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HEMPEKi'ON, gateway TO central CAROLINA. NINETEENTH YEAR ROUND-THE-WORLD * * * * * * Claim Reynolds And Bride Together At Shooting SfE NEW ANGLE IN MOP HEIR TO TOBACCO FORTUNEi Youth and Wife, Former! Broadway Revue Star, I Lying Across Bed To gether at Shooting STATEMENT GIVEN BY MRS. REYNOLDS She Spoke Before Collapsing: Upon Hearing of Her Hus., band's Death; Sheriff Has No Evidence of Suicide Nor Any That It Was Any thing But That July 7. — (AP) —Th, Tww-City S»n'.in?l .-ays today that It from high authorities” that S’ni'h P.evnoldj and his bride, the rentier Lbbv Holman. Broadway revenue «ar. were lying acroea a bed together when the heir to the Rey nold* tobacco millions was fatally sb)t early yesterday. Th* Sentiae! sava this statement rre~ made ro investigating officers by Mr- Keynolds before she collapsed ur'’ti Yarning of her young husband’s death. Sheriff Transou Scott said today he *35 :ip against a blank wall in the frai ..hooting yesterday of young Smith Reynolds, one of the heirs of th' huge tobaocn fortune. Coroner W. N. Dalton, has officially recorded the death as a suicide, but 1 Sco*t said he had no evidence upon ! which to base a suicide verdict. Ir. every suicide case there is a reison he said, “and I can find none here Neither have I any evidence to t*! it anything else." Collections From 15c School Taxes Under Estimates! Raleigh. .Inly 7—(AP)—Coi tions ot t:»c 15 rents ad valorem t ,; t levied lo aid the State In run- j Ring the sly months school term I • err M14.0W below estimates m i ■lime 30. at the close of the fiscal year state Treasurer John P. 1 said today. Receipts aggregated 53.1*4.156.36 end It was estimated that they n-ald reach A3.WUWO for the fls e»l period. The state has paid out 515.863- f°r operation of the alz e’vMhs school ter mand *99.964.07 0f ih' fitfndf'd tmn, SMnruui "•4 It Is now estimated that '’"t more than 51.156.0 M) In the ■7 f,, n«ied term aid fund of 51.566.- called for by the counties. LULL recount in SAMPSON POSSIBLE Rrammltt Rules on Case Where Too •Many Candidates Were Marked In Saturday Primary July 7.— (AP)— Attorney i Dennis q Erummitt today I tne Sampson County Board | e flections. in response to an in-j ."" ,h:,t the board may order a , J , c>su nt of all ballots cast in the n ’ v in lnct Saturday’s run-off 1 v., mocratlc primary, or may allow a . e and inclusion of about 135 bal- 1 *hrr.w n ollt incorrectly. >- r ,he v °t«rs supposed to select '* r '*"r namn listed on the coun- | for county commissioners. ■ an- voters marked three names and ~ precincts the counters w * w ~ut *be entire ballot where this r«?!i n,,f on *. no * lowing votes cor ,/ Mv rH3t tor other offices to be * 'listed. “Sub” Sinks ith 60 Men At Cherbourg o,K* r '' ,Bly 7 (AP)—The French nf !l arine Pron w"thee, with a crew h , men * ** nk oti Cherbourg i, n rj'! *" one «f * claaa i.«w-ton surface displacement In ,nr " •uhmartnea im hullnln, 1111.4r.111 Hmtiteramt JlatUt Htsriafrli FULL LIABSD WIRR URvtrs or TH* ASSOCIATED PRm£* mi | 9 " l_ >iL J ' \ "\T^BKf_ ,4^39jHBHPHfIHBE| I—————BW^ Seeking u, shatter the 8 4 day record of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty in the “Winnie Mae.” Captain Ben nett Griffin (left in inset) and Lieutenant James Mat tern. U. b. reserve Dilots, are burning up the air in a new round-the-world flight. The men took off from Reparations Deadlock Continues At Lausanne, With France Obstinate Hernot Says His Country W ill Accept No Political Con ditions In Any Agreement; Germans Propose Ad journment; Four-Way Treaty Being Drawn Up Lausanne. Switzerland. July 7.—, • AP)—Deadlocked over reparations and the "war guilt” stigma so ir ritating to Germany. Premier Her riot of France and Franz von Papen. the German chancellor, held another fruitless conference thi3 morning. The chancellor, it was understood. 3 u sg*sted the reparations and debts conference be adjourned. The premier said no matter what sort of settle ment was reached, he would not ac cept any political conditions. Nevertheless, the legal minds of several delegations continued their work on the outlines of a treaty by which they hoped to iron out the dif ficulties In a manner satisfactory to all interests. Drys Name Upshaw For Presidency Indianapolis, tnd., July 7.—(|AP) — William D. Upshaw, former Demo cratic representative in Congress from Geoigia. today was given a second ballot nomination for the presidency by the Prohibition party's national convention. Upshaw announced he would with draw if Senator William E. Borah, Republican. Idaho, or some other out standing dry leader agreed later to head a third party movement. Immediately after Upshaw was nominated. Frank S. Regan, of Rock ford, 111., was nominated ■ candidate for the vice-presidency by acclama tion. This action followed the withdrawal of the name of Borah, who, conven tion leaders said, preferred to await action by a large dry convention to be held in Washington next week. Home Loan Bill Moves Slowly In Senate Process Washington. July 7.—(AP)—The al most completely altered home loan bank bill moved slowly forward in the Senate today with senators from ag gricultural states urging relief for farmers as well as heme owners. Senator Frazier. Republican, North Dakota, resumed his efforts to add a rider to the bill for re-financing farm mortgages at 1 1-2 percent through , a Treasury* fund and currency Issue, ONLY DAILY Attempting New Round-the-Woridßecord newspaper pubushed in this section of north CAROUNA AND VIRGIN!a HENDERSON, N. C„ THURSDAY JULY 7 1932 Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, with scheduled stops for refueling at Harbor Grace, Ireland, Eng land Germany, Russia. Siberia, Alaska and Edmon ton, Canada. Above, their leockheod plan# la shown b#in* foaled. Lower right abowa it in flight. It was understood that the prin cipal points of the treaty are these: 1. A document recording whatever reparations agreement may be reach ed. 2. A gentleman's agreement linking reparations with Europe's debt to America. ✓ 3. A debt agreement among the European nations. 4. A letter to Germany explaining the gentlemen's agreement. It was learned today that a debt agreement between England and Italy and England and France, which was reported yesterday, provides that Italy and France will not be required to pay their installments on the debt to Eng land pending ratification of ;,i;ch an agreement as may be reached here. Probe of Liquor Activity In South Follows Shooting New Orleans, La.. July 7.—(AP) —A wide Inquiry into southern li quor operations was launched to day by Federal officers on the basis of information continued in papers found on the body of “Big Jim” Clark, New York gangstre and rum runner, who was shot down here yesterday. Assistant Federal District Attor ney Michael CulUngan said rec ords discovered in Clarks posses sion Indicated a systematic use of bribes in high places for pro tection of a big rum sv"dimte. Walker Tomplaine, who said he shot Clark through the heart In self-defense, has been arrested along with his brother. Nolan * Tomplaine, end C’ntler N dancon. Police blamed a brawl over the di vision of liquor profits for Clark’a slaying. $150,000 ALIENATION SUIT GOES TO JURY WViston-Salem Woman Sues Father- In-Law for Alienation of Hus band’s Affections Winston Salem, July 7 (AP)—The SISO.bOO alienation of affections suit brought by Mrs. Alexandra B. Han kins against her father-in-law went to the jury Here today. Today was the second time a juiry had taken the case. Once before Mrs. Hank ins "brought suit against J. R. Hankins! ‘her fattier-in-law and she was awarded $38,000 dn the suit tn which she charged J*. R. Hankins stole her husband’s .affections. She appealed for a new trial, how ever, and this second," trial -begah heve three weeks ago. - . * AVIATORS. ARE. (MISSING IN RUSSIA Garner Will Be Hedrd In California McAdoo Elated Over Pro mise Given by Vice-Pres idential Nominee Washington. July 7.—( AP)— Wil liam G. McAdoo said today after a conference with Speaker John N. Garner that the Democratic vice presidential nominee had promised to speak in California during the cam paign. McA 100, a former secretary of th* trcasuiy. said details had not been ar range*. but added: "He w.il crrtuinly appear at Los Angeles.” McAdoo was in excellent spirits after his early morning talk with Garner, and predicted the Democratic ticket “will carry California, Mr. Hoover’s own State.” He expressed gratification at Al fred E. Smith's announcement that he will support the party ticket, and described as “Republican propaganda trying to stir up trouble" reports he had thrown California's vote to Gov ernor Franklin D. Roosvelt because Smith blocked him In 1924. Two Dead, 7 Hurt, Ten Entombed In Pennsy Coal Mine Greensburg, Fenn„ July 7. (AP) —Two miners were killed, seven were Injured and ten en tombed by falling cool In the Edna No. 1 mine of the John C*rr Coal Company today. Mine rescue crews were rushed to the scene, about nine miles west of Greensburg. Whether any of the entombed men were hurt was not determin ed. The report to tbe coroner mid that a huge piece of coal fed, blocking the mine passage. Loan Provisions Os Relief Bill In Senate Will Fail Washington. July 7.—(AP)—Sena tor Kean. Republican. New Jersey, after a call at the -White House to day, said he had told President Hook er he believed the Senate Would re ject the individual loan of the Wagner-Garner relief bill cl|am pioned by Speaker Gamer. Kean said he had gained the idea from the chief executive that Congress would be able to adjourn shortly, but would not fix the time more definitely than “a week or two.” He said he came principally to talk to Mr. Hoover about the posibtllties of an early adjournment. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Local showers tonight and Frt . day. : MERGER EXPERTS FAVOR TRANSFERS MADE FOR 0. N. C. ; . Removal of Stale College Engineering Department To Chapel Hill Wag Recommended FOUR ALTERNATIVES HAD BEEN OFFERED Removal of All Scientific and Technical Work to Chapel Hill Probably Mott- Favored; Final Decision Passed to New Board Os Trustees Dully Dlupnirk OirMi), la the Kir Walter lintel. nv j. c. nasHKßviiL Raleigh, July 7.—While the Univer sity Consolidation Comtnislon made no recommendations in its report concerning the schools of engineering either at State College or Chapel Hill, but left this knotty question to be passed upon later by the executive ' committee of the new board of trus- | tees, the report made by the experts j was very definite in its recommenda- ; tions. This was apparent today when the full text of the recommendations by the experts who made complete sur veys of all three schools, was made public. Out of four alternatives suggested with regard to the engineering schools at State College and at Chapel Hill, the experts report—which wa.s ignor ed by the University Consolidation' Commission as it referred to the en- i gineering departments—favored thea transfer of all the major engineering i work to the University at Chapel Hill 4 and the retention at State College; here in Raleigh of a division of in dustries, centering largely around the present textile school. The four alternative plana suggest ed are as follows: 1. To maintain the present separate schools both tn Raleigh and Chapei Hill. 2. To consolidate all technical edu- ; (Continued on Page Three.) Mail Order Bride and Former Roomer Held In Poisoning Burlington. July 7.<AP)—The mail order bride of Duncan Stewart, and a tormer at the Stewart home here were in jail today while police investigated the "poison death" of Stewart on May 22. No sooner had Stewart died here than police became suspicious of cir cumstances surrounding bis death, and burial services were halted at the cemetery, the body removed from its casket, and Stewart’s viscera sent off for analysis. A delay came when it was an nounced $l5O was necessary for a re port on the viscera, and citizens do nated the necessary Bum. Finally, from the University of North Caro lina, where the analysis was made, came word that Stewart’s death was due to poisoning. Continuing investigation, officers arrested Mrs. Stewart and George Mc- Bee, the former roomer, on warrants sworn by Coroner R. M. Troxler. U. S. Standard Os Living Now Lower Than Europe’s Senator Shipstead Says By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, July 7. —American liv ing standards have been regarded for so long as averaging incomparably above the rest of the world's that ’it comes as a shock to hear it suggested that today the European average, pro-’ bably is above America’s. Nevertheless, it is suggested. \ It is suggested most frequently, here in Washington, by government economists, who are mighty careful to suggest it in strict confidence while the present administration holds sway over their destinies, hut oc casionally one hears the suggestion from pome individual tike Senator PUBLJSHBD EVERT AKT**MOOM *XC*PT SUHDAT/^ Mattem-Griffin Plane Unreported Up To Noon, After Time For Arrival Donovan Boom Col. William J. Do novas’* friends ere booming him for the Republi can gubernatorial nomination In New York. He was commander of the “Fighting 69th” during the World war and later was assistant 4Jhited States attorney general. ' Donovaji was prominently men tioned for the attorney general ship- in the Hoover cabinet. repdblicanssigF BEER PETITION TO SPEAKER OF ROUSE Urges Immediate Action On Beer For Revenue Leg. islation Proposed In Congress DEMOCRATS ARE NOT ASKED FOR SUPPORT Drafting Completed Yester day by LaGuardia of New York and Immediately Passed From Hand to Hand by Republican Group for; Signatures I Washington, July 7.—(AP) —A peti- j tion to Speaker Garner urging im mediate action on oeer for revenue legislation was circulated today among Republican anti-prohibitionists The petition was agreed upon yes terday at a meeting of the Republican wet bloc. Its drafting was completed today by Representative LaGuardia. of New York, and it was immediately passed from hand to hand by the Republican j group. There was no plan to seek Demo cratic signers. Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota, who is answerable to no official superiors. “I don’t meanrto assert," says the senator, “that the European work ingman has an automobile, a radio, a tiled bathroom, et cetera, such as every workingman in this country possessed until the depression set in. but be is much securer in the basic necessities of life, apd a few simple comforts-^with which we ourselves were happier than we are now, up to a generation ago. “As sos the European farmer, he remains a tenant "Stlfl. he raisA enough to feed him (Continued on Page Three.) 6 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPT I American Fliers Long Over, due In Russian Capital and No Trace of Them Is Found MIGHT HAVE FLOWN BEYOND MOSCOW j Terrain Between Berlin and Soviet City Would Permif Landing, But Communica. tions So Poor They Might j Not Have Sent Out Any | Word j Moscow, July 7 (AP) — , James Mattei n and Bennett j Griffin, missing between | Berlin and Moscow on their j round-the-world flight, were j still unreported at noon East ! ern Standard Time today. i If they were still In the air at that ; -ime, they had to come down wherever ; they were for, that was the time be ’ yond which the fuel they took aboard 1 at Berlin would be exhausted, i At 2 o’clock this morning, 6a. m., EST., officials at the government air ! i«»rt hti e had found no trace of James Mattein and Bennett Griffin, Ameri j er»n round-4he-world fliers, who set :hat time were many hours overdue 1 :rom Berlin. Early this morning, when the nor mal flying time between the two ! points had elapsed, they aent out in quiries to ali the main points on the | route which the fliers were to have I followed. Th# efforts were unproduo t live. 1 There was a possibility that the J "Centui-y of Progress” might have 1 come down between Berlin and Mos- I cow The terrian in that area is not 100 rough for a successful emergency landing, but it is not thickly settled and communications would not be ! easy. * i On the other hand, it was poselble 1 that Mattern and Griffin passed over j Moscow in the nigght and drove on I toward Omsk, 1.600 mi lee further I along their route. j Asheville’s Club Plans To Forfeif Charter Tonight: i Asheville, July 7.—CAP)—Den W. Hill, president of the Asheville Tourists, said today the club vrlH forfeit it* Piedmont League fran- * chine following tonights game with the Durham Bulls. Hill valil he had failed to ob tain support for tk« club from local interest**, and, with the with drawal of support by the Louis ville club of the American Asso ciation. nothing remained to be done except forftft the franchise Plan Funds To Get Yets Home Again Washington. July 7. —(AP)— -ponding Mo a request by President Hoover, tbe House Appropriations Committor today approved a SIOO,OOO fund for transporting the army of bonus s<»?king war veterans back to their hc>mes. This action came as police inter vened to prevent what appeared to be imminent trouble at the bonus march ers citmp at Anacostra. A threatened disturbance quickly subsided when police stepped in. The legislation to take the former service men away from Washington will be reported at once by Chairman Byrne to the House for action after disposition of the relief bill. The Sen ate has already passed a bill to au thorize loans to the veterans for their return home. The SIOO,OOO would be spent to pro vide railroad transportation and sub sistence at the rate ot 75 eents a day for each honorably discharged war | veteran encamped here. Advances not repaid would be deducted from the I face value of the bonus certificates, 1:
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