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HENDERSON (JATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR ROOSEVELT y, ¥ * x. at «> « NRAHeId Unconstitutional By Alabama Federal Judge BOTH SIDES AGREE 10 DECISION SO AS 10 HASTEN APPEAL Based on Indictment of Saw Mill Operator Who Ig nored Code on Wages And Hours ASK QUICK RULING BY SUPREME COURT Only Two Courses Open for Test of Recovery Act In This Instance, One That Taken, and Other To Let Trial Proceed and Convict the Defendant Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 31. (/P) — .Judge I. Grubb, in United States dis t; id court, today dismissed an in dictment against W. E. Belcher on tin grounds that the national recov er.' act and the code of fair competi tion for the lumber and timber prod uct' industry, on which the indict ment was founded, are unconstitu tional. The order was entered on an agree nr it of United States District Attor ney James Smith and Jerome P. Kuliev . of Centerville, representing IJ. leher to expedite an appeal to the I'n it ml States Supreme Court. «• leher, who operates saw mills at Centerville. Plantersville and other points, was indicted on charges of paying his employees less than 24 cents an hour, and working them mme than 10. hours per week, as pro vided by tho code of fair competition Attorneys for the government and for Belcher, in reaching the agree ment. said it would be in the public intdoit to have an early ruling iby the United States Supreme Court on the validity of the national recovery act to clarify “confusion” and as to the constitutionality of the act. District. Atotney Smih explained that only two courses were open to t< n the validity of the NRA. one the st» i> taken today and he other o pro ceed with the trial and obtain a con viction from which an appeal would he taken through thed istrict court of appeals. Ru cl gets Os Schools Are Considered Supplementary Ex penditures for Lo cal Sehools Are Be ing Examined • iiiil} lliipiiph llurrui, l» ih«* Sir Walter Hotel, ilj .1 <). lltiNkervllle. ibi.leigh, Oct. 31 —The State School '’oiiuiiission is in session here today considering whether or not it will I"' mil some 35 to 40 counties and low Hri to supplement the State school budget out of local funds. For a month or more the commission has had these supplementary budgets on but so far has taken no action concerning them. Most of these sup pienumtary budgets, both for counties and cities, provide for substantial in cieasc', in the salaries of superintend ents, principals and office help, but mdy three or four provide any in crease in salaries for teachers, it is understood. Home of the members of the com mission have taken the position that n o supplement should be granted for superintendents, principals or office *"'b» unless the same supplement is •'bo provided for the teachers. Oth ers have taken the position that no supplements should be allowed at all, vv,| ile some have taken the position that any counties, cities or towns 'hat. have the money or are willing to provide it should be allowed to make 1 b's additional contribution to the schools. I here was nothing to indicate up noon today just what action the '"'nmission would take with regard lo 'he,sc supplemental budgets. Because of certain ilems in the sup plemental budgets submitted by the city of Charlotte and by Mitchell county which these units failed to (Continued on Page TlireeJ Uptiiters Americans Big Winners In British Sweepstakes For Nearly $3,000,000 Assault Jury At Greenville Named Greenville, Oct. 31. (At*) —A jury to try C. A. Terrell, 34, of Roanoke, Va., on a charge of criminal as sault was completes In superior court here today. Upon completion of the jury at 12:«0 p. m.. Judge R. Hunt Parker recessed court un til 2 p. m. The regular jury panel and 75 talesmen of a special venire of 100 were examined before the jury was completed. Terrell is accused of assaulting Miss Annie Turner, 23, secretary to Solicitor D. M. Clark, on Octo ber H. DEMOCRATS HOPING FOR THREE STATES Anxious To Carry Pennsyl vania, Michigan and In diana November 6 NEW YORK, OHIO SAFE Willing to Forfeit California, but Other Three Are Mighty Doubt ful; Indiana .Situation Interesting lly LESIJE EICIIEI, (Central Press Staff Writer) New York, Oct. 31. —The Democrats arc eager to carry theso three states: Pennsylvania, Michigan. Indiana. They count New York and Ohio as in the bag. They are willing to forfeit Cali fornia. That io the view from New York. The Democratic high command per sists in believing that Pennsylvania was “stolen” from the Democrats in 1932. It believes, even with the Old Guard Democrats running this time, that the Democrats have a chance. In Michigan the Democrats believe (Continued on Page Four) PAROLE HAS ENDED A COLORFUL CASE Gus Langley Twice Had His Head Shaved as He Faced Electrocution Daily Dispute* Hurras, In the Jlr Walter Hotel, lly J. U. BaskervllJe. Raleigh, Oct. 31. —The parole grant today to Gus C. Langley, whose head was twice shaved in preparation for his electrocution, but who was saved from death each time by last-minute reprieves, brings to a close one of the most colorful criminal casesi in North Carolina according to observers here. While Langley was convicted in Asheville of the murder there of Lon nie G. Russell a filling station opera tor, the night of September 27, 1932, and was sentenced to death, Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, in his statement accompanying the announcement of th«f parole today, said that after many months of careful and thorough investigation he was convinced that Langley did not commit the murder but was in Wilmington, almost 400 miles from the scene of the murder, on the date it was committed. The fact that Langley is now a free man instead of a corpse in an obscure graveyard, is due more than anj thing else, according to those who have followed the case here, to the untiring efforts of Edwin M. Gill, commissioner of paroles, who for more than a year has worked untir ingly in leaving no stone unturned and no report bearing on the case un investigated. From the first, Com missioner Gill agreed with the trial judge and solicitor that the evidence upon which Langley was convicted was too insufficient to warrant the death penalty and first recommended - • (Continued on Page Three.) ONLY DAILY LEASED WIRE SERVICE 09 TUE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN ASKS FULL REST Three Ticket Holders In the United States Reap Har vest of $150,000 Each In Races EIGHT TICKETS WIN TOTAL $75,000 EACH Four Others Get $50,000 Each; Wynchwood Abbott Comes in First in New Market Derby in Field Os 33 Horses; Commander Byrd Places Second New Market, England. Oct. 31. (/I*) — Wynchwood Abbott, the favorite, of 9 to 1. won the historic Cambridge stakes today. A field 1 of 33 ran. Commander Byrd was second and Highlander third. Commander Byrd was quoted at 40 to 1. The odds on Highlander were 22 to 1. Wynchwood Abbott, ridden by Jockie Harriman, am. carrying 118 pounds over the mile and an eighth route, won by halp a leap. Com mander Byrd was ahead in front of Highlander The winner is owned by O. C. Wat ney. Commander Byrd is owned by J. Bristow and Lord Derby is High lander’s owner. Mynchwood Abbott won in one of the most exciting finishes of the 95 years of the big handicap. AMERICANS WIN TOTAL OF $2,807,400 IN THE RUNNINGS New York, Oct. 31. (/P)—American holders of tickets in Irish Free Stare hospital sweepstakes won a total which amounted today to approxim ately $2,472,700 as a result of the Cambridgeshire handicap race at New Market, on which the sweepstakes were based. Three tickets were held in the United States on the winning horse, Wynchwood Abbott, and each of these tickets pays $150,000. Eight tickets were held in the United tSates on Commander Byrd, who ran second, and each of these tickets pays $75,- 000. The four tickets held in the United tSates on Highlander who ran third, each pays $50,000. American holders of tickets on other horses entered; in the Cam bridgeshire, but which did not finish in the money, will receive $1,028,000 for their share. In addition to the tickets on hqrses, Americans won consolation prizes totalling $293,500. and residual prizes totalling $1,200. DiJlinger Witnesses Disappear Men in Custody In Connection With Bandit’s Jail Break Whisked Away Monticello, Ind., Oct. 31 (AiP) —J. Edward Barce, deputy attorney gen eral, and eight persons held as “wit nesses” in the investigation of John Dillinger’s "wooden gun“ escape from Crown Point jail, disappeared early today when an attorney for one of the eight sought to serve a habeas corpus writ on Barce The writ was sought on the behalf of Ernest Blunk, fingerprint expert, by his attorney, Allen D. Twymann, of East Chicago, Ind., but when Sheriff William J. Hayes attempted to serve the writ he learned that Blunk and the “seven other witness es” had been taken from the hotel where they had been staying. C. D. Wyrls, proprietor of the hotel, declined to permit the sheriff to search the rooms on the grounds he had no search warrant. While the two were arguing, Barce was report ed to have gone down a fire escape, leaving with the “witnesses” by auto mobile for an unknown destination. ft.usuep E MEMOR|ALuaRApv . HENDERSON, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 1934 I THIS SECTION OF NuRTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. ANOTHER PUBLISHER SLATED 10 SUCCEED |IO HIGHWAY OFFICE— Governor Ehringhaus Re ported Ready To Appoint Man to Place Held by E. B. Jeffress FIVE NAMES UNDER CONSIDERATION NOW Way nick, Horne, Elias, Park and Martin Rumored as on List of Prospects For High way Chairmanship; Gover nor Thinks Newspaper Work Fitting Dujlj Dispute* Uarriti, in «H*- N«i IVII ller Hole), III' J. C. UKNkprMllf, Raleigh, Oct. 31. —Reports current here for several days have been to the effect that Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus is seriously considering naming a new chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commis sion, replacing Chairman E. B. Jeffress who has been seriously ill for more than two months. These re ports are also to the effect that the governor is considering naming an other newspaper man to the chair manship and the names of five web known newspaper publishers or edi tors are being mentioned. Chairman Jeffress, until he became head of the highway commission, was publisher of The Greensboro News and The Greensboro Record, and tooic some part in the administration of these two newspapers after he came to Raleigh, although he relinquished the active management to others. Jeffress brought so much energy and drive from his newspaper experience into the administration of the high way commission, that he is credited with having injected more vigor and virility into it than any other chair man that had preceded him. He put operations into high gear the day he took over the highway department and kept them there. Because it now appears that Mr. Jeffress’ physical condition will not permit him to return to active work in a long time, and because' there »s urgent need for an active, responsible head to take over the direction of the highway commission at this time, the belief is current here that the gov ernor has about decided to appoint a new chairman in the near future. Ana since Mr. Jeffress had gained most of the experience which made him so successful in directing the highway department from operating and directing a newspaper, the belief is gaining here that Governor Ehr inghaus wil, select another newspaper man ta carry on the work started by Mr. Jeffress. 4 1 any rate, the names of five news paper publishers or editors are be ing mentioned here in political circles (Continued on Page Three) New Clash Feared At ERA Camp Denver, Col. Oct. 31 (AP) —Stone barricades encircled Table Mountain today as Federal Emergency Relief workers prepared to resist resump tion of yesterday’s rioting, in which four policement and about 30 other persons were shot or beaten. Police officials, who called out re serves yesterday to quell the disturb ances arising through the activities of strike agitators on FERA projects, said they feared more clashes today. With sheriff’s officers of nearby Jeff erson county, they looked for trouble on Table Mountain, the announced objective of the strike leaders. Several avowed communists here, as well as leaders of other radical groups, announced they would lead a procession of automobiles to the mountains and call on FERA work ers there to quiet work in protest against recent reductions in Federal relief funds and wages. Workers on the Flat-Top Butte, overlooking the town of Golden Haven declared they do not want to strike. Advised of the agitators’ plans, they hastily piled up barricades of large stones and announced they would fight all efforts of strikers to interfere with their work. , > ORATION OF PAY # AS GROCERY CHAIN QUIT CITY Workmen at one of the warehouses of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea com- j pany in Cleveland are shown, below, 1 moving foodstuffs and stock from the | storeroom and loading it onto rail- j road cars to be moved out of the city. ! The company determined to close its I State's October Revenue Has Tremendous Decline Receipts For First Four Months of Fiscal Year Far Ahead of Last Year, However STATEMENT GIVEN FOR GENERAL FUND Highway Figures Not Yet Prepared; Franchise Taxes Largely Paid in September, Explaining Decline in In come for Month of October, Now Ended Raleigh Oct. 31. (/P) —Revenue col lections for the North Carolina gen eral fund in October dropped far De low those of October, 1933, as had been predicted, but receipts for four months of this fisca, year were SB,- 478.016.19, compared with only $7,- 749|121.77 in the similar period of last year. A. J. Maxwell, revenue commission er. released the monthly general fund statement today, but the highway (Continued on Page Three) Claim Fraud In Campaign With G. O. P. Pinchot Figures In Charges About Reed and Sehnader In Pennsylvania Washington, Oct. 31. (/P) —Chairman Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, to day called on Governor Pinchot to furnish the Senate campaign funds investigating committee with any in formation he might have regarding' (Continued 011 Page Tiii.ee) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. 300 grocery stores in Cleveland as the result of a dispute with the American Federation of Labor. Bakery em j p.oyes, some of the 2,200 workers j thrown out of jobs by the move, are ! shown signing a petition to the mayor I to keep the stores open. ‘Bullet to Bullet’ Urged on Strikers Denver, Col., Oct. 31. (AP) —A mob of about 300 strike agitators, whose leaders urged to them to “meet police bullets with bullets”, gathered at suburban Englewood today for another march on Den ver relief projects, but disbanded when armed officers arrived unex pectedly. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS NOT TO GET DEBATE Presidefl|t’s Wife Ending Campaign for Her Friend In New York Newt York, Oct. 31. (/p) —Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt isn’t going to debate orothy Brooks tomorrow night. After the first lady had, in effect, accepted the challenge of Miss Brooks, New York congressional candidate of the Law Preservation party, Mrs. Whitney made this ruling. “The program tomorrow night is already too long. We’ve no time for a debate. I won't add another speaker”. Mrs. Whitney is chairman of tn«> dinner at which M»*. Roosevelt is scheduled to make her last speech in behalf of Mrs. Caroline O’Day, Mis& Brooks' Democratic opponent. When she received the debate chal lenge Mrs. Roosevelt replied that if those managing the meeting wished Mrs. Brooks to speak she would wel come her. " WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA Cloudy, followed by rain Thurs day, and in west and north cen tral i»ortioiis today; slightly warm er tonight; slightly colder in northwest portion Thursday aft eXHO'JU ________ 6 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY PRESIDENT URGES GOVERNMENT CUTS PUT BACK JULY 1 Ten Percent of Reductions Already Restored and Remaining Five Will Be In 1935 thinks prices by THEN TO BE HIGHER Says Increases Will Not Be Warranted by January 1; Recommendation To Be Made to Congress; Relief and PWA Expenditures Not Yet Determined Washington,; Oct. 31. (/p)—ir u n restoration of tho government pay cut. next July 1 will be recommended by President Roosevelt. The President pnade the announce ment today at. his semi-weekly press conference. Thi.s means a five per cent increase in alf government salaries, which will make them reach to 1932 levels. Mr. Roosevelt said the pay increase would be urged in expectation of an increase in values and in prices by July 1. He does not feel the increase will be warranted by January 1, but he fk confident of the upward trend by July 1. In taking office, the President brought about a 15 per cent cut in government pay. The last Congress restored ten per cent of this reduc tion. Formulating his budget for next year, the President said tooay he was reserving any estimates on forthcom ing relief and public works expendi tures until at least the first of the year. Meanwhile, he said he did not have (Continued on Page Four) Says U. S. Wont Aid Next War Little Rock. Ark., Oct. 31. (,#>) — Senator Joe T. Robinson, the Senate Democratic leader, said he had as sured European leaders the United States would not supply men, muni tions or sympathy to any nation in the 1 event of another European war. Speakin before a banquet group of Little Rock junior bar members last night, Robinson declared that every where he went on a recent visit to Europe, lie was asked about this country’s attitude in event of another War. “I assured every one of these in quiries that the United States does notu nderstand Europe’s complicated problems, and has no patience with the intrigues through which the vari ous countries seek to gaini their ends”, he said. Tar Heels Find Many Good Jobs State’s Quotas With Uncle Sam Filled, But They Crowd the Capital > Washington, Oct. 31 (AP) —Despite reports that North Carolina’s quotas of jobs in Federal departments have been filled, and in some instances over run, Tar Heels are still flocking to Washington in hopes of finding gov ernment jobs. And an official at the Democratic National Committee here said recom mendations would be given North Carolina Democrats as long as they are competent to fill the posts which they seek. Two Tar Heels have recently land ed important jobs in Washington. Dr. R. D. W. Connor, formerly pro fessor of American history at the Uni versity of North Carolina, has become archivist of the United States at a, iCuiitiuued on Page Four); TMI