HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH YEAR
CONFERENCE REPORT
UPON REVENUE BILL
IS GIVEN APPROVAL
State Senate Passes on Sec
on/i Reading Biennial
Money-Raising Bill
Before It
house persTsts in
NINE MONTH SCHOOL
Refuses To Rescind Action
Permitting It; Separate
Measure Being Prepared to
Require Merchants to Pass
on General Sales Tax to
Consumer
Raleigh, May 10.—(AP)—The Sen
ate today passed the conference re
port on Ihe biennial revenue hill on
second reading, as the House refused
to rescind its action allowing local
school urTJts to vote on loperating
public schools for nf?-»; months, and
then passed the biennial school ma
chinery act on second reading.
Though adjournment of the legis
lature this week is now impossible,
both divisions put in another busy
day of work, with morning and aft
ernoon sessions.
Two proposed amendment sto the
revenue measure compromise' were
defeated before the rport was approv
ed, 27 to 16, and Senate leaders pre
dicted final adoption of the report
tomorrow without amendments.
Proponents of a plan to make it
mandatory that merchants pass on to
consumers the three percent modi
fied general sales tax in the act were
working on a possible supplementary
measure to contain that feature.
The House reopened the school fight
by re-considering and defeating an
amendment put into the school bill
passed by the Senate under which any
local school unit could have supple
mented S‘ale funds if the voters
agreed The Senate bill limited the
'privilege to county and city admin
is'raUve units.
Immediately Representative Tomp
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13 OPINIONS GIVEN
IN SUPREME COURT
Raleigh, May 10. —(AP) —The Su
preme Court of North Carolina today
rendered 13 opinions, one granting a
new trial to Clarence A. Smith, con
victed in Foisyth of breaking and
entering and receiving stolen goods.
The court held the evidenc on which
■Smith was convicted was not com-
Tctent. He was sentenced to from
three to five years in State's Prison.
Error was found in the lower court,
solution of the martial tangle of M.
C. and Carrie Mae Carnes, of Rich
mond county. Husband and wife sued
each other for divorce and got one,
hut the Supreme Court could not re
concile the. alimony granted Mrs
Carnes in the case.
Japs Establish
Control Now of
Lwan River Area
Tokyo, May 10—(AP) —Japanese
fl)3pa*ches from North China front
'aid today that the Japanese army
had succeeded in establishing control
ts the Pawn river, the western bor
tier of the area blow the Great Wall
where hostilities havfe been raging the
few days.
The important city of Yungping
occupied after ten hours of fight
ing, according to a dispatch of the
R p ngo (Japanese) News Agency.
Yungping is on the left bank of the
Lawn, about 25 miles south of the
Crea* Wall, and only 105 miles north
fast. of Tientsin which is the center of
sn international area.
Beer Revenue Estimates
Found Entirely Too High
Bally OlHpntcli onrrna,
„ In the Sir Wnlter Motel.
D 3V C. M/iHKKIIVIU.
Kaltigh, May 10.—The estimates
na( were made by some of the pro
ponents of beer legislation a few
'Wf’i'ks ago as to the amount, of re
vemio legalized beer would yield in
i r)t 11 Carolina, was apparently too
•sh according to those who have
studied the Yeport of beer tax coTlec
!ons for the first week of legalized
’ t!| sales in North Carolina.
some of the beer advocated
* innated that North Carolina would
m frr >t« $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 a year
" v 'nue from legalized beer, Depart
th'iit of Revenue reports shpw that
1 Stats receivd only about $50,000
' ll ng the first week. Receipts from
one percent per bottle tax on
If er counted onliy to $5,000, indicat
hct TOO 000 bottles of beer were
shipped into the State.
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Dr. James B. Conant
Dr. Janies Bryant Conant, 40,
who has just been elected presi
dent of Harvard university, is the
third youngest in the long line of
Harvard presidents. Dr. Conant,
who has been professor of organic
chemistry at Harvard, was choser.
to succeed President A. Lawrence
Lowell by the Harvard corpora
tion. The appointment is expect
ed to be confirmed by the board
of overseers on June 22.
HOUSE TO JAM
j
School Forces Succeed In
Inserting Certain Amend
ments and Thus Pro
long Battle
GOING AFTER SCALP
OF LEROY MARTIN
Education Association And
Department Also Trying
To Recapture Control of
New Commission; Supple
mental Taxes Likely To
Be Authorized
Dally Di»piit«>h flnrena,
Tn the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, Miay 10—Snowed) under
wlitth amendment. to almost every
section, the House is making slow
progress wft’fch its donsideraition of
the Griffin school machinery bill, al
ready passed by the Senate. It nay
be late this afternoon before it gets
to a vote on it on second reading,
while if any material amendments
are adopted, the bill will have to go
back to the Senate for three more
readings 'or else go to conference.
Disregardin gt’heir agreement with
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus that
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The other part of the revenue came
from the $5 tax which the State col
lects on retail licenses, and from the
license taxes on wholesalers and sales
men. It is admitted that the bulk of
the revenue from license taxes is al
ready in, unless North Carolinians
develop a greater thrist for beer than
they have so far manifested, and it is
doubted by many that beer sales will
go above the 500,000 figure of the
first week, since a great part of It
was drunk more out of curiosity thaij.
ferny thing else.
If North Carolinians continue to
drink beer at the present pace, the
State will receive about $260,000 a year
from the tax of one cent per bottle.
Sponsors of the beer bill predicted
that it would yield about $2,000,000,
but the revenue department estimat
ed the yield more conservatively at
$500,000. ,
HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAY 10 1933 published every AFTERNOON
’ - > EXCEPT SUNDAY-
As Reich Economic Envoy Met President
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» In Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on 1
international economic affairs, Dr. H. jalmar Schacht,
president oi the German Reichsbank and his coun
try 8 delegate to the Washington parleys, is shown)
35 Are Dead, Many Hurt In
Tennessee-Kentucky Storm
Livingston, Tenn., May 10.—(AP) —
At least 35 persons were killed and
an undetremined number injured in
a series of otrnadoes that swept sec
tions of Kentucky and Tennessee late
last night.
The heaviest toll of life was taken
at at the settlement of Beaty Swamp,
near Livingston, where 26 persons
were known dead. Near Lebanon,
about 50 miles distant, two Negroes
lost their lives. Six were known to
have perished at Tompkinsville, KKy.,
and one at Columbia, Ky.
MfDPUAMTQ PTIII
FIGHT SALES TAX
I
If Revenue Bill Goes Back
to Conference, They See
Glimpse of Hope
ALLOW AMENDMENTS
May Be Able To Stall New Levy
Under Such Circumstances and
Willard Dowell Is Now
Much More Hopeful
Dolly DlNiinteli flnrenw.
In Hie Sir Walter Hotel.
ItV J C. nAIKEItvII.L.
May 10. —Despit* tr-e fait
that both branches cf the General
Assembly have given their approval
to b thioe percent sales tax there ap
peared today that there is sM'i a pcs
s’h.r.'y that the two ho”-as m.<v have
some difficulty in getting together on
some of the administration feature,? of
Ihe sales tax, and Willard Dowell,
of the merchants’ for
ces here, was observed today wearing
his first smile in several days. He
is confident that if the two houses
disagree to the extent that the re
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WARRtNTON LADY
TO BE PRESENTED
i
Mrs. Katherine Arrington
Will Meet King and
Queen of England r
London, May 10 (AP) —Two North
Oarolinia women are amtong the 15
Americans who are to be presented to
King George and Queen Mary at the
third and; fourth royal courts Miay 17
and 18.
'Mrs. Peter Arrington, of Warren
ton., N. C., will be presented for the
third court, the list announced today
shows while Miis s Elizabeth MJorgan,
of Bilitmlore, N. C., will be presented
at the fourth court. , ; j • , i
MRS. ARRINGTON IS WIDELY
KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE
Warrenton, May 10 (AP) —Mrs.
Peter Arrington < who will be present
ed! at the British court this month, is
better known to North Carolinians
as Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arring
ton. •
Mrs. Arrington for years has been
an outstanding patroness of arts in
the State. She also has been a lead
er in society, both in North Carolina
and New York. She maintains resi
dence here and in New York City.
She is a former president of the
North Carolina State Art Society;,
jVf he was greeted by the President on his arrival at
the W hite House. Left to right in the group are:
r> . , ans Luther, German Ambassador, Dr.' Schacht,
I resident Roosevelt and Captain Walter Vernou.
The storm was reported to have
swept the village of Bethsaida, on the
Overton-Pickett county line in Ten
nessee, but all communication lines
were down, and the extent of the
damage could not be determined.
At 10:30 a. m., 12 bodies had been
brought to the undertaking establish
ment of J. W. Blount here, and am
bulances were dispatched for other
dead in Beaty Swamp.
A situation of utter desolation in
the vicinity of Beaty Swamp was re
ported by C. C. Gore, a Livingston
attorney, who described the country
Shorter Textile
■ - * ..... ,
Week Is Planned
New York, May 10 (AP) Georgs
A. Sloan, president of the Cotton
Textil Institute, sent a telegram to
President Roosevelt today an
nouncing that the Institute direc
tors had recommended to the in
dustry a work week »i cotfpn
mills not( to exceed 40 hours dur
ing what Sloan referred to as the
“Emergency period.”
The directors also recommend
ed to the member’s of the Institute
that productive machinery in cot
ton r'Uls be operated not more
than two IP I’o'ir shifts per week.
The cotton textile industry is at
present the largest) manufacturing
industry in the United States, from
the standpoint of the numbe rof
people employed.
Graves of Confederate Sold
iers Decorated and
Speeches Are Heard
Charlotte, May 10.—(AP) —North
and South Carolina observed Memo
rial Day today with appropriate pro
grams in schools and communities in
memory of veterans of the War Be
tween the States. •
Several cities, including Charlotte,
moved the observance up to last Sun
day, but in general, customary cere
monies were held today.
Graves of soldiers were decorated
by Daughters of the Confederacy and
speeches were heard in various sec
tions. A heavy sky that threatened
rain, however, curtailed activities to
some extent.
Observance of the day differs in the
several states, but Tennessee also ob
serves May 10 as Confederate Memo
rial Day.
ROYAL ARCiTmASONS
end THEIR SESSION
Charlotte, May 10.—(AP) —John H.
Enwrigbt. of Asheville, was elected
grand high priest of the North Caro
lina grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons today at the grand chapter’s
final session of its meeting here.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; showers in west nad
north portion Thursday and pro
bably in extreme west portion to
night and Thursday; somewhat
cooler in east portion tonight and
in northeast portion Thursday,
as swept so clean of houses and trees
that “it looks like the Argonne for
est.”
■ One residence was entirely blown
away, except for part of the chim
ney, he said, and a wheat binder was
carried half a mile. Mud blocked the
country roads and trees strewn along
the highways made traffic almost im
possible. he said.
There was no way to estimate the
number of injured, Gore said. Some
were hurt so seriously that they could
not be removed from their wrecked
homes.
Hearing In
Killings Os
4 Cannons
Two Roanoke Rap
ids Men, One Nep
hew-Cousin of Dead
Man, Are Accuced
Boydton. Va., May 10. —(AP)—John
Cannon, 20, of Roanoke Rapids, N.
C., today faced a preliminary hear
ing on charges of slaying his uncle,
Ben L,. Cannon, 77, and Willis Can
non, 82, and his cousins, Thomas W.
Cannon 56, and Bill Cannon, 28, at
their home in Mecklenburg copnty on
March 31.
Edward Holmes, 18, also of Roanoke
Rapids, and arrested there along with
John Cannon, also was up for a hear
ing in connection with the killings,
but was not charged with murder.
Although the two youths were ar
rested nearly two weeks ago, the war
rant charging murder was not sworß
out against young Cannon until last
week. A court composed of three jus
tices of the peace was called for the
hearing today.
The massacre of the four Cannon
men, who lived as recluses on their
isolated farm, has been the subject of
an exhaustive investigation, launched
on the theory that $35,000 believed to
have been taken from the home fur
nished a motive for the deed.
i.
CHARLOTTE STRUCK
BY 44-MILE GALES
Charlotte, May 10. —(AP)—A 44-
mile an hour wind hit Charlotte early
today, bringing a downpour of rain
and hail, leaving a trail of minor
damage.
Several trees were blown down dur
ing the 40-minute storm. The Negro
grandstand of the Charlotte baseball
'park was demolished and fences were
torn town.
TEXTILE STRIKE IN
BAMBERG, S. C„ ENDS
Cftiditions of Settlement of Walk-Out
of 250 Workers Are Not Made
Known Yet
Bamberg, S. C., May 10.—(AP) —
Two hundred and fifty Santee cotton
mill operatives here, who struck last
week when refused their demands for
a 15 percent wage increase, returned
to work today, but conditions that
'prompted termination of the strike
were not disclosed.
An agreement was effected yester
day between the workers and mill
management, but the president said
he would issue a statement later.
The mill closed last Friday and
the walkout was ordered.
INFLATION MEASURE
IS FINALLY PASSED
WITH SENATE VOTE
Eugene Black New
Reserve Governor
Washington, May 10.—(AP)
President Roosevelt today named
Eugene B’aek, of Atlanta, as gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve
Board succeeding Eugene Meyer.
Now governor of the Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank. Black has
indicated to the administration he
will be able *o hold his new post
for only a, few months.
Meyer was cleaning up his desk
today preparing to end his tenure
of office with the close of business
this afternoon. He was appointed
by President Hoover on September
16, 1930, and designated as gover
nor.
bSnatidn
Formal Outbreak of Hosti
lities Comes in South
America Over Gran
Chaco Area
PRESIDENT AYALA
SIGNS DECLARATION
First Time In 50 Years Ac
tual War Has Begun Over
Disputed Region; Inter
mittsnt Fighting Ha s For
Years Kept Both Countries
Armed, However
Asuncion, Paraguay, May 10. —(AP)
—Paraguay today formally declared
war against Bolivia.
President Eusebio Ayala, using the
'authority recently voted him by Con
gress, signed the declaration at 11
a. m.
News of this action provoked great
demonstrations as soon as it reached
the streets. The celebrations were
the most widespread that have occur
red since the hostilities began last
4June. Crowds forged through the
thoroughfares singing and cheering.
For the first time in 50 years the
Chaco dispute has reached the formal
status of warfare, although for years
intermittent fighting has kept both
nations armed.
Paraguay hopes that formal d'eclara
tions of neutrality by Argentine and
Chile, and perhaps by Peru and
Brazil, will hamper Bolivian impor
tations of supplies.
ROGERS
\J Soys:
Washington, May 10—The Sen
ate not in session today, so the 1
country got a break.
Everybody down herb feeling
mdghty file since the President’s
speech. Talked to a lot of what
used to be old-line Republicans.
Why they are the most rabid
Democrats we got now.
Y/ou know, I don’t believe there
is a thing that this man Roose
velt couldn’t pot over if he was
a-mind tto. He is so strong with
the people, and so convincing
over the radio, that if he ever
got in a fight with Congress, all
he Would have to do is take it '
to the people, via the air, and lie
would lick any of ’em.
, Yours, '
' WILL '
Blacklisted Books Will
Make Bonfire In Germany
Brelin, May 10. —Blacklisted books
from private as well as public lib
raries were piled high today on “kul
tur’s altars” throughout Germany for
public burning tonight.
Schoolboys enthusiastically rushed
final preparations for the huge bon
fires. Nazi student, committees of ac
tion have been working at top speed
more than a week arranging for the
great purging of the libraries of “un
germen” influences.
Government recognition is to be
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PRESIDENT TO SIGN
Wide Powers To Expand
Currency Thus Are Con
ferred Upon Roosevelt;
Appropriations, Muscle
Shoals and Securities Con
trol Bills in Committees
Washington, May 10. —(AP)—By 48
to 33, the Senate abandoned its “cost
of production guarantee” plan in the
farm inflation bill today, making the
legislation ready for President Roose
velt’s signature.
The bill includes a section which
gives President Roosevelt wide pow
ers to expand the currency.
The Norris-Snnpson cusi- of produc
tion provision opposed by Secretary
Wlallace came out as the Senate yield
ed to House insistence htat it be re
moved. This, together with an earlier
vote of 52 to 28, approving the report
of Senate and House conferees, who
previously had agreed on every sec
tion except the production cost plan,
automatically sent the bill to Presi
dent Roosevelt.
The House tackled the independent
offices appropriation bill, cut in half
this year from its customary billion
dollar total by virtue of President
ißoosevelt’s veterans’ savings. Day
long debate was in order, with no vote
before tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in conference were the
Muscle Shoals and securities control
bills, both due final approval this
week.
At the opening of its session, the
enate was prevented by a Republican
objection from considering immediate
ly the tax bill passed by the House,
twhich is to continue the Federal one
cent gasoline tax, reduce local post
age to two cents, and shift the elec
tricity itax from the householdjhr’s
bill to the power company.
Vigorous opposition of railroad la
bor to the administration measure for
rail reorganization under a Federal
coordinator was put before the Seopte
Interstate Commerce Committee by
Donald Richberg, spokesman of the
rail labor executives, while the House
Commerce Committee heard a sup
porting explanation of the bill by
Joseph B. Eastman, commerce com
missioner.
A question mark hung over the
Glass permanent banking reform bill,
with the Virginia senator’s friends
eager to push it now and with the ad
ministration still undecided whether
to support it in the special session
which it hopes to end quickly.
CHERRY MAY SEEK^
Gaston Representative Has
Made Outstanding Rec
ord In House
Dally Dispatch Rn^ns,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVIIiL.
Raleigh, May 10— Tall, broad
shouldered, though slightly stooped,
usually amiable and smiling but a
veritable wildcat when aroused, Re
|>rlesen.tative R. Gregg Cherry has
emerged as one of the outstanding
leaders in the house, in not the out
standing leader, according to the op
inion of most observers here. In fact,
on the basis of the record made by
Cherry in this session of the legisla
ture, he is Hieing more and more
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor in 1936. Many agree that if
Cherry does become a candidate for
governor he will travel a long way
and give those who oppose him a
.'"light they will forget. For,
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lent to the occasion in a railing
speech shortly before midnight by
Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Nazi minister of
public enlightenment.
Work of many authors —Helen Kel
ler. Upton Sinclair, Jack London, Ben
Lindsey, Frank Boaz. Morris Hillquii
and others—are among the prescribed
volues.
Some 20 000 book.; are collected foi
the big fire to be set off in Oper*
Square in Berlin, and Dr. Goebbel*
will speak,