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'^emperson, GATEWAY to CENTRAL CAROLINA. nineteenth YEAR PUCE PREPARED FOR EVENTUALITY DURING MAY DAY Watchful Eye Peeled to Dis cern and Prevent Disord ers In Many Lands of the Earth ON CONTINUOUS DUTY PJ NEW YORK CITY Mass Meetings And Parades Scheduled Today, As They 'Are Banned on Sunday; First Real Scare Reported In Vancouver as Dynamite It Stolen ,pv th» Associated Prww.) Plun* far May D»y cel»b: was tKcii final t'U-hcA ttxlay. In many ‘linta po :ce were watchful. Vancouver B C.. registered the first */•• there aanl iney were In form'd a Milling hand of communists »,i«l unemployed hail broken Into a p wder magazine at Ashcroft, 173 sway stolen I.nOO pounds of dy namite and started for Vancouver to ermbratf Mav Day tomorrow. P.vwMS. pieparing for a rousing celebration. tend a greeting from the tevelntienary war council at Moscow, which utgc<t that "the iron revolu twnarv discipline i*f the red army” be xtrenz'hened In France, where Sunday is elec tn»n day. the minister of interior ia piied the customary order to guard agunst May Day disorder, but he said h» etjected no trouble. New York police 18.000 strong, will he on duty continuously from this morning until Monday morning. Maas meetings and parades were scheduled for today because police banned Sun day paraoe*. *riali>t* and trade unionists, with Nniman Thomas speaking planned a giant New York meeting. May Day— the international labor day is cele hi*"*d hv many organizations. State’s Offices On Standard Time, Despite Raleigh Releigh. April .w.— (A l*>—All s tjt» ••ffirem will operate aecord •"l »<• -astern standard time in Kckich as usual, though bus I news houses »f the olt> will observe dmltthl time after tomorrow. i-mernor O. Msr Gardner to dm announced that State offices “■■uh| "run on regular summer **'keijii|es“ according to eastern •lerninnl time, o|>ening at H:34) and Honing :ii 1:3(1. Hoover Off F or Rapidan Camp For Knd of Week Rest IVa.-hington. April 30 (AP) Preei drn> and Mrs. Hoover and a party of friends left the White House by suvxnoblle shortly before 8 o'clock this morning for a week-end of rest * the President's Rapidan camp. Mbits House aides termed the ex- T*'' don his find, “vacation" In seven months. All save one of the men In hi.- party were members of the famous group known as the “medl fine cabinet." ST. joints COLLEGE PRESIDENT ONLY 30 Annapolis. Md.. April 30.-(APT--St. J'din's College, one of the oldest edu cational institutions in the country, b'dav officially gained one of the youngest presidents in the country. Savants and educators from col l'Re« M [| over the country gathered h»ie for the inauguration of Dr. D'uctax Huntley Gordon as president ** ■''* John’s, although he has been •ivtng as chief for the past year, i rordon is but 30 years old. LITTLETON BANK TD REOPEN ON MONDAY Stockholder - Depositor Agreement Makes Its Resumption Possible Raleigh, April 30.—(Al*>— The Rank «»f Littleton. which rloaed January 11, 19SS. will reopen Monday, Gurney P. Hood, State ‘'ummbwioner of blanks, said to day. I nder an agreement by which depositors of the bank took over MOO.lton of the notea. mortgages and other paper of the old bank, and h> n voluntary stock asaeas inent of re percent, which netted 'T-jon. the reopening waa arrang ed. Itettiteramt latlg Mx&pvtth r or L THK A aiS,?^ IKB «»RVIC» THg associated PRESS. NOR SLAYINGS Here are the principals in the fa mous "honor slaying" trial that faas come to a close In Honolulu, when four Americans were convicted of man slaughter for the killing of a Hawaiian i.stive. Joseph K&hahawai for as saulting the wife of a naval lieutenant. Honolulu Convictions Condemned By Senator Massie and Others Never Had Fair Trial, McKellar clares, And if He Were In House He Would Move For Impeachment oF Grand Jury Judge, He Says Washington. April 30. -(AP>- Ven dor McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee, e&ld today in a statement he did not believe defendants in the Massie case in Honolulu "got a fair trial.” “Local prejudice evidently controll ed” the decision, the Tennessee sena tor said, adding that the judge who presided over the grand jury which returned the indictment of the four Americans "should be impeached." "And If I were a member of the House. I would move for his impeach ment," the Tennessee senator said. ROGERS CALDWELL CASE IS REVERSED Nashville, Term., April 30 (AD The Tennessee Supreme Court to day reversed the conviction of Rogers Caldwell, former lnvfWt-A ment hanker who was given a one to three year prison sentence In criminal court at Nashville on a charge of fraudulent breach es trust. Elected President Richmond. Va„ April 30. —Walter W. Williams .of Benton, 111., was elected president of the National Association of Chamber of Commerce here yes terday. The 1933 convention will pro bably be In Chicago. Public Held Responsible For Stock Market’s Part In Hastening Depression By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington. April 30. From the tes timony thus far at the senate bank ing and currency committee's Wall Street investigation it is difficult to draw any other conclusion than that a get-rich-quick-crazy public was mainly responsible for whatever the stock market may have had to do with causing the depression. Agreeing that the exchange folk provided the paraphernalia. It still Is evident that there could not have been much of a game without plenty of patrons to come In and play it. Practically the only thing there seems to be for the senatorial in quisitors to determine is whether it was run according to Hoyle or was fixed by the "talent” to skin its cus tomer* at a swifter rate than the law HENDERSON, N. C. ( SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1932 Thomas H. Massie. one of the con ( vie ted ffuartette. The others were Mrs. Granville ortescue. mother of M rs. Massie. and Albert Jones and I E. L. Lord. n aval enlisted men. Kah i ahawai was one of five natives - charged with attacking Mrs. Mamie , last Septemlber. Clarence Darrow, of Honolulu. April 30 (AP)—With a recommendia.ilon for leniency, a raci ally mixed jury has oonvioted four Americans of manslaughter for the staying of a Hawaiian. The Jury reported a verdict tate yes terday after more than 48 hours delib eration. The defendants are Lieuten ant Thomas If. Massie, U. S. N,; Mrs. Granville Fortescue, society mat ron. his mothcr-in taw; Albert O. Jones end E. J. Lord, navy enlisted men. Ruth Bryan Owen To Campaign For Dry Referendum Washington- April 30.—(AP)—Re presentative Ruth Bryan Owen, dough ter of the late William Jennings Bryan, today announced she would campaign for renomination in her 500-mile long Florida district on the issue of a prohibition referendum as against direct repeal. She said she would lehve Washing ton to make the campaign as soon as the economy legislation, last of the big controversial questions to come before the House this session, has been finished. of chances and the "house's" legiti mate percentage justified. The impression I get from revela tions by the committee's witnesses is that today's speculation differs from that of the pre-crash period in that the professionals are engaged now in cleaning out one another ra ther than outsiders. Not but that they would prefer outsiders, presumably. It appears th*t htey are cleaned out already, however, for the present. I do not pretend to understand it all very well, for it is highly tech nical, and puzzles even the investl gatorial senators. Nevertheless. I once lived Jn what is known as a “wide open" town. That is to say, vulgar, out-and-out gambling was permitted. As nearly (Continued on Page Six). Chicago, noted criminal lawyer, waa the leading defense counsel. The trial throughout waa marked by a ter rific legal fight. In the tower right in the picture above ia shown £h® court house In Honolulu, and the lower left is (he court room, where-t-he-trial waa held. SHANGHAI BOMBER MAY BE JAPANESE Military Officials Keeping Secret Identity of Man Being Held ONE OF INJURED DIES Ano f '«r Is In Serious Condition. But Remaning Trio Are Reported Recon.i.ig Crum Injuries From Explosion Shanghai, April 30 <AP)--One of the five high Japanese officials severely injured by a bomb explosion in Hong kew park yesterday. Y Kawsbala. president of the Shanghai Residents Association, died todhy. Os the other four. Mamoru Shinge nrritsu, Japanese minister tin Qhina, was in the most serious danger. The other victims were iecovering. Many extravagant reports, most of (hem unfounded, and the rest impos sible to confirm, kept Shanghai in a rtnto of excitement during the day One report which Was widely believed was thait the bomb thrower was a Japanese and not a Korean. The re port said the Japanese military offi cials keeping It a secret. They and the counsular officials refused to discuss the matter and would only say that a would be issued after the completion of the man's examina tion. which was continuing. NO PROTEST BY JAPAN AS THE BOMBER WAS JAPANESE okyo. April 30 (AP)—Recreation to the bomb attack on Japanese officials at Shanghai yesterday was kept Stu diously moderate here today ij> all re sponsiMle quarters, and it was stated it was not expected it would affect the Stno-J&panese relations at Shang hai. No protest was contemplated by the government, since the scene of the bombing "was under temporary occu pation by the Japanese military, and the thrower of the bomb wax a Ja panese subject. CLARKSON DAUGHTER TO WED POLLARD, JR Charlotte, April 30 <AP>- Mias Mar garet Fullerton Clarkson, of Charlotte daughter of Justice Herrfot Clarkson, of North Carolina Supreme Court, and John Garland Pollard. Jr, son of the governor of Virginia, will be married in St. Peters Episcopal church here May 21. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, with showers tonight and in east portion Sunday; not much change in temperature. REVENUE GREATER BUT STATE FACES SHORTAGE ANYHOW Minimum Indicated Deficit $2,800,000 June 30 Looms Despite Increased ■ Income RECEIPTS ARE OFF FROM EXPECTATIONS More Than $3,500,000 Low er Than Estimates; High way Fund Income Holds Close to Estimates, With $1,837,610 Increase For Ten Months Raleigh. April 30 (API Though revenue collections for the genera) fund of the State aggregated $15,273,- 72101 for the first ten months of the current fiscal year, an Increase of more than $3,230,000 over the corres ponding period a year ago, the State still faces a minimum indicated de ficit of $2,800,000 on June 30. A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of re venue. released the monthly financial statement today without comment. It showed collections for April as $38,- 477.17. compared with $374,018.28 In the same month of 1931. Henry Burke, assistant director of the budget, said the total ten months receipts were about $3,500,000 to $4.- 000,000 below the original estimated revenue for the general fund for the period. Highway fund receipts, on the other hand, are holding close to the ori ginal estimates. Mr. Burke said, with a ten months total this year of $lB,- 001.172.17, or an increase of $1,837,610 over the same period last fiscal year. league Man ON CHINESE PEACE Resolution Adopted at Ge neva as Stimson Looks On From Gallery Geneva. April 30 <AP> The league of Nations Assembly today a(k<pted a resolution embodying a plan for sett tlement of the P,no-Japanese contro versy at Shanghai. The Japanese delegates refrained from voting on the resolution, which provides that evacuation of Japanese troops shall be crmplwed in the near future, and that the League's mixed commission is authorized to report any neglect by either China or Japan *o observe the terms of (he armiiAlce agreement. Secretary of State Henry L. Stim son sat in the spectators' gallery with the American delegation during the Assembly meeting. Asserts 100,000 Are Unemployed Over This State Washington. April 30.—(AD An estimate that approximately 100,004) people are unemployed In North Carolina wax made In a report to the joint committee on unemployment at tlic \mbaesjidor hotel here today. The report made by l-erry Hogan, Marion, N. C„ labor or ganizer, said: “About 14)0,004) people, chiefly textile workers, are unemployed In North Carolina and for ihe most part, they are begging or bumming the highly?** l *.’ Meanwhile, before the House labor committee, >i progtarn of "zac.lr to the farm ’ for the city unemployed wax the theme. Huey Long Favors Norris As Democratic Candidate Washington. April 30. tAPt—Sen ator George W. Norris. Republican in dependent from Nebraska, was pro posed today by Huey Long, of Louisi ana as the Democratic candidate for President. Louisiana's fiery senator and .Dem ocratic national committeeman, who yesterday from the Senate leadership of Senator Robinson of Arkansas, announced. he had with drawn his support of Robinson. Sen ator Harrison of Mississippi or Speak er Garner for the Democratic candi dacy. When Long first arrived in Wash ington, he announced that he con sidered these three and former Gov ernor Smith of New York, the out standing candidates for his party’s PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT BUNDAY. Finance Group Irf Senate Seeking To' Revive Sales Tax Working Overtime |pF v♦ • f jsiiv j f*r fgjgfe w ’ - 4i if This beautiful night view of the Capitol mean.; that xolon.i arc working ovciiinv* to finish the vast amount of work which mu.-t be completed before the conn n tions, in June, photo was taken during a recent night session. POLITICAL PARADE GATHERS UP SPEED DURING! WEEK Interest Centers In Guberna. torial Race, Though Sen ate Fight Is Not Forgotten ehringhaTjsgains : ARE OUTSTANDING Maxwell Has Picked Up Further Following, But Fountain Has Lost, Ob servers Hold, Despite Claims by all of Them; Managers Bubbling Opti mism <■’ Onllr Dispatch Boren®. J -* In the Mir Walter H«4ri. BY J. HAKKKRYII.f.. Raleigh, April 30. The political 'pa rade gathered more momentum dur ing this week than in any *4*ek so far. with interest centering mGre and more in the campaign for tt,e Demo cratic nomination for governor be tween R. T. Fountain. J. C. b. Ehring haur and A J. Maxwell, according to the opinion of observers here. More Interest is also beginning to be shown in the campaign for the Democratic nomination for Ihe Senate between Senator Cameron Morrison, Robert R. Reynolds, Frank D. Grist. Tam C. Bowie and Arthur Simmons. The greatest interest so far has been in the contest for governor, however. Despite the claims of all three can didates that they are all gaining steadily and that bach is in the lead most of the impartial political opin ion here la that Ehringhaus con tinued tq* make substantial gains (continued on Page Six.) nomination. But in an interview today he said he had -changed his mind. LONG RENEWS HIS FIGHT FOR TAXES UPON WEALTH .Washington, April 30. (AP)— A Renewal of his plea for increased taxes on wealth was made today in th» Senate by Huey Long, Democrat, ILouisiana. He did not mention specifically, however, his proposals that individual incomes be limited to $1,000,000 year ly, and Inheritances be limited to a maximum of $5,000,000. Nor did he refer to Senator Robinson, of Ar kansas. the minority leader, whom he assailed yesterday for opn«* ; ns ’us plan. PAGES TODAY MVE CENTS COPIB House Bill, Now With Fi. nance Committee, Is Far Below Figure Fixed By The House REED, PENNSYLVANIA, IS LEADING ATTACK Older Heads of Committee, However, Give Him No Chance, And That Goes For Republicans And Dem ocrats and Apparently In Senate Itself As Well Washington. April 3D. (AP)— A quiet campaign within the Senate Fi nance Committee to force the general sales tax back into the revenue hill has stripped it of many millions dol lara. As the much altered House bill stands today it. is far below the ap proximately billion dollar fol ■! that is needed, despite stiff raises that have been written Into many sche dules. Senator Reed. Republican. Pennsylvania, has led the drive un der Which special excise taxes have been mowed down like ninepins, ad mitting he seeks to compel use of r he sales tax. which the House re jected so vigorously. • Yet older heads of the finance com mittee give him no chance. This goes (or Republicans ami Democrats, and apparently represents majority senti ment in the Senate itself. Wearied and more or lens baffled ifter a hard week spent at altering ■he measure, the committee Is in re cess for the week-end. its mem biers individually studying further money ; aising possibilities. 500 TEACHERSWILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH School Attendance Not Ex* pected A* Large Next Year as This Year |y[ llls,««trh . Hnrenw, 114 J. i . H.txkKK* || 1,. lit (»•«• Mir \Y niter Hotel . , Raleigh. April 30.- will probably; iiot be necessary’ to Ir,crease the teachi ing load of the teachers next year, de spite the fact tha», the average dally attendance this year indicates that about 1.000 adiifttonal teachers will be needed, while the State does not have funds to pnivide more than 500 teach ers, according to Leßoy Martin, sec retary of * he State Board of Equaliza tion. "It ►s generally agreed that the c hoc #1 attendance this year has been ib*j heaviest ever known.” Martin *’id. "It is also agreed by many of *ne principals and superintendents that such a heavy attendance is not ilkely again for several years. Factors that contributed to the unusually heavy attendance this past year have been the mild weather, the absence of any epidemics in the schools, such ns whooping cough or measles, and ihe absence of work for older chil dren to do, so that more have remain ed in school. Consequently. It is en tirely possible that the average daily attendance this year nas been larger than it will be next year, so that the 500 additional teachers which the State expects to allot for will be able to take care of the school enrollment without any increase in the teacher load.” The number of teachers are allot ted to the various -**!iools on the basis of the average daily attendance in each schorl in the preceding year. REORGANIZATION IS PERMITTED HOOVER President Permitted In Eco nomy Bill To Revise Federal Machine Washington. April 30.—4AP)—Presi dent Hoover's biggest hope for re ducing wasteful expenditure in the government had weathered today the worst of the congressional opposition. Alone of the important provisions in the once impressive economy bill, the section granting the President power to reorganize branches of the unwieldly Federal machine was turn ed unchanged by the House late yes terday. The insurgent coalition group re mained firmly in the saddle, however, riddling the bit with so many amend ments that reductions totalling $67,- WXi.OOO ha i- « been thrown out so far, >i d onl\ >42,(4)0.000 of economies ap proved. _
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