAGS Many Waiting Until Ranks Are Closed To Make Up Minds as to Coarse They Will Follow Election Day Dally Dispatch Bares a, la the Sir Welter Hotel. ST t. C. BASK EH vILL. Raleigh, march 7. — Ine next move in the game of political checkers be ing played by the various potential candidates for the Democratic nom ination for governor, now that Gen eral Albert L. Cox has removed him self from the race, is up to Willis Smith, of Raleigh, and Tom McNeill, of Lumberton, the only two “pos sibilities” still regarded as likely to run. A month ago there were eix “po | tential candidates” in addition to the three already announced. One by one four of these six candidates have been eliminated—first Josephus Daniels, then Lindsay Warren. A. D. Mac Lean and finally General Cox—leaving only iSmith and McNeill still on the board. These two have been so maneuvered on the constantly shifting political checkerboard as that they will either (Cottlnu*d on Page Five.). NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. ONLY DAILY DEMAND VET IN LINDBERGH USE Will Be Taken Up Last Os Week, With Vote Likely Next Week Washington, March 7.—(APi—The husky new revenue bill, designed to bring $1,096,000,000 into the depleted Treasury in the fiscal year beginning July 1, was introduced today in the House. Framed by the Ways and Means Committee, it embarks the govern ment on a new course of levies thro ugh its broad manufactures sales tax of 2 1-4 percent, from which $595,000,- 000 is expected to be returned. Consideration is slated to begin late in the week, with passage expected next week. GOVERNOR CANNOT GRANT IMMUNITY New Jersey Executive Thinks Newspapers Should “Lay Off“ While Trenton. N. J.. March 7. (AP) Governor A. Harry Moore told news paper men today that he was power less to grant immunity to the kid napers of the Lindbergh baby, but added that he would be willing to withdraw the police if Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh should request It. The governor received reporters at their request in his chambers at the State House. The first question was whether he, would promise immunity if Colonel Lindbergh himself should aak it. "I have no more authority than you to do that," he replied. “No one can give a pass to break the law. A law is the law. Only a grand jury, by re fusing to indict, can grant immunity.” In response to further questions, the governor said he would be willing to withdraw the police if Colonel Lind bergh should make such a request, and be further expressed the opinion that if the newspapers “would lay off," the authorities might get some where. "At the first the publicity was won derful." he said, “but now, because of the many wild statements, it is harm ful. Personally. I think if you all laid off for a couple of weeks, we would get somewhere.” When It was suggested to him that the “wild statements” might be di rectly attributed to discrepancies in information given out by the police, the governor said: “No, It is the human equation that enters in,” HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 7, 1932 Another Suspect Now Held In Case Bridgeport, Conn.. March 7. (AP)—A man who said he rode from New York to Bridgeport last Wednesday with Henry Johnson, detained for questioning In connec tion with the kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby, was taken Into custody here today. Police, who refused to disclose his name, took him to police head quarters for questioning. Johnson, a friend of Miss Betty Dow. the baby’s nurse, was picked up in West Hartford Friday. He was taken to Newark, N. J., yes terday. FEDERAL KIDNAPING LAW, WITH PENALTY Os DEATH, FAVORED Theft of Lindbergh Baby Stirs Congress To Point Where Action Is Most Probable U. S. ORGANIZATION OF POLICE TALKED Was Suggested in Wicker sham Report; Opponents of Lodging More Power With Government May Yield Under Pressure of This Incident By CHARf.F.? P. STEWART Central l*rw Stiff Write.- Washington, Mai'-I 7.--Onj result of the Llndbkidnaping undoubt edly will be to include kidnaping among federal eii.-n':t‘ before present congressional tension ♦ nds Legislation so classifying it already wos pending, but without much pros pect of pn33-ig‘* until the Lindbergh .(Continued on Page Five.) Umbrella Fixer Drowns Himself In Pan of Water High Point, March 7.—<AP>— Thomas R. Mackey, 71, wandering umbrella fixer, drowned himself here today in a pan of water at his room In a cheap rooming house The water was only six Inches deep and the aged man, before placing his head in the water, covered his head and the upper portion of his body with a quilt. A not* found by his body read: “No work. Can collect no money. Hick. Busted.’* Mackey came here about 15 yean ago and citizens found him unusually taciturn. Police reported they learned he came here from New York where he had been a member of Tain many Hall, and head bookkeeper for a large stock brokerage con cern. Mackey was said to be high ly Intelligent, well travelled and well read. Highway Patrol Tip on Baby Was Just Another Tip Raleigh. March 7.—(AP) The North Carolina highway patrol thought Sunday it was really on the trial of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, Captain Charles D. Farmer revealed today, but the "hot tip” resulted only In the arrest of two alleged auto rqoblle thieves. Captain Farmer said he got a tip from some place outside the State to stop a car bearing a Connecticut li cense plate and a woman had been sitting on the back seat with some thing looked like a baby in her lap. The car was stopped at Sanford. It contained a man and woman, but no Lindbergh baby. The couple gave their names as Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Landry, and were being held for Con necticut authorities. WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Fair and continued cold tonight and Tuesday; frost and freezing temperature to the coast towi|t»t Police Interview Baby’s Nurse —~r M WL ■ jj wk jr ...... 9k WrmmL Mr m j 9H m \ Ww I Betty Dow. 22-year-old nurse to the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, was sub jected to a lengthy examination by police at the Lindbergh home In the hope that she could give a clue which Japs Report Offensive Started By The Chinese Chineae, on the Other Hand, Claim Japanege Continue Pushing Westward Along Shanghai-Nanking Rail, way; Direct Peace Negotiations Hinted Shanghai, March 7.(AP) —Japanese military officials said tonight 3,000 Chinese soldiers in the vicinity of Liuho began an offensive against the Japanese positions there, forcing their troops to take "defensive measures. The Chinese, on the other hand, said the Japanese continued to push west ward from N&nziang. along the Shanghai-Nanking railway ,and also westward from Rating. Neutral observers said they believed considerable skirmishing was continu ing along the present battle line, but no general engagement had been »be gun. Japanese authorities declared their DREDGE REPORTED MISSING ON COAST Government Craft Had 50 Men; Oyster Sloop’s Crew Is Rescued Wilmington. Ma'-ch 7 —(AP)— The government trelg\ ? m;Tnen, which K ># t Norfolk Sa’uniay morning for Savannah was unrcp-»r‘c*J today, dis tort army eng* i • * 3 here said. Call sto Fort Macon. N. Z. and to the coast guard station at Southport said the vessel had not been sighted at either place. CBKW OF OYSTER SLOOP 18 RESCUED IN OLD TRAP BAY Elizabeth City, March 7.—(AP) — Captain R. B. Hodges and five mem bers of the crew of the oyster sloop Mildred Hodges, of Washington, N. C., were rescued by the coast guard to day after the ship stranded in Old Trap Bay, near the mouth of the Pas quotank river. None of the survivers was seriously hurt, although aU suf fered from exposure. The sloop was anchored to ride out the storm, but a shift in the wind caused the anchor to drag and drove the vessel on the lee shore. PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. would aid in the child’s recovery. Mias Dow, ootuidemt almost a macaber of the family, has seen much more of the baby than its mother because of Mrs. Lindbergh's many absences from home on flights. troops would be withdrawn from Shanghai as soon as it was made certain that the Chinese army would not again enter the 12 1-2 mile zone, and the offer brought Chinese and Japanese peace-makers together again ; in a hopeful atmosphere. The declaration stimulated hope of ! softening the attitude of the Chinese | government, which rejected former pacee proposals, declaring the Chinese would not exacuate except on with drawal of the Japanese forces. The indications were late this aft ernoon that the proposed round table I conference of the neutral powers would be discarded i nfavor of a di rect Sino-Japanese parley. COPY OF RANSOM NOTE NOT GIVEN New York Police CoixunU sioner Not Sent Missive as Promised New York, March 7.—(AP)—Police Commissioner Edward P. Mulroony announced today that, although New Jersey police promised last week to give hi ma copy of a ransom note left behind by the kidnapers of the Lind bergh baby, they had failed to keep their promise. Mulroony told reporters the con tents of the alleged ransom note had been withheld from him when he met therq at . his usual dally conference. Thjfe wa/ only & little while after Capl tain J. J. Lamb, of the New Jersey State police had told reporters at Hopewell, N. J., that there hgd never been any ransom note, despite pre vious reports. Dies Os Injuries Lumberton, March 7 (AP)—G. Owen Davis 47, died here of injuries sustain ed Friday when he was struck as he rode his bicycle near here by an auto mobile driven by Mike Adams, Dunn case proprietor, who was exonerated of blame by a coroner’s Jury. 6 PAGES , TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY NO COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM BABY THIEVES Ransom Money Has at No Time Been Asked by Kid* napers, Police OffL cials Declare CONTRADICTION TO STATEMENT GIVEN Was Said Last Week That Ransom Note Had Been Found Pinned to Nursery Window When Kidnaping Was Discovered; Police Answer Questions Hopewell, N. J. f March 7 (AP) —Captain J. J. Lamb, of the State police, announced today that no demand for ransom has ever been made for the kidnaped Lindbergh baby, and that neither the Lind berghs nor the police have ever had any communication with the kidnapers. This statement was io direct con tradition of information ;given out by investigating forces at ttie Lindbergh estate last week that a note had been pinned to the nursery wi.'ndow demand ing ransom, and threatening harm to the baby if the text of, the note was made public. , It was reported that this not« de manded $50,000 for ttye baby’s rturn but this was never (confirmed offi cially. > Captain Lamb ma<ife his announce ment today at the m/>rning press con ference. at which he ’jrepllpd to a long Hat of prepared qudktlonk The list of 21 qussfJons end answers follows: Will the police s tty officially wheth er or not there Tu a demand for ransom in the no i,e left by the kid napers? J The family arid police both deny there was a note/ left demanding ran som. j Will the pothje reveal the contents of the note? j Police know fat no note or contents. How much ransom was demanded? Same anewi r u No. 1. Did any nr / e instruct Colonel Lind bergh to an/iounce Spite!e and Bitz as intermediaries four days after the kidnaping ? > No. What t faen, if any, did the kid napers le eve eto identify their later communication to Colonel Lindbergh from fair e messages? None. Have the police or Colonel Lind bergh received any messages they be lieve r.e from the kidnapers? No. Do the state police or Colonel Lind ber;*h believe the baby is dead or ally*.? 'f/e believe the baby is alive. *<Vas Johansen Juge (husband of the f/amatress in the hoane of Mrs. wight E. Morrow, Mja. Lindbergh’s •mother) released after being ques tioned in Newark Uuft night? Yes. • Was the milk bottle found In John son’s car the property of the com pany which furni*h«:d milk for the Lindbergh baby? (Henry Johnson, friehd of Juge. as suitor of Betty Dow, the Lindbergh's ba'by’a nurse, was still being questioned in Newark to day.) I can’t tell you roything about the milk bottle, as investigators have not reported yet. Will Johnson be released undter bond or will he be detained further? Such depends on, the outcome of H* questioning. Has hte report on the questioning of Johnson been Received by the Stater police at the Urqdbergh home? No, not as yet. What are the. orders to the State police, If the kidnapers are negotiat ings satisfactory with Colonel Lind bergh, attempt to bring the baby to the Lindbergh home? Do everythin g possible to help them delivrr the chtjd. NEAR 6,0 flO GIVEN WORK OVER STATE feMch, March 7.—1 AP) The American Legion employment drive in North Carolina resulted In placing 5,965 persons In Jobs between February IS and last night, Mjyjor Michael Perry, State secretary, reported today. Last week North Carolina ad- . vanced In the national ranking of states by placement cl unem ployed In jobs from twelfth pteod • to eighth. Major Perry said. Persia Refines Sfigscr . >- A Teheran. Maica 6. ((APJ—Perris’* Rnk sugar rtuaery was Inaugurated by the «hal. eg Kahrasak, a village 12 .mile*., irom this capital.
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