tfWAY TO
’central
CAROLINA.
YEAR
GOVERNMENT rests
TUL OF WATAUGA
atCTION CHARGES
£ight Men Under Accusa.
t,on in Federal Court
Now In Session At
North Wilkesboro
HAYES RULES OUT
1928 ALLEGATIONS
pefense Moves For Non.
Suit But Is Overruled; De.
fcndant Is First Witness «t
Hearing; Tells of Trouble
That Arose at the Polling
Place
\ ’V ke-boro. Aug 25—tAP>— i
*h-mi merit re-sted today 'ln its j
. <,• > ■ virf eight men of vtolat- 1
. f* t»i'';i»n laws in Laurel Creek
» -h.C 'f Watauga county in ‘ the*
].» ■ 1;
K. .r >f 'he morning was consumed'
-■ arguments of counsel over the
...-cu'w.' attempt to yet into the
, t? .n't.- of the defendante in the
> as having bearing: on
•■rn: in IM<V Judge Johnson
; Havt* in Federal district court,
• < \ 'he evidence was not
i‘t, -ib «* ,
i-'en-e then moved for a non
r a directed verdict, but was
. e-1 ard Eddie Hagaman. re
. -rjr it 'he precinct involved, was
• i •> 'he -itand as the first wit-]
i ■--- H»- - one of the defendants.
H- to- .'i d trouble arose at the
T firs pucr when Alvin Cannon, Re- !
r.b.van judge. was refused in his (
: xand ’.ha' a third judge be ap-,
n’ed on the grounds that Haga- j
sw hit r - authority to make such an !
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State Cotton I
I
»
Crop Value Is
Up 58,807,500
fksrktte. Aug. 25. —(AP)—
last June North Carolina’s
IB? r«tt«n crop has increased In
*•*»* roughly about SIM.4MW a day.
TV farmer who expects to make j
'"'l' alxiut ten bales has a crop
<175 more now than last i
•Inn*
The rise of 3 1-2 cents a pound !
in coPon since June means an in
-msed ,*; U e of gpjg * bale to |
the farmer, and, since North Oaro
*inr s cotton crop U estimated at i
jfll.tvo hales, the total value of |
the crop has increased SAStTJiOO
slncr the low mark of Jane.
j
MRS. McCORMICK IN
AN AMAZING RALLY:
I
'hiesgo, Aug. 25.—(AP)—Art
r?h’’r amazing rally brought Mrs. !
IdUh Rockefeller McCormick
bn-k from the brink df death to* t
<!«-.
Ih« family had been called to
»h* 10-Kid*. expecting an end of
' 1,,n K illness that Is certain to be
f»tsl
Miniu'nnts had been admlnLv
'-rei. however, and Mrs. McCor-
s heart and pulse became !
Mron^^r.
20 Injured
In Rioting
In Germany
Hitler s Followers In
Determined Protest
gainst Death
Sentences
p’ " Germany. Aug. 28.—(AP) —
*hich followed Tuesday’s
“Mce against five Facists
V-crs continued through last
’ i*t dawn today 20 persons
jured in varying degree.
f -h'ing continued spas mod I -
, . -wing attempts by a group
T ' ’ ' rationalists to stage a de
',n wh en the rumor came
/• ’ • f oulemned followers would
r Tiom the local jail to the
t , i ~v During the struggle with
‘■veral Jewish stores were
V " 1 ’done*.
r • ’ whti*. Premier Luckascheck of
si> M „ i -siue< j two decrees io
,. - cope with the situation.
I’-ole transportation of poll
■it ' in huge buses, and a»-
f. ■ "'f'ihited political harrying In
• • ' The penalty was a fine of
about 536 in American
Hwtiterjamt
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vT f L 'T too . k ° ff fr l om rioyd Bennett Airport. New
York on the first lap of the 4.200-mile flight to Lon
on. Left to nght are: Normaa Alley, movie and«still '
Mayor’s Witness Claims
Bus Offer Best Received
Seabury Claimed Equitable Coach Company Unfit To
Receive Franchise For Bug Operation, and Got It
Through Friendship of Mayor Walker
Albany, N. Y„ Aug. 2fi.-(API—John
H. Delaney of the New York City
Board of Transportation, testifying
for Mayor Walker in the ouster hear
ing, said today the Equitable Couch
Company bid for a bus franchise was
the best the board received.
Samuel Seabury. .counsel to the
Hofstadter legislative committee, ad
vised Governor Roosevelt when he
submitted his 14 conclusions that the
“Equitable was not fit nor qualified
GUILFORD NEGRO
TO DIE TOMORROW
He and Companion Accuse
Each Other of Slaying
Sedalia Merchant
Raleigh. Aug. 25. (AP) —Nord Don
nell. Negro convicted in Guilford
county of the murder of A. B. An
drews, Sedalia merchant, will be elec
trocuted at State Prison here tomor- 1
row, unless there is a last-minuW
grant of executive clemency.
Donnel and Leßoy Lee were jointly
convicted of the crime. Lee has been
granted a 30-day reprieve for further
investigation of his case. This post
pones his death day, which had been
set for tomorrow.
Donnell denied in nis ceil on Death
Row this morning that he killed An
drews.
"Lee killed Mi Andrews," the Ne
gro asserted a few minutes after he
had been baptized.
In an adjoining cell, Lee asserted:
"Donnell killed Mr. Andrews. I
don't know why he wants to take me
down with him. The gun that killed
Mr. Andrews had Donnell’s name on
It.”
Tyre Taylor, executive counsel, said
today, he "could see no reason for
recommending to the governor that he
interfere in Donnell's case.
Party Leaders on
Advisory Body of
Young Democrats
I>aily Dlapateh Barran,
la the Sir Walter Hotel.
11V J. C. BAWKRVILL
Raleigh. Aug. 25.—The following
have been appointed members of the
National Advisory Committee of the
Young Democratic Clubs of America:
Newton D. Baker. Harry T\ Byrd.
James M. Cox. John W. Da*-K O. Max
Gardner. John N. Garner. Albert C.
Ritchie. Nellie Taylor Ross.
In making the announcement pub
lic. Tyre Taylor, president of the
Yoltng Democratic Clubs of America,
made the following statement:
“In consenting to serve as its Na
tional Advisory Committee, these dis
tinguished leaders have rendered a
very great service to the Young Demo
cratio Clubs of America.
‘Their willingness to assist actively
in the furtherance of this youth
movement within the Demoeratlc
party is added confirmation not only
of Ms vast potentiality for good, but
la another and heartening manlfas
tation of the ever warm and cordial
attitude of the Democratic party to
wards young people,"
ONLY DAILY
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED
to receive frsmehise.” He held It re
ceived the right to operate buses be
cause Mayor Walker used his in
fluence for the company, with which
; friend, itate Senator John A.
Hastings, was concerned.
; The Board of Transportation report
ed favorably on the company, and the
I City Board of Estimates and Appor
| tionmentx granted the franchise. The
mayor is a member of the latter
jag,--'*-
BUSINESS BETTER,
MAXWELL THINKS
Better Feeling And More In
dustrial Activity, Com.
missioner Says
Dully Dlaputrh Kama,
la the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASK Kit VI 1,1,.
Raleigh. Aug. 25. —Business and
econp.rtkic conditions generally un
doubtedly seem to be Improving, A. J.
Maxwell.' commissioner of .revenue, be
lieves. He is convinced that there is
a better psychological attitude among
most people and that there has been
a decided upturn in industrial ac
tivity within the past several weeks.
"A much better attitude is already :
evident among the people generally as
a result of the better prices being
received for both tobacco and cot
ton. although the increase in these
prices does not begin to compensate
for the losses already sustained," Com
missioner Maxwell said. “Nor Is it
likely that the increase in the tobacco
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Illinois Miners
Go Back. Home In
Face of Repulse
Coafterville,' 111. Aog. 25.—(AD
—The 4,000 miners, all that Is left
of the army of striker* repulsed
In Franklin county last night, left
Coußervilie today for their hames
In tfcfi central Illinois coal field
after holding a mass meeting here
this morning.
The ■ evacuation of the strikers
marked the end of what strike
leaden termed one of the largest
tabor marches in the history aif
the country.
Air Derby From
West Moving On
Out Os Oklahoma
Martinsville. Olka., Aug. 25.—(AP> —
John . Hardesty, of Loe Angeles, led
the west end of the trans-contlnetal
air derby out of Bartlesvltle today,
taking the air for Jefferson City 224
miles away. The 42 planes of the west
wing cleared the field within as many
minutes and the eastern rontingent
prepared to follow.
Webb Dorsey, of Augusta, Ga„ who
got git hts course late yesterday and
lan4.fi at Coffeville, 35 miles north
of here, was the first of the eastern
fliers to take off. Leaving the field
at 9:iQ a. m., Dorsey was closely fol
lowed by the other contestants. _
HENDERSON; N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25 1932
[ cameraman, George Hutchinson. Mrs. LH Lite hi neon
and their two children, Kathryn, 8. SndiJane. 6- ¥ t
SSB*! “• v , l ? ator ; Joseph Ruff. enjrineC. and C. J.i
Altfiliech. radio operator. All were if. a Kappy-moMk
•i the take-off. Inset shows the plane iath* air.
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Bally Blayatrfa
IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
RAILROAD WORKERS
UNITE AGAINST ANY
FURTHER WAGE CUT
Presidents of Big Systems At
Recent New York Meet,
ing, Said To Have"
Favored It
HIT ON THAT IDEA
INSTEAD OF LOANS
1
Remark In Hoover Accept,
ance About Holding Up
Wa f e« Liv
ing Was -Adjusted 41 Also
Perturbs Employees off the
Carrier Systems
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Washington, Aug. :2a.— Railroad
workers show signs of going to the
mat with the theory that business can
be improved by wage reductions down
to the supposedly greatly lowered
level of living costs in the last year
or so.
For one thing, living costs are not
as much lower as employers contend,
the railroad men's leaders say.
• Bc-ldes. they argue the railroaders
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Deputies
Unable To
Open Road
Tear Gas and Black
jacks Ineffective
Against lowa Farm
Picketers
Council Bluffs, lowa, Aug. 25.
(AP)—AH highway* Into Coun
cil Bluffs except one were cleared
of Farmers Holiday Association
picketers shortly before noon to
day.
At least temporary respite fol
lowed nearly 24 hours of appre
hension, during which Sheriff T.
A. Lainson’s special force of de
puties armed with tear gas bom be
and guns struggled to make the
highways safe for trackers.
Meanwhile, Lalnson, sheriffs o?
a few nearby counties, and 5S de
puttee prepared to offer armed ee- '
corts to tracks. t _
Council Bluff. lows. Aug. 25. (AP)
—The tear gas, blacjacks and weapons
of Sheriff Lenson’s deputies failed
to clear highways here as members
of the National Farmers Association
were picketing the highways in an
effort to force higher prices for farm
produce.
Sheriff Lenson was against mobiliz
ing his forces for another attack.
Nearly a score of special officers,
armed heavily, guarded the county
jail and court house to prevent re
currence of what was thought by the
authorities would be another jail de
livery.
Weather
fob NORTH CAROLINA
* Fair tonight, partly cloudy Fri
day; not much change ia tempera
ture. . _ '
STATE SUPPORTED
8 MONTHS SCHOOL
SEEN ASCHEAPER
State Could Operate , It
Without Worry of Local
Tax Levies and More
Economically
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
WOULD BE CUT OUT
County and District Lines
Would Also Be Abolished;
School and Fiscal Experts
In State Government Give
Much Thought To Proposal
Now Heard
Drill) DiMiialch liumiu,
la the !»lr IViilt.r Hotel.
HI J. V UAKKKIIMM,
Raleigh, Aug. 25 —If the S'.ar.e would
take over (the operation of the two
month.-! extended school term as well
as the six months term, so that there
would tfe a State-operated eight
months school lerm, the taxpayers
would be saved at lc\»i.i SIOOO.OOO a
year in special tax a ,i i cnaxter dis
tricts. according to who have
been otudyiug the situation. The
Stats Board of Equalization would
also be relieved of the task of having
to examine supplementary budge. 3
from 1,080 special tax and special
charter districts for the extended term
in addition to approving the 100 coun
ty supplementary budgets.
The Board of Equalization is in ses
sion here today to complete its ap
proval of the 100 county budgets and
to start work on the 984 special tax
district budgets and the 96 special
charter district budgets, making a to
tal of 1,080 special district budge's
for the extended term. The special
(Continued on Page Six)
Rumor Roosevelt
Courts Privilege
Os Firing Walker
By RODNEY DUTCHES
NEA Service Writer
Washington. Aug. 20—Opinion
around here has been trading
more and more toward csianlmHy
In the belief that Governor Rosas
velt of New York hopes to have
privflegg of removing
Walker of New York City
Court action may temporarily
block the removal, but the gover
nor’s attitude during bis examina
tion of the mayor left little doubt
In moat political minds here that
the omens were darkening fog
Jimmy. Not only did Roosevelt
seem incensed at some of Walk*
er’s answers, but he appears t 4
have beoi the first inquisitor og
critic to get under the wlse-crudb*
lng, debonair burgomaster’s hard
boiled shell of defense. For ttta *
first time Jimmy seemed to weak
en and his defense of some of the ,
things disclosed b ythe Seabury btr ”
vestlgatlon obviously astonished
the governor.
It didn’t seem possible but the
maze <>r national political comptV- '
cations with which the case was
surrounded has actually Increased.
Stocks Go
Up Higher;
r I
Cotton Up
Wheat Gains Nearly
Two Cents, Impart
in g Strength T d
Other Marts
New York. Aug. 25 <AP)—Maß
lihn«M »|dn lurjtd through the •
prtndp ilflundat maAete today.
Wall Street was particularly chert- ■'“
et by (he sharpest advstioe in,
wheat ta weeks. That staple ik(t •
up mare then two cents Ln the j
Chicago pH.
Large scale i.uyiag order* egafctf ‘
poarrd Into ‘he New York gtoMf..
Exchange, lifting many Imps •
new high levels for the summer .
recovery, and some to new tope If
MX. , *
Advances ringed from St to n|
share by early afternoon. ' f,
Cotton ecntlnaed ha
rising more than ft a bale to wr* ;
highs fsr the sesson oh top gs 4
yesterday's uprising of about j
bet tt was falling into the hiM •
prooeaslon of wheat
tarty lmpioee il Wall Sheet; Hr }
that staple has been lagging es r
late. . ■*
PUBLISHED BVXRT AFTMMOOM
JtXCBPT SUNDAY.
Edrhart Completes
Cross Country Hop,
First By A Woman
Bares RFC Report
j ■himbbbmm| *
WmM
South Trimble, above, clsrk of the
house of representatives, followed
what he believes the intf nt of con
gress in making public report of
loans made by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation since con
gress passed the publicity feature
just before it adjourned. Presi
dent Hoover opposed publicity.
U. S. RELIEF FUND
TO BE RESTRICTED
* _ V
Only Those Who Have First
Helped Themselves Can
Get Money
MUST USE RESOURCES
Os. Fred Morrison, Director for North
Carolina, Has Rules Impressed
On Him M*)i> Than Ever
In Washington
Dully Hlapnlek Rurrnn,
Is the Kir Walter Hotel.
HV J V. n A9K KH VH.I,.
Raleigh, Aug. 21. —Only those cities
counties or communities that have
already made a real effort to take
care of their relief problems and have
exhausted all local funds, may ex
pect to get any aid from the Federal
funds for relief to be dispensed by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
according to Fred W. Morrison, re
lief director for North Carolina, who
has just returned from a trip to
Washington, where he conferred with
R. F. C. officials.
“One thing is more certain than
ever since talking frith these in Wash
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COTTON growers to
SAVE ON HAULINCS
Raleigh. Aug. 25.-- (AP) —The North
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association will save an average of
42.5 cents per bale on transportation
of its cotton this season under a lower
schedule of freight rates, which go
Into effect September 6. I. M. Porter,
branch traffic manager of the Ameri
can Cotton Cooperative Association,
said here today.
FOUR BANDITS ROB
WEST DURHAM BANK
Make Getaway With Unde
termined Sum; Officer*
Here Notified
j *
Durham, Aug. 26 (AP) —Four un-
Jnasked bandits held up tha West
Durham branch of the Fidelity Bank
early this afternoon and escaped with
an undetermined amount of money.
LOCAL OFFICERS ASKED
r TO LOOK FOR ROBBERS
Local officers were notified by tele
phone at 1:30 p. m. today by Dur
ham police to be on the look-out sot
a 1030 model blue Chevrolet sedr n.
the occupadto ctf «Ucb ’ the
West Durham branch of the Fidelity
hank. The automobile headed west
from Durham, but: Officers believe
that the robbers beck-tracked and
headed ln this direction. The four
Ijpapn were described as being very
young, between 30 and 25 years of age
One wore a white sailor cap, tt wa
> stated. _
8 PAGES
TODAY
FIVE CENTS COPS
LANDSATNEWARK
AFTER MAKING THE
BEST SPEED FLIGHT
Completes Trans-Continen
tial Distance In 19 Hours
And 20 Minutes
For Record
LEE AND BROCHKON
TAKE OFF FOR OSLO
Expect To Travel 3,150
Miles In 30 Hours In
“Green Mountain Boy 1 *
Which Is Carrying Enough
Gasoline to Stay Aloft
Seven More Hours
Newark, N. J., Aug. 23.- (APl—Mrs.
Amelia Eat hart Putman landed at
Newark airport at 10 28 EST today,
completing the first crosa-country
non-stop flight made by a woman
Mrs. Putman dropped her Lockheed
Vega airwing airplane In a perfect
thiee-point landing, and was greeted
by Lieutenant Alworth, airport mana
ger.
The crimson and gold plan* came
over the airport from the west and
after circling around the field laxity,
came down to land.
Mrs. Putman was tired but happy
and was smiling in the ahip.
The official time for her flight was
19 hours and 20 minutes.
The non-stop flight record Is held
for men by Frank Hawks at 17 hours
3S minutes and 59 seconds.
Mrs. Putman, who left T Angeles
at 12; 26 PST., wax -righted on her
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SIO,OOO FOR REPAIR
OF CAPE FEAR DAM
Washington .Aug .25.—(API—Allot
ments of SIO,OOO for repairs to dam
No. 2, Cape Fear river, North Caro
lina. was made Today by the War De
partment.
WARREN ASKS NEW
TEACHER AT WISE
Raleigh, Aug. 25.—fAP)— The
State Board of Equalization today
heard delegations from l-ee and
Warron counties plead for more
teachers to he allotted and prel
pared to consider county school
budgets. |
Representatives urged the board
to Increase Its teacher allotment
to the Wise school In Warren
county and the Big Bpring school
In Lee. Both requests were taken
under consideration.
Rebel Head
Gets Death
Sentence
General Jurgo Given
Extreme Penalty
For Revolt Against
Republic gv
Madrid. Aug. 25.- <AP> —One of the
moat famous Spanish soldiers of mod
ern times, and commanding general
of the army. General Sourjutgo was
sentenced to death today for leading a
rebbellion against the republic.
A mixed civil and military tribunal
of the supreme court reached the ver
dict after 20 hours of deliberation,
while the nation waited and demon
strations for and against “the hero
of Morocco” were restrained with
difficulty by government forces.
General Sanjurgo’s lifelong friend
and companion at arms. Herranc- was
given a sentence of 90 years in pri
son.
General Sanjurgo’s attorneys imme
diately at rated efforts for clemency.
He appealed to the president against
a sentence he oalled “a disgrace
against the government and the coun
try." France was asked to intervene
because San jurgo was given the medal
of honor for heroic work in Morocco
against the Riffs.
There were no recommendations of
clemency in any of the sentences. The
government alone has the power to
alter the verdict.