HENDERSON
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
LEGISLATURE ORDERS PEMAL INSAKE INQUIRY
GREEK GOVERNMENT
FORCES LAUNCH NEW
ATTACK ON REBELS
Moods Hamper Operations,
However, as Result of
Heavy Rains and
Melting Snows
REBEL FLEET HITS
AT TURK SHIPPING
Turkish Steamer from Smyr
na Halted and Diverted
from Its Course; Mussolini
Orders Three Italian War
ships to Scene; Heavy Fir
ing on Border
\tliens. Greer**, March X (AIM
1 <>\ il troops launched an offen
hi\:> from tin* north at rebels in
Ma< I'donia today shortly aft«*r the
*,rc<>k government intercepted
mesajjes it said indicated the insur
ants wen* about r**ady to sur
render.
(•cneral Kaliastras. commanding
iln division in the north, sent his
tittups plunging down across snow
,m eied fields in the wake of
Ixnnhing planes that roared across
the rebels’ positions to harrass
them with aerial bombs and ma
tliine gun fire.
Ailten?. Greece, March 8. —(AP)
<; , ( r ;il George Kondlylis today began
, iif fen si ve against the rebel forces
•he Struma valley, hurling against
littini i 12-plane bombing attack.
\ : i volt within the revolt was re
pnrt'd. as advices were received of
nt..rt ,il trouble spreading in the rebel
i-n k The soldiers, it was reported.
•>•" ( i• manding arrangements wheie
ii tin' command he passed to the
iti, i mnmissioned officers.
cial Kondylis. who dropped his
wc purl folio to direct the government
;,i • int.. was handicapped by heavy
V.. utu i and faced further difficulties
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Strange Death of
Sutler's Heiress
Is Still Mystery
!• chuist. March S.—CAP)— After
a • ■ i-)i♦ day investigation, the strange
<i< Mi of Mrs. Elva Statler Davidson.
h< 1 j’iful young heiress, remained as
hHfflinu today as it was when her j
In ,; \ W as found sprawled on the floor j
if In i automobile in the family gar- l
A the result of an “open verdict’’ |
fu hi ned by the coroner’s jury yes- ;
‘‘•"day the investigattonw as right
J< where it started. The jury re
l i.-n merely that Mrs. Davidson!
ili'd of carbon nonoxide poisoning
''indcr circumstances unknown to j
'l'" i'Uy.
Tlurc was no indication whether
Mi ca.<<. would be reported immed
' ••'.!• oi at /ill. The coroner’s jury put
" i i-c back in the hands of Solici-
Kowl.ind S. Pruette. who before
'in iippjeat started said he was con
: "d Mrs. Davidson was murdered.
>'| far a: I am concerned.” Pruette
any further action in the case
h. up to the grand jury.”
Dividend Tax
AVould Yield
One Million
I‘ >ui her Highway Di
' vi sion Also Sought
in Kftort To Balance
lludget
• bitty Umputeh llMrenn,
In lh«* Sjr Walter Hotel.
By C. A. PAUL
eigii March 8. —Taxation of dl
“ d of domestic corporation stock
" to yidd at i ea st $1,000,000, the
-of the three per cent sales tax
~" ih ■' the sale of gasoline, with the
dd'd miplictaion to levy a. strafehv
P‘ i cent sales tax to all res
' 1 1. sales was proposed by a Sen
• ‘ ■ h * J»• i (> f the sales tax bloc as a
od of balancin gthe budget in
"”'<t legislative finance commit-
! •i‘Vi , nuo Commissioner Maxwell
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_ HENDERSON. N.~
Hruilrrsmt Daily Ufapatrh
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. *
LEASED WIRE SERVICHI OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Hopkins Cracks Down
l ..J..
£» >.*.
, w ■
Harry Hopkin*
Governor Davey
Federal Relief Adininistratoi
Harry L. Hopkins has’bluntly, re
fused to take over . Ohio’s relief
problem. In a bristling letter tc
(Soy. Mai tin L. Davey, Hopkins
•aid he expected Ohio to continue
to furnish $2,000,000 a month
toward its own relief expenses.
Governor Davey had requested the
federal government to assume
control of Ohio relief.
“FREE SPENDERS”
INFLATING MONEY
BILLS PURPOSELY
They Are In Control of Ap
propriations and Finance
Committees In Both
Houses
THEY ARE SEEKING
MORE ROAD MONEY
Want To Dig More Deeply
into Highway Funds To
Get Cash for Their Pur
poses; Bills Must Be Made
To Appear To Balance Be
fore Being Reported
Unit}' l>i»|mt<*b Hnrcaif,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
nv J. C. BASKKRVIMi.
Raleigh, March B.—The “free spend
ers” are in control of both the ap
propriations and finance committees
and are deliberately inflating both be
yond the amount of revenue which
can be obtained in order to compel
diversion of at least $2,000,000 a year,
and. if possible, $3,000,000 a year of
highway revenue into the general fund
in the opinion of the older and more
experienced members of the General
Assembly. These observers are con
vinced that a deliberate effort is be
ing made to keep the total of the
propriations bill at least $1,500,000
greater than the maximum revenue
that can be expected from tne re
venue bill in order to compel the as
sembly to dip into the highway re
venue. They also believe that some or
the members of the finance commit
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HENDERSON, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8, 1935
Turks Rise in New War Crisis
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Mobilization of Turkish troops along Greek frontier (1) to repel expected
influx of refugees from Greek revolution, is latest danger to European
peace to arise. Meanwhile, Daly is continuing to rush troops (2) to
Africa, despite establishment of neutral zone along controversial Ethi
opian frontier; France is sending naval forces (3) to Greece to “protect
interests’’; (4) New move to restore Hapsburgs to Hungarian throne id
agitating Yugoslavia, Rouniania and Czechoslovakia; (5) Ukranian re
volt plot affecting Russia and Poland is denounced in Polish parliament.
(Central Press
Old Age Pension Program
Will Be Offered Tuesday
Under Its Terms State Would Pay Those Over 65 Years
of Age sls Monthly if Their Income Is Less Than
S3OO and They Have no One To Support Them
Daily l)i«|iati'h Hnrrnn,
la the Sjr Walter Hotel.
By C. A. I’AUL
Raleigh. March B—A specific old-age
benefit bill will be presented to the
North Carolina Senate next Tuesday.
The bill, the first definite move to
ward “old age pensions” for aged
North Carolinians, will be introduced
by Senators Frink, of Brunswick, and
Browning, of Swain, and will call for
a maximum payment of sls monthly
to persons 65 years of age or older
provided that their income does not
amount to as much as S3OO annually.
United Drys
Doubtful Os
Liquor Bill
Will Bring Tremen
dous Pressure on
Legislators To In
fluence Their Votes
lJiiily I)H|i»t<'h Hiirenn,
In the Sir Wnlter Hotel.
By C. A. PAUL
Raleigh. March B—The8 —The United Dry
Forces are getting worried about the
Hill bill. At the beginning of the
present legislative session and up un
til a few days ago they had been con
fident that the state dry law would
not be modified. The temporary de
feat of the beer bill in the lower house
renewed their courage.
“The vote is going to be very close,”
said Cale K. Burkess, dry leader
here. He was talking about the Hill
bill and was overheard by your cor
respondent, whom he has refused to
grant interviews because of the cor
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The Federal census of 1930 shows
that there were 115,671 persons in the
State who were 65 or older. More
than $17,000,000 annually would be re
quired if all those coming within the
age limit were eligible for aid. It is
assumed, of course, that a great num
ber would be excluded by the terms
of the bill.
Not every beneficiary under the bill
would receive the maximum sls
monthly payment.. Any person re
ceiving benefits under the bill would
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P gripsSfi r.
Issue of Farley Cainnot Much
Longer Be Put Off By
Administration
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer
New York. March B.—President
Roosevelt finds himself at grips with
the progressives on an increasing num
her of issues.
A few are listed:
Prevailing Wage: The immediate
contest is over “the prevailing wage”
for public works as against “a se
curity wage” of SSO a month. Support
ing the president on this may cause
the defeat of some senators in the
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WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair, somewhat colder in east
and central portions tonight; Sat
urday cloudy, followed by rain
Saturday night and probably in
southwest and extreme west por
tions in afternoon; slightly war
mer in extreme southwest portion
Saturday. t
Si
Morganton Insane Asylum
Conditions To Be Looked
Into by Special
Committee Also
FUNDS ARE VOTED
FOR BOTH PROBES
Mitchell, of Wake, Asks Re
storation of Pay Cuts Os
State Employees in 1932-
33; More Local Legislation
Passed Than On Any
Other Day Thus Far
Raleigh, March B.—(AP) —Two leg
islative investigations of alleged bad
conditions in penal and charitable in
stitutions of the State were authoriz
ed by the legislature today after the
House had been told the biennial ap
propriations bill will not be re®ly un
til Monday.
The Senate added its approval to a
House bill appropriating SSOO and
cloaking the penal institutions com
mittee with judicial power to inves
tigate allegations of mistreatment of
convicts in Mecklenburg county. The
penal group decided to press on this
afternoon with the probe it started
last night.
On the other side of the Capitol the
House passed a Senate resolution to
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Huey Long Seeks
Some Support In
South Carolina
Washington, March 8 l API- Huey
Long today had added South Carolina
as well as North Carolina to the list
of states in which he may seek to
become a political factor.
So far no personalities are involved
in his contemplated mission to Colum
bia to address a “share the wealth”
meeting March 23.
Personalities are distinctly involved
in his threat to go to North Carolina,
however. Long is at dagger points
with Senator Bailey of that State,
and has prophesied that Bailey will
not be re-elected.
CANNON INTERVENES
IN REYNOLDS SNARL
Father of Anne Objects To
Plan for Disposing of
Smith’s Fortune
Winston-Salem. March 8 (AP)—J.
F. Cannon, of Concord, today inter
posed in the Smith Reynolds estate
litigation with the declaration that he
opposed the proposed settlement gs
the legacy because, among other rea
sons, the Federal government might
tax the inheritance $13,000,000.
With his reply, Cannon filed an af
fidavit by a nurse who attended his
idaughter, Anne Cannon Reynolds
Smith, during her illness in Reno. The
affidavit was filed to buttress Can
non’s contention that his daughter
was not normal when the divorce
from Reynolds was obtained.
May Finance
Rural Homes
Over South
Southern Congress
men To Seek Huge
Fund for Duplica
tions of Penderlea
Washington, March B.—(AP) A
movement to set up a Federal agency
for financing model self-liquidating
rural communities in the South was
reported under way today by mem
bers of Congress from that area.
Representative Fulmer, Democrat,
South Carolina, chairman of a con
gressional committee of southerners
working for the plan said a bill soon
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTBRNOOM
EXCEPT SUNDAY,
RICHBERG OUTLINES -
NUMBER OF WORKERS
INVOLVED WITH NRA
He Still Can Smile
President Roosevelt ’*
This excellent photograph of Pres
ident Roosevelt, made during a re
cent social gathering, portrayi
that happy smile still adorning the!
chief executive’s features aftei
two years in office.
STRHHAVANA
AS FRESH THREAT
Employees of Six Govern
ment Departments Also
Quit, With Others
Soon To Follow
TELEGRAPHERS ARE
REFUSING TO WORK
Newspaper Workers To
Leave Jobs on All Papers
but One After Today; Cen
sorship Rigidly Enforced;
Mendieta Regime Faces
Difficult Times Ahead
Havana, March 8. —(AP) —Havana’s
street railway workers went on strike
today, swelling the ranks of the Men
dieta regime’s militant opponents and
paralyzing the capital’s primary trans
portation system.
Employees of six government de
partments—treasury, labor, commerce,
communications, education and pub
lic health—also deserted their posi
tions and others were expected to
follow.
A group of government telegraphers
whom soldiers forced to remain at
their posts declined to send or re
ceive messages.
Soon after the street railway work
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COTTON EXEMPTION
PLAN IS APPROVED
Washington, March 8 (AI J )—
The House Agriculture Committee
today approved the Doxey bill to
exempt tenants and share crop
pers, as well as land owners, pro
ducing two bales of cotton from
the tax under the Bankhead con
trol act. The Agriculture Adjust
ment Administration had already
issued exemptioile for the stnaT
land owners,
8 PACES
TODAY
FIVE CENTS COPY
Eight Services Codes Affect
ing Nearly 2,000,000 Em
ployes Virtually
Suspended
STRATEGY PLANNED
FOR RELIEF FIGHT
Prevailing Wage Amend
ment Again Bone of Con
tention in Senate Fight;
Home Owners Loan Bor
rowings Before House;
Final Tribute Paid Holmes
Washington, March B.—(APl—The
number of working millions involved
in NRA’s past and future occupied
a Senate committee today as the ad
ministration polished stragey for the
impending struggle over the $4,800-
<>oo.ooo work-relief bill.
Donald R. Richberg, the recovery
coordinator, under cross-examination
by the Senate finance group, listed
eight service industry codes affecting
nearly 2,000,000 employees as already
virtually suspended by administrative
NRA action.
The Senate was still occupied wtth
the big war supply bill, but before
the day was over expected to clash
again over the work-relief issue, with
the McCarran prevailing wage amend
ment again the chief bone of con
tention.
Extension of the Home Owners
Loan Corporation borrowing powers
was the business of the House.
President Roosevelt joined other
high officials of the government in
paying final tribute to the late Jus
tice Oliver Wendell Holmes of tht*. ‘
Supreme Court. His burial place was
the Arlington National Cetnetery, rest;’
iiig ground of other Civil 'V^tr.ss&’•
erans. ?J : jn'
Other developments: %
Secretary Ickes Uf-d6red : tht?
Oil Company to recognize
as the collective bargaining ageiit for
all employees in California,
An investigation to determine wheth
er; various Canadian distiliei*^; haid
evaded import duties on liquor ship
ments to this countiy during the pro
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Ex-Magistrate Is
Electrocuted for
Poisoning of Four
Tucker Prison Farm, Ark., March
B>—(AP)—Mark H. Shank, 43, for
mer Ohio magistrate, died in the elec
tric chair at 7:14 a. m. today for
poisoning of a family of four in
Saline county, Arkansas, in August,
1933.
Before 50 persons who jammed the
electrocution chamber, Shank main
tained to the end that calm indif
ference which marked his residence
of more than a year in a condemned
cell.
He was convicted late in 1933 for
the murder of Alvin Colley, profes
sional associate, who with Mrs. Col
ley and two Colley children died after
drinking poison grape juice which
Shanks served at ap icnic lunch.
Idle Codes
Enumerated
By Richberg
Recovery Official
Cross-Examined by
Senate Committee
on Reorganization
' ‘
Washington, March B.—(AP)—Don
ald R. Richberg listed to the Senate
Finance Committee today a number of
codes which have been partially .or
entirely suspended, but left up to Con
gress the decision as to should
be permanently dropped in the new
plan to limit codification to indus
tries in interstate commerce.
The recovry coordinator said he
would not attempt to decide whore
the lines should be drawn, but "• " ..i
divide the codes into groups a
tj their relationship to iut ■ - ■;>, a
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