HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
NINETEENTH YEAR
TWO-THIRDS
CONFEREES START
EFFORT TO REVISE
RELIEF MEASURES
i
Hoover, In Statement, Re-i
iterates “Pork Barrel* 4 |
Charges Against Bond
Issue Features ,
LONG STRUGGLE IN
COMMITTEE LIKELY i
i
President Hopes Conferees!
Will Remove Objection,
able Sections, Declaring
• They Will Do More Harm'
Than Good; Total Amount]
is $2,300,000,000
Washington. June 23. (AP> Under
presidential criticism. which sounded
much like a veto threat, conferees of
the House and Senate pitched in today ,
harmonize the widely differing re
lief plans of their respective branches.
Indications pointed to a long strug
gle d-laying final adjournment at
east to the end of next week. The i
H?me group obviously intended to :
•tick out for everything It could get
of the original Garner plan, including
i tl 200.000.000 public works program. I
financed by a bond issue. Equally, the !
Senators were committed to the Wag- '
ner bill carrying the smaller construc
tion program, involving only $500,000.- 1
OOft of bonds. The over all total of both
bill* is the same -$2.300 000.
To this internal disorder was added
President Hoover s outspoken oppoel-,
tlor »o both projects. The "pork bar
rel label he pinned on the Garner,
plan two weeka or so ago he extended !
in a statement at a press conference !
yesterday to cover both bills. He ex- I
pressed hope the conferees would re- I
move these bond propositions, which f
be said would unbalance the budget !
all over again, and do far more harm ;
than g00d..-' •
ASHEVILLE CUBAN
APPEARS SUICIDE'
Sabtono Martinet Found Dead. In .
Alley With Pistol Near; Brother
In Havana Notified
Asheville. June 25.—(AP)—A man
found fatally wounded in an alley
here today waa identified after sev
eral hours as Sabiono Martnez. a
Cuban who had lived here for several
months.
Friends of the man said he had been
out of work racently and expressed
the opinion he had taken his own
life.
Two bullet wounds were found In
his body and a pistol lay near by.
Police cabled a brother, J. F. Mar
tinet in Havana, Cuba.
Atlanta Resident
Shoots Himself on
Train, Dies Later
Charlotte. June 25.—(AP)— David
Greenfield. 34, of Atlanta, died at a
hospital here today only a few min
utes after he had been taken from
the southbound Piedmont Limited of
the Southern Railway suffering with
a pistol wound In his head.
Officials said Greenftfeld had ap
parently ghot himself through ,tho
temple In his berth shortly after the
tram had left Salisbury about 8
o clock this morning.
Their information was that the At
lanta man waa being returned to his
home after an absence of several j
weeks, presumably due to amnesia.
WATERS STEPSOUT
AS VETERANS’ HEABj
Second Time He Has Quit,
Having Come Back To
Fight Radicalism
Washington. June 25—<AP>—Wal
ter W. Waters, of Portland. Oregon,
resigned for the second time today
13 commander-ln-chief of the bonus
expeditionary force.
The reason he gave for the action
wss that he did not think the "rank
and file of the men” had had a suf
ficient voice In naming the comman
d*r-m-chief.
Waters claimed 111 health when he
Signed sometime ago. He was re-
P‘>»c»?d then by Oeorge Allman, also of
Portland. Ortgui, who was unseated
becouse of what was d scribed as
radical tendencies. Waters then re
sumed the position.
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ASSOCIATED press.
THESE EXPECTED TO WRITE PLATFORM
■ Tom Connell*
Senator
CordeH
I Carter Glass! Frank P Walsh Robert F. Warner I
According to pre-convention re
port*. the committee which will be
formed to write the Democratic
platform in Chicago, will be of the
PWfYtaaiva element of the party.
Borah And Garner Bombs
Upset Many Apple Carts
A* Matters Now Stand, Slig htest Pussyfooting At Demo,
cratic Convention Will Start Landslide To Garner;
Borah Left Loophole for His Escape
By CHARLES F. STEWART I ;
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington. June 25.-—Between the
mine exploded by Senator Borah and ,
the bomb dropped by Speaker Gar-1
ner, politicians admit that their cal
culations have been knocked galley
west on the very eve of the Demo
cratic convention j
Whomever the Jeffrsomans may
nominate presldentially it is the con
sensus now that hte poeition taken by
the speaker insures an unequivocal
repeal plank in their platform, where
as previously the belief was general j
that it would be merely a little wettfer i
than the Republicans.
As matters stand it is agreed that
the slightest attempt to pussyfoot will
be followed by an immediate land
slide to the 100 per cent Texan— <
and It is recognized as no certainty
that he will not get the landslide •
anyway. j
The Garner statement, however, did *
much more than put him definitely
on record as to prohibition. The pun- '
SILENT VOTE MAY
TIP SENATE RACE
Morrison Supporters Claim
Considerable Progress
For Their Man
Dnlljr DUpatrk
In (hf Mir Weller Hotel.
»T J. G. RAKKKRVILL.
Raleigh. June 25.—The silent vote
and those who were too Indifferent
or uninterested to vote in the first
primary hre the ones who are going
to give the Democratic nomination
so rthe United States either to Robert
R. Reynolds or Senator Cameron Mor
rison in the second primary of July
2, it is agreed in politierl circles here.
It is also agreed that there is still a
great deal of apathy and indifferences
apparent on the part of the voters
generally toward both the senatorial
and gubernatorial primary next Sat
urday and that the winners will be
those candidates who can stir up the
greatest amount of, interest this lastr
week and get out the biggest vote oh
the day of the primary.
Indications are that after ten days
of work during which very little pro
gress was noticeable, the Morrison
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NEWSPAPER
ONLY DAILY
LRULE WILL STICK, SMITH THINKS
Senator Hull of Tennessee is ex
pected to head the committee,
otherwise composed of Senator
Walsh of Montana, Senator Glass
of Virginia, Senator Connally of
gency. directness and liberality of his
economic utterances had an instant
appeal to the western progressives
who hitherto have been so large a
part of Governor Roosevelt’s strength.
It is too soon to say how the west
ern progressives will align themselves
but it is hard to see how any among
them except the irreconcilable drys
can find fault, with a declaration so
fully in accord with their own views
- and not many of them seem likely
to cavil over the wet and dry issue
with their leader, Senator Norris, him
self. quoted as already half convert
ed at least to a wine and beer pro
gram.
The Jam created in the Republican
ranks by Senator Borah's belligerency
is perhaps worse than the senator
originally had Intended. His announce
ment of his refusal to support Presi
dent Hoover on such a platform as
the G. O. P. adopted sounded final
at first, but the qualifying interviews
(Continued an Page Four)
FOUNTAIN BACKERS
ARE WORKING HARD
Talk Persist* Os Hook-Up
With Campaign of Rey.
nolds for Senate
nelly Dl*|Mitrh Birrnt,
In the Sir Wnlter Hotel.-
BY J. C. BtSKERVIIX.
Raleigh. June 25.—1 f those support
ing Lieutenant Governor R. T. Foun
tain for the Democratic nomination
for governor in the second primary
July 2 with J. C. B. Ehringhaus are
working as hard in other sections of
the State as they are here in the
eastern portion, they are doing some
real work despite the fact that most
observers roncede the victory to
Ehringhaus by a large majority, ac
cording to reports being received here.
It is frankly doubted by many, how
ever, whether this last-minute burst
of speed on the part of Fountain's
workers Is going to prove of much
value to him except in those' eastern
counties which he carried in the first
primary and which he will probably
carry again in the second.
There is a definite effort being madlfe
in many of these eastern counties to
j;C<mtlna«d on Page Four),
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HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 25, 1932
Texas, Frank Walsh, noted liberal
lawyer, of New York, and possibly
Senator Wagner of New York,
who, however, has been oppoaed
by Tammany.
EMERGENCY FARM
BILE
Introduced by Rainey, En
dorsed by House Agricul
ture Conlmittee ;
MODIFIES ALLOTMENT
Include* '“-s and Other Commo
dities Along With Cotton. Wheat
and Hogs, as Provided In
First Measure
Washington, June 25. (AP)— An
emergency one-year farm relief bill,
sponsored by Representative Rainey,
the Democratic leader, was approved
today by the House Agriculture Com
mittee.
The bill is a modification of the
domestic allotment plan of farm re
lief, and, though originally Intended
to apply to wheat, cotton and hogs,
was amended to cover virtually all
other staple commodities, including,
corn, tobacco, livestock and dairy pro
ducts. It directs the secretary of agri
culture to determine the percentage of
the total domestic production of a
commodity that will be needed for
domestic consumption.
Each producer is then issued ad
justment certificates covering his
share of the announced domestic
consumption of his produce. These
certificates would be redeemable at
their face value, the money to be paid
the producer out of a "domestic ad
justment fund.
HOOVERTO SPEND
WEEK-END AT CAMP
Washington, June 25.
dent and Mrs. Hoover and their eldest
son, Herbert Hoover. Jr., left the
■White House shortly after noon today
following a sudden decision by the
chief executive to spend
at his Rapidan fishing camp in the
Virginia rooi^ntgins.
Plans called -for a quiet week-end
with no gues’ts. . . j
BIG BANK BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Macon. *Ga.. June -25.—(AP)— The
seven story Citizens and Southern Na
tional Bahk building here was vir
tually destroyed by a spectacular fire
brought unedr control early today, and
officials estimated that damage at
approximately $700,000.' -s t
HEATHER
FOR NORTH* CAROLINA.*'
Partly cloudy tonight and Sun
day: possibly local showers Sun
day In north and west portions.
DOBSON ELECTION’
“DtMTMEN” VOTED
Woman Republican Poll
holder Says. 150 Absen.
L®* Ballot* Cast, Only
75 Are Located
SHE PROTESTED ON
SOME, SHE ASSERTS
Says She Claimed Voters
Had Too Long Been Out of
the County; Electoral
Judge of Precinct Identi
fies Names As Called At
Brummitt Inquiry
Dobson, June 25.—(AP)—A Repub
lican pollholder of Dobson precinct
today testified In an investigation of
alleged fraudulent voting In the June
4. primary that she believed pome of
the absentee ballots voted were credit
ed to dead people, but that she was
not sure.
The witness was Lillian Harkgrnder, ;
who said she protested some of the !
absentee vote “on grounds the voters i
had been out of the county too long,” 1
and then added she believed “some of
the voters were dead."
Witnesses from 16 precincts have
been examined up until noon today,
and in these precincts it was shown
that 286 absentee votes were cast.
With only two more precincts to be
investigated, the spotlight was return
ed to Dobson precinct, and C. L.
Jarvis, electoral judge of Dobson
township, was recalled to the stand.
Seventy-five absentee ballots were
being counted and Jarvis identified
each name on each ballot as it was
called. •* ■- **-
Then Miss Harkgrader was called.
She said she counted the ballots "out
of curiosity” and found 150 absentee
ballots were cast." Only 75 ballots
were counted in the envelope today
by Brummitt, however.
The witness said as far us she
knew only two of the 150 she counted
were signed on the back, but "they
could have been signed on the Inside
>f the ticket."
She testified the Dobson pollhold
ers used no registration books, "as
far as I know and she said she was j
at the poll all day long, not even j
going home for lunch.
H. H. Lewellyn, judge of recorder's
court in Mount iry. and resident of
precinct No. 3. said he assisted in
precinct No. 1, but that he did not
take the oath. He said Bryan Ashby,
who acted as clerk with him, also
failed to take the oath, so far as he
knew.
Lewellyn said, however, that 59 ab
sentee votes cast in precinct No. .1,
all were cast by registered voters.
JUDGE SAYS HUTTON
TRIAL IS TOO LONG
Costing County Lot of Money And
Ought to Be Expedited, Los
Angeles Jurist Says
Loe Angeles. Cal., June 25.—<AP>—
The tearful description of the love
scene in the alleged broken romance
of David Hutton, singer, and Myrtle
Jones St. Pierre, nurse, is taking too
much time, Judge Lester Roth said
today
"This trial is costing the county a
lot of money and it ought to be ex
pedited," said the trial judge after
the pretty brunette nurse completed
her third day on the witness stand
in her $200,000 suit for alleged breach
of promise against the husband of
Aimee Semple McPherson.
WILMINGTONMEN
HELD FOR COURT
Moore’e Bond $7,500, Fur
long SI,OOO in Extortion
Case Charges
Wilmington, June 25.—(AP)—Park
er Qqince jloore. former mayor of
Wilmington, whs free today under
bond of $7,500, and J. J. Furlong, Sr.,
former police chief and county re
corder, under $1.00(1 bond for appear
in gin superior court here to answer
charges of attempting to extort ‘money
under a pain' of great harm and the
life of the intended victim.
The MoorejFurlong case will *>e
handled at the next term of superior
court, convening here July 25, and the
case then will be presented to the
new six months grand jury. Indica
tions were that it would be the first
case called j .
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Friends And Foes
Os Measure Claim
They Will Win Out
Head* Gamer Forces
Representative Sam Rayburn of
Texas is expected to take full
charge of Speaker John Gamer’s
interests at the Democratic con
vention in Chicago. Rayburn hat
been manager of the Texas Gar
ner campaign.
FRANCE TO STUOr
HOOVER PROPOSALS
i.
Anything From Hoover Gets
Serious Consideration,
Harriot Says
HE RE-READS MESSAGE
Notes President's Omission of Any
Provision for Possible Coalition
of Forces In Event of
Arms Reductlffis
Paris, June 25.—(AP) President
Hoover’s proposal for a one-third cut
in the world’s armaments will be con
sidered “in the most serious spirit”
by the nations conferring at Geneva,
Premier Herriot said today after a
meeting of the cabinet.
"Anything which comes from Presi
dent Hoover has claim to thorough
consideration," he said. "I have read
and re-read this message of his, and
[ will read it many times again.
"In it there are certain clauses
which were inserted out of regard for
France, notably a passage concerning
fortifications. Perhaps the strength
of 100,000 which the President attri
buted to the German army is not
exact, but the figure mas have been a
cable error.
The premier criticized the Presi
dent’s omission of any provision of a
possible coaltion of forces.
Curtis asks Tor
BILL PARTICULARS
Flemington. N. J., June 25.—(AP)—
Counsel for John Hughes Curtis, of
Norfolk, alleged hoaxer of the Lind
bergh case, applied today for a bill
of particulars in an effort to learn
details of the State’s plan of action
against him at the trial which is
scheduled to begin Monday.
King of Siam Has
Accepted Terms of
Monarchy Offered
Washington. June 25.—(APi-Ken
nett Potter, American charge d'af
faires at Bangkok. Siam, cabled the
State Department today that the WTig
had accepted the terms of the pro
visional government, tender, which he
will head a-constitutional monarchy,
and that the acceptance was enthus
iastically received by the public.
The • announcement that Siam's
young king prtli continue on the throne
under a constitution created little
surprise .among State Department of
ficials, and his personal popularity
with the Siamese people has been in
dicated by all. recent reports from
foreign sources. _
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Roosevelt Chief Claims Sen
ator Walsh, His Man,
Will Be Named Per
nanent Chairman
RE-SUBMISSION FOR
DRY LAW IS LIKELY
Still More Talk Heard of
Possible Bolt of Nominee
If He Is Chosen By Other
I Than Two-Thirds Rule;
Baker Is Opposed To Its
Abrogation
Chicago, June 25 <AP) —Alfred E.
Smith declared today that those seek
ing to abrogate th* two-thirds rule in
the Democratic convention were "a
good as licked already.”
"How is the two-thirds fight getting
along?" Smith was asked as he open
ed his morning press conference.
"It’s a bit grimy," he said with a
grin, as he shifted his cigar to a cor
ner of his mouth. "But it’s still in
the ring."
Then the 1928 standard-bearer look
ed over the room and added:
"They're as good as licked already,
but they are still talking about it.”
Claims Walsh WUI Win
Confidence that th e Roosevelt forces
would muster 650 votes to elect Sen
ator Walsh of Montana * permanent
chairman of the Demoriatic conven
tion and to abrogate the two-thirds
rule was expivc.sed today-by J&inw
A. Farley, leader of the New York
governor's supporters.
A majority of th e convention is 578
, votes.
Walsh Non-Committal
Senator Walsh, of Montana, declar
ed upon his arrival here today that ha
was opposed to the two-thirds Demo
cratic nominating rule in principle,
hut was not prepared to say whether It
should be abolished at this couven-
Uon * At
Baker Favors Two-Thirds
Newton D. Baker, often mentioned
is a possible democratic presidential
nominee, today Joined the ranks of
those fighting to retain the party’s
rule requiring a two-thirds vote for
the nomination.
Re-Su Omission Likely
The all-absorbing prohibition Issue
arne up for public debate toctoy be
fore a Democratic resolutions com
mittee, already agreed on the general
form of a resubmission plank.
Even aa the rival leaders of the or*
ganized wets and dr>s prepared for
an hour and a half of argument lata
In the day, the Rooe.evelL-controlled
*ub-committee appointed to draft the
platform waa at work behind closed
doors.
Several tentative prohibition declar*
tions were pending, but it waa the
consensus of t'c.e all-star cast of party
leaders on thfe resolutions committee
that the plr.r.k would be a short, con
cise assert'.rin in favor of submitting to
the states a repeal amendment.
B"»lt of Nominee Talk.
Word of an effort to align the strong
Illincps delegation with the Roosevelt
forexes in the rules and chairmanship
/ T
(Continued on Page Four.)
NEW YORKIEAOERS
MEET IN CHICAGO
Roosevelt and Tammany
Chiefs Refuse To Say Just
What Was Talked
Chicago. June 25 (AP)—John
. Curry, leader of Tammany Hall.
Mayor Walker, of New York City,
and .lame*. Farley, Roosevelt cam
paign manager, eat Ift minutes to
gether behind closed doors of a
secret Tammany conference room
today.
When the trio emerged, they
■aid they had discussed nothing
but the distribution of New Yorks
allotment of convention tickets.
Importance, however, was attach
ed to the meeting, because Curry'
has not yet indicated which presi
dential aspirant will receive the
40 to 50 votes he controls- and be
cause of Tammany's decision t«
fight against the Roosevelt forces
In the battle to abrogate the two
thirds rule. _ , a