"HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA year death threat is again snouted in KIDNAPERS’ TRIAL farmer Where Urschel Plot Allegedly Was Hatched Tells of Visitor Last Night COLEMANS, SHANNONS marked for death incident Not Wholly Accept ed by Government Agents; Coleman Drftgs His Aged Father in To Make State ment; Court Orders Him Taken Away Oklahoma City. Sept. 21.—(AP)— y-ed Coieman, son of T. M. Cole -843. at whose farm near Stratford. Okl«-. thi> government alleges the Charle* F. Urschel kidnaping plot nstched. told Federal Judge Edgar V Vaught today that George Machine Gun" Kelly appeared at the C >iran farm last night and threat tr.ed death to the Colemans and the Shannons. Judge Vaught declined to comment or. th: statement of the 35-year-old fanner. but other Federal authorities « :he Urschel case indicated they partly inclined to the theory that £ -cident was not wholly genuine. It looked and sounded like darn f:od acting to me.” said one of the ;rcje'*utlng attorneys. Coleman had to address the court this morn To the spectators and amazed court. C l?man formed a strange picture as he dragged T. M. Coleman, his feeble fi her, to a point directly in front cf 'he jury, and raised his arm in dramatic appeal. I just want five minutes, judge.” he said. ‘ It's the most important :h:g I could ever say.” A quick protect came from District A-’crnev Herbert K. Hyde, and Judge Vaught said: Get that man out of here.” farmer was led away by two armed officers. Ccleman was taken to the judge’s chambers during a recess, where he :cli of the presence .of the notorious machine gunnel in his home near Stratford last night and of the threat ■ to kill. H? was ordered held until the j officers have time to investigate the i incident thoroughly. Wiley Post Hurt His Plane Badly Damaged in Crash Quincy. IU., Sept. 21 (AP)— Wiley Post, round-lhe-wortd flier, was ‘•overtly injured today when his plane, the Winnie Mae. crash 'd es he was taking off from Monroe airport for Davenport. lowa. Post was cot across the fore head. and was bruised about the body. The Winnie Mae was bad ly wrecked. Auto Dead 88 In N. C. In August IT ell Over Same Month In 1932; State Total for 1933 to Date Is 500 } Dully Dlspnlrh Berra*, In the Sir Walter Hotel. nv j c. B4SKRRVIM. Paie.gh. Sept. 21. —Automobile ac cents killed 88 persons in August •nd injured 500 more in 333 accidents involving 506 cars, according to the a ccident figures for August released '-day by Director L. S. Harris of the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State Apartment of Revenue. In August of year 76 persons were killed and •*2 injured in 315 accidents, while In J uly of jhi 3 year 67 were killed an'•- thruoghout the State and na- Hut because these 88 people '■ v k ■ lied and 500 injured in auto (Continued on Page Six.). iit Hrttiirrs nn AS U. S. LAUNCHED TRIAL OF URSCHEL KIDNAPERS ♦ : av. * MBBPI s&t&i P y -aeir With a jury selected in record | time, the trial of the notorious ! desperado, Harvey J. Bailey, and 12 others for the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil magnate, has been launched at ■ Oklahoma City with the opening ; statements of attorneys and the taking of testimony. The layout ; American W arships Draw Closer In Havana Harbor As Cuban Crisis Impends /Vessels There To Protect American Lives and Interests; Communicate With U. S. .Embassy by Light Signals; Gloomy Outlook Evident Everywhere Havana, Sept. 21.—(AP) —Two Am-, erican warships drew in close to the city today as th? revolution-born re gime set up eleven days ago made hurried, but complete preparations to withstand a rumored revolt. The vessels, which cam; here to protect American lives and interests, at once established he!iograp> : .c com munication. using lights atop the United States Embassy and aboard | the craft. Cavalry reinforcement*, a mobile arsenal on a truck, extra guards and Other UTsr Battleships Reach Cuba Rebel Movement More Formidable Than Provisional Govt. Will Admit Havana, Sept. 21 (AP)—United Scaites destroyer No. 240. with her Marines arid sailors drawn up in for majfio non the deck, and the Ameri can arrortimition dhlip Ntiro entered Havana harbor today as apposition groups pressed their demands that the gveramenlfe of Provisional President San Martin resign. V Arrti-'Amerfcajn sentimtent -was ex pressed in a demomstratiou by a small group of Cubans, who assembled bbe the home of Jarries Ward Stickney. The dejwonsfcTatoirs SikVMltcCl' “Down With the Americans”. But they left peacefully after a short time. Prisoners brought In from Cama guey province, where Captain J uan Bias Hernandez is ieatTng a revolt against the Oran government, report ed that the Insurgents .totalled 2.000 nkfen. Previous reports have said there were only a few hundred in the field! with Captain Bias. The Cbmaguey prisoners, who were .placed in Cabanas fortress, were head ed by OMef of Police Vierre. of Mo ron, and they totalled 20 policemen' •and 15 civilians. Viorra told newspapermen that re ports to the effect that government forces had surrounded Captain B.'ai" jwiae nothing more than propaganda. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER tm! e ?o WIRE service of the associated press. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 | shows the principals in the sensa i tional case, which is being tried under the new federal kidnaping j law, as the trial got under way. At top, left to right, are Albert ! L. Bates, reputed accomplice of j Bailey; Bailey, sitting behina hi 3 attorney; Mrs. R. G. Shannon, at i whose Texas farm home Urschel machine gun units were placed about the presidential palace as reports per sisted that civilian anti-government forces and soldiers prepared to fight. An army truck brought rifles and ammunition to headquarters of A B C radical society members, who thereupon went to police headquarters as reinforcements supporting Presi dent Ramon Grau San Martin. In the face of these and other pre parations, the executive declared that (Continued on Pa«e Five.) 9 State Convicts Escape at Camps Raleigh Sept. 21.—(AP)—State’s Prison was notified by telephone today that five prisoners, including two men serving long terms for second degree murder, had escap ed from » highway prison camp Burgaw late yesterday afternoon, but no details were given. The escape of four other prison ers, including two honor men, who walked off from the Cary prison farm near here, was also announc ed. H. W. Edmondson, convicted last month in Wayne county on sec ond degree murder charges, and sentenced to ton to 20 years; and Paul Holmes sentenced in May in Harnett eounty to 25 to 30 years on similar charges, were among the escapes at Burgaw. STATE PURCHASES 65,000 YDS. CLOTH I Will Be Made Up Into Clothing for State’s 7,500 Prisoners Daily Dhpnlrk Rnrean. In the Sir Walter lintel, pv a. C. nASKERVILI,. Raleigh, Sept. 21.—An order for 65,- 000 yards of cloth, to be made up in to clothing for the State’s more than 7.500 prisoners, has just been placed by the Division of Purchase and Con tract. All the cloth is being purchased from North Carolina mills, where it is woven to State specifications. The order is divided up as follows: 20.000 yards of vertical grey and white striped material for uniform for B Grade prisoners, at 23 cents a yard. A year ago this material was 4* (Continued on Page Two). jS&tUt Stspatth PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA'. was believed to have been held captive, and Armon Shannon, son of Mrs. Shannon. Urschel is shown, below, with E. E. Kirk patrick, left, who carried the ran som to the kidnapers, and Arthui Seeligson, right, chief go-between. Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught presiding, is shown at left. INDUSTRY LEADER ACCUSES A. F.OEL. Charged With Trying To Gain Control, of Labor Under the NRA BLOCKING RECOVERY National Manufacturers* Head Loos ens Attack After Charge of Wil liam Green on Forming Company Unions Washington, Sept. 21. —(AP) — The American Federation of Labor tpday> was charged by an industrial leader with efforts to secure control of labor which ‘‘already were having , thd ef fect cf destroying the NRA program.*' Rob:rt. T Lund, president of the National a;i;n of Manufactur ers, made the assertion in reply to a statement by William Green, federa tion president, assailing some employ ers for forming company unions. The employer-labor interchange ac centuated anew the differences which have prevailed between capital and (CoFtinufd on Page Five.) Drake Bank Case Evidence Starts * In Raleigh Court Raleigh, Sept. 21.—(AP)—The State today began presenting the evidence by which it will try to convict W. B. Drake, former Raleigh bank pres ident. on charges of embezzlement and making false reports. Less than two and a half hours were required to select a jury, includ ing an alternate juror, as the trial of the former head of the Raleigh Bank ing and Trust Company, which closed in September, 1930, got under way in Wake Superior Court yesterday. Clem Seifert Endorses Edition In Rotogravure Sdnce announcement last Saturday ‘I regarding the Daily Dispatch pub- MsWng a. /RjofccjgrauvuSje Development fc •Edition, .the work has been! progress Ing rapidly. With only two da>s of fl actual' approachlitnig of t'be business ’ and professional! men. fare and In terests of the city, for tßeir co-opera tion, sufficient support has been as- 1 eured to justify the printing of one section a,Teady. Interest in the edi- > toon is practically 100 percenlt and ex jpressions of some leading citizen® i (have been very gratifying. C. O. Se'fert, ncanager of the local Coca-Cola Bottling Oofmany. and pres ident of the Hendertsom KiWanis dub' (had the following to say: “I take pleasure In cooperating rrth you t-i your development edition- and gladly subscribe to space therem ’ T Bcm>w that Hendersom &s one of the . finest towns in the South. I came Tobacco Price Near Parity Proposed By Manufacturers On Buying Rest Os Season Roosevelt To Consider Purchase Os Half 1933 Cotton To Raise Prices Quick Decision on Course Government Will Pursue Expected by Senator Bankhead I INFLATION DELAYED AWAITING CREDITS i sAbout 5,000,000 Bales Would be Bought Under Committee’s Proposal, To Be Financed by R. F. C.; 12 to 15 Cents Price Looms ‘ As Likely Washington. Sept. 21. —(AP) — A special committee from the cotton belt states urged President Roosevelt today to order government purchase of half of the present cotton crop at 15 cents a pound as a means of rais ing ijvices and controlling produc tion. The committee, headed by Senator Bankhead, Democrat, Alabama, in formed the President the recent South ern States cotton convention favored inflation of the currency, but this point was not discussed at the White House. Asked if inflation had been drop ped. Senator Bankhead said “No,” and explained the committee was sent to the White House only on the cotton plan. Some of the committee gave the im pression the President was doing all I he could to rush expansi6ft“6f credit and that he was holding off, mean time, inflation moves. Senator Bankhead sa*d the Presi dent tock under consideration the pro posal to take off about half tbikeot ton crop, and that an early decision was looked for. Bankhead estimated about 5.000,000 baees would be purchased under the plan, the financing */> be done thro ugh the Reconstruction Corporation. < Some of the group gained the im pression that the administration was not in sympathy with the 15 cents a pound price, but might favor a lower level, probably 12 cents. Kansas Governor Reveals Plot To Kidnap Daughter Topeka, Kans., Sept. 21 (AP)— A kidnap plot in which his 16- year-old daughter. Teggy Ann. was to have been held a prisoner nntil he granted executive cle mency to members of the notori | ous Harvey Bailey-Wilbur Under j hill gang, no .wconfined in the Kansas penitentiary, was made public today by Governor Alf M. landoni. While denying receipt of any actual threat the governor said "so much confirmatory evidence” had been disclosed by investigat ors that guards have been main* I , tained at the executive mansion. Miss Landon. attractive high school senior, has been under the surveillance of armed guards since the plot was revealed to the governor more than three weeks ago. here in 1926 in preference to going to another place, and have never re gretted it. ‘‘Every sane business man knows that this is the age of newspaper ad vertising. and that it wall s*e,l any thing from a cake of soap to a city. Your newspaipcs should be commend ed in faking .the lead in “selling Hen derson” and this entire' section to our own people, as well as to the out side world. Syce my residence fei this community I (have observed that you have champso-ned the cause of the community and corntinuany given of your timte and space in all things fox' betterment. ; “W*e know that Hendereont offers opportunity to those with capital and bra "ns. and any effort to make our community better know ni will un doubtedly haw the full support of oua* citizens. ,s L * 1 PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Defies Roosevelt ** ' ' i j v* William £. Humphrey Despite the fact President Roose velt has requested his resignation, William E. Humphrey, Republican member of the federal trade com mission, is still holding his job after refusing to give up the posi tion without cause. The president is said t® have desired the va cancy so that Philip La Follette, former governor of Wisconsin, could be appointed to the com mission. WAR VETS AFTER SCALP OF HINES Quiet Drive Among Some Groups To Reach Climax At Legion Meet Washington, Sept. 21. —(AP) — A quiet drive among some groups of American war veterans for removal of Frank T. Hines, veterans’ admin istrator, will culminate at the nation al convention of the American Le gion in Chicago October 2 to 5. A survey of the action of State Le gion conventions preparatory to the national conclave today disclosed the move against Hines as one of the major issues to be fought at the Chi cago convention, together with a de mand for restoration of veterans' benefits, cut by the economy act. The study of State convention ac tions. showed that the demand of ex service men for cash payment of the bonus, which reached a climax with the nine to one favorable vote at last year’s Legion convention, had already abated. NEEDWIOTO RESTORE HIGHWAYS Jeffress Returns From East Carolina Storm Area *• • With Estimates Dnllr ni-patpk U«rMt, In tk; 3lr Walter Hotel. ’.*»▼ J . C BA SKERVIM.. Raleigh, Sept. 21.—An expenditure of at least $150,000 will be needed to repair highways and bridges damag ed by last week's hurricane and the one that hit .the Norfolk area some two weeks before, Chairman E. B. Jeffress, of thfe State Highway and Public Works Commission, said today following his return from an inspec tion trop through the sections hit by the storm. ‘‘Most of the damage to bridges is in the New Bern sections, where the bridge over the Neuse river was badly (Continued on Page Two.) WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Friday; cool er on the coast tonight, a PAGES o TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY WOULD REGULATE VOLUME MEN BY. Farm Officials Going Over Proposal To See If There Is Any Real Change Included HEARING RECESSES OVER UNTIL FRIDAY Expert Buyers Want Further Time for Private Confer ences With Domestic Com panies In Coming to An Agreement on Price Regu latipn Schedules .! '4 Washington, Sept. 21.—(AP)— The hearing on the proposed flue-cured to bacco marketing agreement receflaexi today until tomorrow after it was learned that buyers who export the leaf were still considering an native agreement to present to Farad. Administration officials. Farm Administration official* wsrfe today considering an alternative pro posal made by the large manufactur ers of flue-cured tobacco which, .\t accepted would be substituted in part, for the tentative marketing agreement on which hearings were scheduled today. The domes! ic manufacturer® have proposed that they enter into an ag reement, to pay prices approaching parity for the flue-cured they buy fop the remainder of the marketing year ?nding next June 30. ) The volume of buytbrg, however, would be based on consumption by the companies of tobacco in J)aat years and would not be based on ttfe average number of pounds bought in the past. The farm officials were going over this proposal 'carefully to see whether it meant any real change ir. "rice policy on the part of the larger ( c mestic • manufacturers, or whet .yt i) meant they would purchase abo.r tiro same volume of tobacco they have in the past and pay about the same pr: Growers have informed the Firm Administration the domestic buyers cf the better grade of tobacco have paid parity or over in past years, ar.d tjhie real price problem concerns the to bacco bought for export and the loiv er grades of tobacco used In srtuff, chewing tobacco and some cheaper cigarettes. The buyers of tobacco for export, (Contmued from Page Six.? Caledonia Prison Flour Mill Runs 50 Barrels a Day « Dally Dl«|inlrk Bur*»n*, In tne Sir Walter Hotel, 7IY J C MaSKERVII.L. Raleigh, Sept. 21.—The flour mill at Caledonia Prison Farm in Halifax county is now operating at full capa city and turning out 50 barrel* of flour every day of 12 hours and may soon bo put on a 24 hours a day basis with a production of 100 barrels evety every 24 hours, according to J. B. Roach, of the prison division of (hi State. Highway and Public Works Commission. Flour milled at Caledonia Prison Farm is not only used by the prison division in all the prison camps, but much of it is sold to other State in stitutions thus bringing about a sub stantial saving. The actual cost of milling a barrel of flour at the Cale donia mill is $4.38 per barrel of f6Ur and three-quarters bushels to the bar rel. Thus flour is sold to the prison camps and other State institution* at $4.88 per barrel the sum of 50 een*3 per barrel being added only-to cover the cost of handling and transporta tion to the various prison camps and institutions. This same flour bought at present wholesale prices, Wduld cost from $7 to $8 a barrel, according to W. 55. Betts, chief of the pur chasing division of the State High way and Public Works Commission. Thus the State Is saving an aver age of about $2.50 a barrel on every barrel of flour milled at Caledonia, or a saving of $125 a day when the mill is running on a 12 hours basis or $250 a day when it is running dn a 24 hour basis. Part of the wheat •being ground is raised on the prison farm and part of it is shipped in, since it is not possible to grow all the type* of wheat needed to niaka the different grades of flour used. In add'tion to the 50 to 100 bar rels of flour a day turned out by tha mill it turns out 150 bags of rneipi s« day also large quanties of feed dud ijritS. . i