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MANUFACTURERS ASK 40 PERCENT TORACCO TAX CUT
New Air Mail Contracts To Be Let In Three Weeks, Farley Yaw
RESTRICTIONS ARE
FIXED FOR BIDDERS
ON NEW CONTRACT
No Company Whose Con
tract Was Annulled For
f raud and Collusion
May Get Jobs
Oil H R GROUPS ARE
ALSO BEING BARRED
N»» Company Whose Offic
er* or Directors Have Kept
Ollier Bidders Out of the
Field Can Participate; Bids
Are To Be Suzmitted In
15 Days
\V i hinglon, March 28. <AP>- New
("intiacts with commercial air linen
tu h;tn por t air mail for three months
"ill he let in the next three weeks..
I'est master General Farley made
ti' announcement today following
cnees yesterday with President
Roosevelt.
f*alley v -aid “no air mail company
«h . p contract has been annulled for
baud and coi uslon may bid for u
temporal y ocntract.”
Ha also barred any company which
has as any of its officers or direct
h'ts any person who has entered in
ti. ui proposed to enter into any coni
•'ination to prevent the making of
o repetitive hifls for carrying the mail
"t has made any agreement or given
<" performed, or promised to give 01
I‘tfnini any consideration whatever
l" induce any other person not to bid :
f<" any other mail contracts.”
Advertisements for >bids will be sent
"in within the next day or two. The
up to he submitted with him 15 days.
Successful bidders will be required to
■'tart operation within 30 days after
obtaining contracts.
McGrath Is Held
In California On
Bank Charge East
I-os Angeles. Cal., March 28. (AP)
Vincent G. McGrath. 26. who Fed
eral agents said Is wanted in Ruther
ford, N. .1 . for embezzlement from the
Rutherford National Bank, was held
today by police, who apprehended
him under the alias of John A. Har
mon.
Detectives said McGrath formerly
a bookkeeper in the ib'ank, and
’■i ■ "might for thefts which were ex
rr*et**d to total about $25,000. They said
h* was also wanted in Charlotte, N.
f as a witness in a mail robbery
I ■ <• and questioning concerning the
di-po.-,it ion of SIO,OOO by one of the
roMjrpg,
Ur arrived In Loh Angeles yester
'lay. officers said.
Stale Board
Os Elections
Is Attacked
Accused by Solicitor
Candidate in West
of Perpetuating Of
fice Holder
Hendersonville, March 28 (AP)—R.
B Whitmire, former State senator
now opposing Solicitor J. Will Pless.
•h of Marion, in the Democratic so
lieitorial primary in the eighteenth
ludicial district, charged today that
*be State Election Board is "manipu
•»Dng election machinery in an effort
b> perpetuate a man in office.”
Whitmire refeired to the refusal of
n, r board to confirm members of the
“Iretion board in Polk county recom
bi'indtd by the Polk county chairman,
H d the naming of two other men not
"airied by the county chairman.
I shall contend to the jast ditch
a Kainst the. chairman of the Demo-
II uDe. state Executive Committee and
,tlf ' governor in attempting to mani-
F’blate the election machinery of the
and district in the interest of a
J a v ored candidate," he said.
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Chancellor Englebert Dollfuss, Austria's Napoleonic premier, seals his
understanding with Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy with a handshake
at a cavalry show near Rome, after signing of new three-cornered peace
pact in which Hungary also plays a part., in consequence, European
Deace now reshs largely in these two men’s hands.
(Central Press)
Roumania Watches For
InsulFs Coming There
His Little Greek Ship Enters Sea of Marmora and Sig
nals Turkish Officials at Dardanelles It Is Enroute
To Rournania With One Passenger
Bucharest, Roumania, March 28.
(AP) —All Roumanian ports were
watched closely today to prevent any
landing by Samuel Insult,, whose char
tered Greek freighter Maiotis entered
the. Sea Marmora, en route fro Rou
mania today.
ENTERS SEA OF MARMORA
ON WAY TO ROUMANIA
Istanbul, Turkey, March 28. —(AP>
—(Samuel Insults refuge ship Maitis
steamed into the Sea of Marmora to
day after signalling Turkish officials
on the Dardanelles heights that she
OLD FEUD FOUGHT^
Fountain-Ehringhaus Oppo
sition Fired Again At
Teachers’ Meeting
Dolly Dispotch
In the Sir Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKESVIIiL.
Raleigh, March 28 —The now al
most two years old Fountain-Ehi ing
haus primary fight, was fought all
over again here last week when the
(North Carolina (Education Associa
tion was meeting here, with former
Ueutenant. Governor R. T. Fountain,
of Rocky Mount, and his friends seek
ing to get the committee on resolu
tions not to endorse either the ad
ministration of Governor Ehringhaus
or the sales tax, It was learned from
reliable sources today. T member of
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Paraguayan Army
Claims Victories
Over Bolivians
Ascunin, Paraguary, March 28.
(AP) —The government reported to
day that the Paraguayan army had
won its greatest victory since De
cember in the war with Bolivia, seiz
ing great numoers of prisoners an Q
large quantities of supplies.
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the associated press.
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HENDERSON, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 28, 1984
was bound for Rournania with one
passenger aboard.
Whether Insull himself was aiboard
the battered craft he chartered more
than a week ago, or had transferrea
to another ship in the Aegean Sea,
was not learned. It had been under
stood that Insull was the only pas
senger aboard the Maiotis.
Watchers looked forward, however,
to possibly learning for sure whetihei
Insull is following the route of Jason’s
Argosy in search of the Golden Fleece
when the Maiotis entered the narrow
Bosphorus Straits en route to the
Black Sea.
SEEK DEPORTATION
OF MARTIN INSULL
Groundwork Laid as Extra
dited Man Is Headed for
Chicago Trial
Detroit, Mich., March 28—(AP)—
The United States Immigration Serv
ice laid the ground work today for de
portation proceedings against Martin
J. Insull, and then permitted Chicago
officers to proceed with him to Illi
nois, .where he faces charges grow
ing out of the collapse of the Insull
utilities "empire.”
Walter R. Brooks, chief immigra
tion inspector here, explained that In
suli, who had declared himself a
British subject, was paroled to the
Chicago police under an excluding or
der. The order required that the for
mer utilities magnate, brbother of
Samuel Insull, be turned over to im
migration authorities for deportation
to Canada as soon as disposition is
made of charges against him in Chi
cago
No bond was required and Lieuten
ant Frank K. Johnson, of the Chi
cago police expected to leave before
noon with ihe prisoner he had
brought from Toronto. There In
'sull had fought to the last ditch
against an extradition warrant sign
ed by President Roosevelt.
Cotton Bill Gets
More Hard Blows
Washington, March 28. (AP)
With a vote imminent in the Sen
ate on the Bankhead cotton hill,
Senator Patterson, Republican,
Missouri called the measure today
“destructive of the principles of hu
man liberty we have known in this
country for 145 years.”
“Dictatorial powers as great. an
those of Stalin” would be given the
secretary of agriculture over cot
ton, the Missourian asserted in a
statement.
“And if they can do that in re
ference to cotton, they can do it in
refernce to corn, wheat, hogs and
cattle.”
lEH ATTACK
Slate Capital Wonders Whe.
ther He Was Sincere or
Merely Playing
Politics
MIGHT THINK SWING
AGAINST ROOSEVELT
If He Feels Tide of Presi
dent’s PopularityTs EooTng,
He May Wish To Lead the
Revolt;, But May Be Sin
cere in Defense of the
Constitution.
l>:iily DiM|>nti>b Durcun,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. V HASKERVILL.
Raleigh, March 28—What was be
hind Senator Josiah W. Bailey’s bit
ter attack upon the Bankhead cotton
production control bill? Is Bailey
really sincere in his opposition to the
bill and in his devotion to the Con
stitution, or is he merely playing po
litics in the belief that the reaction
to the Roosevelt administration has
set in and that from now on the
smart thing to do is to differ with the
President?
These questions hvae been much
heard here since Senator Bailey made
his powerful and almost dramatic
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Republic Steel
To Raise Pay, But
Big Ones Silent
Youngstown, Ohio, March 28. —(AP)
The Republic Steel Corporation,
third largest in the industry, today
added its name to the list announcing
ten percent wage increases for em
ployees effective April 1.
0. S. AD BETHLEHEM BOTH
SILENT ON WAGE QUESTION
New York, March 28.—(AP) — The
United States State Steel Corporation
and Bethlehem Steel Corporation gavt
no indication today whether they
would follow the action of several com
panies in raising wages.
Chinese Boat Boy
Federal Witness
In Ocean Slaying
New York, March 28.—(AP) — A
Chinese cabin boy unversed in Eng
lish took the stand today for the gov
ernment in the sea murder trial of
Andrew Donaldson Kirwan,
The witness was Won-g Rah Mai.
He gave testimony through an inter
preter.
He testified he was in charge of
cabins 211 and 215 on the S. S. Presi
dent Garfield as it sailed from Mar
seilles to New York. Kirwan occupied
cabin 215.
Gilliam Sessoms, the victim of a
fatal stabbing, of which Kirwan, is
accused occupied No. 211.
Kirwan stood up in court and Wong
identified him as the occupant of 215
on the trip from Marseilles.
VIAIHII
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair .colder in east and cen
tral portions tonight; light to
heavy frost in the interior and
light frost near the coast; Thurs
day fair, slowly rising tempera
ture in the interior.
Presidential Vacation Yacht
President, Roosevelt and his friend, Vincent Astor, are shown in yachting
costume which they prefer when cruising. Latter’s yacht Nourmahal
chosen by President for vacation trip, is shown as it appears from air,
(Central Press'
Roosevelt Boards Yacht
For Ten Days Vacation
President Puts Behind Him Cares of Office and House
Overriding of His Veto on Veterans Payments; Main
tains Silence o;n the Question
Washington, March 28 (AP)—
Senator Robinson, the Democratic
leader, attempted to rail yadmin
istratiou forces in the Senate to
day to uphold President Roose
velt’s veto of veterans’ appropria
tions with an assertion that the
government should not discrimi
nate against a citizen because he
did not wear a uniform.
In a tense atmosphere, the Sen
ate debated the President’s veto,
with factional leaders predicting
a close vote on a motion to over
ride.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 28—(AP3
—Bearing President Roosevelt and
his party on a fishing trip to Southern
waters, Vincent Astor’s yacht, the
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Governor Thinks [Slash
Ought To Be Horizontal
All Along Line
Daily Dispatch Barean
In the Si» Walter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, March 28. —While he is in
favor of reducing the Federal tax on
cigarettes as much as possible, he be
lieves that if any reduction is made
it should apply to all manufacturers
and not only to the makers of 10
cent cigarettes. Governor J. C. B. Eh
ringhaus said today. He is following
closely the hearings now being held
in Washington on the proposal made
by Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau to reduce the tax on
makers of 10 cent cigarettes 30 cents
per thousand, or from $3 per thou
san to $2.70 per thousand. The gov
ernor pointed out that this govern
ment tax on tobacco and tobacco pro
ducts is an excise tax and not an
ad valorem tax, and hence should be
uniform regardless of whether a com
pany makes 10-cent, 15-cent or 20-
cent, cigarettes.
“I db not think any reduction in
the tax should be made, however, un
less the law putting the reduction in
to effect requires that the resultant
saving shall be reflected in increased
prices paid to the growers of the to
bacco an din cheaper prices to the
consumer,” Governor Ehringhaus said
“Otherwise I would be afraid that the
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Nourmahal. cleared port here at 10:20
a. m.
PRESIDENT SILENT ABOUT
OVERRIDING OF HIS VETO
En Route with President Roosevelt
Jacksonville, Fla., March 28. —(AP)—
President Roosevelt heading for a
rendezvous with salt water fish, pre
served a determined silence today
about the House defeat of his veto
on veterans and Federal pay.
Apparently all his thoughts were
on vacation.
Before he pulled out of Washing
ton last night for his long-planned
fishing trip, he had a short talk with
Senator Byrns, of South Carolina who
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FOUR OF CABINET
10 REVAMP NRA
Roper Says Key to Employ
ment Situation Is Capi
tal Goods Industry
Washington, March 28.—(AP)—Re
vamping of Nil a coere price control
devices under administration impetus
will be considered by a special cab
inet committee of four newly-named
by President Roosevelt.
In the absence of the President
from the city, officials were reticent
concerning developments, other than
to acknowledge that such a group
had been set up. It consists of Attor
ney Gmeral Cummings, and Secre
taries Wallace, Roper and Perkins.
It was pointed out that methods
of price control permitted under NRA
have ibeen characterized by opponents
as monopolistic and as likely to result
in higher prices. The extent to which
such contentions are justified is to be
a subject for the inquiry.
Meanwhile, in the general pursuance
of the administration goal, Roper told
reporters today the key to the em
ployment situation is in the capital
goods industry,
Commenting upon the necessity of
absorbing CWA workers, the secre
tary said reports indioiate a large
potential demand for capital goods.
The secretary said that it was nec
essary to end such emergency or
ganizations as CWA as soon as pos
sible.
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Very Fact of Competition
Drives To Same
Junius Par
ker Asserts
DROP ALL AROUND
IS HELD POSSIBLE
With Reduction) Sought, 15-
Cent Cigarettes Would
Drop to Ten and 10-Cent
Brands Probably to Eight
Cents; Consumer Would
Be Beneficiary
Washington, March 28. — (AP) —.
Manufacturers today asked a ways
and means sub-committee to recom
mend a horizontal reduction of 40 per
cent in Federal tobacco taxes.
The manufacturers’ views were pre
sented by Junius Parker, New York
attorney, who said such a reduction
would cut the tax on cigarettes from
$3 to SI.BO a thousand. The poundage
tax on manufactured tobacco and
snuff would (be reduced from eight
to ten cents a pound.
Parker appealed before the House
group headed by Representative Vin
son, Democrat, Kentucky .which yes
terday heard farmers plead for a re
duction in the $3 a thousand tax on
cigarettes. « •
Farmers, while unanimous in seek
ing a tax reduction, disagreed sharp
ly over whether it should be horizon
tal or graduated on a basis of retail
selling price.
UNIFORM PRICE RESULT OF
COMPETITION, PARKER SAYS
Washington, March 28. —(AP) — A
detailedexaminat ion of a. representa
tive of cigarette manufacturers on
why the most prominent brands al
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SYNDICALISTS ON
A STRIKE IN SPAIN
Spain, March 28.
(AP) Socialists threw their
strength behind syndicalists in a •
revolutionary general strike here
today.
NR A Begins
Overhauling
Os Set-Ups
Speedier Action On,
Complaints And
Rulings Is Aim Os
General Johnson
(Copyrighted by The Associated
Press)
Washington, March 28 (AP) — A.
complete check-up of NRA, transform,
ing it finally into a machine to ad
minister the nearly 400 coded indus
tries, has been started by Hugh S.
Johnson. >
New orders to Johnson's staff of 1,-
900 have placed the process of trans
formation in charge of W. Averell
Harriman, the railroad builder, and
is himself an industrialist of wider re
sponsibility. He is one of the new
comers of NRA
The biggest change ordered was the
creation of a litigation division to
handle all court cases in the name of
the Department of Justice. This was
aimed at more speedy disposition of
cases. 1
All the other alterations likewise
were drafted for greater speed to cut
off the protests from industrial
groups which cannot get policies set
tled and complaints quickly attended
to.
The reorganization made all depu
ty administrators responsible for
quick disposal of all non-enforcement
complaints on codes under their jur
isdiction.
It will be up to them, each equip
ped with a legal, economic, labor, in
dustrial and consumer advisor, to get
action out of the compliance and liti
gation divisions. ;