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gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
ETHIOPIMI TROOPS MOVING UP TO FRONT
NEW TAX SCHEDULE
DIGS DEEPLY INTO
INCOME OF $50,000
Would Confiscate Three-
Quarters of Incomes Over
$5,000,000, Under
Changes Made
FULL COMMITTEE
RECEIVES REPORT
Doughton Makes Schedules
Public as Ways and Means
Committee Assembles To
Get Plan for Roosevellt’s
‘Wealth Distribution ,, In
The United States
Washington. July 29.—(APV—Pro
posed new taxes tapping incomes as
low as $50,000 and taking away three
quarters of that portion of an income
ever 55.000.tf00 were made public to.
dav by the House Ways and Means
Committee
The new schedule has oeen tenta
tively approved by committee Demo
crats. who previously had agreed not
to levy additional taxes on incomes
under $150,000 and to apply the maxi
mum 75 percent rate only to incomes
over $10,000,000.
At present the tax on a $56,000 in
come is $9,500. The proposed new
schedule would _>»*ke it $9,560.
The present levy on $1,000,009. how
ever, is $533,000. whereas the new tax
would amount to $641,000.
The proposed new individual in
come tax schedule was made public as
irentlnned on Pago Four)
AAA Wins First
Constitutionality
Test In Decision
Memphis, Tenn., July 29 (AP) —The
agriculture adjustment act. with its
processing levies, won a decision of
constitutionality in Federal district
court here on a finding that the tax
ing power is not delegated to the sec
retary of agriculture, but an appeal
was in prospect today.
Federal Judge John D. Martin, of
the eastern district of Tennessee, only
recently appointed, held the act con
otitutional this week-end. expressing
his views in an opinion dismissing
the suit of a Memphis packed to re
cover $6,863 paid in processing taves.
He also declined an injunction to
restrain the government from collect
a penalty of $1,267 for failure to
file a tax return within the legal time
limit
110 Million
Passed For
Air Fields
Washington. July *29. —(AP)— Tha
r® r * ate today passed and sent to the
'h:te House the Wilcox bill author
‘z : -i the establishing of six new army
£ ‘" bases in the United States and
Alaska.
The bill carries no appropriation,
,tbe cost, to be provided for later,
been estimated at $110,000,000.
‘-•e air base would be used as pef~
anen t stations for peacetime train-
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Four- Year Control
OfTobaccoPlanned
Washington, July 28.—(AP)—Four
2110,6 yaars of production control will
offered growers of flue-cured to
acc°, the leaf that goes into the man.
ciure of cigarettes,
ontracts extending the program
p it was announced by J.
w 'atson, AAA tobacco chief, will
available at county offices in each
kct * e flue ' cure d belts around mar
<jp Ime ' new contracts will oe
tab'^v, a^us t bases already es*
t Wp ‘p ed *° bring about equalities be
" '*» Producers, Hutson said
t>u/ raWer * who bedped in developing
- P'oerg.m requested that considera
Ilftettitersnn iUttht SHspatrfi
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OP NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. *
WIR ® SERVICE OF
THE A.BBOCI ATID PRESS.
England Wins All
Davis Cup Match
Wimbledon, England, July 29.
(APT— England won the coveted
Davis cup—emblematic of the
world’s tennis supremacy—for the
third straight time today when the
new doubles combination of George
Patrick Hughes and C. R. D.
Puckey defeated the American pair
of W ilmer Allison and Jahnny Van
RyU. 6-2, 1-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, in the
challenge round doubles match.
The victory gave England the nec
essary third win in the five match
series The; Britons’ victory was
the final crushing blow to Amer.
ica's hope of recapturing the cup,
lost to France in 1927.
20 Millions
For Schools
Is Possible
State Should Get
That Much Federal
Money If Requests
Are Granted
"V
Df<ilf Piapntch Bureau,
In the S|r Waiter Hotel,
BY J. C EASKERVILL.
Raleigh, July 29.— 'North Carolina
should get approximately $20,000,000
worth of new public school buildings
if the various projects which have
been developed for submission to the
Public Works Administration and to
the Works Progress Administration
are paproved. State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Clyde A. Erwin
said here today. If these projects are
approved, more than 50 per cent of
the cost will be paid from Federal
funds so that the actual cost to the
various school districts and counties
involved will he less than $10,000,000,
Superintendent Erwin pointed out. Al
ready more than $15,000,000 worth of
projects have been developed for 5ub
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How to Operate Goldsboro-
Morehead Line Talked
By Governor
Raleigh, July 29.—(AP)—The future
of the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad, State.controlled line between
Goldsboro and Morehead City, was
discussed here today by Governor Eh
ringhaus, President Luther Hamilton,
and members 0 f the board ofd irectors
The road is now operated by the
Norfolk Southern railroad, but the
lease .between the State and the op
erating company was broken more
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tion be given to the small growers
who customarily plant three acres or
less of tobacco.
“This request is in line with the
polic yadopted in connection with the
1934-35 program, and it will be given
consideration in the administration of
the program.
The new program will carry for
ward bases already established witn
such adjustment as will result in more
equitable bases; provide for one ad
justment payment at the e " d e Jf] l
contract year to represent the dif
ference between the farm and parity
price, and set a 35 percent limitation
on acreage and reduction which may
be required in any one year.
HENDERSON, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 29, 1935
New York Police Guard German Liners After Anti-Nazi Attack
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Heavy police guards are protecting German liners at New York from shows police trying to hold back rioters and bystanders caught in jam.
threatened invasion following riots that sent twenty-five to hospital when Lower are demonstrators with their signs and at right is Robert Rica,
hundreds of anti-Nazi demonstrators mobbed liner Bremen at pier. Top son of Elmer Rice, famous playwright, one of ten arrested.
(Central Press)
Given Higher j
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'Pm
Charles CX West
Charles O. West, former Ohio con
gressman, named undersecretary of
the interior, in ercognition of his
work as “contact man” for the ad.
ministration, is seen leaving the
White House.
Georgia Belt
SeasonOpeni;
OnThursday
Warehousemen Ob
tain Federal Injunc
tion Against Higher
Fees on Growers
Atlanta, Ga., July 29 (AP)—Tobac
co warehouse operators went ahead
today with preparations for the open
ing of the Georgia bright leaf auc
tions Thursday with the same sche
dule of handling charges as last year,
pending a final decision on their tem
porary injunction against the State s
new law reducing the rates.
Judge Bascom S. Deaver, of the
Federal district court, who granted
the temporary order in Macon Satur
day, announced he would,, invite
Judge N. T. Bryan, of Jacksonville,
Fla. and Judge William H. Barrett,
of Augusta, to sit with him two weeks
from today for a hearing on whether
the injunction shall be made perman
ent.
Meanwhile, comment from a num
ber of growers at the large auction
points indicated they intended to go
CCoaiinasd ea Pas® 3^ol
!JAS.H.POU, NOTED
N. C. LAWYER, DIES
AT RALEIGH HOME
Funeral Services Will Be
Held at Home at 10 a. m.
Tuesday by Presby
terian Pastor
BORN IN ALABAMA
IN THE YEAR 1861
Lived In Smithfield and Ra
leigh Most of His Life,
However, and Had Served
in State Legislature Many
Terms; Was Prominent In
Democratic Circles
Raleigh, July 29.—(AP) —James H.
Pou. one of the outstanding lawyers
of North Carolina, died at his home
here this morning at 9:40 o'clock
after being in poor health for several
months.
Funeral services will be held from
the home tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock. Rev. P. B. Miller, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church will of
ficiate, and burial will be in Oakwood
cemetery here.
Mr. Pou, 72 years old, celebrated his
birthday on July 21. He was born in
Tuskegee, Ala., in 1861. but in his
early childhood his father moved to
Smithfield.
In 1885 Mr. Pou was admitted to the
bar and started practice of law at
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Paralysis
Caution Is
Yet Urgent
Raleigh, July 29. —-TAP) —Nine
new cases of infantile paralysis
» were reported in North Carolina
over the week-end, the State
Board of Health records showed
todajl.
The new cases made 478 for the
year, as the board listed two late
Satturday, which were immediate
ly reported to newspapers.
Today’s cases included two from
Brunswick county, first teher this
year, as well as two from John
ston, and one each from Bertie,
Duplin, Guilford, Halifax and
Rockingham.
; PUBLIC MEETINGS POSTPONED
IN SOME VIRGINIA CITIES
’ Richmond, Va., July 29.—(AP)—
Fifteen new cases of infantile paraly
’ sis in eight counties and two cities
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WEATHER
i FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
> Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; little change in temper
• ajture
Mussolini Put On Spot
By Ethiopian Stand In
Maneuvering In League
African Empire Makes Major Concession In Dispute
With Italy by Refraining from Insistence on Probe of
Controversy; II Duce Has 52nd Birthday
Geneva, July 29.—(AP) —League of If the Council approves such recom-
Nation’s circles said today Ethiopia mendations unanimously, any nation
made a major concession in its dis- defying them would be pronounced an
pute with Italy by refraining from in- aggressor.
sistence that the Council dig to the League sources interpreted Ethio
bottem of the controversy. pia’s move in pointing the Council
Emperor Haile Selassie, in his latest meeting toward a decisioh on the ar
communication to the League, con- bitrators’ powers as a maneuver to
tented himself with getting back to put Premier Benito Mussolini •in an
the arbitration attempts. He asked awkward diplomatic position.
that its session three days hence the
League Council define the powers of MUSSOLINI'S BIRTHDAY IS
the deadlocked c/nciliation commis- SPENT ON LEAGUE PROPOSAL
sion. Rome, July 29.—(AP) — Premier
In answer to the Italian contention Benito Mussolini put aside all cele
that the commission should restrict brations of his 52nd birthday anniver
discussion of frontier incidents, how. sary today to draft Italy’s stand be
ever. Ethiopia demanded that no such fore the League of Nations Council in
limitations be imposed. the Ethiopian dispute.
The “king of kings” has the right While II Duce worked at his ccun
to call for a council investigation of try retreat, authorities said Italian
the East African crisis under Article delegates were certain to attend the
XV of the League covenant. Council session Wednesday.
TENSION EASED BY
TURNINGERMANY
War Minister Cautions Hit
ler On Drastic Attitude
Taken Recently
Berlin, July 29.—(AP) —The tension
among Jews, Roman Catholics and
the World Whr veterans of the “steel
helmets” was considerably eased to
day by the news of a “social” visit
to General Weyner von Blomberg to
Reichfueherer Hitler.
Von Blomberg, minister 0 f war, call
ed on Der Fuehrer in the latter’s
Bavarian mountain home for a long
talk.
The general feeling prevailed in po
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SMDOTJNTEDDRY
As Result, Hoey Is Strong
est Gubernatorial Can
didate There
Dally Dlspntoh Bnreaa,
In tne Sir Waller
BY J. C. EASKEBVILL.
Raleigh, July 29.—Sentiment over
the entire State has not gone “wet”
and most of the Piedmont and west
ern counties are still politically “dry’,
regardless of how the individual vot
ers may drink, or how much, accord
ing to a good many political obser
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INIA.
WJHI.t.PIH^EVKn^AFTERNOOM
FIVE CENTS COPY
First 1935 Bale
Sold At Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga., July 29 (AP)—The
first bale of 1935 cotton, from Ter
rell county, Ga., was auctioned
here for $127.50 today, the pro
ceeds going to the Warm Springs
Foundation as a tribute to Presi
dent Roosevelt.
A motorcade of Terrell county
citizens joined Atlanta leaders at
the sale. The tribute was paid Mr.
Roosevelt to show appreciation to
the administration for the benefit
of the AAA program, the Terrell
delegation said.
The cotton was bid in by A. L.
Belle Isle, Atlanta business man,
for 25 cents a pound.
GOVERNMENT SUIT
IS AN ISSUE NOW
Companies Paying Process
ing Tax Demand Right
To Seek Recovery
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, July 29.—There is one
thing that Congress and the President
can dor egardless of the Supreme
Court.
The government cannot be sued ex.
cept with its own permission.
That is an established principle,
which the Supreme Court itself has
recognized.
Ordinarily the government does per
mit itself to be sued—in the Federal
Court o? Claims. If the court renders
a judgment in the claimant’s favor
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TODAY
NAMPraiED
War Office Refuses To State
Destination of Troop*
Marching Out of
the Capital
SOLDIERS CHEERED
BY THE POPULACE
Native Army From One Os
Provinces Reaches Capital
Armed for Modern War
fare; Report of Clash on
Border Is Denied; Troops
Create Strong Impression
Addis Ababa. July 29.—(AP)—It
was reported without confirmation to
day that a number 0 f native Somalis
had rebelled in Italian Somaliland
and Ijid started for Ethiopia in the
regie/, of Usual.
(It was at Ualual last Decenmer
that both Italians and Ethiopians
were slain in a frontier incident.)
Rumors were current that Ethio
pian troops were headed for the
rontier of Eritrea, the Italian colony
of the east, but the war office did
not confirm this statement.
The movement of troops created a
profound impression on the popula
tion of the capital. The people cheer
ed the troops vehemently.
Troops under the command of Ded
jaonatch Happemikael, former cab
inet minister, came in from the Lake
Rudolph area.
Martial preparations reached a high
pitch as an Ethiopian army estimat
ed at 10,000 arrived from Gamu pro
vince. They were outfitted with new
rifles, modern khaki uniforms, ma_
chine guns and artillery, and departed
in high spirits for an unannounced
destination.
Government officials in general
nied any knowledge of a clash at Wal
kut, as reported in the London press.
Two Jailed
At Strike
In Durham
Durham, July 29—(AP) —Two white
men were jailed here this morning 0 n
open charges as the strike of seam
less hosiery workers entered its sec
ond week at the Durham Hosiery
Mills with renewed intensity.
AH was quiet during the two-day
week-end holiday, but this morning a
crowd of strikers, pickets and specta
tors, estimated at 1,000, gathered at
the main gate of the No. 1 mill in an
effort to prevent the hosiery plants
from resuming operations.
There was considerable turmoil, but
non-strikers gained admittance with
police assistance, and there was no
trouble. i
TENNESSEE BEATS
RIDER FOR LIQUOR
Nashville, Tenn., July 29 (AP)
By a vote of 48 to 41 the Tennes
see House of Representatives to
day tabled a liquor legalization
rider to an old-age pension bill.
Depression
Is Good To
Gas Prexy
Washington, July 29. —(AP)—Evi-
dence that H. C. Hopson, dominant
figure in the Associated Gas am’ Elec
tric system took profits of $2,805,000
during the depression, while many of
the dividends were unpaid was re
ceived today by the Senate lobby com
mittee. It also heard from a number
of officials of the associated system
and affiliated companies that they
did not know where to locate Hopson.
Even the officials of his personal
companies said they nad not seen the
utilities magnate for ten days or two
weeks. Committee members quickly
pointed out that that was about the
time the lobby inquiry started.
“Is he in the custom of disappear
ing like this?” asked Senator Schwel
lenbach, Democrat, Washington.
“U is not unusual,” replied one of
the witnesses, H. A. Stix, accountant
for the companies. ‘