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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO central CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR HOUSE HURLS CHALLENGE AT SENATE DN RELIFF 81l I house passage of MONEY BILLS WAS WEEK’S BIG EVENT Spnatr Committee Will Pro bably Trim Some Items in Revenue Bill as Sent Up. 1111 LK OPPOSITION TO THE SALES TAX p„i More Money Will Be to Balance Budget; IMI Liquor Bill Still Repos ing Peacefully in Commit but May Be Trotted Out At Any Time. Raleigh Mirch 30. —(AP)—Twenty- ux of (ho 170 members of the legis 'a'ure mot « total of 35 minutes today, the five senators passing- 17 bills, while th -1 representatives passed three By agreement only local bills were passed on. Ral e i 1 1. March 30 (AP)—Passage hy ffie of Representatives of •h<- tß2.')oo.no<J. plus, biennial revenue hill oid »he s<>l,Boo,ooo biennial appro priatioo-- hill were higlilights of the legislative week ending here today. The revenue bill, containing the th'we p<>r rent exemptionless sales tax. i; now in the Senate finance commit where protests against House in i.f. ase> jn taxes on chain filling sta tion- and boarding houses were heard thi? week. The Senate money group plans to hegin voting on House changes Mon day afternoon and committee leaders predict the schedules will be returned »o 'lie lower brackets approved by the loiv.t finance committee. Th< appropriations bill passed the ’ohm* substantially as recommended by the johit committee with public (Continued on Pago Flw*») Lea Pardon Motive For Parole Bill I nder-Cover Cam paign l smg New Board As Club to Force Ehringhaus to Act. llnllr Dlxpnti-!! BuH-an, In (he Sir Wulter Hotel. BY J. V. lIASKERVILL. Hah-igh, March 30. —An intensive ip-der rovei campaign to bring more * d more, e to bear on Gov °rnor j. r b. Ehringhaus to get him grant a parole to Colonel Luke 1 °e. former Tennessee publisher, is being carried on here by those inter ‘■•'"d in getting a parole for Lea, It learned from an authoritative today. It was also learned that ' ‘ of the acer cards being played to ' otlonel Lea out of prison is the V|| l introduced in the House some ’vjie ago a nd still in committee to a oliah (tie office of commissioner of d>intlnned on Page Five) Teacher Pension Bill Is Termed 4 Tension Racket” Packer* Would Be Compelled to Pay Five Percent of Income and Comparatively Few Would Receive Any Benefits; Huge Sum Would Be Rolled Up Quickly (11111.7 lJlni>n(<'h Ilnrrua, (o (he Sir Walter Hotel, By C. A. PAUL p &)*igh, March 30—What observers ,l, ,n 'rimed a "pension racket” bill /' intioduced in the legislature by 1 1 ;j *or Browning, of Swain. The 1 would compel teachers to ' f »ntrihute” five per cent of their ''niies to the pension fund and '/'’Old appropriate $50,000 from the general fund as a starter. I h»> amount of the pension to be l l 0 dny teacher would be left to r "“ uscirtion of the Pension Fund Mntiiyrsmt Datlit Dispatch L J?»E BD WIRB sbrtiow o» THB ASSOCIATED PKlßfll, -fess | , r to _ UT ° Ss^« ctl ° n «* Tlane: I--Operalms bridge. 2 - Cilot. a -Master control. 4—fcsecona pilot. t>-b—Kadio operator ?™n.!r^ d v • B—Radio mast. 9—Flight instruments. 10—Hold. 11—Kitchen. 12—Engine instruments. 13-HaWi ?( L.m P 99 1 4- NaV o K . at T c . hartroo °?- 16—Navigator. 17 -Captain. 18—Propellers. 19—Engines. 20—Service platform 21-iw hold. 22—Wing. 28—Pontoon. 24—Wmg •'brake” 25—Radio antenna. 26-27-2&—Hatches. 2^—Crew quarters. 80—Hold? Route indicated in map was laid out for airliner to give it test under conditions approximating those on route it iI take in opening transpacific passenger service, with crew composed of (left to right) Edwin Mustek, chief pilot; it. O. D. Sullivan, pilot; Vic W tight, engineer; Fred Noona, navigator' H R ( ana dav. eo-Dilot: W. T. Jarbo. Jr., radiomap COMMUTE HEARS HOSPITAL AFFAIRS Miss Davies Morning Wit ness at Inquiry Into Mor ganton Asylum Morgan ton, Mlarch 30 (>AP) —The Legislative committe investigating conditions at the State Hospital here today heard from nurses and other employees stories of long hours oS work and low pay. The principal witness at the morn ins session was Miss Ethel Davies, former employee, whose testimony last month to the joint Senate and House Appropriations Committee that she had worked 15 hours a day for less than S2O a month led to the deci sion to make an investigation. Miss Davies told the investigating committee that nothing she had said was intended as criticism of the man agement of the hospital, that she had meant It entirely as a plea for a larg er appropriations for the hospital. Two Rocky Mount Men Badly Injured In an Auto Crash Rocky Mount, March 30.—(AP) — J. Cliff Cox, and W. Haywood Foun tain, young business men of this city, were seriously injured when their car overturned near here late last night. Cox sustained a broken Teg and head injuries and is said ot be in a serious condition. Fountain is suffer ing from serious cuts and bruises. The car left the highway and turned over, but police were unable today to give any cause for the accident. Board which the bill would establish The board would consist of the gover nor, the State superintendent of pub lie instruction, the State author, the State treasurer, the State insurance commissioner, a county superintend ent of schools and one teacher, the two latter members to be appointed by the governor. The bill provided that any teacher would have to teach in North Carolina’s public schools 20 years and attain the age of 70 before becoming eligible to receive a pen (Continued an Page Six) ONLY DAILY Heads Teachers Mrs. T. W. Guthrie (above) first grade teacher in Kinston city schools, was elected president of the North Ckrolina Education Association at its closing session in Winston-Salem. Want $22,000,000 Yearly for Schools; Mrs. Guthrie New President Winston-Salem, March 30.—(AP) — Declaring its support of State Super intendent Clyde A, Erwin's request for an annual appropriation of $22,000,- (XX) for public schools in the State, the North Carolina Education Association adjourned this afternoon after a three-day convention. Mrs. T, W Guthrie, of Kinston, was confirmed as president, and Ray Funderburke, of Wilmington, vice president. Jule B. Warren is the as sociation’s secretary-treasurer. The morning was taken up with de partmental meetings. At 11 o’clock the final session was held to hear Miss Florence Hale, editor of the "Grade School Teacher,’’ speak on “The Place of the Teacher in the New World." Call Issued For Banks’ Condition Monday, March 4 Washington, March 30.—(AP) —The comptroller of the currency today is sued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of busi ness Monday, March 4. CALI. FOR REPORTS FROM STATE BANKS IS ISSED Raleigh, March 30. — (AP—) Gurney P. Hood, State bank commissioner, issued a call today for the condition of all State banks as of the close j>f business on Monday, March 4, _ NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 30,1935 Coal Strike Averted By Agreement Present Wage And H o u r Contracts Will Be Continued on After April 1 Washington, March 30.—(AP) —The soft coal industry and the United Mine Workers of America agreed to day to accept NRA’s proposal to con tinue present wage and hour con tracts after April 1, thus averting a threatened walk-out of nearly half a million miners. The present wages and hours are to be continued until June 16 unless a new agreement is reached before that time. The text of the agreement fol lows: "The existing Appalachian agree ment and supplementary Appalachian regional district agreement of April 1, 1934. shall continue in full tforce and effect in all other provisions un til June 16, 1935, in compliance with the request of the National Indus trial Recovery Board or until such prior date as a new agreement is ne gotiated between the parties signatory to the current Appalachian agree chian agreement and its supplemen tary district agreement." Anti=sales Tax Leader Atk gsred by Erwin’s Re fusal to Back Him. Daily Dispatch Bereaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel, By C. A. PAUL Raleigh, March 30.—Dr. Ralph Mc- Donald, anti-sales tax leader and bat tler for bigger school appropriations, has broken his friendly relationship with Clyde A. Erwin, State superin tendent of public instruction. "I shall never again support him," declared the Forsyth legislator and ex-college professor. “And you can (Continued on Page Six) uiviiiriT FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, followed by occasional rains in west and central portions Sunday and probably in extreme southwest portion late tonight and Sunday; warmer except on the northeast coast today; colder in extreme west portion Sunday aft ernoon much, colder afo»»day a SOVIET RUSSIA IS WILLING TO ADMIT GERMANY AT MEET Would Make It Optional To Hitler Whether He Sends Envoy To Stresa Conference FAVOR COLLECTIVE ALLIANCES GROUPS Soviets Say They Have De clined To Compromise With Hitler on Mutual As sistance Feature of Far Eastern European Pact; Eden Moves on Into Poland London, March 30 (AP) —Joseph Stalin and Maxim Litvinoff told Bri tain's peace envoy today, according to information from Moscow reaching official quarters here, that Russia re commends the powers proceed to the Stresa conference with the European fsecurity system as planned, permitting Germany to join or stay out, as slie likes. The Russians told Captain Anthony Eden, it was understood, that the So viets prefer such a collective system instead of a group of alliances on the continent. The Soviets have declined to eom (Continued on Pago Five) MAJOR ALEXANDER DIES AT BEAUFORT Beaufort, March 30. —(AP) —Major Joseph Eli Alexander, 62, of Winston- Salem, died early today at a. hotel here of a heart attack. Major Alexanders prominent attor ney, had suffered from chronic heart disease and three weeks ago came to Beaufort for his health. For the past several days he had been confined to his bed. At 2 o’clock this morning he suffered a fatal attack. The body was taken to Winston- Salerii for burial. :—. * • ’ Switzerland Will Protest jKid’naping By German Nazis Berne. Switzerland, March 30 (AP) .• —The Swiss government today in structed its minister to Berlin to pro test to the German government con cerning the alleged kidnaping of the German journalist, Berthold Jacob, on Swiss territory by Nazi agents. The notes of protest, which will be try, was reported here to label the in handed to the German foreign minis cident a "grave violation” of Swiss neutrality. The newspaper journale de Berne said the alleged action “cannot fail to increase Swiss horror before the cyni cism of the Nazi "regime.” Jacob, who incurred disfavor of Nazi authorities because of his pacifi tic writings and disclosures concern ing German rearmament, disappeared suddenly while on a mysterious mis sion to Basel, Switzerland, more than two weeks ago. Rail Lines Are Denied Rate Raise Authorized, How ever, by I. C. C. To Add Emergency Charges to Present Rates Washington, March 30. —(AP) American railroads were denied the right to make a horizontal increase in freight rates today, but at the same time were authorized by the Inter state Commerce Commission in a split decision again to add emergency charges to existing rates. The emergency charges will apply to a large part of the freight traffic of the country until June 30, 1936. They are similar, said a commis hion resume, except in amounts, to those which were authorized in 1931, and which ended September 30, 1933. The decision was reached by a five to four. The emergency charges in general (Continued on Page S’glit;) PUBLISHBSD^(EVER FIVE CENTS COPY If Senate Refuses Accord By Monday, House Will Accept Replies to Mrs. F.D.R, ' -a EL t I u Miss Martha I jams New picture shows Miss Martha Ijams, alumna of the University of California, who refused to ac cept Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins as Charter Day speaker at Berkeley, Cal. Mrs. Roosevelt's reply to Miss Ijams’ declaration that Miss Perkins was a “headline hunter” and “mere politician” drew from Miss Ijams the retort, “Mrs. Roosevelt would do well to remember the people didn’t elect bar president ” Ne w Attack Qnßankhead Act Is Made New York Anti-New Dealer Says It Has Hurt Share Cropper In Arkansas Washington, March 30.—(AP)— A new attack on the Bankhead cotton bill came today from Repdesentatlve Culkin, Republican, New York, foe of many New Deal measures, in the form of a resolution for a House in vestigation of the effects of the new cotton law on Arkansas farmers. Culkin’s resolution calls upon the secretary of agriculture to furnish the House: A copy of the report made by Mary Connor Myers, special investigator for t(he agricultured epartment on conditions existing in Arkansas among the share croppers and tenant farmers who have been driven off the land tilled by them for one or more generations by the operation of the so-called Bankhead cotton bill. What action, if any, the secretary of agriculture has taken to alleviate the conditions compained of, which (Continued on Page Four) Belgian Chamber Backs Gold Suspension Policy New Cabinet Wins Smashing Victory on Monetary Pro gram, Including Devaluation; Premier Pays Tribute To Roosevelt and Admits Following in His Steps Brussels, March 30.—(AP) —Premier Paul Van Zeeland, won a smashing victory in the Chamber of Deputies today on his policy of suspending the gold standard and devaluating the belga and immediately turned to the Senate to learn the fate of his pro gram. The cabinet decided to demand a vote of confidence today in order to push ahead its bills devaluating the currncy by 25 percent and prolonging thee government’!) speial power.). 8 PAGES TODAY Difficulty Is Proviso Re quiring Third of $900,- 000,000 Be for Di rect Work ICKES CLAIMS THAT WOULD NULLIFY LAW Says It Would Remove Chances To Spend Money and Create Jobs; Senate Wants Half of Money So Spent; Senate not Disposed To Accede to the House Washington, March 30.— (AP) House leaders decided today tb*t, unless there isa change in the Sen ate by Monday, the House will aq» cept the $4,880,000,000 work-relief bill, including the limitations objected to by Secretary Ickes. Chairman Buchanan, of the House conferees on the bill, reiterated that "it is up to the Senate.” The difficulty was a proviso in serted in the bill requiring that at least one-third of the $900,000,000 al located for loans or grants to the State projects must be spent for "di rect work.” Ickes contended that would virtual ly nullify the chances to spend the money and create - jobs. The Senate conferees, a er said today, wanted to require that fifty percent of the money be spent for work, but the House conferees beat them down to 33 1-3 percent. "I understand they are trying, to put the pressure on the Senate xon ferees to see if they won’ih (change their minds and agree to strlKe £oit the 33 1-3 percent," this leader added. “What’s the use of sending tyl) back to conference if Hie senators a?e willing to change their mind. Wdilkli! not going to , re-commit - ( unless Wf have some definite ashuffendes froak the Senate.” L ' DESPERADOES Stfoof' 1 " DALLAS POLICEMAN Pallas, Texas, March —A Pallas policeman was woitnd- - ed today in a running gunfight with four fleeing desperadoes on a highway near here. Negotiation Broken Off In Ethiopia Conciliation in Dis pute With Italy Over Boundary Seen as Next Step Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 30. G ?)—Direct negotiations with Italy over the colonial boundary dispute were suddenly broken off today m? 4, a note sent to the League of Ne- Special measures were taken to protect foreigners in case of an out break of hostilities. These steps in cluded appointment of a new ener (Continued on Paee Four) Van Zeeland answered his critics with repeated refrffeeces to Prsident Roosevelt’s program in the United States. He said: “I am a keen admirer of President Roosevelt, who attained essential re sults mainly in allowing his country to work in peace. He certainly com mitted errors. Had he base 3 ir.fs pr > gram on economic expansion rron. gold, the world crisis won! 1 be ' 4ed now. But I apj/y those i aan measures to Eeighur " ' on side? good,” j
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