gateway to
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
YEAR
ROOSEVELT S BANK PLAN IS NEAR COMPLETION
Mayor Cermak Dies In Miami Hospital From Effects Os Assassin’s Bullet
[BENE IN LUNG
IMMEDIATE CAUSE
if MAYOR’S DEATH
passing Follows Series Os
Complications Against
Which Cermak Had
Rallied Well
decided turn seen
OVER THE WEEK-END
Steadily Grew Weaker As
Physicians Fail to Check
Lung Infection; Municipal
Funeral in Chicago To Be
Planned by City Council
There
MiiaiL P'a., March 6 (AP) —'Mayor
A on Cerrr.'.ik, of Chicago, the vic
tim of a bullet Gudseppe Zangara f r
f.l Fel-.rvury 15 in an attempt to as
na - President Roosevelt died in
ja lwtii Memorial Hospital here to
(ty c* 6.57 a. m.
Dd..i fsl owed a series of compli
cations against which the Chicago
executive had rtaluled valiantly time
alter t me. ] ■
The family and close friends were
f. the bcfij.de. Mrs. Floyd Ken lay,
a daughter, was 'holding one of het
uthf.’s bands wihen he died. Vivian
Graham, a granddaughter, held the
( her. The saddened ldt'le group re
mlined in the sun parlor cf the ma
y,fs room oose to the deala seen**
f r several minutes.
"Oh. he wanted to live so much,”
Mrs. Richey Graham, a daughter,
said; And Mrs. Frank Jirka a noth
cr daughter, added: "He fought so
hard. Fie didnt want to die.”
Mayor Cermak had previously ral
lied after three crises in his condi
tion. Colitis, threatened heart fail
ure uiul pneumonia beset him in quick
succession just as his physicians hud
begun to believe he would recover
from the bulled wound.
Physicians still were optimistic Sa-t
--pured in the r'ght lung, that grazed
unlay, but that night gangrene ap
<Continued u» Page Three.)
ENURIUS POWERS
GIVEN PRESID
Yet There Is Little That Is
Very New in Author
ity Conferred
By CHARLES P. STEWART
(Vn«ral Press Staff Writer
•Va .hington, March 6. —Shortly be
f"To adjournment, congress passed, in
to' haste, a law of which treasury
officials speak as conferring on the
President, for a one-year maximum,
ttiarmous powers over national banka
d power ; imiiar to the power wh'ch
■‘ v c:hl legislatures are conferring on
%ir governors, relative to their va-
r '° Us state hanks.
no one able to point to
oecntial new power that these
IVs do confer, except the power to
Proclaim bank moratoriums, total or
Partial.
rhis is an enormous power, to be
■"'o. but j| ! s a power which already
hecn extensively exercised before
(Continued uti Page Three.)
three In Family Killed
At Kannapolis Crossing
't&imapolis, March 6. — (AP) —
Tli
' r, ' :i members of one family, a
ji.his two daughters, were
jimiv Killed here tcAiy when
"■r iMKomobile was struck by
"'Whprn Ralway train No. 39 at
' ,y 'er’n crossing.
'ln. dead: Henry Davis,
11,11 Davis, 16; Catherine
14, all of Kannapolis.
« < , waKl his daughters
K(,w >ol. 110 apparently did not'
,• * 1 11 ,aKl ' passengc r train, which
• » < stop boro, as ho drove up
ll-e track.
A 4 - Wf. LrISUE PERRY fe*»**»**t
HENDERSON, U. T
MvnhvtKtin Daily Dispatth
—— ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OFNORTH CAROLINA AND VlifclNlA. *
Tihese arts interesting photos of
.Mayor Anten J. Cermiak, of Chicago,
Who died as t'he result of am assassin’s
bu’Jled, directed at President-elect
New Congress Will Meet
Thursday To Enact Laws
Washington, March G. —(AP) — A
new Congress—th 73rd —will assem
ble Thursday at noon charged with
the weighty responsibility of crush
ing one of the most serious crisis in
the nation’s proud history.
At the call of President Roosevelt,
issued yesterday in a brief proclama
t'On asserting that the “public inter
est” requires its presence, the Demo
crat-dominated national legislature
will meet primarily to enact legisla
tion that will permit an orderly re
cpeaiing of banks.
Before it in person Franklin D.
Roqsev'elt may go with the program
that lie has drafted after weeks of
constant study for curing the coun
try's ill. That he will depend upon his
own telling oratory to drive home to
the legislators his ideas instead of the
drone of a reading clerk has not de
New First Lady:
Her Life Story
Everyone is askVig questions
concerning Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, new first lady of the
United Htatfes. The story of
Mrs. Roosevelt’s life —told in six
instalmo.its—begins today. Every
vpnrd of it is full of interest.
The engine caught the automo
bile squarely on the track and
carried it 675 feet before it was
thrown aside on the right of way.
Richard Swink, an eye witness,
said Davis “apparently didn’t
look” in the direction from which
the train was coming.
He said the body of Thelma was
catapulated from the demolished
machine first. It hurtled through
the air after being carried 100
feet. The body of Catherine was
thrown clear • 100 feet further,
while that of Davis was found
mangled in the wrecked machine.
FULL LEASED WIKB RMvmn
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRB3?
Interesting Photos in Life of May or Cermak
vm jlji v
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HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, ,1933
RooseveJß in Miami, taken a;t tibe 1
height of his career. The layout
shows: (1) at his inauguration as
mayor of Chicago, in 1931; (2) an ex- j
finitely been determined, but it has
'been indicated for days that this
might be his policy.
Hie first of the emergency programs
that -will face Congress is near to
readiness. In a brief message issued I
through a secretary following the pro
clamation, the President said:
“Anticipating the meeting of Con
gress on Thursday, I am, preparing an
immediate program directed tq meet
the present monetary emergency. It is
of course, essential that the first busi
ness before the Congress will be the
present banking and financial situa
tion.”
HOUSE TO TACKLE
HUGE MONEY BILL
Appropriations Measure Ex
pected To Be Reached
During The Week
SCHOOL BILL UP ALSO
Eight Months Term To Be Debated
in Senate; Committees Have
Weighty Decisions \
To Be Made
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Unllf Dispatch Bnrean,
BY HKNRY LBSESIYB.
Raleigh, March 6. —Working longer
hours than at any time since the 1933
session began, the General Assembly
ground out 19 bills of Statewide im
port (last week, and each house clear
ed its. calendar. But because of the
fact that both the House and the Sen
ate deferred action on several major
pieces of legislation, the law-makers
(Continued on Page Three.)
Roosevelt:
The Man
A review of the life of the new
president of the United States,
in eight brief, easy'-to-read sto
ries, begins today. ,
cellent close-up, as he Lsbanei to hfe
cwn e.ecl ion returns; (3) casting hrs
vote in Chicago; (4) the cottage Where
he w 3« born in Klando„ Czechoslova
kia; (5) at dinner.
N.C. BANKS CLOSE
ON DOUBLE ORDER
Four-Day Banking Holiday
Called by President,
Three by Governor
ACTION BY GOVERNOR
Ehringhaus Proclamation Preceded
That by President Roosevelt;
Building rtid Loans Stop
Payments Also
Raleigh, March 6.— (AP)— North
-Carolina’s banks were closed today
tinder a double order—from President
Roosevelt and from Governor Ehring
ihaus.
Before the President’s proclamation
declaring a national Holiday was is
sued, Governor Ehringhaus had al
ready ordered a three-day holiday for
this State, beginning today and con
tinuing through Wednesday.
Soon after the banking holiday was
issued, Dan C. Boney, insurance com
missioner, wired ail building and loan
associations advising them to suspend
withdrawal applications for the dura
tion of the “present emergency.”
AWILL
ROGERS
\y Nays:
Santa Monica, Calif.'; March 6.
America hasn’t been as happy in
three years as they /toda;f.—no
money no banks, no work, no
nothing.
But they know they got a man
in there who is wise to Congress,
wise to our big bankers, and wise'
to our so-called big men. The
whole country is with him—
even if what he does is wrong
they are with him just so he does
something.
If he burned down the Capitol,
we would cheer £*id say, “Weil, we
at least got » fire started anjJ*
how."
We have had years of “don't
rock the boat.’* Go on and sink
it if you want to. We just as
well be swimming as like we are.
Yours,
WILL.
Certificates For Banks
To Degree Os Liquidity
Is Proposal Considered
Seek Unlimited Powers
For Go vernor And Hood
# ,
During Banking Crisis
J • 1 • wrnmm . _ I
Legislation To Be Presented
to General Assembly
’When It Reconvenes
Tonight
TO BE IN^ADDITION
TO FRIDAY’S BILLS
Virtual Dictatorial Powers
Conferred Then on Ehring
haus and Bank Commis
sioner; High State Offici
als Approve; No Scrip Is
Planned Right Now
Rf’e gfc. March 6 (AP)—Legislation
in tended! to gave Governor J. C. B.
Ehringhaus and Gurney P. Hood.
State commissioner of hanks,, practi
cally unlimit e>cL power T&hk,
in,g tnist,i f >ut-km,s of the State, will be
presented to the legislature tonight.
The proposals will be in addition
to bills passed last Friday bes’bwing
dictatorial powers on the governor
and the commissioner.
Hood said the new bill now being
drawn “will make our laws conform
to .Federal regulations will give us
power to enforce ruio3 in the Stale
Which may be adop t’d by the Fede
ral govemmone, and will enable us to
take any steps necessary to protect
Nor'h Carolina, banks khen Federal
1 est ricticns are remo vci. ‘ ’
The measure will bear th eapproval
cf the bank commissioner, the gov -
(rnor, the speaker of ttv House, the
lieutenant governor, the attorney gen
eral and attomys of the banking de
partment When it is introduced Hood'
said. No stops toward issuance of
script will be taken by the State un
til Federal regulations to mteet the
emergency are promulgated, the com
missioner raid.
OFFICIoIPAYS
HONORS TO WALSH
Washington Pauses for Ser
vices In Senate Chamber
For Its Dead
Washington. March 6.—(AP)—Ur
gent cares of State were laid aside to
day while Amei lea’s officialdom
gathered at the flower-banked bier
of Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana, in the Senate chamber to pay
him a last reverent tribute.
President Roosevelt and members
of his cabinet— in which Walsh would
have sat had he lived —headed the
'list of notables who sat silently near
the silvered bronze casket and joined
his widow in mourning his passing.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley of
Baltimore, and Bishop John Mc-
Namara, of Washington, the auxiliary
bishop of the Baltimore diocese, of
ficiated at the impressive Catholic
funeral ceremonies. About them were
other church dignitaries in the full
robe of their ranks.
As the ceremonies ened with the
ljcdessing by the archbishop, Mrs.
Walsh paused a moment, then walked
slowly away, supported by her son and
the senator’s brother.
The body will leave Washington at
3:50 p. m. for intrement rites at
Helena, Mont., Thursday after a fun
eral service in the Catholic cathedral
ikt Henela.
WEATHER
FOB NORTH CAROLINA.
Cloudy and warmer tonight, fol
lowed by rain Tuesday r*id in west
portion and central portions late
tonight; wanner in east portion
Tuesday.—
PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON
EXCEPT BUNPAT,
I -
Limited Payment
In New York City
New York, March b.(AI') —Plans
tof lire New York banks for is
suance of clearing house certifi
cates liavc been completed, it was
reported in Wall Street today, and
it, was regarded as probable that
tho banks would be open for pay
ment of certificates on a rationed
basis tomorrow morning.
baniTcrisis Nor
TOJMRAM
Condition Looked Upon As
Temporary and One That
Will Soon Return
to Normal
PLACE CONFIDENCE
IN THE PRESIDENT
Taken at His Word When
He Declared In Inaugural
He Was Ready for Swift,
Decisive Action; Bowie
Bloc To Seek To Capital
ize Emergency
t
I)«ih DiK|»atclt Unrcfit,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh. March 6. —While some peo
ple believe that the General Assembly
wj'l be likely to change its attitude
on a good p.ariy matters and decide
to make some radical downward re
visions in both its appropriations and
revenue bills as a result of the pre
sent banking situation, not only in
the State but ove: the entire United
Sta fsv tho more conservative opinion
h*ne Is that the legislators are not
going to become much excited about
conditions. Indeed, they are expected
t > proceed along the lines they have
already been working for the past
eight weeks, with the result that the
appropriations and revenue bills as
finally enacted, even though it may
be 30 to 60 days yet, will be very si
milar lo the form they are now in.
The feeling in legislative circles
(Continued on Page Three.)
Business Almost Normal
In North Carolina Cities
Charlotte, March 6. —(AP) —North
Carolina took the emergency bank
holiday good humoredly today and
went about business “almost as> usual”
today, despite the closing of all bank
ing houses by order of President
Roosevelt and Governor Ehringhaus.
Scrip Considered.
Statements came from clearing
house officials iin several cities say
ing banks would have to act in ac
cordance with the executive orders,
ibut ajt the same time a number of
points (began consideration of the pos
sible issuance of scrip.
May Restrict Credit.
Retail. business houses as a rule
were opened throughout the State, but
in Charlotte the reta'l groeers asso
ciation composed of most of the city’s
independent stres, met to consider a
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SEGREGATION TOR
ALL NEW DEPOSITS
IS CONTEMPLATED
)
*,
Senator Robinson Outlines
His Understanding of
Scheme Leaders Are
Working Out
SPECIAL SESSION OF
CONGRESS THURSDAY
Immediate Steps To Lighten
Hardships Caused by Bank
Shutdown Promised by
Secretary Woodin To Per
mit Payrolls; Plan Is Now
About Ready
Washington, March 6.—(AP)—lm
mediate steps to lighten hardships
caused by the nationwide bank shut
down was promised tday, Secretary
Woodin of the Treasury, asserting
that banks would be reopened if nec
essary, to permit payment of payrolls.
Woodin and h\s aides, the leaders
of Congress, and President Roosevelt
himself were working hard for action
at the earliest, possible moment.
At the Terasury, officials concen
trated on drafting legislation to put
Into effect the four-day bank closing
proclamation of the President. 4 Rr
presentative Rainey, next speaker < f
the House, summoned, a Democratic
caucus for Wednesday to set up the
(Continued on Page Three.)
All Banks
Throughout
U. S. Closed
New President Acts
Quickly To Restore
Order Out of the
Confusion
Washington, March 6. —(AP) — The
nation today entered upon a four-day
modified bank holiday, while Presi
dent Roosevelt, vesting himself with
wartime authority, exerted the great
powers of his office to restore finan
cial order out of economic confus : n.
The first step of a direct precedent
rhottering offensive to bring tuck <o
the normal free exchange of currency
(Continued on Page Thro*.)
possible restriction policy.
J. B. Vogler, secretary, said he had
(been informed wholesalers were re
stricting retailers, and as a conse
quence it would be necessary for the
stores also to restrict their sales to
credit customers.
Greensboro officials, bankers an y
business men considered a tentative
plan for issuance of scrip, but said
'it will be adopted only if the Federal
or State governments do not act tj,
/provide a similar medium of excsange
Retail grocers in Wilmington he/!
taken no concerted action, but an
nounced each merchant would handle
business on his own judgment, Wil
mington and Charlotte clearing house
officials were among those meeting t j
consider possible scrip in lieu c£
money.