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Henderson gateway to CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR WINTER’S WORST COLD LIKELY TONIGHT .......... . . . . rfvr./, France Struggles For Peace, But Fears New Outbreak In Paris Tonisht TROOPS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT CITY AS ATM LOOMS Doumergue Hopes To Have Cabinet Formed by Time Communists Occupy Place Republic PARTISAN POLITICS HANDICAP PREMIER padical Socialists Make De termined Demands for Full Representation; 24-Hour general Strike Called for Monday, TncTuding Even The Teachers pnU Feb. 9.- (AP) Premier-elect (> iisLoii Doumergue struggled grimly to bring about a political truce in France today, while troops were con cintrated in Paris for a threatened Uiock tonight. Hi-, new cabinet! was expected to be formed by the time communists, de fying police, planned to occupy the Pliice <ie la Republic In the heart of tin* v ' leers’ district. Con,|i;i.ny after company of pro vineial Laces were bivouacked in and around public buildings and 11,000 police were braced for a fight. Meanwhile, partisan politics loomed to Handicap Doumergue in his efforts to form a government designed to restore peace to France. Radical .socialists sent, former Pre mier Edouard Heiriot to tell Doumer gue that they might refuse to parti cipate in his ministry unless they wet given a. full share of the cab inet posts. Tonight’s manifastutions were called sigahiist. the government, “of parties and fascism." Adding to the .seriousness of this im mediate situation was the 24-hoin general strike caned by the federation of iabot for Monday. One of the most •serious aspects of the strike was seen in the announcement that 80.001) French civil servants would join the walk-out. The civil servants, angered by pay cuts, include employees mid transpor tation, communication, water, elec tricity and gas public service units. Today the school teachers’ union joined the strike movement with an order for the closing of schools Mon day. Velerans In Doumergue Government Men With Years of Political Experience l nite To Save Trance in Her Peril •'o is, Feb. 9.(AP) Gaston Doumoi kr|n*. 1-year-old premier-designate tinned his back on youthful enthus l!|d,i.s this afternoon to name a cab "at of experienced veterans, banded together by the crisis threatening fair France. half a dozen former premiers W,T,; named in the ministry, which Dmimeiguo presented to President Lo hrun for the chief executive’s aip provai, Dourru igue summoned his appoim to a meeting at the foreign of and as lie led them in a body to 'he IClyssce palace, declared: "From the premier to the last of 'he ministers, every one will do his duty.” 'wo of the strongest political vet runs in France today—former Pre miers Andre Tardieu and Edouard Harriot agreed to serve in this time ~f heed as ‘‘ministers of state” with ",Jt portfolios. They will both have U'e title () f vice-premier. Die cabinet iis slightly leftist, or ad '■ajiced liberal, in complexion, with on»- *■’ the communist and socialist fac ’:rm.s, led by Deputy Leon Blum, left ou ’- of the selection. Even as Doumergue selected his "‘misters, however, street disorders Ua a prelude to the general strike '"riled for Monday again threatened Paaiy. Hritimramt ARREST OF McCRACKEN IS ORDERED IN SENATE Figure in Naval Contract Probe ■ '■ —— v Charles F. Adams David Ingalls Edward Warner Inquiry by House Naval Affairs committee into naval air contracts is latest probe to stir capital. Among notables to be called are ex-Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams, David S. Ingalls, Navy’s Assistant Secretary for Aeronautics, under Hoover, and Edward P. Warner, who held that Dost in the Coolidge regim e.(Central Press) $150,000,000 Os Cotton To Be Bought For Needy Smith Bill Favorably Re ported by Senate Agri culture Committee for Big Purchase WOULD PUT COTTON UP ABOUT ONE CENT But It Is Emphasized ChieiV ly as Relief Measure For Poor, Rather Than Effort To Cut Surplus; Board Would Be Set Up To Make The Purchases Washington, Feb. 9 (AP) —The Sen ate Agriculture (Committee today favorably reported a bill by Chair man Smith, Democrat, South Caro lina, authorizing the purchase of $150,000,000 of cotton and cotton pro ducts for fre distribution to the needy. The favorable report came after Cully A. Cobb, chief of the farm ad ministration’s cotton section, had testified the program would require at least 1,000,000 bales, which he es timated would increase the price of cotton at least one cent a pound. Cobb emphasized, however, this should be considered more as a relief measure than as a method of reduc ing the cotton surplus. The bill contemplates, in so far as possible, the distribution of materials for the home manufacture of cotton household articles. A federal cotton distribution board will be created to purchase and dis tribute cotton clothing, cotton mate rial or clothing, raw cotton and tick ing suitable for the making of mat tresses and cotton bedding and similar household articles. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair and much colder, with a cold wave in the interior tonight; Saturday fair and continued cold. FOR HENDERSON. For 24-hour period ending at noon today: Highest temperature, 39; lowest, 8; northeast wind; trace of snow; temperature at noon today, 10. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPE R PUBLISHED LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9. 1934 Roosevelt Asking Stock Regulation Washington, Feb. 19 (Al*) — President Roosevelt's message ask ing for stock market regulations will be ’sent to Congress today after 3 p. in. Tlie White House informed both Senate and House leaders that the President desiring both branches to remai nin session until the mes sage reached Capitol Hill. This will be done. BLANTON IS NAMED DEPUTY COLLECTOR Marion Man Has Strang Connections Politically and Blood Kin Dallf Dispatch llureas. In the Sir Walter Hotel. IJT J. C. BASKKHVILL. Raleigh, Feb. 9. —Collector Charles H. Rc|t|ertson nas appointed W. N. Blanton, of Marion, deputy collector and people wiho make it their busi ness to analyze politics think Mr. Robertson has done himself no harm. Mr. Blanton comes of tremendous Democratic stock. His family of fru gal folks always have done big bus iness. Former Governor O. Max Gard ner’s well developed genius for busi ness is an inheritance from the Blan tons. The collector therefore, does •well in Washington where Mr. Gard ner lives and moves and has a great deal o f being. Then Mr. Blanton is a brother-in law of State Democratic Chairman J. WaJllace Win borne. One of the objec tions to Mr. Wimborne’s assumption of the duties as State chairman in 1932 was made by Senator Robert R. Reynolds, who recalled that in nearly all the contests in. which Mr. Rey nolds took part as principal Mr. Win borne was against him. But Mr. Blan ton is acceptable to Our Bob, most agreeable to Chairman Wjin'bome and doubtless a good man for Senator Bailey. The appointment will he con (Continued on Page Three.) Uatln Hiapatrh I IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Hoover Assistant Commerce Secretary for Air Fails To Appear In Sen ate as Ordered CO-DEFENDANTS IN CASE ALL ON HAND All Three Attached to Air Companies Benefiting from Contracts; McCracken’s Attorney Says rie Will Seek Habeas Corpus Soon As Arrest Is Made Washington, Feto. 9.—(AP)— Frank J. Hogan, attorney for William P. McCracken, whom the Senate ordered arrested today, said be would file habeas corpus proceedings as soon as the arrest was made. ARREST ORDERED WHEN McCRACKEN IS ABSENT Washington, Feb. 9.—(AP) — The, Senate, defied today by William P. McCracken, Hoover assistant secre tary of commerce for air, ordered his arresrt. He failed to appear for the sche duled opening of his trial on contempt charges, challenging the Senate au thority. Three co-dcfendants, all attached to air companties that benefited from air mail contracts in the last administra tion, were on hand, however. Once the McCracken position had been read to the Senate, Senator Black, Democrat, Alabama, chairman of the committee v investigating air mail contracts, introduced the resolu tion ordering McCracken’s immediate arrest, ft was adopted without a rec ord vote. McCracken, had been, free on his personal bond. He, as their counsel, and the other three, were cited on charges of con tempt of the Senate in removal of evi dence from McCracken’s files after these had been subpoenaed. The trial of the other three de fendants, L. H. Britten, vice-president 'of Northwest Airways; Harris M. Hanshue, president of Western Air Express, and Gilbert Givin, Washings 'ton representative of the latter cor poration, was suspended until Mc- Cracken could he brought before the 'Senate. Vice-President Garner, who was pre siding at the usual court trial, put the question immediately when Black presented his arrest resolution, and it carried but, Senate Borah, Republi can, Idaho, arose to debate the re solution, and it had to be passed again Governor Pleased With His Visit to National Capital Dally Dispatch Bureau In the Sir Walter Motel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Feb. 9.—Governor J. C. B. Bhiringhaus, who is back from Balti more and Washington where he went to help the State in getting the great scenic route, this afternoon late goes to Southern Pines to be guest speak er at the annual chamber of com merce banquet. Governor Ehringhaus found the State in' fine shape >to make appeal for the highway. He says the State s spokesmen made a fine impression on the people of Baltimore and Wasn ington and the governor enjoyed the trip which gave him a two-days re spite from official duties. Legislative Candidate Gets No Rise, However, for Favoring Sales Tax Dully Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Feb. 9.—Wake comity’s queer candidate for the lower house in the General Assembly, R. B. Nichols, who announced a few days ago that he will run for the House as a merchant who favors the sale* tax, says he has had very ittle ex pressed opposition to his sales posi tion, hut his known vote for the re peal of the 18th amendment has (Continued on Page Three.) Profits Large William E. Boeing Claiming that he risked a large part of his personal fortune, Wil liam E. Boeing, shown above as he appeared as a witness before the special senate committee at Wash ington, probing the handling of air nail contracts, defended profits 'mounting to $12,199,000 which he 'milled he had made on airmail ventures. (Central P vsg ) Storms And Cold Rule 2 Continents Several Dead, Scores Injured in Germany and the Scandina ian Countries (By the Associated Press.) Intense cold mid storms ruled over two continent's today. Tire United States Weather Bureau celebrated its 64th anniversary by re cording many all-time lows in tem peratures. In Europe. Germany and Scan dinavia were struck by a gale which caused widespread damage and was directly responsible for several deaths. Ships hugged harbors in tire North and Baltic Seas. The New England and North At lantic seaboard bore the brunt of the sub-zero weather in this country. Records were shattered in several cities. Oldsters who had often been heard to say that winters “weren’t (Continued or. Page Three J Northwest Europe Hit By Storms Many All-Time Lows In U. S. Tempera tures; Europe Swept By Gales Berlin, Feb. 9.—(AP) —A near hur ricane swept Germany and roared across Scandinavia during the night and early today, killing several per sons and injuring scores. It was one of northwest Europe's worst storms in years. Three were known to be dead, in addition to an undetermined number of sailors drowned when a fishing vessel sank with all hands on board in the estuary of the Wesser river. Baltic and North Sea shipping was driven to harbor by the storm. Wide spread damage was caused along the seashore. Hamburg, Breslau and Stettin all reported heavy damage from the high winds. At least one person was killed by a falling smokestack at Stettin. So suddenly did the storm strike Berlin last night that many motor ists were injured by debris hurled in to the streets before they realized the seriousness of the situation. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY', Snow Is General Throughout State With High Winds “Yellow Tide” The "yellow tide” has done a com plete right about face. Above is shown the first shipment of gold to arrive in the United States since the President’s monetary changes, a cargo valued at $5,000,000, being hoisted from the liner S. S. Presi dent Roosevelt to be transferred to the Federal Reserve coffers. (Central Press) . AID TEACHERS Federal Government May Allot $50,000,000 for Schools of Nation N. C. WOULD GET PART Superintendent Alien Estimates $!,- 500,000 Would Come to This State Lifting Teachers’ Salaries Ten Percent Daily DiNpateli Bureau, lu the Sir Walter Hotel, BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Feb. 9. —School men and women, who persue papers regularly, look with some satisfaction at the mews 'from Washington indicating some big appropriations for new roads, for the teachers believe that the proposed $50,000,00 to be distri buted among the schools of the coun try will be certain to follow if the (Continued on Pajie Three.) Dr. Dean Charged With Causing of Kennedy Divorce Greenwood, Miss, Feb, 9 (AP) —Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean, on trial for mur der for the alleged poison death of Dr. John Preston Kennedy, today was directly charged by a State witness with having been the cause of the divorce which Mrs. Bessie Barry Kennedy obtained from Dr. Kennedy early in 1933. Dr. Henry Kennedy, brother of the dead man, and State’s star witness, made the charge after identifying for the defense 145 love letters writ ten by Dr. Preston Kennedy to Dr. Dean over a number of years. On reHdinect examination, he de nied having been told “what the rela tion between Preston and Dr. Dean were,” but said that many of the let ters he had identified were written when Preston “was still living with his wife and baby.” The Kemiedys were married in 1924 and separated in 1932. Their divorce decree was handed down in March, 1933. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Precipitation Is Light Every* where, But Practically Whole State Gets Part of It MERCURY REFUSES TO MOUNT RAPIDLY Forecast is for Hard Freeze in All Parts of State To night, With ‘‘Much Colder” as Weather Man’s Pro mise; Stiff Winds Add To Discomforts (By the Associated Press.) The winer’s first fairly general snow swept over North Carolina to day on the wings of high winds, but the precipitation was light. Generally, skies are overcast and. grey when the snow flies, tout at Win ston-Salem a heavy blanket of white was falling in the sunshine. With the passing of an almost springlike day yesterday, winds over the State began to rise and tures started downward. Today a bit ing cold gripped the State and fore casts were for a hard freeze in all parts of the State tonight. High winds swept swirling snow in to High Point and as the morning wore on it began to gather on the ground. A blustery, icy wind prevail ed at. Goldsboro, where the ground was covered with snow. The winer-3 first snow at Goldsboro, stopped, however, and gave no sign of begin ning again. Snow covered the ground at Ra leigh,but the official measuring waa only 0.6 of an inch. Streets were slip pery and a number of minor wrecks (Continued on Page Three.) Telephone Company Is Suing City Tapers were filed with the clerk of Vance Superior Court here this afternoon in a suit for $50,000 brought by the Carolina Telephone and Telephone Com pany against the City of Hender son, seeking redress for dam ages alleged to have been suffered by reason, of the fact that the company was thrown into the hands of a receiver. The aJiegar tion is tiiat the company has been embarrassed and damaged by the action of the city. The papers were filed only this afternoon and there had not been time to examine them thorough ly. Sankey Is Suicide To “Beat Law” Notorious Criminal and KidnapeC Hangs Himself In, Sioux Falls Jail Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 9.—(AP)-. Verne iSankey has kept his word toi “beat the law.” With a noose fashioned from two neckties and with a handkerchief in this mouth to prevent, any involuntary cry, he hanged himself in his cell ait South Dakota penitentiary last night When they caught him in Chicago last week with gun muzzles rammed against him as he lay in a barbell chair, he had no chance to use the poison pills hidden in his overcoat. But last night, on the eve of his ar raignment to a charge of conspiracy to kidnap Charles Boettcher 11, of Denver, he “beat the nap”—with death;
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