HENDERSON,
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
NINETEENTH YEAR
Beer Bill
CANDIDATES STEP
SWIFTLY TO HIGH
ON HOME STRETCH
Claims and Counter Claims
Mark Beginning of Final
Two Weeks of the
Campaign
tURINGHAUS GAINS
DENIED BY OTHERS
Not a Chance for Him To
Win in First Primary, Max.
well and Fountain Sup
porters Assert; Fountain
Managers Appear To Be
More Encouraged
Dali? IH.pnf.k nnr.KM
In the Hr Hnllrr Hotel
•tv J. r. HA'KKIUIM.
Raleigh, May 23. With leas than
two week* remaining before the
Pemeerafir primary on June 4. the
three candidate* for the nomination
for governor are getting into high
;ear for the final dash down the
Some arreleh. Four of the five can
tiiatee for the nomination for the
fatted Gratae Senate are alao showing 1
acre activity u the elcetlon date
irtw* nearer.
Ir. the con'est- tor the gubernatorial
romicition. indications are that J.
C 8 Ehringhaus and his managers
•re confident that thev have virtually
eliminated R. T Fountain from the
campaign, and that their Job from
new on t« to prevent A. J. Maxwell
front making any more gains. In fact. 1
mine and more of the Ehringhaus
supporter# are now becoming hope-'
ful that Ehringhaus will get the nom
ination in the first primary.
Both the Maxwell and Fountain
supporters maintain. however, that
Ehnnghaua and his managers are "all
wet" and that he has disposed of
neither Fountain nor Maxwell and
that his chances for getting the nomi
nation in the first primary simply
do not exist,
Ehrmchaus and his friends evi-j
dently think that Fountain commit
ted suicide in his Raleigh speeches
•Mailing Khringhaus as the 'heir ap- 1
parent' of Gardner and attacking the j
Gardner administration, but If they,
'hink this they are badly mistaken."!
raid s spokesman at Maxwell head
quarter 4 here today. “It is true that
(Cont'nued on Page Three.l
CLAIMS KNOWLEDGE
KITCHiNER S DEATH
Vew York, May 23.—(AF)—A
oisn #h»M> Identity police with
held. hut who they said had a
Hinri <>r notebook intimating he
was In vmie way responsible for
the death of Lord Kitrhlner, chief
"t »tnff of the British army, who
loot his Hfs in the North Sea dur
inc the World War. was under
or rest nt police headquarters to-
I)()-X"isOffFor
hngland Enroute
Back to Germany
*■
oouthanipton. England, May 23. 1—
'API-—The DO-X, the world's |
hrggest flying boat, landed here
■* 7: If- p. ni.. today <1:13 p. m.
S T.) nfter a flight from Vigo, i
>P»in. after having crossed the
itlnntic from New York by Har
bor Grace, and the Azores.
'igo. Sjwiln. May 23.—(API— i
7he DO-\. largest flytng boat in
•h. wnrld. took off for Houthamp
lon at lu.tA a. m. today (5:43 a.
. KHT.) after the crew had re
l«eled her. The ship got in la«*t
night Ironi Horta. Axorea, after j
r H"*slng the Atlantic from liar- I
h»r (iriu-f, Newfoundland
The l»0-X will return to Ger- j
m ony. her homeland, uf'-e- the
'•op In ngland.
Governor Moore Approached
By Henchmen Os Al Capone
Tr»nton. N. J.. May 23.- <AP>—Gov
ernor A. Harry Moore today con
firmed reports that three weeks ago
four reputed agents of Al Capone,
mnprisoned Chicago gangster, ap
proached him at midnight with an
°ffet to aiu in the Lindbergh case.
tfove'rnor Moore said that he was
"alking home when the four men sud
denly grouped around tiTm and told
him who they were. He said lie felt
none too comfortable.”
I had Just passed a policeman
wh ° m l knew.” he said, "and that
* as a Wt of comfort. I stopped whera
Umitersou BatUt Stsmrfrlx
WIKM or* vice
ur TH * ABEuciATBD prim.
Hubby Proud of "Lady Lindy”
gfMHk
v ' S IIlfSK: ■? -
The most anient supporter Amelia Earhart Putnam had in planning
her successful solo flight across the Atlantic was friend husband, George
Palmer Putnam, prominent New York publisher. On receiving word of
safe arrival of the daring avia'rix at Londonderry, Ireland. Mr. Putnam
a*ked reporters to refer to his wife as ‘'Mias Earhart,” stating the glory
ahould be entirely hers. This photo shows the Putnams shortly after
their marriage last year.
Borah Refuses To Attend
Republicans' Convention
Idaho Senator May Likewise Decline To Take Stump In
Campaign In Behalf of President Hoover, Whom
He Helped in 1923; Two Are at Odds Now
W-atthingTon. May 23 <AP>- The
powerful voice and tovfhietice of Sen
ator William E Borah, of Idaho. 1
which played such a potent part in !
the 1923 campaign of Herbert Hoover. ’
wtll be missing at next month's Re- j
publican convention for the renomi
nation of President Hoover.
Senator Borah's decision to take
no part in the national conflict of
tho Republicans Is final—-whether
Congress is in session or not -and the
for it have led to consider
able speculation in political circles. 1
The Idahoan himself has no com
RANSOM FUND WAS
ASKED OF PEACOCK
j
Norfolk Preacher Tells of
Meeting Mysterious
Men In New York
(C opyright 1932. by the Associated
Press)
Ottawa. Canada. May 23 (API The
ritatement thta he himself was in con
tact *ifh mysterious ptrsone who
asked for a ransom for the Lindd
bergh hi by is made by Dean H. Dob
aon-Peacock of Norfolk, Va., in a
copyrighted interview published today
by Sou<ham newspapers of Canada.
Dean Poacock said he mot "three
tough tooklas customers" at a New
York hotel in a tesp<Euse to myniari
mis telephone calle. and they demand
ed ransom, but broke off nogotiallons
after he became convinced the men
were racketeers.
The interview, given to E. O. Smith
Washington correspondent of the
.Unutbam newspapers. says John
Hughes Cun is' conduct throughout
the wnole negotiations was so convinc
ing that "I would do the same thing
again if a similar occasion arose to
morrow ." ,
I was and decided to cal! him if
necessary."
The men told the governor they
would give all assistance in obtaining
the return of the baby, whose body
was found shortly after then about
five miles from the Lindbergh home,
provivded that Capone, who is serving
a term in the Atlanta penitenitary.
be given "full credit."
“They said they believed Al Capone
cotikl help get the baby., the gover
nor said. “I promised to give their
information to Colonel Lindbergh,
which 1 did.’
NEWSPAPER PUBUSHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
ONLY DAILY
HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23, 1932
Is Swamped In House
mem to make on the arubjuct. It is
understood his deU-rminaticm has
been made known to Hoov
er in response to direct, inquiry.
As for I h<- i-lection campaign itself.
Torah is silent, but his intimates arc
convinced the ohaneeo me very doubt
ful that h% will go on the huskings.
Borah not only helped to frame the
platform at the task party convention,
but he took a leading role in the* en
suing presidential campaign. How
ever, the President and the Idaho
Senator have not harmonized on a
major issue since tire adminiatwUon
began. *
CAPITOL GUARDED
DURING FORENOON
Congress and Supreme Court
Pi4>tected In Fear Os
Demonstrations
Washington. May 23 <AP)—Con
gress and the Supreme Court con
vened today unde’ - police guard to
prevent demonstrations hy bonus
advocates and hy communists.
A score or metropolitan police
were marshalled about the Capi
tol to guard against any disturb
ances tA a group of “pay the
bonus now” advocates.
Communist threats of a demon
stration sent another police detail
to the Supreme Court chamber in
the Capitol building as a precau
tionary measure.
Opposes Further
Ban Upon Imports
From Phi* ; ppines
Washington. May 23 tAPI A* a
matter of "simple juetice” to the F>ili
prnos, W. Cameron Forbes, former
governor general of the Philippines,
has recommended to the Senate Ter
ritories Committee, that restrictions
on imports from the iatends not be
fixed si. leas than p-e-ent amounts.
Forbes expressed his views in a let
ter to Senator Wolcott, Republican.
Connecticut that chairman Bingham
read into the Congressional Record
today along with the former governor
general's opinion on the Hawes b*U
to give the islands independence.
DRYS NOT AFRAID '
OF GOV. ROOSEVELT
Washington, May 23. (AP)—
Dcets Pickett, research secretary
of the Methodist Board of Tem
perance, Prohibition and Public
Morals, believes that If Franklin
D. Roosevelt 1s nominated and
elected President, the dry* “will
have reason to feel that prohibi
tion tuts been repealed.” . _ ■
HOOVER TO TALK
WITH PUBLISHERS
AT WHITE HOUSE
Seeks Aid In Current Eco
nomic and Legislative
Situation Confront,
ing Country
names ofthe MEN
INVITED NOT GIVEN
Make-Up of Group Will Be
Strictly on Non-Partisan
Lines, However; Majority
of Them From Localities
Convenient to the Nation
al Capital
(Copyright 1932. by the Associated
Press.!
Washington. May 23. (AP) Presi
dent Hoover has Invited a number of
newspaper publishers to meet with
him at the White House next Wed
nesday night to discuss suggestions
for aid in both the current economic
and legislative situation.
The communications went forth in
the past two days.
The aim of the chief executive is
to gain support from the publishers
in guaging public opinion in their
respective communities.
The make-up of the group will be
strictly along non-partisan lines. The
number in vitations dispatched could
not be ascertained today at the White
House. Nor were any of the names
obtainable there.
It was understood, however, that
a majority of those invited have their
homes with a convenient distance of
the national capital.
In the view of the President, the
conference wilt be along the same
lines as parleys he has held with re
presentatives of other industries and
professions.
Another V ictim
Os Jap Bombing
.... Dies of Injury
Shanghai, May 23 (AP)—General
Yoaihinori Shirawaka, supreme com
mander of the Papanese army forces
(hiring the battle of ShangixU. who
was critically wounded April 29 in a
bomb cxplcrlnn in Hongkew park,
died today.
j
GARNER GRATIFIED
AT HOOVER STAND
Washington, May 23. (AP)
Speaker Garner today said he was
"gratified that President Hoover has
endorsed my proposal to take the !
bridle off the Reconstruction Finance ,
Corporation and to provide additional
funds for projects to provide employ
ment."
Curtis’ Man "Sam”
I
Said to be the only real personality !
of all the fictitious characters men- [
turned by John Hughes Curtis in his
hoax story of “negotiations” with j
the Lindbergh kidnapers, Samuel •
Vernikoff. of Philadelphia, “the j
man Sam,** is shown after he had
surrendered to Quaker City authori
ties for questioning. Vernikoff ad
mitted knowing Curtis, saying that
the shipbuilder had once trimmed
him in a $5,000 deal over a boat.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day; probably local Shower* In
west portion Tuesday and in ex
treme southwest portion tonight;
slightly warmer in south portion
tonight. , , i
Why She’s Called "Lady Lindy”
«*TL**fTIC
C4NADV| —^Ajy' TAIN
*[’ Ba?T , cs?S
* it
V- X
Il£ft hamosi grace! O C £ <>i // T **• />
4-5 o pm esr giwi • °Jfl I
"“40C * W.
It—
Exactiy five years to the day that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed
r P ort Parl .*> Amelia Earhsrt Putnam, called “Lady
Lindj, set her plane down m Londonderry, Ireland after her solo
flilhtsT/nm J" At i lan .\! ?: fr ° m The similarity of their
Ire alike ' onc *?*'* and M «- P^nan.
A * lmn " the Pictures of the fliers above shows the remark-
i .No ?' ****"*"" of «™. Putnam to Lindy. Map shows the course
of Lady Lindy s flight over the ocean she has flown foi the second time—
the only person who has ever done so
1932 Swarm Os Lobbyists
Is Worst In The Memory
Os Oldest Os Lawmakers
By CHARLES I*. STEWART
Washington. May 22 President
Hoover did not exaggerate when he
spoke recently of "the locust swarm
of ibbbyklta" on Cbpttol Hill at this
session of coiigreee.
It i» the worst, swarm withi n mem
ory of the oldeqt lawmakers.
Os course, folk who can see that 1
their interests will be affected, fav- !
onable or the oontrary, by proposed
legislation, have every right to make i
their views known to their various
senators and repi-esentatlvea.
NeveiZheless, anyone al all familiar
with Washington is aware that the
etronge**t pressure of this sort gen- 1
erally Is brought by the smaller
groups. These groups, far oftener
than no) care nothing for the rights ;
of the majority, but simply are try
ing to gain apHoial privilege* for j
TWO CANDIDATES
TURN INTO WEST
Maxwell And Ehringhaus
Prea* Drive; Fountain
Back In the East
Unity uinttnh-k llurenn,
la Ikr Sir Waller Hotel.
BY J. ('. BiHKEIIVIU.
Raleigh. May 23. After spending
most of tnc past week campaigning
in eastern counties, both J. C. B.
Ehringhaus and A. J. Maxwell will
carry their speaking campaigns back
into the Piedmont and western coun
ties this coming week, while R. T.
Fountain will spend most of his time
in the east, according to the speaking
schedules of the candidates announc
ed by their respective managers to
day.
The fullest speaking schedule for
this coming week is that of Maxwell,
who Is scheduled for two speeches
dally for the balance of the week
following his speech here in Raleigh
Monday night. Tuesday at noon he
will speak at the noon recess of court
in Carthage and that right in Con
cord. Wednesday he will speak in
Albemarle at 130 o'clock and - that
night in Rockingham. Thursday he
will speak in Lincolnton at 3 o'clock
and that night in Hickory. Friday
morning he will speak at Blowing
Rock before the State convention of
Certified Public Accountants and that
night in Lenior. Saturday afternoon
he will speak in Hendersonville and
again Saturday night in WaynesVtlle.
Ehringhaus cancelled his engage
ment in Henderson tonight on ac
count of the death of his brother
in-law, but tomorrow night he will
be in Morganton, Burke county and
Wednesday night In Lexington, David
son county. Thursdya he will come
t Continued on Page Three.£
PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
themselves, almost mvanably at the
public's expense.
Up-to-date lobbying Is not done ex
clusively by literally swarming down
upon the Capitol building, either.
“Fixers" of Fegiabtion learned some
time ago that the average solon is
likelier to be impressed by stacto. of
of letters and teiegrgams from his con
ikituents. meroly advising him to
"Vote so-arvd-ao,” than by the very
vest of ahetract arguments for oi
against a propoaHion concerning which
;t is detnred to influence him.
Consequently many lobbyists have
adopted th* motihod of carrying on
their missionary work in home states
and congressional districts rather
than at the seat of government. Or,
if the campaign in an excepMonaliy
(Continued on Page Six)
HOOVER AGAINST
BOND ISSUE IDEA
Opposes Expansion of Em.
ployment by That Me
thod, He Asserts
W r ashington, May 23 - <APi - The
potency of a sharply worded White
Houre letter h~s> been *hn»wn by
President Hoover full agninst pro
posals to expand employment by ex
tended public works financed with
bond issues.
Neither the bond issue plan at
Speaker Garner nor that of the spe
clal Senate Democratic relief com
mittee was mentioned by the execu
tive.
But. in a letter to Richard Coker,
president of the American Society of
Civil Engineers, he asserted bluntly
that a "larger and far more effective
relief to unemployment can. be se
cured by Increased aid to I non roe pro
ducing work.
Ballot Boxes Released By
Bailey-Pritchard Accord
Asheville. May 23.—(AIM—Sena- |
tor -Jiwloh William Bailey', and j
George M. Pritchard, of Aihmllle. j
who in contesting Bailey's election, i
have reached an agreement to re
lease impounded ballot boxes- |
Pritchard sold here today.
Pritchard sold his attorneys t
and those of Bailey have signed |
an agreement providing:
"It is hereby stipulated and j
agreed that it wtU be satisfactory
8 PAGES
TODAY
FIVE CENTS COPTI
DECLINES TO TAX 'i
2.15 PERCENT BEER
TO RAISEREVENUE
Issue Is Whether or Not To
Discharge Ways and
Means Committee
Considering It
VOTE 228 TO 169 AS
PARTY LINES SPLIT
Measure Sponsored by Dem
ocratic and Republican
Wet Blocs and Brought up
on Signature of 145 Mem
bers; Tax Would Be Three
Cents a Pint
Washington.. May 23 The
Houae of Repre>ieittattvet< today flat
ly turned down the proposals to le
galize and tax 2.75 percent beer.
The isnue was on whether to dla
rharge the Ways iuid Means Com
mittee of consideration of the Hull-
O'Connor measure «nd put it before
the Hous feor a roll call.
The vote was 22* to 169. with party
tines split wide.
Sponsored by Oenrmcratic and Re
publican wet blocs, the bill to levy
a three cents a pint tax on 2.75 per
cent beer, was brought up on a peti
tion of 115 members.
It waa the first record vote in the
House on beer since 1919, and came
after 20 minuses debate.
The Senate recently rejected pro
poeals for legalizing beer.
Social Revolt Is
Threatening Nation,
Roosevelt Thinks
Atlanta. Ge„ May 23. (AP)— A
warning that social revolt threatens
unless “something" is done to equalize
distribution of national incomes was
flung forth here last night by Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New
York, in a commencement address at
Oglethorpe University.
The candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination urged "so
cial planning" to conserve production
and natural resources End (to in
fluence the number of men and wo
men entering the professions. Thera
Is need, he promised, for general in
surance of the necessities of life.
Institutions May *■!
Buy Locally When
Prices Are Right
Dully Dlipatr* sareas, %
Is the Sir Walter Hatel* I
BY J. V HAHKKRYIU,
Raleigh. Mr y 23. State institution*
and priosn cramps may buy their sup
plies, such #_* fresh meats, vegetables
and other commodities that may be
had locally-, from local merchants or
direct frcim faripers. provided they
stay wlt'hin the price limits fixed
on conVr&ct* on similar commodities
by the 'Division of Purchase and Con
tract, it was learned here todav. In
fact, this rule has been in effect all
along, although institutions and pri
son camps are not allowed to pay
mot?e than the specified prices.
It has recently been chatged by
same that sine hte Division of Pur
chase and Contract was established, it
has made it impossible for any In
dividuals. or local merchants to sell to
State institutions and that only the
large business houses that got the
State contracts got any business from
the State.
This is not the cane, however, ac
cording to the memoranda on file at
the fvision of Purchase, since these
memoranda explicitly state to the
purchasing officers of the various in
stitutions and piison camps that “if
lower prices can be had from local
sources, you may purchase supplies
locally, providing they come up to
the standard requirements"
to u* to *isve ballots In the l*rit
chard-Bailcy contest Iraiafrrrd
to proper reot-placles In all esse,
where boxes containing such bal
lots are needed; such transfers to
l»o made uwiii supervision of :be
respective clerks of superior
courts, and as respective Demo
cratic and Republican chairmen:
or under nu |>er\ tslon of one Dem
ocratic and one Republican mem
her of the respective County
boards of election." ,