HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH year
Senate Reaches Sales Tax
After Adopting Franchises
As House Passes Beer Bill
FRANCHISE FAXES
ARE ALE HOISTED.
BY NEW MEASURE
Corporate Excess Provision,
Put in by the House, Is
Stricken Out by the
Senate
BEER BILL PASSED
IN UNALTERED FORM
Local Bank Legislation Oc.
copies Much of Time of
Both Houses, and Dough
ton Bill for Refunding
State’s Deficit Is Sent on
to the Senate
Raleigh, April 26. (AP) —The Seri
al: reached the three percent general
Vales tax this afternoon after adopt
ing the franchise tax rates proposed
by its finance committee in prefer
ence to the higher rates set by the
House, as the lower division passed
the beer rgeuiatory act on second
reading.
Rates for franchise taxes of tele
phone, telegraph, domestic and fore
ign corporations were all increased
above the present levels, but the rates
adopted were just half way between
the present figurs and those y'bted
by the House. *
Without a record vote, the Everett
amendment to change the base for
taxing foteign corporations from the
ibook value of capital assets as al
located to this State to the market
value was stricken from the measure
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Senate Not
To Acce pt
Luxury Tax
Killing of Theatre
Tax Tuesday Indi
cates Sentiment In
I hat Branch
Dally Dlnpatrh Rnrenii.
In «he Sir Walter Hotel.
IIY HK\|IV LESESXE.
Raleigh, April 26. —A luxury or se
lected commodities tax. designed to
raise approximately $9,000,000 and in
cluding a wide range of so-oalled
non-essentials, wiLl be offered in the
'Senate as a substitute for the three
percent general sales tax contained in
’hf* finance committee's revenue bill,
but the upper house is apparently
'humbs down on such a proposition,
and it i a doubtful if advocates of a
luxury tax in the Senate can poll
more than 15 votes, according to those
in touch with the trend of sentiment
here.
The luxury tax substitute will be
presented by Senator Hinsdale, of
Wake, who Introduced a similar bill
two years ago However, while the
luxury tax was passed by the House
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Fortune In Gold Taken
From Kitchener Warship
New York, April 26.—(AP)—Re
covery of a fortune in gold from H.
Hampshire, the British war
-liip which carried Earle Kitchener
’’ dca'h in the North Sea during
~ World War, was disclosed today.
1 salvage treasure amounted to
' "00 pounds the first yellow metal
" be taken from the Hampshire’s
■'long boxes. Its recovery brought to
f w< >rld the first authentic infor
"'•J'ion that Kitchenre carried a large
tcasure on his ill-fated mission to
Usa ' a ,f > help bolster up the Russian
■"ones in the cause of the Allies.
discovery of the gold was disclosed
" authoritative advices from Eu
a laconic message that might
a.n,.- been taken from a ship’s log
,t, R only other detail it carried was
ft tu Wa4 re Joicing among the orew
w salvage ship, i <
mvnhttKvnx HatUt 51famtirfi
r <» L ih“ a s 8 u oo KWoissa?
FRAMERS OF INFLATION MEASURE
Senator Thomas Raymond Motor -
Senator Pittman Senator Byrnoa
The much-discussed inflationary
legislation was framed by Senator
Elmar Thomas of- Oklahoma, .Sen*,
ator Key Pittman of Nevada, Sen
ator James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina, and Raymond Moley,
economic adviser to the president
and assistant secretary of state.
SSIAR
1 V
Evidently Banks on Plenty
of Time While Revenue
Bill Is Made
Daily Dispatch Rnretin,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
rr J C. DAIKERVIMj,
Raleigh, April 26. —In spite of its
congested calendar, containing from
50 to 75 bills a day, the House con
tinues to plug along slowly, as if its
members were in no hurry to get
through and get home. It disposed ot
only about 15 bills at its morning
session yesterday, about the same
number yesterday afternoon, after
having passed only one bill at its Mon
day night session, which lasted more
than two hours. As a result, more
than 50 bills were still on the public
calendar when the House convened
this morning, to say nothing of the
many local bills on the public-local
calendar. There Is still a disposition
to spend more time on local bills
than on Statewide bills.
One reason the House is in no
greater hurry to clear its calendar
than it seems, is that the Senate is
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But behind the message lies a story
that reads like a chapter of one of
the sea tales of Joseph Conrad, for
the report is that the search resulted
not from the lure of sunken treasure
but from the determination of a man
to dear the name of a relative he
said was accused of having given in
formation to the Germans and thus
aided in sending Kitchener to his
death in one of the major tragedies
of the World War nearly 17 years
ago.
The name of the participants in
that effort at vindication have not
been disclosed. As the story goes, it
(began four years ago when this man,
determined to try to locate the Hamp
shire to settle for himself the ques
tion in his own mind of how the
Hampshire was struck. He proceeded,
even though the records show that the
warship struck a mine.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA ANTI vi#.tnta
Senator Burton K. Wheeler o|
Montana and Senator-William H*
King-of Utah proposed an amend
ment to permit the president tq
remonetize silver at a ratio with
gold to be determined by himselfi
and allowing free coinage of gold
and silver. ;
U. S. Ready
To Assist
t- \ .
In Europe
New York Conven-
Votes To Accept
Programs on Com
mercial Basis Only
' / /
Geneva, April 26 (AP)—The first of
ficial echo off tfhe Wjasifiii ngtdn con
versations was heard in Europe to
day When H. Davis enun
ciated i>efore the disarmament con
ference that the Roosevelt policy that
the United 9“sates is ready tcj do big
things to maintain peace in; Europe
dhows She really wants to. reduce
arms, i i » .
The first exposition df the Roose
velt policy before the conference was
presented in a speech mlade on. in
structions from the Presiddent.
Delegates to the conference were
electrified by the address of the Ame
rican ambassador-ait-large. They in
terpreted hs remarks as meaning
America was disposed to strengthen
the Briand-Kellogg pact by n agree
ment to participate in a consultation
pact of the powers .
Mir. Davis’ hearers also understood
from wihat he said that the
States might agree at least to refnai
from extending any commercial or
financial help to an aggressor state,
once an aggressor nation had been
determined. .j . i
DR. JAMISON HEADS
ORPHANAGE GROUPS
TW-State Association Concludes Ra
leigh Conference; Meets Next
at Clinton, S. C.
Raleigh, April 26.— (AP) —Dr. A. T.
Jamison, superintendent of the Con
n!ie Maxwell Orphanage at Green
wood, S- C., today was elected presi
dent of the tri-State conference of or
phanage workers, and Thornwell Or
phanage at Clinton, S C., was chosen
as the site for next year’s meeting.
The tri-State conference, composed
of orphanage workers in the two Car
olines and Georgia, completed its con
vention this afetrnoon.
HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26, 1933
France Looking
For Debts Bait
Paris, April 26 (AP)— lf Presi
dent Roosevelt (offers a war debt
motratoriuiv. during the world eco
nomic conference, Premier »»>«
dier will be willing to ask Partia
m<»it to approve payment of the
$19,000,000 war debt interest which
was due the United States last De
cember 15, R was revealed today
by a member of th© premier's im
mediate entourage.
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Robinson, Indiana, Republi
can Senator,;Will Offer
Amendment to Pend,
ing Measure
MEANS
FOR THE'PROPOSAL
k I
Glass May Join Debate In
Opposition To Elmpower
ing President To Reduce
Gold Content of Dollar;
Senator Connally, of Tex
as, Speaks sor t Bill
Washington, April 26. — (APJ — An
attempt to attach provisions for cash
payment of the bonus to the admin
istration s inflation program was
promised today by Senator Robinson,
Republican, Indiana, threatening to
delay still further a final vote on the
inflation measure.
With debate still ranging on the
four-point currency expansion mea
sure, Robinson said he would offer
an amendment calling for the pay
ment of the bonus in new currency.
A similar proposal passed the House
last year and died In the Senate- At
that time the cost was estimated at
$2,400,000,000.
As the debate swept forward the
possibility arose- C#**- Senator ylass.
Democrat, Virginia, might take part.
He is a former secretary of the trea
sury and opposed in committee the
section of the measure which would
permit the President to reduce IJae
gold content of the dollar.
Senator Connally, of Texas, a pro
inflationist was the first speaker to
day, frequently interrupted by Sen
ator Reed, Republiaon of Pennsyl
vania, and other anti-expansion sen
ators.
APPEAL OF CAPONE
IS FURTHER ARGUED
New Orica uc, La., April 26. —(AP)
—The appeal of Al Gapone .former
Chicago gangster, seeking his liberty
on parole, was argued in Federal cir
cuit court here today.
sweTofflls
Several Have Already Said
They Would Share With
i Employees
Dally Dlapatcb Rareaa.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BT J. C \pA«IKEnVII.I.
Raleigh, April 26—Several of the
constitutinal officers of North Caro
lina have already announced that they
will take salary cults of 25 percent
for the last quarter of the present
(biennium in keeping with the order
of Governor Ehringhaus yesterday
cutting April pay checks of State em
ployees 25 percent. Tib's action, has
(been taken voluntarily by these of
ficers’, since their salaries are fixed
by statute and cannot be altered by
the budget bureau.
“I am, returning 25 percent of my
salary for April,” Charles M. Johnson
State treasurer, announced after Gov
ernor Ehringhaus’s order was issued.
“I dio not consider it as a salary cut,
but as an emergency action, and I
atm glad to do it.” The State treas
urer is making- this voluntarily cut in
salary, despite the fact that the pre
sent legislature specifiedl that has
salary Was not to be cut 15 percent
along with that of other State offi
cials, effective July 1, he is also tak
ing over tih'e job of director of local
government at no increase in pay.
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WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; possibly showers in
southwest portions tonight and in
west and south portions Thurs
day; somewhat cooler tonight in
northeast and north central por
tions and in east portion Thurs
day. . .
Understanding Is Reached
By Roosevelt And M’Donald
On World Economic Problem
French-Canadian Envoys Here
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RICHARD B. BENNETT
Ptfime Minister Bennett, of Canada,
and former Premier Henricit, of
France are in Washington engaging
in the economic conferences wfiith
F*resident Roosevelt as Prime Min
ister Ramisay MacDonald, of Great
Newspapers
Toßanßadio
Unless Paid
ISorman Davis Tells
Arms Conference
America Is Prepar
ed to do Big Things
New York, April 26.— (AP)—A
resolution calling upon newspap
ers to' accept radio broadcasting
programs as advertising matter
only was offered before the 47th
annual convention of the Ameri
can Newspaper Publishers Con
vention today by E. H. Harris,
chairman of the organization’s
radio committee.
The committee also made five
recommendations urging protest
against the selling or giving away
news to radio stations in advance
of publication, and that newspap
ers preserve at all costs their pro
rietory rights in news.
Ask $10(k000Tf'
Mrs. Rudy Vallee
1 For Alienation
New York, April 26.—(AP)— Mrs-
Faye Webb Vallee, wife of Rudy Val
lee. was named defendant in a SIOO,-
000 alienation of affections suit filed
in supreme court today by Mrs. Kath
leen Leon, wife of Garfield Leon, an
actor. The complaint alleged that
sometime during the present month
Mrs. Vallee inducted Leon to leave
his wife.
A summons in the suit was served
on Mrs. Vallee April 7. A few days
earlier counsel for Vallee had an
nounced that the Vallees “have finally
definitely reached the parting of the
ways”
HkWILL
ROGER*
\j Tsoys:
Bevcjrly Hills, Calif., April 26
Every paper just keep saying how
Mr. Roosevelt ad 'Mr. MacDonald
are “in and How Mr.
Herrtot and Mr. Roosevelt aie “in
aeeord.”
Now, that all sounds mighty
chummy and docile, but knowing
Europe like we ought to know ’em
there is ust a little too muoh "in
aecord.” There is one awful good
time to watch those babies from
over there and that is when they
are “in accord.’’
But I imagine we can trust Mr.
oosevelt. While this is his first
poker game with Europe, he has
played with Tammany, so lie is
not exactly what you would call
an amateur. He has seen guys
pull ’em out of their sleeve be
fore. But he has got to watch
that “in accord” stuff. ,
; Yours,
L.i WILL ’ la :
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EDOUARD HERRIOT
Britain, concludes his visit and pre
pares to return home. This picture
of Premier Bennett was made in New
York as the wtas en route to Wash
ing! ton, whi'le that of Her riot was
made shortly afte rhfe arrival.
1 FiraScE
Farley Announces Curtail
ment anci'Rent Cuts To
That Extent
Washington, April 26.—(AP)—Sav
ing aggregating SIOO,OOO annually was
claimed today by Postmaster General
Farley as the result of two economy
moves in the operation of the Post
Office Department.
He said i na statement that $83,360
would be saved through discontin
uance on May 15 of the division of
scales, created by Walter F Brown,
the Hoover postmaster general in
(1931.
In addition, he said, $21,135 had
-been, saved in the leasing of 21 post
offices since March 4. He explained
the costs had been cut an average of
C 5 percent and in no instance had it
been lesis than 25 percent.
MRS. NELLIE ROSS
WILL DIRECT MINT
Washington, April 26
dent Roosevelt today nominated Mrs.
Nelltie Tiayloe Ros:4, former gover
nor of Wyoming, to b e director of the
mint.
The President also sent to the Sen
ate the nomination of Laurence A.
Steinhardt, of New York to be minis
ter to Sweden-
Charles Wyzanski, Jr., of Massachu
setts, to be solicitor of the Labor De
partment was also nominated.
FLORIDA LEGALIZES
BEER IN THE STATE
Tallassce. F!la., April 26 (AP) —The
Florida leg'sla/ure todiay legalized
manufacture and stale of 3.2 percent
beer 3nd wine in Florida and sent to
the legislation to Governor Scfholltz for
his signature.
New U. S. Bond Offering
Being Watched Closely
New York, April 26 —(AP) — With
government bonds maintaining a rela
tively firm tone despite the apparent
inflationary program of the adminis
tration, wide interest is being focused
on tfee new Treasury offering of
“baby bonds”
As just announced, this consists of
some $500,000,000 three-year 2 7-8 per
cent notes, and in the opinion of Wall
Street the offer provides a fairly good
test of the' public’s attitude toward
the monetary situation
in accord with Secretary Woodin’s
well known philosophy that citizens
should become “partners” in the coun
try the bonds are being offered in
denominations as low as SIOO.
Specialists in government issues re
ported today that inquiries had been
receivde from man yindividuals and
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0 TODAY
FIVE CENTS COPY
TWO GOVERNMENTS
APPRAISE COMING
CONFERENCE ALIKE
With Herriot, French Envoy
It Is Agreed World Par
ley To Begin In Lon.
don June 12
LIFTING OF PRICES
INITIAL OBJECTIVE
Similar Action In Economic
and Monetary Field Is Ne.
cessary to That End; Tariff
Restrictions Must Be Less
ened and Credit Must Be
Expanded
Washington, April 26.—(AP)—
- Prime Minister MacDonald began
his homeward journey to London
today leaving Washington at noon
for New York to sail for home.
Washington, April 26.-(AP) An
understanding on the wide range of
World economic (problems Was an
nounced today by President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister MacDonald.
In their final joint statement, the
President and the British prime min
ister said their conferences "show
that our two governments are look
ing with a like purpose and a close
similarity of method at the main ob
jective of the (world) economic con
ference.”
It has been agreed between them
and Edouard Herriott of France that
the world economic meeting shall be
opened in London June 12.
Today’s joint declaration named an
increase in the general level of com
modity prices as its first and funda
mental objective.
“To this end,” they said, “simul
taneous action needs to be taken both
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Britain And
Russia Join
Trade War
Two Nations Cut At
Each Other as Re
sult of British Trials
In Moscow
London, April 26.—(AP)—Great Bri
tain and Soviet Russia were at grips
today in a severe trade war slated to
continue at least as long as two Bri
tish subjects are held prisoners in
Moscow.
Its cost to the two countries in
goods alone probably would total
nearly $100,000,000 in a year, that be
ing the approximate* value of the
trade now at a standstill because of
embargoes-
Great Britain’s 80 percent ban on
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firms for the new issue.
Technicians here were quick t<
point out the seemingly contradictor
fact that the bonds contained th
“gold lause,” although by
proclamation no gold can be paid oi.
at present This, however, is of on!
academic interest, it is asserted, an
not significant to a bond buyer wk
has confidence in the essential stal
ility of his government.
The important fact, according t
opinion in well known banking cii
cles, is that there is still adequat
gold coverage for American money
At the same time, some investmer
bankers point out that if confident
in the stability of the dollar is ui
dermined whatever the reason, inve;
tors will naturally adopt a negativ
attitude toward new government o.
ferings. , ,