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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR BRITAIM BLOCKS FRENCH ATTACK Oil CERMAKV Senate Votes Sales Tax Into Revenue Bill Biggest Upturn In 25 Years Is Facing Business In U. S. I)u»« and Bradstreet Review Broadc*sts Greatest Op timism of Recent Months EFFECTS FORECAST TO COME AT ONCE Immediate Future To See Change for Belter, as Pass ing of March Left Behind Lowest Levels of 1935 Bus iness Activity in United States New )ork, April 1 2- —(AH -Tht Sharpest, business rl«e in 25 years was foreeast for the Immediate • future in the weekly business re, tl«w by Hun ami Bradstreet to 'lay. "More com in«'iiiK truth bus come forward that thep assinjj of March left hehlinl the lows for the year,” the review stated. Muring the week there was a complete transforniation of senti ment. as the hopes for a rather far removed improvement were replaced by a realization that the immediate future is to bring' the sharpest rise that has been wit nessed in business in the past quarter of a century/’ The review added that the rise "will be fortified adequately to prevent the interrupting reces sions vvhish followed the spurts of the last two years.” It continued: "Potential benefits of the s*>.- 4mm>.(ton, 000 appropriated |»y the government have provided the stimulus needed to dispel the ini putience which has appeared in some branches liecause of the let down in business toward tile close of the first quarter. All of the reports received were more decisive than at any time this year, in the confident attitude taken (Continued on Page Four) Dunn Attorney Is Killed and Woman Companion Is Hurt I'unn, April L 2. <APl—Janies flay iw, 38, attorney, of Benson, was; in stantly killed and a. woman compan ion Mis? Rena Young, was seriously injured near here early today when. Ravnor’s automobile swered across a highway and crashed into a truck. Raynor was en route to Fayetteville w han hi? car cut across a highway aii 'l collided with the. truck, carrying unpi. y b°'‘r bottles, and driven by L». r Clubbs. of Charleston, S. C. Young's skull was fractured 3nd .she was taken, unconscious to a Phys ician's office, here for treatment. . Identifying 14 Children Dead In Bus I rain Smashes Into High School Truck Returning Home at Rockville, Md. Rockville, Md.. April 12.—(AP)— •’harply reminiscent of wholesale the nnangled bodies of 14 >! ifcE school students wbo met death an express crashed their auto K|J - late last night lay in an im. provished morgue in a quiet funeral honiP here today while anguished par ents went about the task of identify •ag them. fifteen other occupants of the bus, including the driver and the teacher )n charge, were suffering from va rious injuries and shocks, but, with i (Continued on Page Two) Himiursmt Batin Btspatch LEASED WIRB SERVICE OF the associated PRESS. SaD Yields Death Kay j L [ m Dr. Otto Glasser Death ray 3 that kill bacteria and other simple forms of life were reported produced from salt by Dr. Otto Glasser, above, physicist at Cleveland clinic. The rays, obtained by exposure of salt to X-rays and gamma ravß, wero believed to have possible antisep tic value in combatine infection. Senate Now S lulling On Money Bill Both Sides Afraid to Risk Vote Right Now on Amend ments to Sales Tax. Uallf Dispatch Burma, In the Sir Walter Hotel, BY J. C. CASKERVILL. Raleigh, April 12—The Senate did exactly nothing in its consideration of the revenue bill yesterday and there is nothing to indicate whether it will be able to make any additional progress today, although a vote on the sales tax section is hoped for some time today. This vote will be on whether to reduce the rate to two per cent or keep it at three per cent, as adopted by the House, and not on a move to strike the entire sales tax from the bill. It is also regarded like ly that an effort will be made to write the exemptions back into the bill, exempting flour. meal, sugar, salt, meat, coffee and basic food articles (Continued on Pare Four! Bus Taking 30Children Overturned Pittsboro, April 12.—(AP)—A school bus carrying 30 children was struck by an automobile and overturned 12 miles east of here on Highway 90 today. None of the children was hurt, but Dalon Goodwin, driver of the au tomobile, was critically injured and was taken to a Raleigh hospital. Goodwin’s car crashed into the side of the bus at a road intersection. Every glass in .be bus was smashed as it turned over. Several children suf fered minor cuts, but escaped other injuries. The bus carries children to and from .Bell’s sqhool in eastern Chatham county. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. PROPONENTS GAIN VICTORY AT CLOSE FOUR DAYS BATTLE Levy Is Not an Emergency and Threatens To Be come Basic Policy, Foes Declare REGISTER OF DEEDS BILL BROUGHT BACK House Revives Four-Year Proposal It Killed Thurs day; Making Kidnaping a Felony Punishable By Death is Given Unfavor able Report Raleigh. April 1? (AP)—The Senate tills afternoon amended the sales tax section of the biennial revenue bill to provide exemptions for five bask* articles of food exempted under the present law. The vote was 22 to 21, not count ing three pairs. A few minutes earlier the Sen ate had refused, 34 to 10. to strike the sales tax from the bIU. The Senate also refused 31 to 13 to reduce the sales tax rate from three to two percent, By a vote of 31 to 14 the Senate refused to strike out the $lO tax limitation on a single purchase. The vote came in committee of the whole after four days’ de hate on the sales tax. Raleigh, April 12.—(AP) —The Sen ate this afternoon neared a. vote on the three percent general sales tax article of the biennial revenue bill after four days of debate. The House passed several bills of minor Statewide importance and re vivedY measures it killed yesterday which would lengthen the term of of. (OonMniioii on Page Fnnei W. J. KING, WILSON TOBACCO MAN, DIES Wilson, April 12.—(AP)—William Johnston King, 46. president of the Wilson Tobacco Company, local leaf exporters, died at his home here to day following a heart attack. In addition to his tobacco business, Mr. King was prominent in other commercial affairs in Wilson. He was a director of the National Bank of Wilson, and had served as president of the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade and of the Chamber of Commerce. He was an officer in the Episcopal church and active in the Masonic fra ternity. Surviving are his widow, two chil dren, his mother and three brothers. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Dispute On Social Plan In Congress Meantime, Roose velt Pushes Program for Spending Work- Relief Money Washington, April 12. —(AP)—Par- tisan dispute over the administration’s social security program raged at the Capitol today as President Roosevelt and his aides downtown perefected administrative details for spending the $4,0004)00.000.000 relief fund. In the Hduse, ways and means com mittee Republicans had their chance to discuss the security bill, and a number were prepared for a concert ed attack on the measure as now written. Robert Fetchner, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, was one of the relief advisors to talk with Mr. Roosevelt. He promised the en rollment of 300,000 men within 60 days under the work law provisions, per. mitting an aggregate COC corps of 600,000. > The Senate continued debate on the House bill to expand lending powers of the Home Owners Loan Corpora tion. _ .. i HENDERSON, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1935 In Midst of Peace, War Is Discussed ww,...f i/x .vXi-x-:-.-:-. jjjlf !rj v fljj jgN I;, -| In an ancient setting, the most ancient topic of all is discussed—War. Palazzo Baromeo, on the Isle of Isola Bella, in the placid waters of Lake Maggiore, at Stresa, Italy, was mecc<i to which highest statesmen oi r ranee. Italy and Great Britain met in greatest peace time meeting since President Wilson went to Paris. sSery Thinks Quickest and Sim plest Way to Save Our selves Is Coalition Government STATESMANSHIP HAS FAILED LIKE BANKS Huge Followings of Long and Townsend Indicate “Forgotten Man” Is Look ing for New Leader; De clares New Deal Is Guilty of Class Baiting. BY ROGER W. BABSON. Copyright 1935, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Jacksonville, Fla., April 12. The "Brain Trust” made a vital mistake in the spring of 1933. Tw» main lines of action were open to the Adminis tration at that time—one. recovery; and the other, reform. The Adminis tration rode into Washington on a platform of recovery and its first few acts were along recovery lines. It was these first measures which gave the New Deal its tremendous popularity. Since then, however, the Administra tion has turned completely around and nearly every major bill proposed has been a reform, rather than a re. (Continued on Page Four) Senate To Accept Pay Boost Bill Dally Dlsnatcls Barra®, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 12 —The Senate is ex pected to pass the bill that passed the House Thursday, to submit an amend ment to State Constitution in the next general election to increase the pay of members of the General Assembly to S9OO per session. At present the pay of members of the Assembly is S6OO per session for regular sessions (Continued on Page Four) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, rain in northeast and colder in south and east por tions tonight; Saturday fair,. Plans NRA With Voluntary Codes Washington, April 12.—(AP)—A substitute for the administration’s NRA bill was being drafted today by Senator MeCarran, Democrat, Nevada, recovery law critic, to per mit only voluntary codes. The measure was expected to prove a rallying point for many of the congressional opponents of NRA, who have contended that it was crushing the little man and fostering monopoly. Devaluation Is Starting To Be Felt Inflation Is in the Air Prices Rising, Mon ey Values Are Fall ing. By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, April 12 —Reports from many parts of the country to various different governmental departments and independent commissions hint that devaluation of the dollar Is be ginning to take effect througnout the United States at last in a quite per ceptibly inflationary fashion. The cutting of the dollar down to approximately a 60-cent basis last year immediately reduced American money's buying power in foreign lands in just the proportion that it had been devalued. Here at home, altho ugh prices did rise a little, the ad vance was not decided enough to at tract much public attention. Clearly the explanation was that in the United States a devalued dollar (Continued on Pare Font) Denies Damage to Graf Zeppelin In Brazil Accident Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 12. (AP) —The Condor Syndicate, bus iness agent for the Graf Zeppelin, to day denied that the big German diri gible had been damaged in an acci dent at Pernambuco, declaring: "Wie are in constant communication with the Graf Zeppelin, which did not report any accident. The news from Pernambuco is absolutely false.” Reports from Pernambuco, Brazil, today said that the dirigible’collided today with several buildings when a mooring broke, but the damage was reported limited to a rear motor, PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY. Area of More Than 15 Mil lion Acres Seriously Af fected in Half Dozen States 20,000 FAMILIES ON THE RELIEF ROLE Each Figure Represents Only Segment of Picture, With Drouth and Cold Involved As Well As Dust; Crop Damage Largely Concerns Winter Wheat (By the Associated Press.) Crop damage estimates exceeding $30,000,000, a seriously affected area of more than 15,000,000 acres, and re lief rolls carrying well above 20,000 families, were figures which swirled with the dust out of the west arid southwest today. Each figure represented only a seg ment of the picture. The other part could be supplied either partly or not at all. Drouth and cold, as well as dust, were involved. The figures pertained to the recur (Continued on Fage Four) DANIELS TO LEAVE MONDAY FOR HOME Mexico, D. F., April 12.—(AP) —Am- bassador Mrs. Josephus Daniels will leave Monday for Vera Cruz, en route to New York and North Caro lina for a six weeks vacation, it was announced today. Consumer Goods Men Urge NRA Washington, April 12.—(AP) —Man. ufacturers of ’ consumers goods, such as food and clothing, today strong ly supported an extension of NRA, with the warning that its abandon ment would lead to financial chaos. George A. Sloan, chairman of the consumers goods industries commit tee, and of the Cotton Textile Code Authority, presented the Senate Fin ance Committee with a resolution adopted by the consumer group urg ing continuation of the NRA for a further trill period, of two yearj. 8‘ PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY ENGLAND APPROVES REGIONAL PACT AND FRANCE COOLS OFF Resolution Condemning Ger* many for Re-Arming Was Ready For Presentation WON’T BE OFFERED AT, LEAGUE PARLEY Concession Thus Is Made By Great Britain In Interest of European Security; Will Try To Bring Germany Back Into Plan and Into the League Stresa, Italy, April 12— (AP)— France agreed today to refrain from asking the League of Nations Council to condemn Germany in return for a British blessing on the French idea of regional European pacts within the framework of the League. France already had prepared a re solution of condemnation of Germanys re-armament in violation of the mili tary clauses of the Versailles treaty, and this was to be submitted to the extraordinary Council session at Geneva next week. But Premier Pierre Etalne-Flandln, of France, and his foreign minister, Pierre Laval, during the second day of their conferences with Premier Mussolini of Italy, and Prime Minis ter Ramsay MacDonald, of Great Bri tain, and his foreign ’secretary, Sir John Simon, decided not to submit the resolution to Geneva. Authoritative soureves said Great Britain did not plan to engage in a general European security pact, de spite previous indications that such ’ (Continued on Page Four) YT ’ ! Germany^ | Willingim Enter Jpabt Stresa, Italy, April 12.—(AP)— An official communique stated today that Germany had informed Great Britain, France and Italy that she is ready bo enter an eastern European pact of non-aggression, even if some other signatories stipulate among themsel ves accords of reciprocal assistance." The information regarding Ger many was conveyed to the conference this afternoon by Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary. He announced that this offer was made in Berlin by Foreign Minister Konstantin von Neurath to the Bri tish ambassador there. THREE POWERS AGREED ON PLAN FOR COUNCIL MEET Stresa, April 12.—(AP)—An agree ment among the representatives of France, Great Britain and Italy as to (Continued on Page Four) Cotton Mills Press Fight Against Tax New Eng landers Lead Way To Wrest Relief from Roose velt Immediately Washington, April 12.—(AP)— Pressure for legislative action to check cotton imports from the Orient resulted today In introduc tion of a bill by Representative Bacharach, Republican, New Jer sey, to impose a 60 percent excise tax on all importations made wholly or partially of cotton. Bacharch said he Introduced the measure to bring prompt relief to the cotton textile industry (by shutting out Imports from Japan. Washington, April 12. —(AP) —A* as sured by the promise of u ii.ij.x.r - p port from northern mill . * uta <uid textile communities, tiio i ' . Y £Czzti rruci Cz r/j' _ . -.j,
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