HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH YEA
WISE CROUP
Hitler, Mussolini
Are Invited Here
To Talk Recovery
Premier Daladier of France
Also Included In Gene
ral Invitation To
Big Four
MACDONALD SAILS
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
Each Nation Has Been In
vited To Send Head of Its
Government, But If Not
Head, Then Some High
Official; Will Confer With
President Roosevelt
Washington, April 7 (AP) — The
chiefs of the French, Italian and Ger
man governments, as well as the Bri
tvh, have been invited to come to
Washington to talß world economic
recovery with President Roosevelt.
Invitations to Italy and Germany
v.-ere ex'ended verbally today through
the embassies. A similar invitation
was extended by President Roosevelt
through the French ambassadors pre
viously.
Each nat’on has been invited to
rend the head of its government. In
the case of Germany and Italy this
presumably would mean the dictators
for Germany, Adolf Hitler, and for
Italy, Benito Mussolini. For France
it would be Premier Daladier- Prime
Minister Ramsay MacDonald. . of
Great Britain, already has accepted
a formal invitation and will sail April
lit.
If the head of the state is unable"
to come, the three powers have been
advised that a member of the govern
ment would be welcome. Failing that,
the exchanges of views would take
place through diplomatic channels. !
Officers Named
For Federation
Os Music Clubs
F-V.'gh April 7 fAP) —Mrs. Eu-
Davis, of today was
recelctcd president of the North Caro
' ’5 f ate F°leratlon of Musiic Clubs
9 ' ift? anirv’ial convention of the or
ganizatlon moved through Ist third
New officers elected for the ensu-
year were Mx3. J. S. Cor mil. of
Rcleigh, secoond vice-president; fdrs.
Maurice Honigman. of Gastonia, tre
'•’surer; And Mis. Harris Sebring, of
W n* ten-Salem, recording secretary.
other hold their posts !
an ohrr year.
The c‘ty for next year’s convention
V3 s not selected this morning, but
delegates were express'ng a belief that
Wilmington’s invitation would be ac
cept'd.
brummitt defers
ruling upon beer
Re'elßh. April 7.—(AP)—Whe*h
% r " or not brewers may ship beer
into North Carolina legally before
midnight April SO was an unde
cided question today.
Attorney General Dennis G.
Brummitt said he could not rule
* n the matter until he had given
•Im new B<ate and Federal beer
to’vs close scrutiny.
Arguments
In Negroes'
Case Began
Decatur, Ala.. April 7.—(AP)—Argu
ments m h e trial of Haywood Pat
erson, first of nine Negroes to face
re-trai] for an alleged attack on two
' vhite Stria in the Scottgboro case,
u ‘-re begun today after the State had
resented brief rebuttal testimony
‘atterson is being tried on an in
' lament charging him with attack
■ng Mrs. Victoria Price aboard a
■••>outhern Railway ifrelight train in
•Jackson county March 25, 1931.
wiatmie
» <>lf NORTH CAROLINA.
1 ui, '» cooler bn the
1 *tst tonight; liglit to heavy
' s ; Saturday fair; slow*
i rising temperature in interior.
Itmutersmt Umlxt Ilfstratrir
Heads Akron Probe
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Cnptain Haines
Capt. Gordon W. Haines, execu
tive officer of the Philadelphia
navy yard, will head the navy’s
investigation of the Akron dis
aster.
Four Hours Before Plunge,
. He Said It Was Better
Than Shenandoah
INVESTIGATION BEGUN
Three Survivors of Dirigible’s Fatal
Crash Tell of Event Beforg
House Naval Committee
At Hearing
Washington, April 7.—(AP) —FouY
hours before he went to his death in
the AtlanGc on the Akron Rear Ad
miral William A. Moffett said the
airship, was much better than the
Shenandoah, the other giant of the
navy” that went to disaster in Ohio.
Richard E- Deal, one of three navy
men who survived the crash of the
Akron a,st Monday night, told the
House Naval Committee 1 today of a
conversation lie had with the navy’s
chief of aeronautics shortly before
. the fatal plunge of the ship.
) His statement was given to the
committee as Deal, Lieutenant Com
mander Herbert C. Wiley and Moody
E. Erwin, testified before the com
mittee in Its inquiry into the causes
of the disaster.
At about the same time Representa
tive McClinton, Democrat, Oklahoma,
a former member of the -naval com
mittee, was asking the House Rules
Committee to have some other com
mittee investigate the disaster. He
charged that if. any committee in
terested in naval' legislation inves
tigated the matter would be white
v.V-shct*. Chairman Vinson, of )the
Naval committee denied this i na
peronsl clash with McClintic before
the rules committee-
GOING INTO DISASTER
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
Washington, April 7. —(AP) — The
three survivors of the Akron’s plunge
into the Atlantic appeared before' a
House committee today to relate their
story-
Lieucnant Commander Herbert V.
Wiley, executive |off\icer of the
Akron; Richard E Deal, boastswain’s
mate and Moody E. Erwin metalsmith
were called to repeat publicly the re
port submitted to the committee In
secret session yesterdAy by Wiley.
Before the hearings began, Chair
man Vinson reiterated his promise
that “we are going into this thing
from top to bottom.’’
30-HOURWORK week
BILL SIDETRACKED
Washington, April 7.—(AP)—
Speaker Rainey said at a press
conference today that the Senate’s
30-hour work week bill would be
sidetracked in «he House pending
passage of ail of President Uoose
veMt’s reconstruction legislation.
“There is a. lot of dynamite in
that bill,’’ he said.
SERVICE
uir TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS.
HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 7, 1933
VOTES 3% GENERAL SALES TIX
Akron Survivors Fly to inquiry
The three survivors of the Akron disaster are pictured as they left the
Naval Hospital at Brooklyn, N, Y., to fly to Washington to give their
version of the tragic occurrence to a special board of inquiry. Left to
right are Richard Deal, of Lakewood, N. J.; Moody Erwin. Memphis,
Tenn., and Lieutenant Commander Herbert V. Wiley, who was second
in command of the dirigible.
Beer Return Celebrated
In Many Parts Os Nation
While Jubilee and Jollity Are Widespread Among Its
Friends, Its Foes Voice Criticism *and Warning;
Cannot fie Controlled W. C. T. U. Head Says
(By the Associated Press.)
The thump of on
countless kegg drummed a long lost
beverage back'to the American scene
today.
Lawful 32 percent beer gushed in
territory populated by about 70,000,-
000 Americans as 19 states and the
iDdittilliSt of 'Callumhta lifted a ban
more than 13 years old.
TALK MORGAN FEUD
WITH ROCKEFELLERS
How Genuine It Ir Is Topic
of Speculation In
Washington
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Washington,, April -7—r-How gen-dirne
the report sud mlay be, between thle
houses of Morgan, and Rockefeller, is
the subject of a deal of speculation
in Washington.
'Tbj3 supposition that the twb great
the Chase National hank, recognized 1
initereslts are at odds Is based mtednly
am the fact that Chairman Aldrich of
as a “Rockefeller mb-n,” recently at
tacked by bankers- —a
practice Which the Morgan ..certainly
do engage in. However, so dio many
other bankers. |
The Morgan to be sure, is
ctonspdoulously under scrutiny by the
aalnlate’s stock mlarket investigators.
Some 1 lawmakers think Chairman
AVdtricQx Would not have expressed
himbelf as he did at such a junOtuirte
except with a vfew to “sic-ing” (the
Inquisitors on their prey.
FIRST FOR PRETZELS
■Whether or not reminded of it by
any recent change in national legis
lation, the commerce department cas
ually mentions, in a l!ate bulletin,
thlat America’s premier ppritzel-pro
dtucing- state is Pennsylvania.
FARMERS WANT TRUCKS
Farm interests have warned reor
gaimiaere of the transportation indus
try that they will tolerate mo railroad
refoabbiiiitation plan involving elimi
nation. of aulto truck competition., of
which the roads are particularly an
xious to rid themselves.
COUNTY MERGERS !
A$ an economy measure, the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce missies no
chance to urgia a consolidation of
counties—that is, the merging, on an
average, of each four counties Into
one. Only the influence of the po
litical “county rings l ” prevents it t ac
cording to the chamber’s spokesmen.
Jubilee and jollity were widespread
among friends of the beverage; its
foes voiced criticism and warning.
; Five minutes after beer became
legal at midnr'ght, a big truck rum
bled to the service entrance of the
Wfilite House bearing two cases—a
brewer’s gift to the President. Mfr.
•Continued on Page Three.)
England Won’t Get Expect
ed Tax Cut; National City
Profits Big
By LESLIE EICHEL.
New York, April 7- —England is
having tax troubles. Taxes there are
taxes. Everybody had been hoping
for a cut. Now there is a budget de
ficit of $160,000,000 —not much for the
Unlited States, but quite something
for England. That means no tax cut.
'Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of
the exchequer, is expected t'o be the
target of Tories and Laborites alike.
GERMAN STOCKS DROP
And, naturally, because of an un
settled state, Germany has been ex
periencing a sharp decline in securi
ties- A sobering influence is expected
to stabilize the nervous markets.
FRANCE TROUBLED
To complete a triio, France also has
budget troubles.
NOT SO POOR
Some organizations, still show hand
some profits. The National City bank
of New York reports earnings of $6,-
079,000 for the first quarter of this
year. That’s almost twice the amount
of the present dividend, requirements.
WHEAT
Nature is cutting down the Ameri
can wheat yidd to such an extent
that the farm bill may be outmoded;
before it can be put into operation.
SLOGAN
Barron Collier, New York advertis
ing man, is opening a national ad
vertising campaign at his own ex
pense, with the slogan, “Get as Right
as Roosevelt” —to end the depression.
AIR DISASTERS
Tins period of the year seems the
time when the United States suffers
its wors< air disasters. It’s just two
years since Knute Rockne was killed
in the crash of gji air liner —and now
the Akron goes to its doom.
WHEAT
SLOGAN
2 PCI. SALES TAX
TO GET REVENUES
With Other Revenue Sources
Tapped and Economies,
It Is Considered
Sufficient
MUST RECAPTURE
CORPORATION LOSS
Real Estate {Relief Gained
by Big Companies Under
Sales Tax Would Be Re
covered by Higher Levies
In Incomes and Franchises,-
Cherry Thinks
Daily Dl«i»fiti-h Tlnrenn,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
IIV J. C. IIASKERVILL.
Raleigh, April 7.—A revenue bill
sufficient to provide the necessary
money to finance the appropriations
bill as agreed upon by the conference
committee of approximately $25,156,-
595 the first year and $25,750,535 the
second year of the coming biennium
can be provided with the adoption of
a general sales tax of not more than
two per cent, in the opinion of Rep
presentative R. Gregg Cherry, of Gas
tonia. For, while Mr. Cherry is op
posed to any form of sales tax and
has consistently opposed an eight
months school term because he felt
(Continued on Pam six).
RUSSIAN EMBARGO
PASSES COMMONS
London, April 7—(AP)—The
governments Russian embargo
bill went to the House of Lords
today after receiving final ap
proval of, the House of Commons.
BRITISH MARINES
LANDED IN CHINA
Tientsin, China, April 7. —(AP)
—Chinese dispatches sftid today
that British Marines had been
landed at Chiangtwao to protect
British property there as the re
sult of renewed hostilities in that
sector.
PASSING OF STRAUS
MOURNED BY WORLD
New York, April 7. —(At I)—Mes
sages came from many parts of the
world today expressing condolence
over the passing of Herbert Nathan
Straus), merchant prince, died
last night of a heart ailment.
WALKER-COMPTON
WEPPING APRIL 13
Nice, France, April • 7.-—(AP)
Friends expect Former Mayor James
J. Walker and Betty Compton to be
married at Cannes city hall the morn
ing of April 13, with Michael Arlen
and Norma Shearer mentioned as
llikely witnesses.
SMALL MARGIN FOR
BEER IN TENNESSEE
Nashville, Tenn-, April 7.—(AP)
—The Tennessee House of Repre
sentatives today passed a bill to
legalize beer, effective June 1. The
vote was 53 to 41. Fifty votes
were required for passage. The
bill probably will be called up in
the Senate next week.
Beer Legality In State
Questioned In Assembly
View Is Shipments Permitted Only Where Manufact
uring Is Allowed, and Latter Is To Be Rushed Through;
Ehringhaus Is Butt of Bitter Attack
Raeigh, April 7—(AP)—The gen
eral sales tax of three percept and
the possibility that beer may pot be
legally shipped into North Carolina
under the Francis leglzation act held
•attention today in the General As
sembly.
The House Finance Committee fi
nally settled on a three percent gen
eral sales tax, and increased corpora
tion franchise taxes ip its 1933-35 bill
notified the House the proposal would
be reported tomorrow, and secured
agreement to debate the measure
Monday afternoon.
By agreement the money measure
PUBLISHED EVERY 'AFTBKNOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Franchise Rates
On Corporations
Sharply Boosted
How Blimp Crashed
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Tfcese two pictures tell the story
' Qf the air tragedy which followed
in the wake of the Akron disaster
as the navy’s non-rigid airship
, J-3, searching off Beach Haven,
N. J., for survivors of the dirigi
ble Akron, crashed into the sea
whence it was swept after an at
tempted landing. Two of its crew
of seven perished. Photos, taken *
a moment apart, show the airship
diving into the ocean and after
the blimp collapsed.
SEN ATE TO ADOPT
NEW SUPPIY BILL
Quick Action on Conference
Compromise Likely In
j Upper House
LONGER SCHOOL TERM
Real Compromise on Salary Cuts;
House Agrees to Conference Mea
sure, Though Much High
er Than Desired '
1 •
Daily Dispatch Barenw.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASRERVILL
Raleigh, April 7 Adoption of the
conference committee report on the
appropriations bill is expected today
-by the Senate, including the provis
ion for a State-supported eight
months school term, since the op
'r hntinued on Pag* Bix)
goes on the public calendar tomorrow
which is the same as passing first
reading. The test vote will come next
week on a second reading.
; Representative Massenburg, of Polk,
brought the beer question to a vote
when he told the House he under
stood the Federal la wlegalizing 3.2
beers and wines prohibited shipment
into a State which does not allow
manufacture of the beverages. Rep
resentative Murphy, of Rowan, agreed
with him- The Francis measure al
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rinance Committee By 7 to
6 Vote, Refuses 4 Per
cent Levy, One Per
cent for Counties
FRANCHISE LEVIES
UNDER BUDGET PLAN
Domestic and Foreign Cor
porations Would Pay $1.50
Per SI,OOO of Capital;
Public Service 5 1-2 Per
cent on Gross and Rail
roads 82 l-2c on SIOO
Raleigh, April 7.—(AP)—The House
Finance Committee voted this morn
ing to report a 1933-35 revenu- bill
harrying a three percent general sales
tax and increasing corporation fran
chise tax rates.
I'.y a vote of seven to six, the com
r j’ttee refused to include a f~ur per
cent sh’op tax in its bill, with hue
percent to be returned to tile I*o
counties of the State for dfht ser
vice payment's.
Faced with the necessity of pro
viding revenue to meet biennial ap
propriations of $83,159,218, the com
mittee voted to write the three per
cent general sales tax into its bill
and then increase franchise taxes to
, e. level,b a lf way between the present
scale and the rcommendations made
to.the legislature by the Advisory
Budget Commission.
The principal franchise taxes will
be set aa follows:
Domestic and foreign corporations,
$1.60 per SI,OOO *of capital-
Public service corporations, 5 1-2
percent of the gross receipts.
Rail reads, 82 1-2 cents per SIOO
valuation.
Convention
In Fall For
Repeal Sure
Legislature Moves
Toward Election In
November, Despite
Court’s Ruling
Dally Dlnpntch Oiir^nn.
In the Sir Wnlter Hotel,
nr HKNUY LRBGSIVE.
Raleigh, April 7.—lt ig now not on
ly reasonably certain, but a foregone
conclusion that North Carolinians
will go to the polls early in Novem
ber to elect delegates to a State con
vention which a month later will de
cide whether North Carolina is to
ratify the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment, according to the prevail
ing view here. This opinion is now
held not only by those who have been
favoring the Murphy-Waynick bill to
hold a special election for the nam
ing of delegates in November, but
also by a majority of the leaders in
(Continued on Page Three.)
AWILL
Rogers
\7 ’say*:
Beverly Hills, April 7—Wei), ft
don't make much difference what '
we write tonight for you folks—
to erad tomcirrow (Friday), for
you wion’t be able to read
how. Nobody has any idea what
this low voltage beer will taste
like, but I hefc it will be mighty
potent for this gay Roosevelt
hasn't pulled a bad one yet.
Another thing, too! You take
those Congressman and Senators,
the fine way they been acting in
this Congress, they deserve a lit
tle nip. The boys have been
mighty f>ie. We haven't heard
the word Republican or Democrat
in a month* They are in there
really tryi"g to help out the coun
try
So < if you arc in reach of any
of ’em tomorrow, buy ’em a drink
and send nic the bill. ! v . .
Yours, *.
WILL.
P. S. This holds good up to
one beer. i