HENDERSON
gateway TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
battle is pressed
OVER NEW TAX BILL
UPON HOUSE FLOOR
Republicans Lambast and
Democrats Defend $2 70,*
000,000 Roosevelt
Proposal
i EADERS receiving
LITTLE ASSISTANCE
Only 30 Members Present
When House Convenes;
Senate Hears New York
Woman Urge Postpone
ment of Legislation Until
Next Congress Session
Washington. Aug. 2.—(AP)—Repub
licans lambasted and Democrats de
fended the administration’s new $270-
000.000 tax bill today as the House
met two hours earlier in an effort
conclude general debate by nightfall.
Leaders were hopeful a final vote
could be reached by tomorrow, but
they were receiving little cooperation.
Only 30 members were present when
the House convened this morning,
and a quarum call consumed 40 min
utes.
Hearings on the House bill were
continued by the Senate Finance Com
mittee. with Miss Catherine Curtis, of
New York, national director of Wo.
men's Investors. Incorporated, urging
that all tax legislation be postponed
until next session-
Tne Senate was in recess and the
Senate lobby investigators did not
meet Indications, however, came
frcm the White House that no action
would be taken against E. P. Cramer,
Plainsville, N. J., advertising man who
testified before the Senate lobby com
mittee yesterday that he had sug
gested to a utility company that it
start a “whispering campaign” that
President Roosevelt was insane.
There was little current activity in
downtown government departments,
tut Attorney General Cummings took
occasion to characterize the acquit
tal cf Arthur (Dutch) Schultz Flegen
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Mdivani Is
Victim When
Car Crashes
Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 2 (AP) —
Prince Alexis Mdivani. 31, divorced
husband oi Barbara Hutton, and one
of the most colorful figures of inter
national society, died today as dra
matically as he lived.
The Georgian prince was killed in
stantly and his pretty young woman
companion was injured critically in
an automobile accident after he vol
unteered to drive (he woman, who had
missed her train, to her home in
Perpignan, France.
The couple left the palatial home at
Palermos of Mdivani's sister, Mrs.
Jcse Maria Sert. where the woman
had been a house guest, shortly be
fore last midnight.
Roaring toward the French border.
Mdivani’s powerful roadster struck a
cu'.bert in a winding road at Albons,
Jerona province, and plunged into a
deep gulley.
WPAJobs
Must Equal
Relief Need
Biggest Task in State
Now Is to Allot Pro
jects for Most Un
employment.
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
Daily Dispatch Unreal,
J. c. DASKERVIDIi.
■w+ a * ei ? h : A - Ug - 2 —isn’t money, it
‘ £n - Privies, it isn’t government red
Ape cr the army of job hunters that
the North Carolina Works
progress -Administration, according to
W. Coan. Jr., head of the
Carolina Works Progress Ad
y'--’ istration. Tlfe big problem, at
for the time being, is the trim-
WPA projects to meet
t . ° re! ief needs of the various coun-
J/f’ c hies and towns, so as to pro
maximum employment for the
T ”” of f ' ases i° each county and of a
y>e °fw o rk which they can perform
while we do not know yet how
r '-eh money we will be allotted, we
save been assured by the WPA in
■Hi'nilcrsmt Daily Dtsuafrh
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NuRTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
L ®£9BJD WIRB SERVICE! OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Acts for Duce
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Hb
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Gen. Rudolpho Graziani, eomman<
der of the Italian expeditionary
force against Ethiopia, has*... im
posed iron censorship upon news
of expedition, and is attempting to
suppress Abyssinian side of con
flict, correspondents report. As
Italian commander in Tripoli war
he expelled all correspondents who
told anything except Italian side.
fCentral Press)
Mussolini Is
Careful Over
Peace Pacts
Ethiopian Formula
Emanating From
Geneva Is Not
Wholly Acceptable
Geneva. Aug. 2 (AP)— Premier
Mussolini today failed to accept in
its entirety the Italo-Ethiopian set
tlement formula prepared last night
by statesmen of Great Britain, France
and Italy and further telephone con
versations with II Duce appeared
necessary.
Mussolini’s reply to the suggestion
was communicated to Premier Laval
of France, one of those who had pre
pared the formula.
Despite the fact that Mussolini
had balked at accepting the (sugges
tions for a peaceful solution of the
conflict with Ethiopia in their en
tirety, French said they
were optimistic, believing the out
standing points would be cleared up
rapidly.
Mitchell's Transfer From
Death Row No Signal
to Others
Daily Dispatch B«rea«,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.
BY J. C. BASKERVILL.
Raleigh, Aug. 2.—Most of the 20-odd
prisoners now on “Death Row” at
the Central Prison here are expected
to stay there even if they have ap.
peals pending to the State Supreme
Court, despite the fact one prisoner
on “Death Row.” Marvin Mitchell, of
Raleigh, has succeeded in his legal
fight to get transferred back to the
Wake county jail pending the decision
on his appeal. Mitchell, former whit*
automobile mechanic convicted of
the murder of R C. Teague, local
laundry and dry cleaning establish
ment proprietor, several days ago
brought habeas corpus proceedings to
secure his transfer back to the Wake
county jail pending a decision by th*
Supreme Court on his appeal.
Mitchell’s lawyers argued that since
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HENDERSON, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 2, 1935
wSSiv
TO CLEAR BLOCKS
Unusually Heavy Opening
Day Sales Marked Start
of Season There
Thursday
TIFTON’S AVERAGE
IS ABOVE 22 CENTS
Growers Generally Pleased
at Price Paid for Their First
Offerings; Many Markets
Blocked and Unable To
Clear Promptly
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 2 (AP) —Glutted
with unusually heavy opening day of
ferings. warehouses in the Georgia
bright leaf tobacco belt worked at top
speed today—the second of the auc
tion season —in an effort to sell the
tobacco on their floors and the addi
tional stocks arriving hourly on the
market.
So great were offerings yesterday
that many of the 15 tobacco market
cities—including the “big three.” Tif
ton, Moultrie and Valdosta —reported
they were unable to clear floors of of
ferings on the opening day.
Growers generally expressed pleas
ure at prices paid, and said they were
confident that prices would continue
to hold up.
At Tifton, Department of Agricul
ture officials said, opening prices
ranged from $30.50 per 100 pounds for
C4L cutters, down to SIO.BO for P4F
lugs, but unofficially the opening
prices on all grads were said to have
ranged from four up to 35 and 40
cents a pound. Average prices over
the belt were reported unofficially at
from 18 to 22 cents.
Tifton. largest selling points last
year, had opening day sales of 681,-
pounds for $15,090.10 at an aver
age of $22.05.
NEW RAIL PENSION
BILL IS REPORTED
Washington, Aug. 2 (AP)—A
railroad pension bill designed to
meet objections which resulted in
Supreme Court invalidation of the
1934 law was approved today by
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee.
TE FRACAS
That, Rather Than the
Weather, Is Urge Behind
Desire to Adjourn
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington. Aug. 2. —Congress’
lamentation at having to stay in ses
sion all summer seems to me to be
mostly hooey.
True, Washington generally is
stickily hot during June, July and
August. Still, all but the merest hand
ful of its permanent population of ap„
proximately 500,000 makes the best
of both heat and humidity without
complaining much.
Congress doesn’t work very hard,
either, and what work itd oes do is
done in comfortably air-conditioned
chambers. ,
Why shouldn’t it stay on the job
when needed, like other folk?
I think its sufferings are largely
imaginary.
WHY THEY’RE HUFFY
The fact is, the Democratic law
makers are involved in a terrific in
tra-party jam, which alarms them as
to their respective political futures,
making them extremely quarrelsome.
They don’t like to admit that they
are quarrelsome because they are
(Continued on Pag© Three*
Bay Windows Grow
At State Capitol
Daily Dispatch Bareaa,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
Bv J C. Baskervllle.
Raleigh, Aug. 2. —“Wanted—some
suggestions as to how to reduce
bay windows, paunches, tummies,
or what have you, by several State
officials.”
This want ad has not been in
serted in any newspapers yet, but
a number of State officials whose
waist lines have been expanding
for many months would like to
learn /of some nice, comfortable
ways to reduce them —both without
too much physical effort. Those
with suggestions address Leßoy
Martin, secretary of the State
School Commission; Bob Deaton,
State Budget Bureau; Assistant
Commissioner of Revenue M. C. S.
Noble, Jr., Commissioner of Banks
Gurney P. Hood and Governor J.
C. B. Ehringlmus.
Georgia Tobacco
Averages 18-22 c
an* *
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2.—(AP)
Warehouses over the Goergia
bright leaf belt worked at high
speed today to dispose of unusual
ly heavy offerings of tobacco after
initial auctions yesterday at which
the leaf sold at prices ranging from
SIO.BO per hundred for the lowest
to $30.60 for the best grades.
The heavy! rush of business de
layed reports of sales, but the
averages) were {estimatedrlunoffi
cially at from 18 to 22 cents a
pound, with growers represented
as generally fairly well satisfied
with bids.
Dortch Waller Pays Penalty
For Killing Store-Keep
er in Granville
County
OTHER MAN KILLED
WIFE A YEAR AGO
Negro Society Editor Os
Carolina Tribune Sees Exe
cution, Believed First
Double Electrocution In
Stale Ever Witnessed By
Any Woman
Raleigfc, Aug. 2 (AP) —Dortch
Waller and Taft Williams, Negroes,
convicted of murder, were electro
cuted at State’s Prison today as they
professed (heir innocence.
The executions were carried thro
ugh speedilV, with only one shock be
ing needed to snuff out Waller’s lite,
while two were given to Williams,
alias Williamson.
Olivia Glascoe, Negro society editor
of the Carolina Tribune, witnessed
the execution. ft was the first time
in 12 year 3 that a ioman had watch
ed an electrocution in this State, and
it was believed to be the first time
one has seen two men put to death
the same day.
Waller. 43. whose address was
Route 2, Oxford, was convicted in
Granville county in February of the
murder of John Hartis, a white store
keepdf, He! went tptjhe.chair first.
“I am: an ; innocfeht man this morn,
ing,” Waller said after being strap
ped in the chair. “I vtas convicted on
wrong evidence. I am thankful to the
Lord for the things he has done for
me. I will meet you all, white people
and Neyroes, on the other side.”
Waller entered the death chamber
at 10:30 and was given his only
at 10.33. It lasted two minutes and
12 seconds, and, after an examination,
Dr. George Coleman, priosn doctor,
pronounced the Negro dead at 10:38.
Very nervous, Williams, 25, entered
the death chamber at 10:38, as soon
as he sat in the chair he began say
ing. “I’m going home to Jesus, I'm
goir~*“,home this morning; my Lord
has called me.”
“I ain’t guilty of any crime,” Wil
liams said when asked by Warden H.
H Honeycutt if he had any last state
ment. The man was convicted of the
axe murder of his wife in Columbus
county last September.
Williams was given his first shock
at 10:46. It lasted two minutes and 24
seconds, and a second shock of ontj
minute and ten seconds was given.
Dr. Coleman examined him and pro
nounced him dead at 10:53.
TWO SCHEDULED VICTIMS
ESCAPE THE DEATH CHAIR
Dftiiy JMspatch Bareat,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. C EASKER.VILL.
Raleigh, Aug. 2— The electric chair
in Central ’Prison this morning claim
ed only two of the four victims sche
duled to die in it today. The two
who were executed this morning wera
Dortch Waller. Negro, 43, convicted
of the first degree murder of John
Harris, a storekeeper in Granville
county, and Taft Williams. Negro, 23,
of Columbus county, convicted of the
first degree murder of his wife,
(Continued nn Page Five!
HENDERSON MAN IS
GIVEN FOUR YEARS
New York, Aug. I. — (AP) —James
Beard, 0 f Henderson. N. C., was con
victed by a federal court jury yester
day on Mann act charges. He was
sentenced immediately to a four.year
term in the North Eastern peniten
tiary, Lewishurg. Pa.
Beard was . accused of bringing
Florence Simpson, 22, and jporothy
Adams, 19, to New York from Hen
derson for immoral purposes.
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FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Geribrally fair tonight and Sat.
urday; possibly followed by local
thundershowers in the mountains
Saturday afternoon; not much
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Death Penalty Is Decreed
For Activity Against Nazi
Under Treason Regulation
Signs of Times in Nazi Reich
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These are typical of the anti-Jewish posters seen throughout Nazi
Germany today. At top (left) is a sign at a German resort reading,
“Jews Not Admitted Here.” Right is a Berlin poster reading, “Who Buys
from a Jew Is a Traitor to His Country.” Lower is another Berlin
display reading, “Wives and Girls, the Jews Are Your Ruin.”
(Central Press)
Progress In
Lynch Probe
Is Reported
But Three-Hour In
. t j
quiry at Louisburg
Yesterday Brought
No Arrests
Louisburg, Aug. 2.—(AP) —Officials
said today some progress had been
made in their investigation of the
lynching of the Negro Roosevelt
Ward by a mob of two dozen unmask
ed mien, although a three-hour judi
cial inquiry yesterday failed to de.
velop evidence on which any one
might be held.
The committing magistrate’s hear
ing was recessed indefinitely on re
quest of Solicitor William Y. Bickett
and Attorney General A. A. F. Sea
well, who represented the State.
Judge W. C. Harris, of Raleigh, in re
cessing the hearing, said no evidence
had been developed on which warrant
might be issued.
Seawell asserted that “real progress
has been made on laying the foun
dation for a more thorough investiga
tion,” and that the investigation
would be continued and formal in
quiry would be reopened at a later
date.
The Negro was lynched last Tues
day after he assaulted Spurgeon
Ayscue, a white youth.
While Ayscue was obtaining a war.
rant for his arrest, Ward slew Char
les G. Stokes a farmer, with an ax.
ONLYFIVECftSES
PARALYSIS LISTED
Half of Totals for Thursday;
Malady Still Spreads
In Virginia
Raleigh, ug. 2.N(AP>— Only five
new cases of infantile paralysis
were reported to the State Board
of Health today, as compared with
with ten yesterday.
Today’s reported cases were one
each from Durham, Halifax, Mad
ison, Person and Surry counties.
x/iiAT adY TN VIRGINIA IS
AROUND CHARLOTTESVILLE
Richmond. Va., Aug. 2 (AP) ir "
infantile paralysis epidemic
continued today to center its attack
on Albemarle county, where eight of
15 new cases reported were said to be
located.
Five were recorded from Charlottes
ville and three from scattered sections
of the county. Os the 46 cases re
ported so far in Albamarle county
exactly half of them in the city
of Charlottesville _
PUBLISHHD EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY-
Tennessee To Get
Liquor Elections
Nashville, Tenn-, Aug. 2.— (AP) —
The Tennessee House of Represen
tatives today adopted a resolution
calling for a Statewide referendum
October 10 on the question of le
galizing liquor. The vote was 47 to
34.
The resolution now goes to the
Senate for concurrence or non-cur
rence in the House %ction.
INDUSTRIES GAIN
AS EXPORTS RISE
J
Individuals Cussed for Corn
ering Cotton as Govern
ment Is Doing
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer
New York, Aug. 2.—Probably the
most significant headline pertaining
to economies in recent months ap
peared unobserved recently. A busi
ness columnist in the New York Ttimtj
said, in the headline: “‘Educating’
critics of trade treaties. Exporters
launch a campaign to convert indus
tries which have assailed deals. Hold
all producers gain. Steel, textile, glass
and other interests benefit by the rise
in exports, they contend.”
These statements are based on a
pronouncement by George Bauer,
mer head of the World Trade League
and an executive of the Automobile
Manufacturers Association. (Auto
manufacturers particularly are eager
for reopening of foreign markets.)
Bauer asserts that “gains abroad
under the more liberal export policies
of the administration are shared wide
ly among producers in all lines sup
plying automobile manufacturers.”
But it is Harry Tipper, of the
American Manufacturers’ Export As
sociation, who fires the heaviest guns,
in denouncing the steel industry for
contending that 3,900 workers were
deprived of employment as a result
of steel from January to May this
year.
Tipper says: “The steel industry is
one of th largest beneficiaries of the
increased foreign trade dug to re
ciprocal trade pacts. The industries
showing the largest gains in foreign
sales are all heavy users of steel. Au
tomobile, machine tool, tractor, farm
equipment, electric refrigerator busi
ness, machine manufacturers, all use
large quantities of steel
“ Machine tool builders report they
are using 4,100 workehs on the pro
duction of goods for foreign con
sumption this year. This compares
with an average of 900 employed on
similar work last year.”
CAUSTIC
The cotton crop season has ended
with most of the cotton in the U. S.
in the hands of the government or
under its* control.
Which brings this scathing com
ment from the Wall Street Journal:
“When a speculative corner in com-
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Nazi Movement Is Pillar Os
German Nation, Secre
tary of State
Explains
SWISS NEWSPAPER
WRITER IS OUSTED
Correspondent of Base! Pub
lication Given Five Days To
Get Out of Country; Seen
as First of Repressive Mea
sures To Be Invoked
Berlin, Aug. 2 (AP) —Roland
Freisler, State secretary for the min
istry of justice, disclosed today that
activity against the Nazi party and
its organizations will be regarded as
treason against the people and will
be punished by death under th© / two
criminal codes.
“It must he clear that the Nazi
movement is the pillar of the German
nation, and it must be protected by
provisions against the treasonable ac
tivities by the coming code,” he said.
The state secretary outlined 1)5
points, many of them dealing with
technical question, to be covered )jy
the forthcoming sweeping penal code.
SWISS CORRESPONDENT IS
ORDERED OUT OF GERMANY
Berlin, Aug. 2 (AP) —The propa
ganda ministry’s heavy hand fell to
day upon Dr. Ernst Klein, the Berlin
correspondent of the Swiss newspaper
Basler Nachrichten.
He was ordered to get out of Ger
many within five days, and the order
was regarded as the first action in
(repressive s measures threatened
against foreign correspondents.
A west In
Mutilation
Death Had
Chicago, Aug. 2 (AP)-HState’s at
torney Thomas J. Courtney announc
ed today the arrest of Nandeville
Zenge, 26, sought for questioning
about the mutilation slaying of Dr.
Walter J. Bauer.
Courtney said Zenge was in custody
at the State attorney’s office and was
arrested early today.
The arrest was kept secret until
Courtney's announcement.
Zenge was arrested by Captain Dan
Gilbert and a police detail at a gar
age at 3:30 a. In. today.
Zenge’s arrest was first made
known when Captain Gilbert sum.
(Continued on Page Five.!
Relief From
Heat Is Due
Middle West
Ten Deaths Added
to Toll in H o;t
Weather That Has
Prevailed Month
(By the Associated Press.)
Respite from the pitiless heat of the
past month appears in store for the
Midwest today after at least ten were
added to the list of reported dead.
Forecasts of a break in the heat
came after freakish weather in scat
tered parts of the nation.
Sundry wind squalls in the east
claimed two fives
The grain states, where the brunt
of the heat wave has fallen, welcomed
forecasts of thundershowers and part
ly cloudy i/cies, bringing cooler weatn
er.
The day’s maximum temperature
was 109 at Beaver, Okla., and Liberal,
Kansas, a short distance to the north,
reported 108.
Raleigh, N « . .nlfei.d in 96 de
gree heat. u