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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. twentieth y SENATE COMMITTEE SPLITS OVER MORGAN TESTIMONY BAPTISTS OF U. S. TIME IN 88 YEARS Noithern and Southern Con. ventions Assemble In Huge Washington Auditorium MEMORIAL CHURCH DEDICATED THERE Greensboro Minister De nounces Sweatshops in His Address for Southern Church; Heads of Two Churches Clasp Hands At Great Union Service Washington, May 23.—(AP)—With p warm handclasp of their leaders. Northern and Southern Baptists, long split over the slavery question, got together today for the first time in 88 years. Meeting in the huge Washington auditorium, Dr. M. E. Dodd, presi dent of the Southern Baptist Conven tion, clasped hands wi‘h Dr. C. Oscar Johnson head of the Northern or ganization. across what Dr. Dodd turned "an imaginary Macon and Dixon line.” Kail er tho Baptists united to de dicate the new Baptist memorial church here wi‘h prayer, sermon and song. Hundreds were turned away. An attack on sweatshops was made by Rev. Clyde Turner, of Greensboro, N. C. who made the address for the Southern church at the morning ser vice. The Rev. John Mac Neill, of Hamil ton, Ontario, was the speaker for the Northern Baptists. Atlanta Editor Is Administrator of Cotton Division Washington, May 23 (AP) —C. A. Ccbb. Aaltnta farm deitor, today ac cepted appointmen tas cotton produc tion administrator under the new farm adjustment act. Arriving at n oon from Birmingham he prepared “to get down to work at once.” Cobb said he believed that “some ttvng must be done this year in ap plying the act to cotton”, but was re luctant to explain his theories, as serting that "this is a critical time in the cotton situation, and anything I might say might be construed in such away as to affedt prices and plans of cotton unnecessary.” , Ccbb, editor and vice-president of the Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist, a farm magazine published at Birmingham, went into conference with Secretary Wallace soon after his arrival. Hearing On Phone Rate Is Started I)epreciat : on Re serve Is Chief Bone of Contention In Commission Meet Raleigh, May 23. —(AP) —Represen- tatives of seven xelephone companies operating in North Carolina appeared before the State Corporation Commis -8 on here today to protest against a proposed commission order limiting 'he amount to be allowed for depre ciation and the total amount of any f,f preciation reserve. The hearing was one of a series be tter held looking toward a possible 'elephon rate reduction in the State. Off join Is of the Southern Bell Tele phone and Telegraph Company, of At tania, Ga., presented the oral argu ments, though all the other companies cd brief with the commission. T he hearings will continue tomor j'cv . The proposed commission order vo’iid lim.t the depreciation reserve ’ 2f> percent of the plant value and 'fid limit the amount set aside ‘ "Tv for depreciation to 2 1-2 per -1 ‘ h of the flat value. wFSThYr I OK NORTH CAROLINA. • air tnn ght and Wednesday. • wept probably local thundershovv «’Wednesday in extreme south 'Tejt portion. , Uwtiterßmt tlailit Dispatch F OF L Th5 A a?£w, WIKBI Bhrvic * UF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. As Nazis Hailed Leader at Book Burning iircipipMiPMimiifopiflinimnmim j . xv>vn?.v49 ru 1811 H?’ 00 * P am .P hlet s* , in * I are shown giving the traditional Nazi salute in honoi t rpreted l»v Chancellor Adolf Hitler s Nazi sas being of their leader beside this huge bonfire in Berlin, mimical o ,e new German culture, went up in Similar scenes were enacted all over Germany as lit smoke. thousands of the Chancellor s Storm TrooDers I erature. called anti-Germanic, was Dut to the torch. New State School Board Are Administered Oaths • Ehringhaus Tells Members To Take Charge of “Great est Single Enterprise Undertaken in North Carolina In Many Years; Martin Named Secretary Raleigh, May 23.—(AP)—Told by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus to take charge of ‘‘the greatest single enterprise undertaken in Ncqrth Caro lina in many, many a year,” the pow erful new State School Commission this afternoon started work on de tails in connection with the adminis tering of the first State-supported State-controlled eight months school term in the United States. Ten members of the commission, which is armed with virtually dictat orial powers over school policies of (the State, were sworn in at noon in the governor’s office. J. O. Carr, of Wilmington, was delayed in arriving and was sworn later. As its first action, the commission elected Leßoy Martin as executive 1,200 GREENVILLE WORKERS ARE OUT 450 'Weavers Protest* ‘‘Stretch-Out” System and Others Follow Greenville, S. C., May 23.—(AP)— Started by 450 weavers in protest aginst institution of the “stretch out” system, a strike in the F. W. Poe Manufacturing Company's plant here today rapidly spread, through sympathy or force, and by mid-morn ing the mill’s 1,200 operatives were idle. The weaving room workers first quit their posts, alleging that, al though they had received 10 percent wage increases, mill officials had dis charged other employees and raised the amount of work to be done by 25 percent. A short while later all other de partments were idle, and it was re ported in one quarter that weavers had forced firemen from their places at the boilers, thus curtailing power. Another report says the majority of workers in other departments of the mill left their posts in sympathy with the weavers. Committees were immediately ap pointed to confer with mill officials, and while these delegations were in conferences operatives sat about on the mill grounds laughing and talk ing. Mr. McGlothlin ,Not Expected To Survive Injuries Gastonia, May 23. —(AP) —Dr. J. N. Glenn, staff surgeon of the city hoSr pital here, where Dr. W. J. Mc- Glothlin. president of Furman Univer sity at Greenville, S. C., has been confined since his injury in an auto mobile wieck several days ago, said that in his opinion Dr. McGlothlin would not live more than a few days longer. Dr. Glenn said "the chances are against him,” and he “has very little chance to live.” ONLY DAILY secretary and will fix h‘.s salary later. Ehringhaus recommended his selec tion As secretary of the State Board of Equalization, which was succeed ed by the school commission, Martin got $4,000 yearly. He ennot receive more than $3,600, however, on the school commission. Chief Justice W. P. Stacy, of the State Supreme Court inducted th e ten members into office. After hearing Governor Ehringhaus express implicit confidence in the ability of the board members to make the eight months term a success on the $16,000,000 State appropriation, the group retired to the school commis sion offices and started work on the forms to be used in gathering school data. 'GETREUEF POST Morrison’s Assistant May Succeed Him; Employees Take Their Cuts Dally Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Wnlter Hotel., rv j c. nAVKEItVIM.. Raleigh, May 23 —Dr. Fred W. Mor rison, erstwhile executive secretary of the State Tax Comimlission and more recently director of the Governor’s Office of Relief and now on a “leave of absence” from that post, is actu ally at wrojj in the office of former Governor O. Max Gardner in Wash ington ,and has been at work there since May 1, it was learned from re liable sources today. It was also learned that Dr. Mor rison submitted a signed resignation from the relief post on or before May 1 and that it has been in the posses sion of Governor J. C. B. Ehringhau s since that itme, (but tihat Governor Ehringhaus has not announced this resignation pending the appointment •of some one to succeed him as di rector of the relief work. Although the names of several are being urged for appointment as director of relief to succeed Morrison, indications are that Donald B. Wilson, who mas as sistant to Morrison and who has been acting director sine© his departure has an excellent chance to get the ap pointment. Employes of the Governor’s office of relief must, hereafter take the 25 per‘cent reduction in salaries until July 1, just as all other State em ployes are doing, even if they are paid from money borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it was learne dhere today and Gov ernor Ehripghaus has so informed them. Since the employes of this divisioS are paid entirely from Federal funds, borrowed by the governor personally for relief work in North' Carolina, and with no supervision over these funds by the State Budget Bureau, it is un derstood that no reduction was made in the pay for the relief employes in (Continued o» Page Three.J __ NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VUTOINIA. HENDERSON, N. C„ TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23, 1933 JEFFREY AND POU FIGHTING FOR JOB OF HIGHWAY HEAD r • • More Endorsements for Jes f ress Than for 'Pou, De spite Former’s Contradictions ROAD ENGINEERS BACKING JEFFRESS Campaign for Endorsement Gets Results Right off the IBat on Schedule; Many Legislators Were Against Jes fr ess During Recent Session In the Sir Wnlter Hotel. Daily Dispatch Bureau, BY J. C. BASKERVILiIi. Raleigh. May 23.—The battle over the appointment of the chairman of the uc'v State Highway and Public Wlorks Commis ion is now in full swing, with the friends of E. B. Jef fress, the present chairman of the 'State Highway Commission, and of George Ross Pou, present superinten dent of the State Prison, pouring in their indorsements upon Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, urging each for the new post. Until the rase few days there has not been much talk about this ap pointment here and the supposition has been growing that Jeffress was likely to be reappointed as head of the new consolidated highway-prison commission. George Ross Pou has been unusually quiet for several months and many of his friends have insisted that he did not want the job as head of the new commission and would not accept it, even if it should be offered to him. It has further been known that while many of his friends have wanted to go to the governor and urge his appointment as chair man of it, that he has urged them not It seemed to many observers that Jef fress apparently had no opposition for the post of chairman of the new com mission. It is no secret, of course, that Jef fress has not been any too popular over the State for the past two years that he is very unpopular with a cre (Contlnued on Page Three.) New York Notes Wet On Repeal Albany, N. Y., May- 23.—(AP) —With a sweeping wet victory conceded in advance by dry lead ers New York’s voters went to the polls today without any display of fervor to e'ect 150 delegates to the State’s prohibition repeal conven tion which will be held in Albany June 27. New York is the sixth state to register an attitude toward the re peal of the eighteenth jamend ment, The othr five states — Michigan. New Jersey, Rhode Is land, Wisconsin and Wyoming— were recorded as overwhelmingly for repeal. 7ES Definitely More Hopeful Tone Seen at Geneva Following Davis Speech Monday ASSENT TO BOYCOTT IS VERY GRATIFYING Concerted Action Against Aggressor Nation Agreed to in United States View; Speech Taken as Marking End of Isolation on Part of America Geneva, May 23—(AP)—The world disarmament conference assumed a definitely more hopeful tone today as the result o fa definition of the Amer ican policy by Norman H. Davis, Uinted States representative in Eu rope . Conference delegates especially took note of the American pledge of non imterferenc wiith any International ac tion contemplated to counteract a war menace, once the aggressor has been satisfactorily determined. The interpretation was made that this implied a boycott blockade, or other punitive measures could be taken by the League of Nations with out fear of incurring complications with America. European observers also interpreted the American representative’s speech as making the end of the American policy of isolation and neutrality. The United States also will an nounce, it was learned last night, that It is ready to join in consultations (Continued on Pase Three.) Britain In Agreement With U. S. Reply to Roosevelt World Message “En tirely Shares” Pres ident’s Views London, May 23 (AP) —The British government replying today to Pres ; ident Roosevelt’s message to the world declared that it “entirely shares the President’s view” that on the success ful outcome of the world economic and disarmament conferences depends “the future happiness and prosperity of the world.” Britain, the reply said, was “all the more encouraged by Mr. Roosevelt’s message because the President places as the first step on his program adoption of the draft disarmament convention presented by the (Brit ish) prime minister March 16.” Britain believes th§t if a disarma ment agreement can be reached “the result wlil be restoration of confid ence among the nations of the world, and that thus thd best preparation will be made for the vital decisions which the world economic (confer ence will b© called upon to make.” Civil War Veterans Still Draw $8,000,000 In South Pensions Still Huge Item In Confederate States, Though Appomattox Is 68 Year s Back In History; $720,- 000 This Year In North Carolina Atlanta Ga., May 23 (AP)—Sixty eight years have passed since Appa mattox, and time has taken a heavy toll of Lee’s and Jackson’s men but the South stil spends more than SB,- 000,000 annually in pensions to Con federate veterans, their widows and, in some states, servants. Figures from ten states from Vir ginia to Texas show fewer than 7,00 who wore the Grey uniform of the South on the pension roles. Widows receiving a bonus numlber almost 20,- 000. Unlike the hosts of Grant, the Con federate draws his small honor pay directly from the state. Union men are pensioned by the national gov ernment. Historians have figured PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Break Up Session To Allow Members To Adjust Claims Gives Testimony Jr f IIP J. P. Morgan, head of the Great New York banking bouse that bears his name, testified at a Senate hearing today on his firm's income tax re turns, and the committee split over the manner of procedure. SS,327^BIBLOANED BY RALEIGH BANK 6,567 Applicants Have 'Shared in Credits by Ag riculture Office 2,877 REQUESTS DENIED These Involved $4,015 f 922, While 746 Others Asking $526,693 Were , Withdrawn Before Pay im*it Was Made Raleigh, May 23. —(AP) —The Re gional Agricultural Credit Cwpora tion of Raleigh has loaned $5,327,815.- 68 since January 1 to 6,567 applicants in four states, John P. Stedman, exe cutive vice-president and manager, announced today. Mr. Stedman made his report to the board of directors of the corporation yesterday. The corporation has principal of ficers here to serve the Carolinas and a branch at Macon, Ga, to serve Geor gia and Florida. Basis ng his report on data of the Raleigh offices up to May 19, and those at Macon up to May 12, Sted iman seid 10,432 applications. Jor loans (Continued on Page Three.) the youngest veteran of the War Be tween the States is now about 85 years old. Five years, many his torians believe < will find only a hand ful of the Confederate pensioners left. North Carolina appropriated $720,- 600 for veterans and their widows in 1933-34, and $630,000 for 1934-35. The money comes from the general fund and is set side by legislative action. Virginians appropriate about $643,- 000 annually to pension 900 veterans and 400 widows. The net decline in total pensioners during the past year in Virginia has been about ten per cent . \ South Carolina’s 1933 appropriations from the general fund to pay vete rans and their widows ig $533,700. £ PAGES 0 TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Income Tax Return Showing $21,071,000 Deductions Precipitates Sena. M \ tors’ Row MORGAN DENIES ALL DETAIL KNOWLEDGE Senator Glass Opponent To Line of Questioning Pur sued; Morgan Defends His Firm In Prepared State ment, TJien Submits to Questioning Washington, May 23 (AP)— Quest ioning of J. P. Morgan as to income tax returns of the giant banking firm which he heads precipitated dissen sion in the Senate investigating com mittee this afitarnoon, breaking up the session go the senators could go into executive session to adjust their differences. During heated bickering among the committeemen, Ferdinand Pecora — committee counsel—had insisted the Morgan firm filed a return for the first two days of 1931 showing deduc tions of $21,071 000. Morgan testified the firm had re organized January 2, 1931, because of the admission of a new member, but he repeatedly told the committee he know nothing about the details of the tax. , | i i Chief opposition to the line of ques tioning pursued by Pecora was made by Senator Glass, Virgini, former sec retary of the treasury. ; Shortly thereafter recess of the sea sion was forced. On taking the stand, Morgan had defended his firm i n a long prepared statement, and with jjiat submitted himself readily to questioning. W’hile readily answering some ques tions, the elderly financier, through John W. Davis—his counsel—demur red at submitting the partnership art icles of his firm. That question was put over for future committee decl s.on as to procedure. Placing the deposits held by J. P. Morgan and Company at a quarter of i a billion dollars, the witnesses alsg gave the exact assets as of Dec§xifS*V 31. 1931, to the penny—5424,708,095.56. A gasp whirred througohut the packed committee room i nthe Senate office building as he quickly went cn There are 20 partners, he said, who meet every week-dy except Saturday. Flurry of Buying Sends Stocks Up; Cotton Rises $1 New York, May 23.—(AP)—A flurry of buying sent, stocks upward today, many issues making extreme grins ot $1 to around SG. Demand : pponred to come largely from covering shorts, who had cided to re-purchase because of the market’s stubborn resistance to sell ing in recent sessions. Wheat jumped about two cents a bushel and New York cotton improv ed about $1 a hale. Peace Pact Reached By China, Japan Evacuation of Peip ing by Chinese Sold iers Provided in the Agreement Peiping. May 23. — (AP) —A tern* porary peace agreement betweer China and *he invading armies o.' Japan was reached today, it was at thoritatively reported. AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR EVACUATION BY CHINESI Tokyo, May 23.—(AP) —A Reng< (Japanese) News Agency dispatel from Tientsin today says that a Sim Japanese truce agreemeni signed a Peiping provides that Chinese troop shall evacuate Peiping and remai', to the south of the line Yenkini Changping Shunyi Paoti Lutai.
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