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HENDERSON I, Aid WAV TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND year JURY GETS KIDNAP CASE TOMORROW MORNING •Y- *Y« *Y* -Y* ’?■ -Y* •Y* Y .v. v. 11 » ~ _ Fund Approved To Strengthen Naval Base In Hawaii Republicans Might Saddle Bonus Upon Work-Relief Bill Huge Fund To Be Made Availabu for Strengthen ing Fortifications At the Canal ROOSEVELT MEASURE AGAIN THREATENED Bonus Attachment To Work- Relief Bill Would Further Endanger It; Administra lion Leaders Hope To Eli minate “Prevailing Wage” Amendment \Y>< inn_l».»i. Fob. 12 <AP> Admin -1 ion ;i|»|»»'OVHl of h ,138.01)8.000 pub io "Mil! |uogram for (be navy, of ■.vMcli i 0 iun I $15,000,000 would be used ,u ijirrnylben the base at Pearl TTar v . lfawaii. was announced today by I'lihirr'iii Vinson, Democrat. Georgia. j tHr Pouso Naval Committee. Us the total. *10.000.000 woubl be ! fur a huge floating drydock at ; ' arl 'birbor. \r 0t*2.000.000 would be used fu r naval ammunition depots at Bal ’jt.j and Coco Solo. Canal Zone. "or armor, armament ar ammuni io.; fur naval vessels. $6,110,000 has j' "ii approved. Vinson said $20,000,000 of the fund uul'l come out of a $300,000,000 pub wori<s program which was includ •ji; in tho 1036 budget. The remainder would be obtained i n’ouglr regular appropriation chan- j (Continued on Page Four) Post Office ; Service At I lowest Ebb | Ilow I>on<f Adminis tration Can Get By W ith It Has Wash ington Guessing »»> CIIAIILEK I*. STEWART Ventral Press Staff Writer "■idiington, Feb. 12.—How long can >" achniiiLst ration get by with the inai! service as bad as it is? That is MUe.,Uon being asked in Washing ,oll. 'i.ntui Norris' bill to take the post ' ie department out of politics will * r| l uwliure. but can the administra ku n i t the demand for efficiency ‘i l.lic department needing it most? l).i:it the postal service is worse to than ever it has been before in 'l' ' n times probably is a safe state- II to make off-hand; It isn’t like ‘iil( anyone who is dependent on 1 ''id d< ntand corroboration. And. of ’ ;Jl ' '' hardly anyone is not more or dependent on it. I ‘"'liveries are less than half what i't were under Postmaster General dr, y S. New. who went out of office J7 Jl ' f, »d of the Coolidge regime. - I'ct ions have been curtailed cor -1 Continued on Page Four) Gubernatorial Candidates Given Jitters Over Liquor Sta.lcwijln Referendum on Issue Would Hurt Clyde oe y Chances; Legalizing of Liquor by Legist twrc Would Give Him and Drys Big Talking Point **«!•> IMnpaO'k Bar*>na, ,w “»* Sir Walter Hotel. n ' •». C. HASH 1311 VIL.L. ,1 w | M;lj J 2 The j n t rU3 i 0n 0 f Oe,„.| 'J 1 '? <<ucst >on into the present lectlvi! !. hS ,^ lbljr is; making the pros . ' dn( lidates for the Democratic , L , di , U r!:- : or governor m 193tt ex < ampaiE?,, J ‘ Uery and out come of the »ipo 8 r t ? 5 d U f Cert f' according ri d,d too ay. if this _ . . _ «e'MQeßso Tnr LUBRA *' mtnuttKvm DatUt Hiamitrfil L.KA3BD WIRE SERVICE! OW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. i A. T. & T. Inquiry V oted by Senate I Washington, Feb. 12.—(AP)—A j resolution for an investigation of the American Telephone and Tele- j graph Company, similar in scope to the Federal Trad/* Commission s six-year inquiry into power com panies, was passed by the Senate today and sent to the House. ANTI-SALES ARE REALLY AFTER. GREATER REVENUES That Rather Than Elimina tion of Sales Tax Is Big Motive Behind Their Battle THEIR LEVIES ARE EXCESSIVELY HIGH Would Yield Much More Than Increased Amount of Money Desired; Dowell and Leonard Have Yielded Leadership of Anti’s to Dif ferent Group Now In Ihc Sir Walter Hotel. Daily Disoateh Itnrraa, RV ,1. C. II ASK Mil VI 1,1,. Raleigh. Feb. 12—The belief that the anti-Hales tax forces are not so much interested in removing the three percent sales tax on a gross retail sales as they are in broadening the tax to apply to many other items and thus increase the aggregate amount of State revenue, even though they should be able to reduce the sales tax rate to two per cent on retail sales, is steadily growing in legislative circles here. Quite a number both in the General Assembly and out of it arc confident that some of the most in fluential members of the anti-sales (Continued on Page Six) Forestalls Division In Social Bill Washington, Feb. 12.—(AP) — Ad ministration forces fought off an ef fort to split up the social security program today as the Supreme Court quietly pursued a routine procedure, hut left scarcely a chance of an im mediate gold ruling. The move to divide the old age pensions and unemployment insur ance sections of the security bill "was U:mitiniD>i l on Page Four) General Assembly decides to submit a liquor control plan to a vote of the people, as a good many observers now think likely, the future destiny of sev eral prospective gubernatorial candi dates will rise or fall with the out j come of the election, it is generally I agreed. I It is already generally conceded j (Continued on Page Two) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA Hauptmann’s Fate In Their Hands After Lawyers Conclude Arguments | Ethel Stockton J j. ■■ f Rosie Pill f iw. I 1 rG.org. Voorl..lTL~-^^C^" n ° These twelve men and women hold in their hands the fate of the man charged with kidnaping and murdering the Lindbergh baby. Names, ages and occupations of the jurors are: Voorhees. 45, farmer; Walton. 50. machinist; Mrs. Snyder, 06, housewife; Mrs. Education V « • \ • • . ‘ * Group Plan Is Opposed Superintendents Not In Sympathy With Money Plans of State Association linlly Hurra m, In Ihf Sir Wnllrr Hold. Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Efforts to divert highway funds for school purposes by the North Carolina Education Asso ciation are being opposed by county superintendents and school principals,, according to surveys made by this bu reau. It is understood that the asso ciation is backing a plan to fight for adult drivers for school buses with (Continued nn Page Four) Peace Mo ve On African War Threat Italy Prepares so r War But Ethiopia Will Hardly Invite Mighty Attack Rome, Feb. 12.—(AP) —The supreme council of defense of Italy presided over by Premier Mussolini, met to day shortly after a government spokes man had announced peace negotiation were continuing in Addis Ababa and 30,000 Ethiopian troops were massing on the Italian Somaliland border. Italy was described as adamant in (Continued on Pago Four) 'weather FOIt NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight; Wednes day partly cloudy; slowly rising temperature, possibly followed by rain in extreme west portion. HENDERSON, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 12, 1935 mi - p: ; .. l-lv.v.-.-'vXv, ink < Wsli BsOHnW iUBB DAVID T. WILENTZ, Chief of Troseeution Driver’s License Passes Second Senate Reading All Reference to School Bus Drivers Eliminated; Anti- Sales Taxers Heard Before Finance Committee; Sen ate Bill Safeguards Road Money Raleigh, Feb. 12 t AP) --Highway safety and the sales tax vied with each other today for the center of leg islative interest. The Senate passed the driver’s li cense bill in second reading after amending it so it makes no mention of school bus drivers and making other changes. The measure provides for the licensing of every operator of a motor vehicle, with strict provi sions for law enforcement and license revocation. Members of the joint finance com mittee were scheduled to hear anti sales tavers present their proposals for raising revenue without continua tion of the present three percent gen eral sales tax. The chairmen of the finance group, Senator Newman, of New Hanover, and Cherry, of Gaston, had copies of every sales tax law in the nation ready for the committee to study if it want ed to, and had charts showing various Brelsford. 38: housewife; Mrs. Stockton, 30, stenographer; Sny der. 40. farmer; Hockenbury, 54, laborer; Cravatt, 30. teacher; Mrs. Pill, 55. housewife; Biggs, 55, bookkeeper; Smith, 42, sales man ; Case, 60, carpenter. ***? . . • | :\ i i < •• j | EDWARD J. REILLY, Chief Defense Counsel levies in various schedules in the | states. It was shown that sales taxes raised from about $1,000,000 in such (Continued on Page Five) Falkner Tax Bill Offered In The House Raleigh, Feb. 12. —Vance county commissioners would be given author ity to separate the office of sheriff and tax collector in Vance county and appoint a separate tax collector under the terms of a bill introduced in the (Continued oc Page Five) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTBKNOOIt' EXCEPT SUNDAY, SumS DEBATE IN SENATE | Huey Renews Charges Against Farley and Bailey Comes to Latter’s Defense HE ASKS LONG IF HEARSAY IS FAIR Tar Heel Solon Wants To Know If Huey Is Willing For Charges To Be Laid j Before Senate and Long Replies He Doesn’t Care If He Does Washington, Feb. 12.—(AP)— Sen ator Long, Democrat, Louisiana, re sumed his attack on Postmaster Gen eral Farley in the Senate today, but his remarks and a critical editorial in the Mobile Post were kept from (he record on motion of Senator Rob inson, the Democratic leader. Long, who offered a resolution yes terday for a Senate investigation of the official conduct of Farley, tried to place in the record the editorial, entitled, “Big Jim, a Menace to Clean Politics.” Tile Louisiana senator read a letter to him from a man h e described as “a responsible gentleman” in the journalistic profession, saying he un (Continued on Page Four) 150 Million Sought Os PWA For State IJnllj' UiMiHttch Unreal, In tbe Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Feb. 12 —Determined to have ready $150,000,000 of projects for North arolina to be built with Federal funds from the new propos ed appropriation of $4,880,000,000 ongress is expected to pas for presen tation to Washington by March 1, the State Planning Board is in session here today in the office of its chair man C M- Way nick, chairman of the B'pageT8 'pageT TODAY five CENTS COPY ■ AITORNEY WILENTZ | CALLS HAUPTMANN PUBLIC MY NO. I Prosecutor, in Closing Argu ment, Says German Is Lower Than Low est Animals CONDON TESTIMONY IS ALL-SUFFICIENT That Alone Justifies First Degree Murder, Wilentz Says; Charges Defense Fi nanced by Cranks, Idiots and Fools; Says Lindbergh Knew Voice Flemington, N. J., Feb. 12 (.Vl*) The case of Bruno Richard Haupt mann will go to the jury tomor row morning. I’roscsuling attor neys said during the mid-after noon reeesfi today that Justice Thomas W. Trenehard had advis ed them he would deliver l.is charge to the jury at tin* opening of the court tomorrow morning al l<* oOelock. Flemington. N. J.. Feb. 1? (AP) —Justice Thomas W. Trenehard whs undecided at noon today when he would qqyo the case of "Bruno Richard Hventmnnn to the iurv. Attorney General David T Wilentz had comnleted about half of his sum nation at (he noon recess. Apparently the justice felt it betfe»' to wait, until the attorney genera! closed before deciding when to give the charge. It will be either this aft ernoon or tomorrow morning. The State, bringing the murder trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann toward the end. today charged the defense was financed by “cranks, idiots god fools.” railed Hauptmann. ’ piAjblie enemy No. 1 of this world.- andi ask ed (he jury to show fio" “This .murder- of the TAfttibjih’gh child.” crier) -Attorney Goiiera] Wih)n tz. “should shrink - info Absolute in significance in ‘ comparison U 1.0 the crime that would he comtrfiitUd if this man were freed. That would be the crime.of the.century. “To let him roam the streets of this country and make every woman in her home shudder again, that would (Continued on Pace Five) State Asks No Mercy To •/ Hauptmann Wilentz Says No t Even Defense Coun sel Believe Their Client Innocent Flemington, N. J., Feb. 12 (AP) The State asked today that there be "no mercy" for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. “You can’t compromise with mur der and murderers,” said Attorney General David T. Wilentz in his final plea to the jury to send Hauptmann to the electric chair for the kidnaping and murder of Baby Charles A. Lind bergh, Jr. “If you get the feeling that this case is what Mr. Reilly says, a per fect case, it is your solemn duty to find a verdict of murder in the first (Continued on Page Six) State Highway and Public Works Commission. This board was appoint ed about two weeks ago by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, with Waynick as its chairman, to develop needed and worthwhile projects in North Carolina for inclusion in the work and con velt is expected to launch as soon as struction program President 'v. jose- Congress makes the reques.c '_'.ro* 'Oo.Ti.Jfiui'd tin Fas
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