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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. NINETEENTH YEAR Candidates Open Fierce Fire Upon Each Other In Hot Fight For Governor Maxwell Charges Ehring. hails Did Nothing to Pre vent Tax Burden He Complains Os EHRINGHAUS MAKES DRIVE AT FOUNTAIN Says Latter Failed To Use His Influence as Speaker And Twice as Lieutenant Governor To Correct Evils He Is Now Making Objec tion To I>>| If > lli.iiali'k nurf.ni, la tkr *lr Wallrr Hotel. HI .1. «\ BI'KKHI 11.1. Knlrigh. the Democratic nomination for gov ernor was being discussed here more today than at any time during the week as a result of the two campaign >pccches made last night by A. J. Maxwell and J. C. B. Ehringhaus. and h -perch bv R. T. Fountain Thursday night in Asheville Maxwell * speech was over the radio from the Raleigh station and Ehringhaus' speech was delivered in Statesville Maxwell devoted a good portion of hie time to assailing Ehringhaus es pecially Ehringhaus contention that Maxwell had had a great deal to do with the taxation laws passed by the General Assembly during the last 20 years, and his plan for reducing the c»?t of textbooks in the State by a Btute rental system. Ehringhaus de voted a good deal of his speech to what he pictured as Fountains at tack upon laws and legislation which Fountain had helped to enact, and to Fountain's extravagance in giving out jobs while the presiding office of the State Senate. Fountain, in his Asheville speech, continued his attack upon the short ballot and centralization of govern ment maintaining they are the burn ing issue* of the day. although both Maxwell and Ehringhaus agree with him on both and maintain that they thus are not campaign Issues. With regard to Ehringhaus. Max well said 'Mr Ehringhaus has been saying that so far as taxation is concerened I have seen the General Assembly, the .Supreme Court and the whole works so rthe last 20 years, and that , if there is anything wrong with our tax system I am responsible for it. Heie m the funny part about that. After the Department of Revenue was created in 1921. and from that time until 1929. I had no more connection «ith the tax machinery of the State than Mr Ehringhaus or any other citizen. I wonder if he doesn't know that it WHS during this period that we entered on the extravagant pro giam of borrowing, spending and in creasing tax burdens that demand re lief today. I was not responsible for that extravagant program, but I was u ing every megaphone within reach •*> warn those In authority and to " a| n the people of the State that debts and taxes were being increased more rapidly than the wealth and »“rning power of th peeople of the State could reasonably sustain. I dare say every person in the State who is listening to me knows this is true It would be chartable to -•V that Mr. Ehringhaus is ignorant "f this fact. But it must be that he km.ws it is true, when he charges me with responsibility for tax trouble* that | did everything in my power to prevent and that he did nothing to prevent The program I am offering to the people of the State now as mv platform is Intended to curg some <>f the troubles I have been trying to pievent for years. If Mr. Ehringhaus ever offered any helpful advice while (Continued on Page Eight.) GERAROQUITS AS I PARTY TREASURER H«*kob Says HU Successor Will Be Appointed “In Due Time” _j Wa-thlngton April 2. (API —James " Gerard today notified the clerk of *h»» Houae that he had resigned as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. The letter, under date of yesterday, only: Thin la to advise you I have today resigned aa treasurer of the Demo cratic National Committee, my re signation to take effect immediately.” M'('.<TKMBOR will, be named IN DDE TIME. RASKOB SAYS New York. April 2.—(APl—John J. Raskob. chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said today that he had received and accepted the re signation of James W. Gerard aa treasurer of the committee.. Raskob’s statement said that he would appoint "his successor in due course.” but gave no indication as to tip identity of the person to he named. lirniicrsmt Hath} Dispatch ?- ■ ,„ LL ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPE R PUBLISHED IN Tifrß SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. "oy^THK^Sficu?T& p! Order Out of Ch»o» * m J Speaker John N. Garner leave# the house of representatives at the end of an unusual day’s job. Stepping out of the speaker's role, lie is credited with bringing order out of chaos during the tax fight tvith his dramatic appeal from the door of the house to balance the budget at any co-t. Wi.h Gar n r, above, is Harry’ Senlon, his persona! assistant. RALEIGH HORNS IN ON LINDBERGH HUNT Somebody Tie* Message To Handlebar of Messenger Boy ’s Bicycle INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN Chief of I’ulicc Toid To Have Two Men Wi-aring Gray Clothes At Designated Street Corner At Two O’clock Ral* igh. April 2 <AP) Raleigh, and Norfolk. Va . police this afternoon checked anothei "lead'’ in the kid naping of Charley A. Lindbergh, Jr., son of the famous flier, but their ef forts were fruitless. Following instructions given in a telegram which was found tied to tlhc handlebar of a messenger boy's bicy cle at a local telegraph office, the of ficers were at the corner of Harnett and Swain streets to “receive the baby.” but it was not found. The telegra m*aid: “Chief of Police, Norfolk, Va. Have two men wearing gray clothes in a oar bearing a Virginia license at Hargett and Swain streets at two o’clock Sat urday afternoon, and we wifi deliver Charles A Lindbergh Jr. We are tired of the whole business. Do not try any phoney business, for your men w’ll be well covered." It was signed “Rosenwald.” Roosevelt Again Strikes Back On Preacher Critics Hyrlr Park. N. Y., April 2. -(API j Governor Roosevelt today commented j on an attack launched against him I in New York last night by Rev. John j Payne Holmes and Rabbi Stephens ; S. Wise. 1 “If they would serve their God as j they seek to serve themselves, the people of th citjp of New York would be the gainers,’* the governor sSft. In replying a few days ago to a request by the New York City clergy men that he remove from office Sheriff MsQuade. of King’s county, and Chief Clerk John Theofel, of the Queens county surrogate court, the governor charged them with being publicity seekers. “Little Congress” Te Banquet Washington, April 2 <AP)—The "itttie congress’’ will banquet,tonight and Its idea of a good time is td l)eair some more speeches. Secretaries to senators arid repre senattves make up the “Mttte con gress.” HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY: AFTERNOON, APRIL 2, 1932 LAUNCH HEARS ON BONUS PAYMENT ONMONDAY.APR.iI House Ways and Means Chairman To Take Rest First, With Revenue Bill Passing LEADERS OPPOSED TO FULL PAYMENTS But Advocates of Measure Were Promised Hearing And Will Get It, Crisp Says; They Have Enough Signatures to Force Vote on Proposal Washington. April 2. (AP) Acting Chairman Crisp, of the House Ways and Means Committee, today fixed Monday, April 11. to open heatings on legislation for full cash payment of the soldiers bonus. "The committee wanted a week's rest kuxf me tax Dili, and 1 am going away for a *hort vacation over that period." Crisp said. Personally, I am opposed to paying at this time the 50 per cent unpaid the veterans' certificates, but we pro mised the advocates of the bill a hear ing and they will be given an oppor tunity for a hearing of their case" President Hoover warned a few days ago against the passage of legislation to authorize full payment of the bonus House leaders of both parties are strongly opposed to the bonus mea sure. Its advicates, however, are pre pared to *orce a vote through a dis charge petition, if necessary, and al ready claim more than 145 signatures necessary to do so. Negro, 50, Lynched In Texas as First In State In Year Crockett. Texas, April 2.---(Ap>—. fexas bad its first tynchtng In more than a year when four men last night hanged Dave Tints, 50, Negro, after he was alleged to have entered a white woman's bedroom. The Negro was seized by the men as he was being brought to Crockett by Arch Maples, a planter on whose farm TlJlis was a tenant. The sheriff was notified and of ficers found Tillis’ body hanging tu a blackjack tree. The body was cut down and brought to Crockett for an Inquest. House Wet Bloc At Odds on Plan of Procedure Now Washington, April 2. (AP)— A House wet bloc leaders are at odds over whether they should press their plans to force a vote on a bill to legalize and tax 2.75 percent beer. Before the tax bill came eup, they had itnended to follow a course simi lar to that which brought rejection by a 227 to 187 vote of a proposed new eighteenth amendment to estab lish State liquor control. TWO CASES HEARD BEFORE RECORDER One case yesterday and one today constituted the volume of the record er’s court for the two days. On Friday L, Burroughs Wiggins was charged with false representation, but was found not guilty ana dlsch&rg. Today Lonnie Cannady and Seth Pot ter were charged with an laffray, and judgment was suspended on payment of the costs. POLICE TRAIL FOUR BANDITS AT DURHAM Durham. April 2 (APl—Police said today they believed they were on the •trail of four bandits who wounded Ashby Penn. 22, heir to a tobacco for tune, Thursday night as he pursued them with Miss Anne Gordon Ed monds. University of North Carolina 00-«d t and L, E. Rack ley, a police man . 17 WEST VIRGINIA PRISONERS ESCAPE Huntingdon. W. Va., April 2 (AP) —Seventeen prisoners escaped from the OabeJl county jail today after saw ing: through the bars of their ceils and overpowering their guards and a turn key. *, lift,. NEGRO YOUTH, 16, IS DOOMED IN KILLING Phi lade Iphl a., Apr! I 2.—(APl—Willie Brown, 18-year-old Negro, Is doomed to die in the electric chair convicted of murder In the first degree for the attacking and slaying of seven-year old Dorthy Luts, -(—lu ... t , Rivers Johnson Is Out For Congress Raleigh April S.—(AP)—-Stale Senator Riven D. Johnson of War saw, veteran of mere ethan t* yean of public service. Including eight yean an sens tar fro mthe ninth district, today said he would seek the Democratic enngressional nom ination in opposition to diaries L Abernathy, veteran representative from the third North Carolina dis trict. Abernathy was eieetd to Congress In 1922, and has served continuous ly since then. TERRIFIC STRAIN MENACING HEALTH OF CONGRESSMEN Capitol Physician Seriously Worried About Condi tion of House Mem. bers Especially HARDER WORK THAN IT APPEARS TO BE Pressure of Urgent Legisla tion and Tension Over Vital Ossues Telling on M any Representatives; Condition of Senators Not So Noticeable By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Pro** Staff Writer Washington. April 2.- Congress is Working itself nearly to death, ac cording to its medical adviser. Dr. George W. Calver— Capitol physician, to give him his formal title. It is not eithically permissible for Dr. Calver to give out detailed infor mation concerning the ailments of even so impersonal a patient as the national legislature. FY>r example, if he were to announce that at least 80 of its members are on tne verge of nervous collapse. It might make the puhHc uneasy; consequently he doesn't announce It. However. It is officially of record that he wrote the other day to Ma jority Floor Leaeder Henry T. Rainey of the house of representatives, call ing "attention to the physical condi tion of many of the members.” “The purpose o fthis letter,” said the doctor ominously, “Is to avoid catastrophes among them.” The practice of medicine in Con gress has its difficulties. It calls for a thorough understand ing of the fact that numerous prob lems which, to ordinary folk, are pure ly academic are intensely practical and of Ihe utmost material impor tance to politicians. Illustratively, while the average cit izen of a district which is very even ly balanced on. say the wet-and-dry issue, may feel exceedingly strongly on the question, one way or the other nevertheless he loses no actual slep .over it; but the right guess on it means a SIO,OOO job to his congress man. and, believe me. it keeps him awake nights. Being a member of congress is hard er work than it looks, anyway. It Is harder (except at sextennial (Continued on Page Sight.) Stacy Presents Mediation Board - Report to Hoover Washington, April 2. (AP> Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy, of the North Carolina Supreme Court, today sub mitted to President Hoover his report as chairman of a special emergency board of mediation on a dispute be tween the Louisiana and Arkansas Railways. Chief Justice Stacy declin ed to discuss the erepbrt. The Presi dent recently appointed the mediation board by an official proclamation. GEN B. H. TYSON, 88 ' PASSES IN WAYNE Goldsboro, April 2.—(AP)—General B. H. Tyson. 88. one of the ranking officers of the North Carolina Con federate Veterans Association, died at the home of a daughter at Ptkeville today. General Tyson had been ill for two months at the home of Mrs. Cooper Person. A week ago double pneumonia set in and death followed today. RUTH BRYAN OWEN ILL OF INFLUENZA Washington, April 2 (AP) —Repre- eenftiaUve Ruth Eryan Owen, of Flor ida- is Ml with influenza at a hotel in Atlantic ORy. but her condition is not considered serious. LEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy mI warmer to jtigM. Sunday fifaadft Billion Dollar Tax Bill Is' Sent Senate After Passing House By Vote Os 327-64 AIDS FATHER IN LINDBERGH CASE ■J fIWL' 4 wfiuwSjfccW .Mdri v rn : * JNLiI m Wt 7/ If* /T 4^«’ *4 Miss Margery Peacock, daughter 1 of the Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, j dean of Grace Episcopal church at Norfolk, Va., has been kept unusually busy answering phone calls since her lather became one of three Norfolk intermediaries More Japanese Soldiers t* - Ordered Into Manchuria Curtis Will Not Speak For G. 0. P. Washington. April 2.—(AP)— Vice-President Curtis was unable to accept an invitation extended him today to address the North Carolina Republican State Conven tion to be held April 14. W. H. Foster, of Charlotte, called upon Mr. Curtis and urged him to address the North Carolina con vention, but the vice-president rut pained that previous engagements made for that same time absolutely prevented him from accepting. He expressed regret to Foster that he could not go to North Carolina, and sent his greetings to the State. VICE GANG LEADER IS TAKEN IN SELMA “Red " Stanley Found To Be Same L. Johnson Arrest ed In Wilson Smithfield, April 2. (AP) Red Stanley, alleged ring leader of the “vice gang” recently rounded up by Johnston county officers, wa* arrested near Selma last night while driving the bandit caf stolen from a Smith field garage last night. He was un armed. A small quantity of whiskey was found in the car. officers said. Officers discovered that Stanley is the same man arrested in Wilson dur ing the round-up of six alleged gang members where he was known as L. Johnson, a respected citizen. The of ficers said he was known to the gang members merely as "Rbd" Stanley. Johnson furnished bond af(er his ar rest ten days ago and w at free when the bandit car was taken from a gar age where deputies had stored it. communist group IN ATLANTA FREED Atlanta G*., April 2 <AP)—«ix per sons indicted under the eld Georgia law that makes inciting insurrection puntatk&ble by death may have been freed only to face another attempt, to try them for oootmunMlc agitation. Judge Edgar E. Pomeroy, of Ful ton Superior court, yesterday upheld a demurrer filed By attorney*-for the six on ground* that the original in dictment* filed to show specific acta of violation. . PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. trying to recover the kid naped Lindbergh baby. Many calls from all parts of the coun try have been removed at th-- Pea cock home by person* seeking in formation regarding the dean’s progress in the case. Infantry Attacks Chinese Rebel Forces, Smashing Through Them to Capture City FIRST MaToRLOSS REBELS HAVE FELT Japanese Victory Follows Heavy Fighting; Chinese Generalissimo at Nanking Says China Still Claims Manchuria and Will Resist Japs There Tokyo, April 2. (AP) —The Japa nese government ordered a new mili tary expedition of unannounced strength to proceed to Manchuria to day to assist in putting down a ram paint against the govern ment of the new Federated State un der Henry Pu-Yi. The new expedition was ordered to assist the present Japanese force which consists of two army division, by crossing over the Tumen river from Korea. It was directed to be gin operations at Chientao. near the Korean and Soviet Russian borders. (TUNA TO RESIST JAPANESE PUPPET REGIME AT HARBIN By JAMES T. HOWE, Copyright hv the Associated Press. Nanking. China. April 2. (AP) General Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese generalissimo, and former president, told me today in his first interview i with a foreign newspaper cororespon-; dent in many months, that Manchuria is still part of China, and that China would resist with arms any further attack of the Japanese, although she is not preparing for war. In Manchuria, he said, the Chinese would oppose by every- peaceful means the "tricky efforts” of the Japanese "to set up a puppet state" in the three eastern provinces. JAPANESE INFANTRY SMASHES THROUGH REBEL LINES TO WIN Changchun. Manchuria. April 2. (AP) -Japanese infantry, in a battle against Chinese rebel forces at Nun gan. 35 miles north of here, smashed through the rebel lines this afternoon and occupied the town, turning back a serious threat against the new gov ernment of Henry Pu-YI. The Japanese victory was accom plished after heavy fighting, which took place south attd east of the city during the day. It wax the first major defeat for the rebels, but, in the meantime the revolt continues ta spread through sev eral Other Manchurian areas. A Japanes- brigade under Major Genera) Hasebe threw its force against 2,000 rebels at Fancheng in the lower Sungari galley,* and heavy , fighting Was reported. 8 1 PAGES , TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY RATES HIGHEST OE ; ANY EVER ENACTED DURING PEACETIME Figures Entering In All CaL culations Are Estimate* Subject to Later Changes LEGISLATION IS ON NON-#ARTISAN BASIS Senatfe, Favorably Disposed Toward Bill, Will Begin Consideration in Commit tee Hearings Next Week; Mills Sees Defects, But Praises Bill Washington, April 2. (AP) The billion dollar tax bill was through the House today, and dispatched to ths Senate on an overwhelming vote which concluded in unity three bitter weeks of battling and bitter debate. Surpassing in its rates any revenue taising proposal drafted during peace times, the bill wa* approved by the House late last evening The Senate, favoroabl.v disposed toward it, will begin consideration early next week in committees hearings. Combined with strongest economies in appropriations, the bill is designed to end deficits and place the govern ment on a self-supporting basis for (he coming fiscal year. The Demo crats, controlling the House, expect the bill to achieve this aim. raising in estimated *1.032.400,000, to which (hey propose to add more than *200.- 000,000 of appropriation cuts. The Treasury shaves th estimated yield of the bilL to *997.400,000. and cuts the possible appropriation re ductions to 515.Y500.000 thus expecting to fall short by about S88.OUO,(l0o of -quailing the anticipated $1,241,000,0*10 deficit The figures entering all calculations, however, are estimates subject tu narked change as time passes. The vote by which the bill went -hrough. was 327 to 64 oti entirely non partisan lines. Favoring it were 164 democrats and 162 Republicans, while Democrats and 27 Republicans voted against. .a^sm*** BILL HAN DEFECTS, BUT IS GREAT VICTORY, MILLS SAYS Washington, April 2.—(APi-Secre tary Mills, In a statement today, said the revenue bill passed by the House contained serious defects and dis criminations, but praised It as a great victory for sound financial principles.. The secretary said the House in passing it had recognized and affirm ed the necessity of balancing the oudget. from which principle there could be no turning back. He added that he hoped th defects in the bill would be corrected in the Senate and the amendment concurred in by the house. threeUcidnap-ers in DENVER GIVEN TERMS Denver. Col.. April 2. (AP)—Sen tences of from one to. seven years in prison faced three m-an today for the kidnaping of Benjam tn T. Bower, who wa* held in a ahac’L five days last January before his release without payment of *50.000. The defendants wtere convicted late yesterday by a jtiry which recom mended leniency. YOUNCE CASE NEAR TO THE JURY STAGE i Charge Against Brinkley Non-Suited By Judge Gowper Friday Lexing*y>n. April 2. <APi The case of Georgje A. Younce. former district solicitor., charged with manslaughter for the. death of Sheriff Jamas A Leonai< here in January, is «<*- pected. to reach the jury in superior court here late today. Argument in the case began yester day when W. F. Brinkley, attorney, was freed by Judge Vernon G. Cow per, on the ground that evidetiee against him was insufficient to War rar t submitting his case to the jury. A similar motion for a non-suit on the part of Younce being denied, bis oounsel reeled without i jbtplt mg di rect evidence. _ t f
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