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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR DOLLAR BILL APPROVED, BY SENATE COMMITTEE yr • jg e } * ************ United States Recognizes New Cuban Government ROOSEVELT NAMES CAFFEREY AS NEW ENVOY AT HAVANA Manuel Marquez Sterling, Former Cuban Secretary of To Be Am. bassador Here AMERICAN WARSHIPS ORDERED TO LEAVE Ten of 16 Battle Craft In Cuban Waters Get Away and Others Will Follow at Once; Roosevelt and Hull | Announce Recognition of Mendieta Regime Washington. Jan. 23 j<AP) —End ing six months of unofficial relations, dining which Cuba has been in tur moil, the United States today accord ed recognition to the new govern ment of President arlos Mendieta. official announcement was made l>v President Roosevelt and by Sec-I tolar,v Hull after the question had been considered by the chief exe cutive anti his advisors during the day Jefferson Cafferey, the President’s personal representative in Havana, had Advised him that President Men dicta had succeeded in establishing a government which had the support of the Cuban people and was able to maintain law and order and carry out its international obligations. Cafferey will become ambassador to Cuba upon presentation of his credentials. Manuel Marquez Sterling, former Cuban secretary of state, who has been acting in an unofficial capacity in Washington, will become the Cu ban ambassador here. Meanwhile, ten of the 16 American wai vessels that have been in Cuban waters were withdrawn. Withdrawal of the others is ex pected to follow. first REPORTS ON COTTON SIGN-UPS Kileigh, Jan. 23.—(A P) The first report on the progress of the cotton reduction campaign in North Carolina went to Washing ton today, showing 463 contracts had Ireen signed, covering 8,088 •M ros which produced an average ”f 2,073,814 pounds of cotton a year. Move Made By Gardner Commended By Resigning Com mittee. Post, He Avoided Present Criticism at Capital Dnll> Dlwpateh Bureau, In the S>. waiter Hotel, lit .1, (. BAHKEHVILL. Raleigh. Jan. 23—The action of h i met Governor O. Max Gardner in as a member of the Nation- Democratic Committee last Octob- • because he believed membership the committee was inconsistent ’ li his law practice in Washington ' being given nation-wide attention 81 a result of the recent stir in Washington because of the political activities of some members of the National Democratic committee who have not resigned from it. For while "Hly slight attention has been paid •o Gardner’s resignation here in Nortß Carolina, coining as it did months in advance of the present shake-up in W ashington as aresult of which Pres "lent Roosevelt has openly suggested l, iaf members of the National Deino ' 'atic Committee either resign or "lose their law offices and cease prac ’"'hig on the strength of their alleg ,,J political influence, paper in other •dates have been pointing to Gardner (Continued on Page Four.) Hrnhrrsnn Datlit ißtspatrh LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. 102 More Ships For Navy At Cost Os 400 Millions Are Urged Upon Congress PEANUT VENDOR PRESIDENT AIDED ■ < v"*; «? ' ** ■ *>' P"' 11 - : %JF / p M . || p‘ : - x/ ■ This photo shows Steve Wasilakos, peanut vendor, standing beside his peanut wagon at a corner of the White House grounds in Washington, after winning a fight to keep his location through the aid of President Roosevelt. Wasi lakos recently was ordered to re- Roosevelt Tells Ickes To Handle PWA Charges Morehead City Is To Get Port Loan Washington, Jan. 23 (AP>—The office of Senator Bailey, Demo crat, North Carolina, said today it understood the Morehead City, N. C., application for $400,000 public works money to develop its port terminals is being studied by army engineers. The office said this was an Indi cation the project had met the approval of the Public Works Ad ministration board. NEGRO CLUBS GIRL SLEEPING IN HOME I Intruder in Columbia, S. C., Escapes as Children Give the Alarm Columbia, S. C., Jan. 23. —(AP) —A stocky unidentified Negro forced bis way into the home of Dr. P. F. Caugh man and struck Miss Katherine Caughman on the head with a black jack here late last night. The Negro was prowling through the house and came upon the girl, sleeping in an upstairs room. She screamed when he entered her room, and he hit her, inflicting a scalp wound. She, with her two (brothers, Dick, (Continued on Page Three.) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPE R PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH Steve Wasilakos move his stand by the District of Columbia commissioners. Read ing of the order in newspapers, President Roosevelt intervened for the vendor and stopped the police from carrying out the or der. Steve expressed his grati tude. Blanket Authority To Deal as He Sees Fit With'Graft Com plaints Washington, Jan. 23 (AP) —'Presi- dent Roosevelt has given Secretary Ickes, the public works administra tor, blanket authority to deal as he sees fit with all complaints of “graft” or manipulation of funds on public works projects. Meanwhile, agents for the Civil Works Administration and the De partment of Justice scanned closely operations of the agency in a dozen sections of the country as the result of disclosures of graft in handling funds of the relief organization. Joseph B. Keenan, assistant attor ney general designated to make the civil works investigation for the Just ice Department, said several com plaints concerning the operation of the Civil Works Administration have been forwarded to him by Harry L. Hopkins, the administrator. Public works officials said that be cause of the elaborate inspection and investigation system set up several months ago in anticipation of pos sigly attempts to manipulate funds in connection with projects, complaints (Continued on Paue Three » w unifp x FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly colder in north and ex treme west portions tonight; warmer in extreme west portion Wednesday. N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1934 BUILDING PROGRAM NEEDED ID ATTAIN ADEQUATE ELEETS Admiral Standley Outlines Program in Further Testi mony Before House Committee / WOULD START WORK SOON AS POSSIBLE Deficiency Appropriation to Begin This Fiscal Year Would Be From 15 to 25 Million Dollars; $238,000,- 000 PWA Funds Already Being Spent Washington, Jan. 23 (AF)—By unanimous vote, the House Na val Committee today approved the Vinson treaty navy bill and decided to try to attach it to the annual navy appropriations bill nwo being in the House proper, with passage a cer tainty by tomorrow at least. It had become plain a short time earnier that once this bill was enact ed, prediction of which was made by Speaker Rainey, the administration then would ask up to $25,000,000 to be actually appropriated at this session for a start on 20 new warships. Eighteen of the 25 naval conimi-t tee members were present when the (Continued o»« Paae ThriM» • Cotton Cut Pay Urged For March Washington, Jan. 23.—(API—Rep resentative Patman, Democrat, Texas, today urged the Farm Administration to nrike payment to the cotton farm ers in the acreage reduction, cam paign in March and again in June or July, saying such a plan would enable “practically every glower in' lexas to plant his next crop without borrowing a dime." The Texan said the administration promised to make every • effort to carry out the program along the lines suggested. Meanwhile, after a three-hour in spection of AAA personnel at work, Patman emerged with high praise for the cotton section, e wrote more than 1,000 cotton committeemen in his dis trict bespeaking their continued co operation, and telling them Texas would probably get around $30,650,722 in rental payments under the acreage 'reduction plan. High French Officials Named In Pawn Scandal Paris, Jan. 23. —(AP) —A warning that Premier Camille Chautemps him self and three members of his endan gered cabinet would be (named in documents of the Stavisky scandal was served them today by Deputy Phillipe Henriott. Henriott advised the premier, Geor ges Bonnet, minister of finance; Eugene Raynaldy, minister of jus tice; and M. Laurenteynao, minister of finance, to be ready to defend itheimselves before the Chamber of Deputies. The nature of the documents in the CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Heads Mothers Move -J*-*-- . y - agssj: i Mrs. Shepard Krech President of New York Maternity Center Association, Mrs. Shepard Krech <eads nation-wide Mother’s 1 Day campaign “to make mother hood safe.” , Movement grew from conference at which high maternity death-rate in U. S. was discussed. (Central Prees) EißEirar IN THE POLFIICAL SKIES THIS YEAR Talk of Simmons Candidacy Against Abernethy In This State Grips Capital SENATOR CONNALLY OF TEXAS OPPOSED Many Individuals Seeking to Jump from House To Senate, and Others Trying To Stage Comeback; Re publicans Looking for Campaign Materials Washington, Jan. 23.-—(AP) Suf ficient political fireworks to light up the national picture, starred by un usual conflicts between well recogniz ed political figures, were forecast to day as likely in the forthcoming sen atorial and congressional primary and general election. Gossip already is lixeci on Capitol Hill about contests involving indivi duals seeking to jump from the House to the Senate and some former sena tors who may try to get back on the political path through the congres- Ginnings in 1933 Trifle More Than Figure for 1932 Washington, Jan. 23.—(AP) —Cotton of the growth of 1933 ginned prior to January 16 was reported today by the Census Bureau to have totalled 12,558,726 running bales, including 592,054 round .bales counted as half ■bales and 6,792 bales of American Egyptian, and exclusive of linters. To that date a year ago ginnings totalled 12,414,899 running hales, in cluding 666,036 round bales and 7,402 bales of American Egyptian. North Carolina reported ginnings of 684,475 ables prior to January 16 this year. iStavisky case, which shook France with the collapse of the Bayonne Municipal Pawn Shop, was not dis closed. Charges have (been hurled by angry deputies that Serge Stavisky, alleged late leader of pawn shop operations, in which the public was fleeced of $40,000,000, received protection in high places. The Chamber was thrown into con fusion by announcement of the de puty’s action. Shouting wildly and banging their desks, government supporters drown ed out Henriott’s voice. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Two Years Limit On Operations Os Plan Put In Bill Heiress at Play W f Jr w •w i n I « M jiiMMMlk mW Doris Duke Lipstick and powder-puff are two bonds that link shopgirl and prin cess in bond of sisterhood. Here is Doris Duke, reputed world’s richest girl, “primping” at her table in New York night club, just as any daughter of “Judy O’Grady.” (Central Press) cwmpsToF EXTENDED A YEAR Roosevelt To Ask Congress For $250,000,000 To Continue Work ARMY CAMPS ADVISED Told To Be Ready To Handle Men for Year After March 31; Army Has Active Direction of the Encampments Washington, Jan. 23.—(AP) — The War Department has notified corps area commanders to be prepared to continue untit April 1, 1935, the ac tivities of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The action was taken after Presi dent Roosevelt informed Robert D. Fechner, director of the corps, that he contemplated asking Congress for sufficient funds to carry the work of the coips for another year beyond March 31. The most probable figure which the President would ask for, officials speculated today, was $250,000,000 it being estimated that with the pre sent strength of 315,000 distributed among 1,400 or 1,500 camps the op erations are costing approximately $20,000,000 a month. Conservation Corps officials said that, pending Congressional action on the President’s plan .further instruc tions to the corps area commanders would be held in abeyance. The army has the active ’ direction of the en campments. troubleWoting FUNCTIONS IN CWA Complaints As To Adminis traiton of Work Refer red to Local Boards Dully Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. HASKEKVILL. Raleigh, Jan. 23. —Beginning today, all complaints with regard to the ad ministration and operation of the Civil Works projects or of the Na- (Continued on Page Three.) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Two Billion Dollar Stabili. zation Fund Made Tem. porary by Amend, ment Tacked On ROOSEVELT POWER ALSO RESTRICTED Cannot Devalue Dollar For Period Longer Than Two Years; Other Changes Re jected and Debate In Sen. ate Is Expected To Be Started on Wednesday Washington, Jan. 23.—(AP)— The administration money hill was speed ily approved today by the Senate Banking Committee alter it had voted several modifications, including a provision making the proposed two billion dollar stabilization fund tem porary. The important monetary legislation was approved 15 to 2. A time limit of two years on the operation of the stabilization fund was the most important modification. Another amendment would place, the stabilization fund under a board of five instead of vesting complete control in the secretary of the trea sury. The administration was upheld in a vote to leave title to the gold with the Federal Reserve System and take the profits from devaluation through, a franchise tax on the system. Meanwhile, a debate over the mea sure broke out in the Senate, with Sen ator Fess, of Ohio, assailing it, ano Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, speaking in defense. The committee also placed a limi tation of two years on President ((kmtinned on Page Three.) CWA EXTENSION IS AS YET UNCERTAIN Washington, Jan. 23 (AP)— President Roosevelt told William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor today that an extension of the Civil Works Administration beyond the May deadline would depend upon con ditions prevailing in the late spring. Cuba Happy At Prospect Recognition Scenes of Wild En thusiasm In Island Republic Greet Washington News Havana, Jan. 23 (AP) —The new government of Cuba, cheered by lyord that the United States is ready to ex tend recognition, pressed confident ly today toward settlement of serious internal difficulties. Scenes of wild enthusiasm in the interior were reported as the news spread that recognition was near to all parts of the island. Sources close to President Carlos Mendieta said the government hoped to settle the medical strike by tomor row, “possibly without the decree dis solving the Cuban Medical Federa tion.” Seven hundred students demon strated near the presidential palace against the proposed decree by Men dieta to force the dissolution of the medical federation and the eloping of all hospitals of the Spanish socie ties until the difficulties are adjusted. Sanitation employees at Santiago walked out in sympathy with Havana doctors. Walter Relis, an American anti-imperialist leader, was held at Manzanillo, accuused of agitation, among students.
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