'TJkNHKKSON gateway to central CAROLINA I TnVENTILTH YEAR 35 VIOLENT DEATHS Snow ID WAVES ARE FORECAST TONIGHT ALONG WITH SNOW One cf Heaviest Falls of Re cord Indicated With Con tinuation Likely Tomorrow TRAFFIC DELAYED IN STRICKEN AREA Few Places So Far Without Snow Are Promised Their Share; Flakes Driven by Northeast Wind in Eastern Section; Five Inches of Snow In New York < the Associated Press.* Snow, light in the west and heavy in the east, swifled today over almost r 11 except the southernmost parts of tli** United States. Through the Ohio Valley and along the A Man tic seaboard, it was driven by net then at winds. It shuck Portland, Maine, in the form of a hitter northeast blizzard, just before noon. Nev York lay in five inches of snow afte»• less than four hours of it. fall. Chicago had 6.3 inches at 9 a. in. Elsewhere it ranged from one to four inches, and weather forecasters beiicved it would continue unabated through tonight andtomorrow and re suit in one of the heaviest snows of lecui d. _ _ ... „ Temperances goneraily nun aine; * 'Continued on Page Two.) Armenians Cast Lots for Killing Os Priest Sunday New York .Dec. 26. (AP) —Impell- ed by burning passion for restoration of tin* old republic, of Armenia. Rebel irieconeilaolcs of the alleged revolu tions v order of Tash.nag drew lots to select the killers of Archbishop Leon Tourian, police said today. Striking silently and from behind, the archbishop’s assassins struck him down Sunday as he paced up the aisle of the Holy Cross Armenian church, clad in the full vestments of his of ficp and leading the church proces sional. Police .who had five men under ar rest. today, after combing the Armen ian quarters of the city, and the kill ers apparently hoped to bring their protest against Soviet politics more strongly to the fore by writing them in the blood of the cleric. Members of the church are now eliaracterizing the slain prelate as head of the American apostolic church in North and South America, as a martyr. Fourteen were arrested shortly after the assassination in a blood-stained church, led police to a fifth man yes terday, although they expressed the belief lie was not directly connected with the act. Police Get VV arning Os Gangsters Captured Killer Spends Christmas Idling of Battle-to- Death Plans Michigan City, lnd., Dec. 20.—(AP) Police has definite warning today horn one who until recently sat in the dr i most circles of the elusive John Dillinger gang of killers that any at '• mpt to arrest the desperadoes would met by a battle to the death. Tli«* informant was Edward Shouse, ritpiujed last week during a"fe.un bav at Paris, 111., in which Indiana date policemen was slain, and iw told da story to Sergeant Dan Heady, of the Chicago police. They are all kill crazy, and that s w hy 1 left them,” said Shouse, who war one of ten convicts who broke 'Continued on Page Two.) Htfttiterann ©a Falling O ver Seized in Spy Ring m JPS§y| BpM % jg pPI n These photos sfiow Robert Gor don Switz, and his wife Marjorie Tilley Switz, Americans 7;h'j have been jailed in Paris on espionage charges following the disclosure of an international spy ring. Switz and his wife contend they are innocent of the charges, asserting that they are victims of a mistake. They were seized by police together with eight other persons, and were alleged to have ‘iThk* -*4LisJ'ryv* 4 th»c«weTrtß’ in their "■ possession. Exports of Tobacco and Cotton Contribute To Higher Farm Income FLUE-CURED IN LEAD Japan, Germany and United Kingdom Take Bulk of Cotton Exports; Britain and China Take Most Tobacco Washington, Dec. 26. —•( AP)—Cotton and tobacco, the South’s largest money crops, were more in demand in foreign countries this fall than a year ago, and these exports contributed in a large way to increased farm incomes. Figures from the Commerce De partment today showed that in Sep tember, October and November of this year, 76,973 more bales of cotton and 4,952 832 more pounds of tobacco were sent abroad than during the same months in 1932. These leaf figures are in addition to those for the various types of manufactured tobacco, such as cig arettes. chewing and smoking tobac co, which also showed substantial in creases in exports. The bright fluecured tobacco type, grown in North Carolina, South Caro lina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida, led all other types in exports. Over a ten-year period the bright flue-cured types have represented 61.52 percent of the total tobacco exports from this country. Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom took the bulk of the cot (Continued on Page Two.) Spain To Send Warship Into Harbor Os Havana El Ferrol, Spain, Dec. 26. (AP) It was sai din official circles today that the Spanish cruiser Jamie I was received orders to proceed to Havana, Cuba, to protect Spanish if necessary. It was said the cruiser would set out shortly. The recent political disturbances in Cuba, which resulted in the death of several Spanish citizens, caused the Spanish cabinet last week to consider the Cuban situation. At that time it was said in Madrid that Spain might ask the United. ONLY DAILY L ™e’.*S sbkv.ce OF IL. PRESS. newspape HENDERSON * Most Os AUTO FATALITIES EHRINGHAUS SAYS Governor Says Death Toll in North Carolina Is Pub. lie Scandal and Disgrace VIGOROUS DRIVE BEGUN IN STATE Highway Patrol and AH Law Enforcement Officers Call ed on To Cooperate In Halting Recklessness; “Tell It to the Judge” Will Be Motto IHill, IMw|iihi k Rrrriia lit ill** Sir IVnltrr Hotel *•» • ( |* *. •» k t *|| *m , Raleigh, Dec. 26.—Declaring that the carnage resulting from automo bile accident in the State, in which hundreds are being killed and injur ed each month—los were killed and 527 injured in November—"equals that of war and amounts to a public scandal and disgrace," Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus ha declared war on reckless and drunken drivers and is going to take teps to see that the pre sent death toll is reduced. “Recklessness and drunken driving must be stopped," Governor Ehring haus said in a statement as he left to spend the Christmas holidays at his home in Elizabeth City. “Our highways, intended as a means of convenience and pleasure to our cit izens, are becoming a menace. “I am directing our State Highway Patrol to begin at once a most vig orous campaign against such drivers in our State and I am calling upon all law enforcement officers to cooperate fut-iy and’ cslsctuatfy in Hits enterprise At tit* «Aie time I beg the cooperation and sympathetic assistance of our law abiding citizens in clearing the high ways of dangerous drivers. The lives of innocent men ,women and little «rw>« or *-»eace officers will be d ? «=ci outstanding scentific developments In the field crime detection will be given demonstration. SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 26, 1933 Country SEEK MANAGED CURRENCY WITH COINAGE OF SILVER _ * _ *tß 1 j ... Hb||.: sff jK I jp||B ijßjpL ■jjlli ■Sp|, H * 13 *i HL t Wk ••• B m • a raU B m Bl ? i j . .j? ~m , mrn l|j» m am BESS i i Taking another significant step on the road toward a managed currency, President Roosevelt (4) has proclaimed a limited re monetization of silver, ratifying action ta!:rn r.t the Lcr.dcn con i' ’•once :• "c ; ; vt c T l Y .Hi', \.iil.! i : 11 ' till ©tspatrh Except In Southern Section Senator Key Pittman of Nevada (3). Acting under the authority of an amendment which was passed by congress, at its last ‘session, at the; instance ov .■Sena tor Elmer Thomas of Chh.homa (1), t o pi'cHd t pm :!;:., e L.’/HO/JH Roosevelt Completing His Budgetary Program To Be Given Congress Limit of $2,600,000,000 for Current Expenditures Is Planned; Finances Will Be Majored in Coming Ses sion; Gold Price Kept Same for Sixth Day Washington, Dec. 26.—(AP) — For the sixth successive time the price of domestic gold was fixed today by the government at $34.06 an ounce, simul taneous with the disclosure that 525,- 000 ounces had been purchased at a total of $17,594,000. The amount of gold purchases was made by the R. F. C. chairman, Jesse H. Jones. He refused to discuss for eign gold purchases. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt, set aside today and tomorrow for the com pletion of his budget program for the new government year, upon which he NEW YEAR HOLDS BRIGHT PROSPECT North Carolina Has Much To Be Thankful For, Gov= ernor Declares Daily DlNimtch Barfnn, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh. Dec. 26.—This should be an unusually happy Christmas season for the people of North Carolina, since they are entering upon a new year that gives every indication of holding more promise than in several years, Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus said be fore leaving to spend Christmas with his father and other relatives in Elizabeth City. “This year that is just coming to a close has been a terrific year for all of us and I think all of us will he glad to see it come toaclose,” Governor Ehringhaus said. "It has held many hardships and heart aches (Continued on Page Two.) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, slightly colder, possibly preceded by rain tonight; and Wednesday partly cloudy and colder. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. ounces oi domestic silver a year for four years. The proclama tion recalls the vigorous activities of the late William Jennings Bryan <2),'iß-bohalf of silver as. a money standard. A quantity of law silver is shoWn in the abovo (layout (5). will focus principal attention at the approaching session of Congress. Lewis W. Douglas, director of the budget, was on the President’s call ing list for late today and again to morrow. A limit of $2,690,000,000 foi curent expenditures has bene fixed, blit a decision is pending on the extent of emergency outlays for this new year. Presient Roosevelt has not touched pen to paper on either his annual mes sage to Congress, which will be read (Continued from Page Two.) State’s Wards Fed Royally During Christmas Holi day Period Daily l)tH(ia<(h BirfW, In the Sir Walter Hotel. *»* J C iID'KBRVIUt. Raleigh, Dec. 26. —The 7,686 prison ers in the various State prisons and prison camps are not only getting a vacation of two and one-half days from tlieir usual arduous labors, but also enjoyed a real Christmas dinner yesterday with all of the customary “trimmin’s” —that is, all that are al lowed in prison camps. The prisoners did not have turkey, except in a few camps where some turkeys had been raised on the place. But many of them had barbecued pig, roast pork, roast beef, roast chicken together with the vegetables necessary to make out a well-rounded Christmas dinner, topped off pie and cake. "The Christmas dinners in the va rious prison camps this year were for the most part live-at-home dinners,” said Deputy Warden L. G. Whitley, in charge of prison camps. "For more than a year now we have required all the camp superintendents to keep 'Continued on Page Two) O PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY is Shall Five Killed and Six Not Ex* pected To Recover from Injuries on Last Saturday SIX DEATHS OCCUR IN, NEAR COLUMBIA Automobiles Take Heavy Toll In North Carolina, While Shootings for Others In Various Parts of State; Man Slain Near New Bern (By the Associated Press.) The Yule holiday brought a total o? 35 violent, deaths to the Carolinas, a compilation of Associated Press dis patches rev'ea et.. today. The largest toll was taken by a grade crossing crash at Romon, a suburb of Greensboro. Five persons were killed and a sixth was not ex pected to recover. Six deaths were reported from Col umbia, S .C., and its envirors. The slain body of Herbert H. Harris, Jr., 15 year-old schdot boy, was found In an abandoned house 48 hours after he had mysteriously disappeared. Robert H. Wyles, 49, a mechanic, al legedly confessed he felled the boy . witti an iron bar and rained blows upon the prone boy until he ceased to struggle. . Grover Addison Hunsucker, 20, and Hairy Harvey, died in automobile ac cidents near High Point. A short dis tance away Roy Tuggle, 15, was kill ed by a hit-and-run driver near Greensboro. Nancy Elizabeth Gallo way, 9, was the victim of an automo bile wreck near Rutherfordton. Robert Bamberg, telegraph messen* (Continued on Page Two.) ROOSEVELT MIGHT WRITE A NEW BOOK Wu'diington, Dec. 26.—(AP) — President Roosevelt is weighing a request from a publisher to write a book at the conclusion of Mil first year in office, entitled, “On Our Way.” It would be a follow up of “Looking Forward,” writ ten by the President just before he took office, and is intended to be a compilation of his recero tor his first year. MAN ABDUCTED AND DRIVEN TWO DAYS Sylva, Dec. 26. —(AP)- —A story of being abducted by two masked men Friday night, driven about over the mountains of North Carolina and gia in an automobile and threatened with death was told today by Frank Rhinehardt, 27, principal of the Fada school in Johnston county. Rhinehardt, who appeared ih Sylva bruised and apparently shocked, was released Sunday. More Than 180 Killed Over U. S. Most of Christmas -Fatalities in U. S. j Due to Mishaps Os / Automobiles (By the Associated Press.) / Yuletide and over the weeb-end holiday accidents and the weather combined to cause a heavy loss, of life in the United States ,a survey revealed toda£ • More than 180 deaths reported, mostitof them due to motor car mi»> hapsTNo section of the country Qscap ed. A cold blast from the CanadUn Northwest sent temperatures tumb ling to near and below zero in many sections of the mid-west and waa blamed at least five deaths due to ex posure. Four of them were in Chicago, where the mercury sank to seven above zero.