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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. nineteenth year SENATOR LAFOLLETTE ADVOCATES ELECTION OF GOV. ROOSEVELT Think* Progressive* o£ B+th Parties Can Expect Some Cooperation From New Yorker NONE AT ALL FROM PRESIDENT HOOVER Puts Official Taboo on Hoover, Former Governor Kohler, Who Beat Brother Phil for Renomination, And Urge* Democratic State Ticket In Wisconsin Wndlson. Win . Oct 11.-IAP) _ .cantor Robert M. LaFoUrtte. Jr Criffct'lvf Roibllcan, h •ned a statement today advooat i <r ihr election of the Democratic !>r««Henr<al nomine*. FrankUn D. Rnn«e\fit. I U- <advocated the election of • I>cni.'Ciatic State candidates. l.iFotlette said that, while v. h* t n>» illusions about either of •v» m*-, old parties, he felt that pro ;=H->- ' both parties could expect! --o . >pif>rs*i<>n from Roooevelt. but; ■' c Ul from President Hoover, j -‘i* !>;• ib'ic.an candidates for sena- . !. c • governor, he charged, obtain- I •> ! p "slush fund", and by; t i •>;, ."i tactics taken from the ; * k f -a'tiuel Insult.’* I.iFoilette statement placed an | ***■ *: progressive "taboo" on Presi- 1 H over, former Governor Wal- ( • • J K -hler. who defeated the sena- | * ’ brother. Governor Philip La- I y if* f«*r re-election, and John B. C v srp' o 'he young Ashland editor, •'t n-v-ed out Blaina. SFTEMBER FIRE LOSS IS GREATER $374,460 in 174 Fires, Against $134,592 In 144 Fires Year Ago Halt* Dl**nfe» ItarMa la the Sir Walter Brtct. MV J v nVSKBItVILL. P.siejßh Oct. 19.—The fire IBss -In North Carolina in September amount e! '.o J 374 460 from 174 fires, accord '■’■'■Z ,n figures announced today by Tar C B >ney. commissioner of in sjranc* In September. 1931. the fire !e<« 1134.592 from 144 fires. No particular reason for the heavy in the fire lo3s the past m nth over the loss in September a ; e ar ago could be assigned by Com o’.*-ioner Boney. He pointed out. h w»v»t. that there was an unusually number of city fires with more ' h ar. *be average loss, as well as sev «'■* unusually large and destructive flTf-; Out of the total of 174 tires I*6 **•» in cities and towns with an ag- j Z’ ita’e loss of *295.385. or more than t • o <* the tooal loss in Septembtr, 1931 ' wa< pointed out. There were 28 i f> rc -4 with an aggrega-e loss of S* < *75 Os those rural fires. 18 were 'Continued on Page Four.) Roosevelt Speaks In Pittsburgh Democratic Candi *-Dite Carries Cam pai jrn to “Workshop «>f the World” Pittsburgh. Pa Oct. 19.—(AP)— ' 4 trying his presidential campaign ’• ’he Pittsburgh district—“the * 4 klm D Roosevelt arrived here on f*' P«i»l train at 9 a. m. today. r> fl mocratic standard-bearer -.*• bv a throng. He prepared to * - immrdiately by motor for Wheel w here he will speak this ‘"'•c After the Wheeling meet - h- will return to Pittsburgh for 1 tonight. the first of Mr. Rooee - t,p fl u h ’ Vv trip - h * "topped twice h ' ,mp State at Rochester and W' speak for hi * friend, Lisu ant-(,f,, « rnor Herbert H. Lehman. N’-w'York' candidatc for governor o t 1 ? h ,n nt hu?iastic Buffalo crowd he ' *' ,i not going to do any nlj '. ■ his behalf in New York. t„ r , ' rry Rood reason that you * I*”* rtnow me. | 4 ' ' • hbNDER&ON- Iktuirtgßti D&fltt Itsuaitti >s **‘t3*BßkSS > TSS» Too Many Shake, all ***• of greet. . ing feceptidn 'guesCg tßtt a warm hand clasp Is expected to be abandoned, as It was in Presi dent Coolidge’s day, as a result of the recent instance at the White House sullen President Hoover was obliged to retire after receiving 3,000 visitors, leaving 2.000 more in waiting. Notice the president’s bandaged hand. Hoover May Attend Big Ceremonies Capt. Farmer, of the Highway Patrol, Hears President To Be at Kitty Hawk Ralegh. Oct. 19.—(AP)—President Hoover will attend the dedication ex ercises for the Wright Memorial at Kill Devil Hill at Kitty Hawk on No vember 19 If possible. Captain Charles D. Farmer, of the State Highway Pa trol. said today. Yesterday captain Farmer confer red at Elizabeth City with Captain Robert Stanley Beard, detailed to handle the preparations for the cele bration, and Captain Rober gr Shan non, of Fortress Monroe, . and Plans for the exercise* were outlined. "I was told President Hoover will be present If he can arrange it,” Cap tain Farmer said. The governors of North Carolina and Virginia and their staffs will at tend, and ambassadors of France, England, Italy and Japan are expect ed do participate. .*r y * INSULL’S TROUBLES FOCUSON PASSU j He Cannot Flee Greece Un lee* U. S. Legation Ap proves Paper* (CVarlea F- Stewart returns to Washington after an extensive tour.) . ,-'»S By CHARLES P. STEWART WhshtortoD, Oct. 19.-Samuel Tn sull’s present difficulties, as a fugi tive from American Justice, W ®" w ihave batm no difficulties at all prior to the World war. In pre-war time* passports had not been required for NEWSPAPER- PUBLISHED IN THR SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA ONLY DAILY PRESENT CAMPAIGN A LISTLESS AFFAIR; NOTHING TO EIGHT Depression And Failure of Hoover Promises De prive* Republican* of Argument 7alked.6£Soover MAGIC BACK IN 1928 But Instead of Two Car* In Every Garage And A Chicken In Every Pot, There I»n 4 t Even a Chicken In a Garage; Poor House Only Building Unity' IMnpafrfc Rarrnt In «ke Sir, Wnltrr Hotel *»V J. C. Iff VKKR VIM. Raleigh. Oct. 19.—The present cam paign Is admittedly listless, largely because of the lack of anything to fight, according to those in political circles here. The reason for this is that the Republicans in North Caro lina. at least, seem to have lost all their fight. They have become dis couraged and listless, without hope. True, the Republican candidates for governor and senator are still going around and making speeches, going through the motions of making a campaign. But It is generally agreed that they know it to be a campaign that is futile. The principal reason for tne despon dency of the Republicans in the pre * (Continued on Page Four) Two Trainmen at Marion Hurt When Cars Break Loose Marion. Oct. 19.—(AP) Victor Goodman, conductor, and Joe Paris, flagman, both of Asheville, were in jured here today when a string of freight ears broke loose from a west bound train, rolled down a hill and crashed into their caboose on the main line tracks of the Southern Rail way. Five cars were splintered in the iear-end collision. They caught fire, but th« Marlon fire department, ar riving quickly on the scene, extin guished the blase. Goodman and Parts were taken to an Asheville hospital, whpre It was said their backs had been injured. The two were in the caboose of an eastbound freight when the accident occurred. PER CMA COST OF PRISON LOWER Pou Shows How Expenses Have Been Cut at Big State Institution Raleigh, Oct. 19.—(AP)— George Ross Pou, superintendent of State’s Prison, reported today that costs of keeping a prisoner during the first quarter of the present fiscal year averaged *33. compared with an aver age of *37 for the first suarter last fiscal year, or a decrease of 10.81 per cent Administrative costs for the past quarter averaged *1.24 per prisoner, as compared with *I.BO the same quarter last year, a decrees of 31.11 percent. The coat of food per meal was re duced from .0451 cents to .0339 cents, Pou said. Per capita costs per day per prisoner was reduced last quar ter from .4009 cents to .3605 cents, in cluding all costs of operations. | Constitutional Amendments Explained By Henry London (Note: This Is the Ant of a aeries of four artistes, each of which will b devoted to explaining one of the constitutional amend r ents sunmJttcd to Jn *f North Carolina this year.) Raleigh, Oct. 19.—(AP) —Henry M. London, legislative, reference librar ian, has prepared an eplanatlon of the four comt .tutional ante'.dments to be submittal o toe vote-s »f .ionh Cai olina on November 8. The first amendment explained would change'the length of the term of office of coronere and sheriffs. To day's article discusses that amend ment with the succeeding articles to those relating to constuttional amendments, Insurance and solidtorial districts. "In order that the voters may be informed as to the nature and effect of the four constitutional amend ments proposed by . the Ctoieral As sembly of 1931 to be voted on at th* HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 19 1932 Roanoke) River Up 32 Feejt In Flood RaMgk, Octi 9—(AP)—With the Roanoke Hvpr having shown a remarkable rise of 21 feet in 24 hours, flood waters of that stream today were toerflewtng, bottom lands at Wcldoß tho level ten feet above the tonka, Lee A Den son, in charge at the V. 8. Weather Bureau hero, safe. Denson said fce Roanoke stood at St at Weldon this morning, hav ing been ofy 11 feet yesterday, and that it would so above 46 feet, cresting Thursdby night or Fri day. The weather : man said he did not think there would be any se rious damage, as most of the lends inundated were either Mel or the crops in the inalp had been har vested. ' 58 DAY STRIKE AT : ROCKINGHAM ENDS AS MILLS RESUME , All Employees Back on Job* And Everything 1* Quiet, Officials Os Mill* Declare FUTURE DEPENDS ON ORDERS, CONDITIONS “Running on Hope*,“ Ent wistle Says; Strike Began August 22 In Hannah Pickett Mill No, 1, and Spread; Loyal Worker* Forced Into Idleness Rockingham, Oct. 19.—(AP)—Rock ingham’s 58-day-old textile strike, the first in the 72-year history of the In dustry in Richmond county, ended to day and maohlnsl in three mills whirred again/ Officials of the mills said all op eratives who walked out wet* back, and that operating schedules were resumed where they were left off. W. B. Cole, president of the Han nah Pickett Mills, said "between 800 and 900” workers were back, that "everything is quiet.’’ and that “fu ture operations will depend on or ders and conditions.” He added he had nothing else to say. William H. Entwtstle. general man ager of the Entwistle mill, said about 350 operatives were back at the Ent wistle No. 1, "all that walked out,” that the plant was operating on a lshour week basis. He said the mill was “running on hopes." and that continued operation would depend on what the future brought. The strike began August 22. Work ers at th; ilvv.iah Pickett No. 1 mill formed a union and struck. They en listed sympathiters at the Hannah Pickett No. 2, and then forced the closing of the Entwtstle No. 1. It was estimated there were be tween 900 and 1,000 employees on strike, while "loyal workers’” num bered several hundred. The strikers claimed 1.000 and loyal workers claimed 600. although only 1,200 were idle. Unemployed Get Sentences After Riots In London London, Oct. 19. (AP)—Fifty men and four women arraigned in police court today for participation in yes terday’s unemployment riots were sentenced to pay fnes of 40 shillings ! each, or to spend two weeks to one month in prison. Thirty of them were sentenced in Lambeth court, where crowds of un employed gathered this morning. Po lice pressed them back from the court house, and there was no disorder. - -- -- approaching election, the tet of the present section and the text of the change is given with an ex-, (planation followineg ” Mr. . London Bays. “Thrs la no purpose either to ad vocate them or to criticize them.” Number I—To1 —To Article IV, Section 24, an amendment making term of office of sheriff and coroner four years instead of two. * ' Old Section: * Sec. 24 sheriff*! and coroners, in each oounty g sheriff and coroner shall be elected by the * quali fied voters, thereof, as is prescribed for members of the General Assembly, and shall hold their offices for two years. In Each township there shall be a constable elected in like manner by the voters thereof, who shall hold his office for two years, when there Is no coroner in a county, the clerk of ths superior court may appoint one for special rases. In ease of a vacancy existing for gay cause in any fOontt«*wd on Pape flfej LIBBY HOLMAN WILD DEMAND EXONERA tION OF REYNOLDS MURDER Before Tragedy Loomed ' t ) tw—mm ——— : . I . * _> . v ;“ ■uHtowL ■ to . ' ’****! tO , the ° nly Photograph in existence showing' 1 1he*l It?*Smith hrbu M , kK° b n C { > he,r ' of * ,nßt on- s alem, N. C.. and his torch-singer Vk bby Ho . lman * together. It was made in Hong Kong. China, during their v.sit to the Orient last A,,ri. Nov the Tovely singer U under indictmest is sonnet .«n with Reynolds’ death Capone’s Hearing Delayed 3 Weeks Atlanta, Ga, Oct. Ift.—(AP) Hearing on a habeas corpus pe tition by which A1 Capone, former Chicago gang overlord, seeks his release from x'ederal prison here, was postponed today until the week of November 14. The postponement was ordered by District Judge Magvin Under wood on account of the condition the calendar of the court, and a case now on trial, which promised to take up the remainder of the week. The postponment was taken with consent of counsel for Capone. Slns noFso BAD AS HTEY LOOK Better Days Ahead For Those Who Will Work, Governor Declares n*nr Dispatch Harm, la the Sir Wiiilrr Hotel. BV J. C. HAtKVKVII.I. Raleigh. Oct. 19.—The feeling of gloom and hopelessness which so many people have at the present time is nothing new. and is no indication that coenditions hav been or are any worse than they have been before. Governor O. Max Gardner said today. He believes that in spite of all (he talk about hard times and conditions that better days are ahead. "Those who live through a parti cular pedod of depression or panic always think the particular period they experience is the worst,” the Governor said. “Those to whom the present panic is the only one they have known, feel sure It is the worst and some think the outlook is hope less. But it is always darkest just be fore the dawn. There is bright sun shine ahead for those who have the courage to work and wait.” As an example of how people Jiave felt in other periods of depression, Goverfkor Gardner pointed tp a cdpy of an editorial printed just 75 years ago in Harper’s Weekly of October' 10, | 1857. The editorial begins as follows: “It is a gloomy moment in history. (Continued nn Page Fo«ri WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy; slightly In east portion totnight; Tktosdny portly cloudy, followed tytotfa or at might. FOB HENDERSON. For 91 tour period ending at Tt ”llPfe’ tosattwwt tsted; rainfall, A3 of an Into; dandy. PUBLISHED EVERT AItSMWOS EXCEPT IDMDSf. 13 STORM DEAD AT ! BOSTON REPORTED A— Howling Northeaster In creases Intensity In Sweep ing Down Coast FLY STORM WARNINGS Three-Inch Rein Fails In 24 Umh Ending at S a. m ; Officer sad Four Prisoners Are Maro<*ied Boston, Mass., Oct. 19.--(AP) A howling northeaster that already had taken the lives of three, increased in intensity today as it swept down the New England coast. Storm warnings were flying from Block Island to Boston Light, and in Greater Boston a three-inch rainfall was reported for a 21-hour period end ing at 6 a, m. today. Three deaths occurred at James town, R. 1., yesterday when a fish ing party was swept into the sea from the jagged rocks off the Harrison Morris estate. In Boston harber, an officer and four prisoners of the Deer Island house of correction were marooned with a civilian on Long Island, near by. They were blown into the lower harber early today while a prison dory used to transport officers of the Institution from the Island to the Winthrop shore was making its last trip to the mainland. Coast guard patrol boats and the harbor polce searched for two hours before the party were located on Long Island. DIRECTiOffTs NOT TO BE DENIED Suffering Will Be Prevented Regardless of Work Be ing Available Hally Ditpstrk Wares a, la the »*r Walter Hefei *T J. C. BsIKRKVILL Raleigh, Oct. IS.—While as large a portion as possible of the relief funds now being sent out to the counties will be used for work relief, and given in return for work of various sorts, direct relief will be given where no work can be provided, tt wee day at the offices of the relief di vision. -X No Statewide wage schedule will bn set up Wy the division here in Ra leigh for verb dose is exchange, tor relief funds, and tint ttese wQ} bwidft to each county relief director br.'eoip _ (uratuuM* «a Staj 7’ *1 . . H*' 6 PAGE TODAY FIVE CENTS COPS REYf« FAMILY SUGGESTS COURSE IN YOUTH’S DEATH I-,;. ' i Solicitor Higgins Must De cide Himself He Will Do In Death of Tobacco Heir »•’ - | HE IS CONSIDERING DROPPING THE CASE Young Widow of Smith Rey nolds and Ab Walker, His Intimate Friend, Both Un der Indictment on $25,000 Bond Charged With Kill ing the Youth Wlnaton Malem, Oct, 19. —(AP) —Libby Holman Reynolds was quoted today hy Renet Pollkoff. her attorney, as saying she want ed the c’oud hanging over her as the reeult of her indictment for the slaying of her itusband. Smith Reynold*, “lifted permanently.” Polikoff said she Indicated she might reject a nol pros If one was taken. “I wane this cloud hanging over me lifted permanently, not temporarily, and my earnest desire is for com plete exoneration.” Polikoff quoted the 28-year-old former Broadway Blues singer aa saying. Polikoff said (Mrs. Reynolds, it* dieted with Albert Walker for ths slaying* of her millionaire husband at his home here July 6. asked Mm if a nol prose would mean complete ex oneration in the case. ”1 told her,” the attorney said, “that it would not, and that If one were taken the prosecutor could re open the case at any time.” R- J. (Dick) Reynolds, Jr., brother of Smith, in a statement today, said he agreed with the sentiment express ed by his uncle In the letter to the solicitor, but firmly believed his brother did not commit suicide. Winston-Salem, Oct. 19.—<AP>— Upon the shoulders of Carlisle Hig gins .aggressive young mountain so licitor, rested the responsibility today of whether Libby Holman Reynolds, favorite of Broadway, and Albert Walker, shall be tried for the mu.l -of her young millionaire husband. Smith Reynolds. Higgins admitted he was ccnsidei* lug the advisability of not tryng the case after receiving a letter nformlng him the Reynolds family, which (Continued on Page Fosr) Way Out For Cotton Seen With Unity Howard Coffin Savs S' Industrial Coopera tion With Teeth lit It Is Remedy • ' 4 New York. Oct. 19 (AP)—Howard Coffin, of the advisory commission of the wartime council of national to* sense, advocated before the seventh annual convention of the Cotton Tex tile Institute today “industrial co operation with teeth in it” as a solu tion for the trouble* of the cotton in dustry . Citing the benefits that have come to the industry since I*ls. following c operative agreements, Coffin said th*; "the way out of the ecenoortic do' drums of the cotton In dustry is ev/ o more effectual and whole-hear c/.d cooperation than has yet been directed to the industry’s problm. * Coffh* said that practically all sour ces, Including President Hoover, and the American Federation of Labor. h*ve. recognized the need for revision of the anti-trust laws to nllinlnsla ohrrtacle* in the way of economic plan ning. He said the tendency to be of the effort to rtabHtss industry has diminished considerably In recent years, and he added that practically every cve recognises tbs necessity for planning. Coffin, how ever. expanded disapprove krf hills pending in Congress to this and* stat ing that they are ”unsound.” ,
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