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HENDERSON gateway to CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR Relief Bill Is Sent To Roosevelt Revenue Too Small Despite Restoring 3 Prcnt. Sales Tax Over $1,600,000 Short of Appropriations Under Estimates Made By Mr. Maxwell. IAX ON DIVIDENDS WOULD BE BIG LIFT $63,024,000 First Year and $64,671,542 Second Year Would Be Produced Un der Present Measure, Ac cordiru to Estimates of Revenue Experts LEA I' REVENUE Raleigh. April 6 i APi-—'F lip biennial ffvpmip b'M containing a thre» percent exeniptionless retail sales tax. was placed »>n the Senate calendar today. Tt>° Mip**r division of the legislature will nv o t at noun Monday to start to work on the tax measure as a com of the whole A number of major changes hav* made in the measure since it passed the House. Thirteen senators met for 20 tninu *e.« thi morning to pass seven local I hills and receive the revenue act from ! th*> .Senate finance group. Fifteen I House members met three minutes to receive the bill. Ilnlly lllKpntch Onn-nn, In Car S|r Walter Hotel. I»Y J. C. UASKKRVII.L. Raleigh, April 8.— I The revenue bill is at last in tlie Senate, with the three oer cent sales tax hack in it, with <he dividends tax removed and with the amount to be diverted from the highway fund fixed at three per cent of gross gasoline sabs in the State. nr between $1,630,000 and $1,790000 a year, depending upon whether or not gasoline sales continue to increase. Put, even with this increased a rnuunt to tie diverted from the high (Continued on Page Eight) DEMOCRATS FEAR DEFEAT IN NORTH i | Congressmen Told Not to Reley Further oil Roose velt Popularity. By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, April B.—Democratic members of Pennsylavnia’s delegation in the national House of Represen- j tatives have been advised by their ! bato party organization to prepare j t" fight for re-election next, year on ! hmi own various individual congres- I signal records- -not to count on lie- | irg .swept in by another Roosevelt landslide. if this advice is sound, it should be considered significant. Pennsylvania, of course, traditional (Continued on Page Five) Sessions Os Legislature Very Brief D a y’s Perfunctory Sittings Mark Close of Week That Has Been Busy One. Raleigh, April 6 (AP) —Adoption by the Senate Finance Committe of the Deposed three per cent general sales tax levy in the biennial revenue bill and pasage by the House of Repre sentatives of a measure to substitute executions by lethal gas for electro cutions were major legislative accom i lishments of the week. Also holding a prominent place on the calendar was the address to a joint session Thursday of Homer S. ‘Trainings, United States Attorney u (Continued on Page Two) UeitJteramt Baily Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA ANn Vlpßnta * LHJASED WIRB SERVICE OF the associated press. Good Will Envov Bf - i lj|fiy * -To reassure Japan concerning U. 8, Fleet maneuvers in Pacific, firs! week in May, Admiral Frank B. Upham (above), commander of Far Eastern Squadron will make good will visit to Yokohama simultane ously with war games of fleet. (Central Press 1 PACIIONAL FUSES Piedmont Senators Against Taxing Dividends, Num erous Back Home. THIS MET OPPOSITION Anti-Sales Taxers Favored All Sorts of l evies In Order To Reduce Rate; Lot of Spite Voting Done Holly Dhpnfch Boren®, In the Sir Wnlter Hotel, BV ,1. C. It ASKER VI LI., Raleigh, April 6—‘Factional fusses between different groups in the Sen ate Finance Committee, especially be tween those who opposed the divi dends tax section and those favoring the two per cent sales tax rate, are responsible for the delay in getting the revenue bill out of committee and before the Senate, it is generally agreed here. The House passed the revenue bill almost two weeks ago. Since that time it has been in the Senate Finance Committee, which has been wrangling over what to take out and what to leave in the bill. One group in the committee, cen tering around senators from certain Piedmont counties, where • several large manufacturing concerns and in dividuals with large income are lo (Oontinued on Page Five.) PLAN HEARINGS ON TAX FORECLOSURES Two Proposals Come Before Committee at Meeting Next Tuesday. Dally Dlnpntcfc Barca®, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By C. A. PAUL Raleigh. April 6.—A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon on the two bills which would mane drastic changes in the method of pro cedure in tax foreclosure actions. The hearing will be conducted in the Sen ate chamber at 4 p. m. by the Senate Judiciary Committee No. 1. One of the bills to be discussed was intro duced by Senator Johnson, of Duplin, (Continued on Page Five! HENDERSON, N. C. SATURDAY Calls Critics Conclave Milo Keno, leader of farm strikes in Midwest two years ago, is busy arranging convention of most out spoken of critics of presen “■ regime, to be held in Des Moines, la., in May. He’s invited Huey Long, Father Coughlin, Dr. F. E. Town send, Gov. Olson of Minnesota, among others. t Central Press* RAYMOND HAMILTON IS BACK AT PRISON FOR ELECTROCUTION Southwestern Desperado Is Captured in Dallas .With out A Shot Being Fired OFFICERS SURPRISE DREADED GANGSTER Had Long Been Listed As One of Three No. 1 Public Enemies; Air of Bravado Maintained Even In Face of Almost Certain Electrocu tion Soon Dallas. Hpxa-s, April 6. (AP)—Ray mond Hamilton, southwestern desper ado. and one of a trio labelled by the Department of Justice as No. 1 public enemies, was behind bars otday for the first time since he escaped from the Texas penitentiary death row. The slippery 22-year-old bandit and under-Study of the slain Clyde Dar row, and ranked in the criminal world with Alvin Karpis and Thomas H. Robinson, was raptured last night without a. shot being fired. Although he had sworn never to be taken alive, Hamilton submitted meek ly when Sheriff Smoot. Schmid, his (Continued on Page Five.) Chinese Minister Grateful To U. S. For Its Fairness Chapel Hill. April 6.—(AP)— Dr. iSaoki Alfred Sze, Chinese minister to the United States, said his people con sider the relations of the United States to them fair in every respect, in an address today to the Human Relations Institute at the University of North Carolina. Speaking of international goodwill and understanding, the Chinese min ister asserted these were two neces sary factors if mutually beneficial re lations between the peoples of dif ferent states were to be maintained. "I note with gratification that be tween my people and the people of the United States there has always been this good will, and it is reflected in the policies, of the respective: govern ments,” he said. FOREMOST POET OF UNITED STATES DEAD New York, April 8 (AP)—Ed win Arlington Robinson, thrice winner of the Pulitzer prize, and honored as “America’s foremost living poet,” died early today. The 65-year-old poet had been in New York since .January 16 for treat ment of a chronic ailment. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Probably rain tonight and Sun day) colder, / j Li MAN-POWER DRAFT IN TIME OF WAR IS KEPT IN NEW BILL House Refuses in This Way To Modify Anti-War Profits Bill Under Consideration AMENDMENTS AIMED AT CLAUSE REJECTED No Point in Letting Presi dent Have Power To Draft Men When Congress Can Do It, Opponents Argue; Volunteer System Is De clared Unfair, Unjust Washington, April 6.—(AP)— The House today voted down an attempt to delete from the McSwain anti-war profits bill its provisions for drafting man power in time of conflict. It tossed aside amendments aimed at the clause by Representative Golds borough. Democrat. Maryland, and Smith. Democrat, Virginia. In so doing the House again sup ported indirectly its action yesterday in approving an amendment provid ing no drafted troops may ibe put on foreign territory except to prevent in vasion of the United States. “There is no point in letting the President have authority to draft the fConfirmed on Pn.ee Five) 12 Ring Leaders Os Prison Rising Receive Beatings Elizabeth City, April 6 (AP) — Twelve ring leaders in the revolt at the Woodville prison camp on Thursday were whipped yesterday by prison officials, but Captain J. M- Toler, superintendent of the camp, said today he had the an thority from higher officials to administer the punishment. Captain Toler said the prison- " ers were taken into the dining hall, placed across mattresses and given between 10 and 25 licks each. The beating, he said, was not bru tal and the prison physician was in attendance. Aid Sought In Congress For Cotton Washington. April 6.—(AP)—Plans for direct appeal to President Roose velt were expressed today by leaders of the congressional bloc driving for administration action to aid the cot ton textile industry. Representative Ma»/in, Republican, Massachusetts, said he knew of 50 members of the House and Senate who were eager to go to the White House with an appeal for immediate action. He said that the number may reach 100 before the President re turns. The textile group was elated iby pas sage in both houses yesterday of the George amendment to the work-re lief bill, which authorizes the Presi dent to remove the processing tax and use money from the $4,880,000,000 work-relief fund for benefit payments to cotton farmers. U. S. Headed For Chaos If This Reckless Spending Is Kept Up, Babson Says BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright by Publishers Fin ancial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park. Fla., April 6.—1 re turned from my transcontinental trip optimistic concerning the course of business over the next two or three years, but I am not sure about what will follow. It is quite possible that many of my readers will live to see conditions far worse than those of the past three years. I have just finished reading the in come and expense yeport of the gov ernment for the first eight months of the fiscal year. It is appalling. For a long time, I have wanted to unbur den my thoughts on government spending, but. I have not dared fciJs AFTERNOON, APRIL 6, 1935 MURPHY MAY GET MISS PERKINS’ JOB itFi irtiltinr A Jkj if|k tJ If M : -■ jpa 'V?',*. "p.y V'.-.-'i Secretary Perkins According to rumors in Washing ton, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins is to be replaced in the Roosevelt cabinet by Frank Mur phy, governor general of the Phil ippines. Miss Perkins, only worn- 60,000 Frenchmen To Be Kept On Army Duty Long After Enlistment Ends 120,000 New Conscripts Be ing Trained While Pow ers Plan for Stresa Parley TAKE NO CHANCES ON GERMAN MOVES Nazi Activity at Free City of Danzig Cause of Excite ment; London Will Try To Curb French Moves to Save Work of Simon and Eden On Trip (By the Associated Press.) A French ministerial council decid ed today to keep 60,000 men under arms to guard her frontiers while 120,000 new conscripts are being train ed. and while England, France and Italy determine at the Stresa confer ence April 11 how to secure European peace in the face of German rearma ment. The three powers were constantly in touch with one another. The Bri tish cabinet will meet on Monday to hear the full report of Captain An thony Eden on his European tour and to outline more definitely the British (Continued on Page Two) A. L. ROBERTSON, 70, PASSES IN HALIFAX Roanoke Rapids. April 6 (AP) —A. Lonnie Robertson 70, died here last night of a heart ailment. His widow and four children survive. frankly. Today, hgjvever, I feel that I must speak without mincing my words. This the most important mes sage I have given you in months. One Out of Five on Relief. According to government figures, 23,375,000 people are now on relief — one person out of every five. This is an increase of 77 per cent over a year ago, yet business is at the same level as last April. The nation’s workers in normal times total about 50,000,000. Subtract our present army of 6,000,- 000 Federal, State and local govern ment employees and the 10.000,000 workers who are now jobless, and we have 34,0001000 working in pir ate (Continued on P&p-a Tyto.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY, Frank Murphy an ever to serve in a president’s cabinet, has been sought less and less by the administration as an adviser on labor problems. Mur phy, former mayor of Detroit, *» now visiting in Washington- Reynolds Trades. Old Campaign Car Washington, April 6 (AP) —The delapidated old automobile Sena tor Robert R. Reynolds of-North Carolina used in his 1932 campaign —and since then a hunk of junk in the Senate garage—has gone to its reward. He has traded it in for one of the 1935 models—a long, gray touring sedan equipped with trunk, red wheels and radio. Reynolds’ famous old campaign car, a vintage of the 1930 automo biles—was a familiar sight in North Carolina when he took the stump against the then Senator Cameron Morrison. PH TROUBLE IN BUNCOMBE FEARED Three Prisoners Start Mutiny That May Spread to Other 200 There Raleigh, April 6 (AP)—Three pri soners at the Craggy convict camp in Buncombe county staged a mild rebel lion today and refused to work, caus ing camp officials to notify J. B. Roach, penal division director, that trouble might be brewing there. “It’s just a little trouble, now but it might spread, as there are close to 200 prisoners in the camp.” L. G. Whitley, assistant superintendent of the penal division said. Tomorrow Whitley will go to Per quimans county to investigate person ally the mutiny there this week The investigation will be largely to determine who gave Captain J. M. Tolar, the camp superintendent, au thority to flog the prisoners. Tolar was quoted today as saying he had authority from his superiors. One Dead, Several Injured In Crash Near Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, April 6—(AP) — William Woust, 23, East Orange, N. J., was killed and several per sons injured in a head-on collision ow two automobiles traveling at a high rate of speed several miles from this city last night. W. M. Brewer, of Winder, 3 a., driver of one car, fat.. .•> a hearing of manslaughter charg»-s here in . day Stages today FIVE CENTS COPY ! NEW DEAL STAKES ON WORKS SCHEME Senate Passes Conference Report 66 to 13 in Dash of Speed After Long Delays GOES TO ROOSEVELT ON FISHING JAUNT i —— j “Where’s the Money Coming ! From?'’ Thomas Asks, Urg | ing Printing Press Money To Pay it; Glass Says Peo ple Must Pay and Predicts Biggest Howl Yet Heard Washington. April 6.—(AP)— The New Deal today staked $4,880,000,000 —vastest peace-time appropriation in history—on its plans to swing from relief to public works while the na tion watched to see who would be chosen to direct the task and just how the job would h? tackled. 'Showing a bit of last minute speed after 75 days of struggle and delay, Congress completed action on the mammoth measure yesterday when the Senate parsed a conference report on it—66 to 13—and the House did likewise. 317 to 70. The President, fishing off the Flor ida coast, was exacted to sign the legislation into law as soon as it could be sent to him by airplane. Vice-President Garner and Speaker Byrns planned to affix their signa tures today, winding up the congres sional formality. The question, “Where is the money coming from?’’ was raised in last-min ute Senate debate yesterday. Senator Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma, assert ed there had been little talk About that phase of the matter and protest ed that the bill should c^iitdin• ails plan for issuing more silver bacW.jfeidr rency. ■' j* ; idk\ Senator Glass, Democrat, retorted the $4,880,000,000 woUldycoMe from the; tax pavprs, apd^jwfrßnvit (Conttnitod on Page' plyAjD • “— fJJiir'l Guards At Charlotte Camp Held Charlotte, April 6. —(AP)—Henry C. Little, superintendent of a Mecklen burg prison camp, and R. C. Rape and T. IM. Gordon today were arrested on warrants charging them with bru tality to priosenrs. It was at Little’s camp that Wood row Wilson Shropshire and James Barnes. Negroes, developed a condi tion necessitating amputation of theif* feet, incidents which brought on a le gislative investigation of priosn camp conditions and discipline of prisoners. The' warrants were issued under in structions from Solicitor John Q. Carpenter. A warrant was also Issued for J. W. “Doc” Endy, a third guard, but early this afternoon he had not (Continued on Page Two) State Gets Large Road Work Funds $19,575,000 for North Carolina Won’t Have To Be Match ed by the State Washington, April 6.—(API- Representative Cartwright, Dem ocrat, Arkansas, chairman of the House Roads Committee, announc ed today the apportionment by states of money to be expended for road construction and grade crossing elimination under the work-relief bill. The States do not have to match the fund. Under the apportionm* ,i, a r- Carolina will receive s. Vr.l r? $19,575,000, uj which sl‘<, to be usee, or mods aim , for grado -.rcatluv’—
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