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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTIETH YEAR ROOSEVELT SEEKS BUDGET SURPLUS OF SBOO,OOOIOO Tobacco Truckers Called Racketeers At Code Hearings Acceptance of Commissions From Farmers and Ware houses Scathingly Denounced WAREHOUSEMEN ASK ADOPTION OF CODE Anxious for Government As sistance in Settleg Up Fair Practices in Their Industry, NRA Is Advised; Trucking Practices Described Washington. Dee. 28. (AR> High Democratic spokesmen described I'u'jident Roosevelt as determined to du to concentrate the primary at linii"ii of the 73rd Congress upon a. Inidget designed t<i provide an $8(10,- hiii j * surplus above ordinary op ci itipg exists in iP3t ;tr». Although reconciled to a present ;cii deficit Welt above 111*' billion mark, because of emergency cxpendl lures, the administration was said to have set down these tentative blld r;ct. eyt imutes: I neoine, 1110,1 MM 1,(100. t>i dinai y outgo, The total to be requested o. Con Si ess has been described in some iiuattcrs as possibly reaching the six billion dollar mark, including emer gency spending. Sources close to the ailminist rat ion, however, spoke of at Ira;! a partial "pay-as vou-go” basis without major (on boosts through It. !•’ <*. loan re payments e’sfiihate«T to total another s7<»>,oUo (XX). \i lli*' President continued today t ij stiiip*' his program for the coining ■ inn .there were authoritative In dies! ions that he intended to press 1 1 *• ■: i* I liis gold buying commodity dol lai plan. Huey Long Pressed On Two Fronts Goes to Washington To Scat His Woman Choice as Second Klection Held Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 28. (Al’t - With his political irons in the fire in two fierce election battles in Lou isl ?,tat. Senator Huey P, Long was en •'onto to Washington today to press ‘ating of Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp, his choice as sixth district congressional I'eprrseutat ive. Strife for tlie moment was center *d in the sixth district, where cit i'.ens yesterday held their own elec tion and polled a total of 11.584 vote.-* ■ n 181 out of 197 precincts for J. Y. blinders. .Jr., their choice to succeed to the congressional office vacated by •iie death of Mrs. Kemp's husband. Meanwhile .another sector com "landing the attention of the Louisi :, "a "Kingfish,” was New Orleans, "’li' ic a fxjng-supported third ticket was forced into the mayorality cam- I'dgn oy the old regular organiza -1 ion's rejection of Ijong’s suggestion foi a district attorney on their ticket. Newest Louisiana Vote Legal, Mr. Rainey Thinks Washington, Dec. 28 (A 1 J ) —Speak- Rainey Haiti today that the Louis faction which elected J. Y. San .lf., to the House in the sixth 'listrict yesterday had complied with law. The House faces a dispute "" Hie opening day next week over n " light of Mrs. Boliver E. Kemp, "l". wh* supported by Senator Huey 1 liong on a contested election to seat from the sixth district. Rainey .said Mrs. Kemp had the ere ‘“'Rials and the right to the floor, "'i 'f her seat is challenged he will h '"' hours of debate. ..wwiM, #\s c-. vlzxthvv&tin Bat lit Btspatrh in New Era Now, Roosevelt Avers XVii'-liington, Dec. ;»».—(,\P) I'ri'sidotil Roosevelt expressed the view today that “we enter the New >ear with a realization Unit w C have crossed the threshold of a »»«*v era." Tlii* was contained in a letter In* ",o?e t„ Mrs. Grace Morrison • *o«d president of the General Pc-Vrat ion of 'ViniirnN l 'tol>s. Roadside Signs iNow A Problem Neither Highway Commission No r Revenue Depart ment Will Act Raleigh. Dec. 28 ((AP) —Who’ll tear down the unlicensed roadside adver tisements in North Carolina was a question puzzling State revenue and highway officials today. - -TH**— irvn*-»*- dkrpnrt me nI - -says —fts+ up to the highway department to en force the J 933 outdoor advertising li cense law, and points out. that a cer tified list of delinquent roadside ad vertisers has been given the high way commission, with the request that road workers tear down the signs. I Highway commission officials want to know what authority they have to intrude on private property and destroy signs on which no license fee has been paid. They fear possible en couunters with farmers, blunder bus es or perhaps arrest for trespass on private property. TOO a?!soear Campaign in State Progress ing Fairly Satisfactorily, However College Station, Raleigh, Dec. 28. Reporting to Dean I. O. Schatib. dur ing the past week, farm agents in the 57 counties growing North Caro lina’s flue cured tobacco say that the tobacco sign-up is progressing satis factorily though not as rapidly as was desired. In some counties, more growers have signed the contract than signed the initial agreement in September. The county agent in Craven county reported that growers would sign nearly 100 percent, but some were waiting to obtain duplicates of lost warehouse slips, to finish selling their tobacco, to obtain two-year leases on land, or were delayed by other important matters. Cumberland county growers are (Continued ■ p w Vive.i Commenting on the subsequent election of Sanders by another fac tion, the speaker told reporters that he had just read the Louisiana law, and it does make provisions for the people to call an election to fill a House place on 15 days’ notice. In response to questions, he said the governor of Louisiana had not given the required 15 days’ notice in the election of Mrs. Kemp to take the place of her late husband. However, he declined to pass judg ment on this election contest pend ing a hearing in the House. ONLY DAILY N L m V^ I> .. W , ,KE SISHVMJJfI OF illfcj PRESS. lEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28 1983 President Roosevelt and His Cabinet in Conterence l # r ~4 |y fjiiMMi I• | x *4.. * WC jfe > * mA MW IT KwflMlL L-, ■■■ g. W a; «jg jm; ;9HniKPHi Here is tlie*rirst picture to be made of President Roosevelt and his cabinet, snapped during a regular weekly cabinet meeting at Ihe White House. At left it the SUB-ZERO WEATHER 42 Below at One Point In Maine Is Reported In Hard Blizzard MORE SNOW REPORTED Falls' lii Lake Regions, While I'ltifr Duals Are Missing With t rews 111 Scattered Parts of the Country (By the Associated ITess.) It was bitter cold today in many places. 24 degrees below zero at Northfield, Vermont; 16 below at St. Paul, Minn.; from 30 to 52 degrees below in the interior of Canada; 12 below at Volstcr’s Mills, Maine. New snow flurried over the lake regions and the St. Lawrence valley. Light rains struck Texas and the North Pacific slope. A blizzard, raged about Malone in the Adirondaks. Another swept off Lake Eric to strike Watertown, N. Y. FrcSh drifts made transportation more difficult on already clogged roads. Three fishing vessels oyt of Portland. Maine, were missing with crews of two, eight, aud ten. Coast Guardsmen put out from Cht • Cet'Mniisd on Page Five.) Charlotte Man Suicides After Firing on Wife Charlotte, Dec. 28 (AP) -Charles A. McKeithan, 71-year-old retired railway clerk, fired a pistol twice at his aged wife, hut missed, and then sent a bullet through his own head at his residence here today. Mrs. McKeithan said he burst from his bed room brandishing the pistol an 4 without warning fired at her. She dropped behind a table and Mc iKelthan turned the gun to his head and fired, dropping to the floor dead. Coroner Frank Hovis decided the death was a clear case of suicide and that no inquest would be necessary. Americans Accused In Finn Plot Helsingfors, Finland, Dec. 28 (AP) —Authorities announced today they had discovered a large scale plot to poison high officials of the Finnish army’s technical group and ordered a dead official’s body exhumed in the belief he was murdered. The alleged plot, they claim, is part of what they described as the espionage conspiracy in connection with which two Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Jacobson, of Michigan, were arrested October 27. Jacobson was a mathematics in structor on the Northville, Mich., high school three years. president. Seated around the table, starting at left, are Secre tary of the Treasury William H. Woodin,. Attorney General Homer S. Cuminings, Secretary of the Congressiiian Donghton Slat oil For High Post On Tariff Commission Secs Dry Weather To Century’s End Cambridge, Muss., Dec. JB.—(AD —A “warm and tlry” weather fore cast, for the rest of the JSOt.li cen tury and warning of a cuntiiic per i»*d of disastrous droughts were, issued b,v a weather specialist to b»y lief ore I In* American Associa tion for the Advancement of Science. Flaying a role much like the biblical Joseph, who warned the Egyptians of ‘ lean years to come,” H. W. Clough, of Arcade, N. Y., told the scientists that along about the turn of the century, “there are likely to he prolonged and disas trous droughts, possibly causing extensive migration of people now inhabiting regions that border upon deserts.” - - «■ —1 '■■■” PUBIIOTCT I But Still Over 300,000 1934 Tags Not Yet Taken by Car Owners Uuili Dispatch Durf. - '* lu the Sir Walter tlutet. HV J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Dee. 28 —Although the to tal number of sales of 1934 automo bile licenses was climbing close to 100,000 this morning, there are more than 300,000 automobile owners who have not. yet purchased their new license plates and who have only to day, tomorrow and Saturday left in which to get them. For beginning at sunrise, January 1, "The Big Round up” of all car owners who have not obtained their new plates will he • Coai.mmcf on Da* 1 • State Prisoner Kills Companion At Columbia Pen Columbia. S. C.. Dec, 28.—(AP) — Charlie McCormick, 25. was stabbed to death by a fellow prisoner today at the South Carolina State penitentiary. H. H. Kester, captain of the guards said Hubert McGaha, who said hi» relatives live at Marshall. N. C., slashed McCormick’s throat with a knife as the two men were going to work. The gash extended from one ear to the middle of the convict’s throat. He died 35 minutes later in the pri son infirmary with his jugular vein severed. The killing occurred in the garment factory of the prison. Captain Kes ter said he learned it followed an at gument between the two men late yesterday. Navy Claude A. Swanson, Secre tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Koper, Sec To Be Appointed in Few Weeks After Ways and Means Committee Work Is on Way _ MUST FIRST FRAME TAXATION MEASURES Doughton I§ Serving 22nc! Year in ~ National House from His North Carolina District; Member of Ways and Means Committee for Many Years Washington, Dec. 28. (AP) Rep resenativc Robert L. Doughton. of North Carolina,, chairman of the pow erful House Ways and Means Com mittee. is slated to be appointed to the Federal Tariff Commission within a few weeks. Democratic friends of the North Carolina Democrat say the appoint ment will be made by President Roose volt., probably after the administra tionV liquor and general tax revision measures are passed by the House. Both of these measures arc being handled by Doughton’s Ways and Means Committee, the group charged with formulating all revenue and tariff measures for congressional ac tion. Doughton is serving his ‘22nd year in the House as representative from ♦he ninth North Carolina district. He has been a member of the ways and means committee for many years, and has made a study of tariffs. Roosevelt Told Folks With Him Washington. Dec. 28.—tAP) —-Presi- dent Roosevelt was told today by Sen ator Connally, Democrat, Texas, that Congress and the people were behind him on his commodity dollar program and would support it. Connally. a member of the finance committee, and an original advocate of dollar devaluation, demanded that the Federal Reserve System surren der Its gold to the Treasury. The Senator declined to intimate lo newspaper men in any way the views of President Roosevelt who is care fully guarding his monetary moves. Connally predicted Congress would insist upon the reserve, system sur rendering its gold. “I told the President 1 am strong as horse radish for his dollar de valuation program." said Connally. “Congress and the people are behind him on his money program, ana will stand by him.” w eTther Cloudy, not so cold on the coast tonight; Friday cloudy, possibly followed by rain in the south por tions. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. retary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, Postmaster General James A. Farley, Secretary of War George H, Dern, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Rumor? About “Farmer Bob” Refuse To Subside In State Capital PLENTY OTHERS ALSO But Sum*- of Them Would Not Run if Doiiglitoii Became Candidate; Sandy Graham Sure Fire Anyhow Dally U!»i»hi<'|| R>, ••» »6f Sl* W»l(t* Hhlfl * l « M • «Ki:itVl< l, Raleigh. Dee. 23,—Despite efforts in certain quarters to discount the i cent ring rumor to the effect that Congressman Robert L. Doughton, of the eighth congressional district, will not seek reelection to Congress in the primary and election of 1935, but in stead will be a candidate , for gover nor, the report continual to persist here. Not. only does it. continue to persist, hut visitors here from Wash ington over the holidays who have been in close contact with Doughton, say that' these reports undoubtedly have; some real foundation and tlu* the venerable “Farmer Boh" is ac tually giving much serious thought to running for governor. "A good deal will depend, of course on how Congressman Doughton gets through this approaching session of Congress with his ways and means committee, of which he is chairman, and which must formulate ail the new tax legislation,” one of these visitors from Washington said. “But those close to Doughton know that he Us 'becoming increasingly inter ested in the talk of his becoming a candidate for governor and that he would not, be unwilling to exchange his seat in Congress for the gover nor’s chair in Raleigh.” The fact that Congressman Dough ton is chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and has served in the national House of Representatives for ,so many years, lias made a good many obser vers doubt that he would he willing to give up his seniority in the House in order to run for governor. Some have attributed this talk largely to those who are said to be anxious to run for his seat in Congress should lie decide to seek the governorship (Continued on Pane Five * Humphrey Goes To Court On Roosevelt Discharge Washington, Dec. 28.- —(AP)—Wil- liam E. Humphrey today took to the United States Court of Claims his contention that President Roosevelt’s action in ordering him removed as a member of the Federal Trade Com mission last October was “illegal and void.” In a petition filed with the court, Humphrey, a Republican, demanded from the United States $1,239.59 he said was due him as his salary from October 8 to November 30. Disclosing for the first time the full correspondence between himself and the President, Humphrey placed be fore the court the transcript of four letters from Mr. Roosevelt. Two of 6 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY fiSSII V Revenue of $3,400,000,000 and Ordinary Outgo of $2,600,000,000 Is Desired PART CASfTbASIS IS BEING PLANNED At Least Partial “Pay-as- You-Go” Basis on Regular Expenses Is Considered In Making Up Budget Re quirements; To Press Gold Buying Plans Washington. Dec. 28. - (AP>— Truckers who charged farmers for hauling tobacco and then collect a commission for delivery to a parti cular warehouse were described ’as “racketeers" at a Farm Administra tion hearing today on a code for the tobacco warehouse industry. I*’. C. Clay, of Lczxington, Ky., sec retary of the National Association of Tobacco Warehousemen, and Joe Eagles for .'55 years operator of Wil son, N. warehouses, termed this alleged practice the "greatest eveil” in the industry. Eagles said individual truckers in each community made a practice of contracting with farmers to haul th* ir tobacco to market. The truck ers. Eagles said, would then contact aD of the warehouses in that ttrea and promise to deliver this tobacco to the ! r floors for a commission. To I rotcct themselves from theifr com petitors, Eagles said it was custom-* ary for each warehouse to agree to pay a certain commission to a truck er. with the commission varying ac cording to the bargaining ability of _the t wo. WAREHOUSEMEN WANT CODE NRA OFFICIALS ADVISED Washington. Dec. 28. —(AP)— Auc tion and loose leaf tobacco warehouse (Continued On Page Four.) Hansom As Motive For b. t. Crime Officers Think Thdt Is Explanation Os Killing of 15-Yeas- Old Youth Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28.—(AP>— The Columbia Record quotes officers investigating the kidnaping and kill ing of Hubbard H. Harris, Jr., 15, as saying today they were convinced the motive was ransom. The Record says the investigators refuse to di vulge the amount, that was to have been asked, hut believe they have es tablished the seeking of the ransolii as the motive following the question ing last night of Robert H. Wiles. Wiles, 49-year-old unemployed meo* hanie, made a purported confeSsfod of the killing of the boy at an aban doned farm house Saturday when he grew suspicious and sought to leave. Officers investigating the case wept understood to have gone to the of the crime and eould not be located for a statement. The Record did not quote any of them by name as de claring ransom the motive. them requested his resignation. A third accepted his resignation, al though Humphrey contended none had been offered, while a fourth con* tained only these words: “I am in receipt of your letter of September 27. Effective as of this date (October 7), you are hereby removed from the office of commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.” The controversy between the Presi dent and Humphrey, which alrei&y has been • picked up as a political is sue by some Republicans, and is Cer tain to be aired in the coming con gressional session, has been simmer ing either beneath the surface or in the opening since last July.
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