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gateway to CENTRAL CAROLINA YEAI New Cuba Government Ousted * * Ar« * ** at at «»«»«»!«- ...... Government May Buy Off Surplus Os Tobacco Crop SWWBE REQUIRED BEFORE SELLING RESUMES preliminary Contracts To Be Offered Growers at Once Discussed At Washington GOVERNMENT HELP BASED UPON THAT Evidence of 1934 Curtail ment Would Be Necessary Before 1933 Surplus Would Be Lifted; Ehring haus Committee Continues Its Negotiations Washington. Sept. 5.—(AP) — After another meeting today with represen tatives of flue-cured tobacco growers. Farm Administration officials said it has been decided to offer growers pre liminary individual contracts in the prposed crop reduction campaign for tobacco. At a conference yesterday. in which Governor Ehringhaus of North Government Asks For Acreage Cut In a teVgram this afternoon to the Daily Dispatch. G. W. Knott, Henderson warehouseman, with the Ehringhaus tobacco com mittee in Washington, said: “Government will declare acre age reduction for 1934-85, maxi mum B'J percent, signatures of growers to be secured before mar ket* reopen. Contracts being rushed, probably delivered Thurs day. Entire warehouse committee greatly pleased with results of confer*-net's. Full details of gov trnment program be announced tomorrow's meeting in Raleigh.” Carolina participated, it was decided tentatively to have a blanket reduc tion agreement offered to the growers. • After further consultation, however, it was agreed that each grower would sign a preliminary reduction contract which would stipulate only that he would reduce to the amount desired by the government in return for bene- • (Continued un Page Three.) MUCH DEPENDS ON EHRINGHAUS MOVE Unless He Can Bring Home the Bacon, He Will Have To Explain Daily Dispatch Burma. In the Sir Wnlter Hotel, j c B*NKIOtVIU. Raleigh, Sept. s—Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus won the instant ap proval of all the tobacco farmers of the State and the admiration of most, the people when he acted so de cisively last week in an effort to bring about better prices for the tobacco growers. The question is whether he can succeed in his effort to get the Federal government to do something right now that will bring about bet ter prices for the 1933 crop. If he does succeed in this effort, most of the cri ficigm of his acts so far will proba bly beh forgotten 'in the aiclaim he will W j n for having done what for year* has been considered the impos .*ibie .the securing of Federal aid for tobacco growers. But if the governor does not get teme defintie results from his trip to Washington yesterday and today, he ■i going to have a very hard time ex plaining to the tobacco growers why h « was net able to get the government do anything, it is agreed in po etical circles here. It may not be quite M hard as if he had refused to try to do anything for he is already re- C" ving much credit for showing the he did In declaring ’he tobacco holiday, closing all the ware houses in the Stale as well as in get *ir>g the governors of South Carolina itid Virginia to join with him in his ’’t'rvnpt to get the Agricultural Ad rn’n in Washington to do 'ciU'lhlng tight now. But the tobacco 1 f ’“ iof the Slate are demanding "i <• q;cet ing something definite. J - prevailing belief here today, (Continued on Page Four.) •- - .... Wttitersnn NRA HEADS AWAIT FORD’S ACTION ON AUTO CODE c ■r ii I HF' "i J '\W '-W 1 uißrl wSIL --'**'* ■ With Henry Ford, center, above, 1 and his son Edsel, below, Detroit auto magnates, still remaining •ilent on the policy of the Ford I Motor company as to operation I under the NRA code for the auto | Worst Is Yet To Come In Hurricane Lashing Texas Corpus Christi. Texas, Sept. 5. — (AP) —Surging waves from the high tides swept through the lower streets of Corpus Christi’s business district today as J. P. McCaulliffe, govern ment weather forecaster, predicted the “worst is yet to come” from a tropical hurricane which lashed the city through the night. “The water is four feet deep over the north beach resort peninsula,” he said, “and is running waist deep over Chapparal street, a block back from the water front.” McCauliffe predicted the water would be several feet deep in the en tire business district by noon. A section 250 feet long had been washed out of the causeway connect ing Corpus Christi with the San An- Ehringhaus Is Pleased At Success Entirely Satisfied With Federal Plans for Higher Prices for 1933 Crop Washington, Sept. 5. —(AP)—Gov- ernor J. C._ B. Ehringhaus of North Carolina, speaking for representatives of southern tobacco growers, said to day he was “entirely satisfied” with plans of the Farm Administration to attempt to secure higher prices for this year’s crop and reduce next year’s acreage. . The plan was not made public, but J. C. Lanier, tobacco section assis tant of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, said preliminary con tracts in the proposed crop reduction program would be mailed to county agents Thursday. Governoi nhringhaus said an ef fort would beb made to mke the plan retroactive, so that Georgia and South Carolina tobacco growers who have already sold their lef might benefit. A delegation headed by Governor Ehringhaus, Ashton H. Williams, rep resentative odf Governor Blackwood of South Carolina, and George W. Koiner, Virginia’s commissioner of agriculture, were to call -on President Roosevelt this afternoon asking that on Page Eighty g ONLY DAILY NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED ai-ASED WIRE SERVICE OK 1 the ASSOCIATED PRESS HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 5, 1933 industry, much speculation has arisen as to Ford’s ultimate ac tion, especially since the Detroit manufacturer has been generally regarded as the leader for many years in the shorter day. minimum tonio-Houston highway across an arm, of Corpus Christi bay. “The wind is steady now in the east,” he explained, “but if it should shift into the southeast I’m afraid the worst is yet to come for Corpus Christi and the water will come higher here.” The gale maintained a steady blow at 48 miles an hour during most of the night, although gusts at times reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour or more. From a low of 29.664 at midnight the barometer had risen to 29.72 at 7 a. m. today. An earliy survey of the havoc re vealed to no loss of life here, but McCauliffe said he had just received a report that a Missouri Pacific pas senger train, bound from San An- Ehringhaus Asks Peanut Increase Washington), Sept. 5.—(AP)— Pleased with his success in a fight for higher tobacco prices, Governor Ehringhaus of North Carolina to day started a campaign for better peanut prices in southern states. At the invitation of the Tar Heel executives, a number of persons from North Carolina, South Car olina and Virginia, here to attend the tobacco conference, met and mapped preliminary plans for a drive for a higher peanut market. Nothing definite was announced but it was indicated a peanut conference would be held, possibly in Raleigh, N. C.„ at a later date. iWHCARDLINAIf SETTING THE PACE I Doing More Without Pro perty Tax Than Any State in the Union Dnliy Dispatch Bnren«. In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL- Raleigh, Sept. 5. —North Carolina is donig more without imposing any State property tax than any other state in Ihe Union, Commissioner 4>f Revenue A. J. Maxwell said today, pointing out that it is the only State maintaining both its schools . and without the imposition of any ad valorem tax on property. The only on Page Three.), _ Dailit Disuttirh IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. wage movement. General Hugh Johnson, administrator of the NRA, left above, President Roose velt, on the right, have been awaiting Ford’s decision. Two cd the Ford plants are shown. tonio to Corpus Christi, was maroon ed on a bridge across the bay and the conductor had appealed for assis tance, sying the wter was rising and the train could not get through. MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE IS REPORTED IN FLORIDA Jackson*, i’le, Fla, Sept. S.—(AP) —A trail of ravaged homes, businesses and citrus groves today marked the wake of a tropical storm tht struck Florid on the east, swept through the south central portion and blew into the Gulf of Mexico above Tampa. Damage was estimated at SI,OOO 000 Communication with the south part of the State was still megre today, but the loss of life was placed at only two. To Discuss Tobacco Cut At Raleigh Delegates From 57 Growing Counties Expected at Meet ing Tomorrow Raleigh, Sept. 5.—(AP)—As Gover nor Ehringhaus and delegations seek ing better prices immediately for flue-cured tobacco in the Carolinas and Virginia conferred with Federal authorities today, the extension di vision of State College prepared for a meeting here tomorrow of nearly 200 delegated tobacco growers who will have authority to talk definite plans for reducing production. The meeting here will be attended by actual growers of tobacco, and Dean I. O. Schaub, head of the ex tension service, said “nearly all” of the 57 counties in which flue-cured tobacco is produced would have ac credited delegates at the meeting, and that he also expected the Federal Ag ricultural Adjustment Administration to be represented. Tobacco growers of each county where the weed is produced are sup posed to have formed a county asso ciation and elected three delegates to tomorrow’s meeting. If the local grow ers in each community desired to do so. they are supposed to have passed resolutions expressing their will on the tobacco problem, and Dean Schaub said he had many resolutions to pre sent to tomorrow’s meeting. . REYNOLDS VISITS EUROPE TO STUDY WHISKHONTROL Wants to Be Inf ormed When Subject Comes Before Congress for Action In Winter WILL VISIT RUSSIA TO SEE CONDITIONS Wants “Lowdown” on Situ ation There When Recog nition of That Country Comes Before Senate; Says He Is Not Going As Gov ernment Agent Ralqigh, Sept s.—(AP) —The Ra leigh Times says in a story from a staff writer in Washington that Sen ator Robert R. Reynolds will sail Thursday from New York to visit Denmark, Russia and points east to conduct a one-man senatorial inves tigation of liquor control in Denmark and general conditions in Russia. “My trip- is purely unofficial, and has no connection with the govern ment,” the story quotes Reynolds as saying. Reports that the Reynolds voyage would be made in the status of offi cial representative of some branch of the Roosevelt administration were pooh-poohed by the senator. “I’m just going over to take a look at things for myself, so I will have my feet on the ground during pro bable discussions in Congress,” the paper says Reynolds stated emphati cally. ‘Tt now appears absolutely certain that the states will vote repeal bf the : eighteenth amendment to the Federal I Constitution by the first of next year, and the question of method of liquor control is almost certain to occupy a prominent place in tht next ses sion of Congress. “In Denmark I shall study the sys tem of liquor control that has at tracted worldwide attention, with a view of finding something of bene fit to this country, in the event of the amendment is repealed.” “The question of American recogni tion of Soviet Russia is also likely to arise when Congress convese next winter, and I want to have the ‘low down’ on actual conditions in that country when it does,” the pepepr fur ther quotes Reynolds, and adds “he does not look unkindly upon recogni tion.” PLAN COTTON CROP OF 25,000,000 ACRES Atlanta, Ga, Sept. S—(API— The Federal government’s ten tative plan for cotton production calling for an annual acreage of 25,000,000 during 1934 and 1935, or about 60 percent of the five year average was presented for dis cussion today at a meeflng of cot ton interests from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama. Terrific Loss For Houston Houston, Texas, Sept. 5. — (AP) — Staggering property damage and heavy loss of life from the tropical hurricane that hammered the lower Rio Grande valley for several hours was indicated today by first meagre reports from the stricken area. Winds of 80 miles an hour or more began to blow in the Brownsville sec tion last midnight, and were report ed still howling furiously this morn i ing. Tremendous seas piled up by the | winds caused appalling property dam I age from Bay City, Texas, to the ! Rio Grande. Grave fears were felt for I a score or more of persons marooned ' ed on low, outlying islnds along the ' coast. ; The weather observer at Rockport said the damage there would be at least $1,000,000 to small property and water craft. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Rain tonight and Wednesday; probably heavy in west portion; cooler in north portion "Wednes day. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. U.S. Warships Are Rushing To Scene To Aid Americans To Visit Europe Bp w y SENATOR R. Ri. REYNOLDS D’Cespedes Hands Over His Power Army at Santiago Rebels and Impris ons Leaders of Old Machado Regime Havana. Sept. (AP)— Provision al President Carlos Manuel de Ces pedes yielded to the radical oppsition which has successfully effected a coup d’etat, by announcing today that “now it is time for others to assume re sponsibility.” The President made his statement after a conference at the presidential palace, to which he had been hastily summoned from the interior after the opposition rose against him late last night. “I ha\ie faithfully fulfilled the will of the people, and now it is time for another to assume responsibility. Re sponsibility will be theirs before his tory.” Havana gave gave way to the wild est excitement. Automobile-crammed men beaming rifles and pistols dashed about the streets, but there was no bloodshed. ARMY AT SANTIAGO REBELS AN DIM PRISONS OPPONENTS Santiago, Cuba, Sept. 5. —(AP) —The army rebelled today, imprisoning of ficials of the Machado rule. The r»- volutiona'ies ousted the governor and the mayro. Gill Intimates Langley Will Be Saved from Chair Wilmington, Sept. 5. (AP) —Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill said here today at conclusion of alibi evidence taken from friends and relativevs of Gus Langley, recently convicted of murder of an Asheville filling station operator, that he believed that Lang ley was convcdv cmfwyp shrdlvcm ley was convicted “on a letter he wrote to Al Capone while in jail, and on his purported confession to a pail mate.” Langley is under sentence to die in the electric chair nexe Friday. Gill sa ; d after the hearing, that “I feel Langley was convicted on letters he wrote .o Al Capone, in jail at At lanta, while Langley was in jail at Asheville, and on his purported con fession to a cell mate that he killed Lonnie Russell, the filling station op erator. Tn a statement Gill said, “I am much impressed with this evidence, particularly with the naturalness of the alibi. On behalf of Govvernor Eh ringhaus, I want to say that if we come to the conclusion he is innocent. Gus Langley will be, the subject of consideration Xor a pardon,” 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Cespedes Regime To Resigh In Favor of New Rulers Following Coup Dur ing Night • INTERVENTION NOT DESIRED BY U. S. •But Warships Enroute Th Scene Have Many Marines and Bluejackets Aboard; Conditions Changing Mo »' mentarjly And iSeifihus Trouble Is Feared Washington, Sept. 5.—(AP)— President Roosevelt returned to the White House at 1:55 p. m. to day and went into immediate conference on the Cuban situation with Secretaries Hull and Swan son. (Copyright by the Associated Press.) Havana, Sept. 5. —(AP)—Cuba’s ri volutiona v y government, less thai\ oiie month old. prepared to resign tddajr in favor of a commission of five inetl selected by leaders of soldiers, tail ors and national police, who seized power through a bloodless coup d’etit last night Provisional President Carlos Man uel de Cespedes,, who succeeded the deposed Gerrado Machado August 12, was hurriedly summoned back t 6 Havana from Santa Clara, where he had gone to look over the damage cused by last week’s hurricne. On his return to the capital, the President was expected to call a ialj inet meeting, at which the govern ment would resign. The coup de’etat placed power in the hands of the extreme radical social ists representing student groups, the ABC revolutionary society, which was largely instrumental in the overthrew of Machado, and certain university professors. Although the shift in power was Ati complished without fighting, there were numerous disorders. ABC headquarters in Prado avenue were in an uproar. Automobiles load ed with young men armed with pis tols and rifles dashed about th 4 streets. Fears were expressed that there would be bloodshed before night fall. Members of the new regime’s com mission asserted that they did hit want to hold their positions perftia- (Continued on Page SK). ALLEGEDINORING DE NRA NOT REAL Complaints Made To State Office Are Due to Mis understandings Dntiy Dlapafrh Bnrrnw, In the Sir Wnlter Hotel. f»V J c B4tiKßnriM. Raleigh, Sept. s.—More than half of the complaints so far investigated by the State Department of Labor, al leging violation of the NRA codes or wage scales, hvae been found unwar ranted and due to misunderstanding of the codes or scales, according to Inspector L. L. Mallard, who for more than a week has been check fn< up on complaints. “While we are finding some plants and that evidently are not trying very hard to live up to ifre spirit of their codes and wages sche dules, a majority of them are trying their best to operate in accorance with the codes and to pay the proper wage scale,” Mallard said. “Many of the compluits received from employ ers, when investigated, are found to be baseless and to have developed from a lack of information. Many of these have come from employes who are not affected by a code or wage agreement but who have not kndwn this. Scverval have come from odd job workers for whom there is ha minimum wage or from piece work employes. So on the whole, the situa ; lion is not as bad as it looked for a j while.” ; “Most of the textile mni - ha’-» a j group of older workers between 60 I and 70 years of age who have ijeerj , oq Page
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