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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-second year $270,000,000 TAX HLL PASSES II HOUSE THREE SHOW PEOPLE KILLED NEAR DURHAM AFTER PLAYING HERE Front Tire Blows Out, Car Crashes Into Electric Wire Pole, All Are Electrocuted man, wife, little DAUGHTER KILLED Were from Portland, Ore gon, and Fourth Occupant of Car, from New York, Is Slightly Injured; Show Here Last Night Was Largely Attended Durham, Aug. s.—(AP) —Three peo ple were killed and a fourth was in jured on the Oxford highway near here early today when an automobile crashed into a high tension wire pole and burned. The dead are: Harvey Gatchett. 36, of Portland, Oregon; his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Gat chett 35, and their daughter, Barbara, aged three. All were electrocuted. Gatchett cut the electric wire as he attempted to ertricate his wife and daughter. Leu Archer, of New York, sustained arm injuries. Bobby Gatchett, 10, and .Neva Chafin, of New York, escaped injury. The party was en route to Greens boro from Henderson, where they gave a vaudeville performance at mid night A front tire blew out, causing the car to skid a distance of 50 feet and crash into the pole. About ten minutes following the crash, the car became enveloped in flames, but it is believed Mrs. Gat. ckett and the girl died soon after the crash. When Gatchett reached for them, he was knocked some distance by the force of the shock, GATCHETTS WITH TROUPE HERE ON SUNDAY NIGHT Harvey Gatchett and his wife, who, with their three-year-old daughter, ■were killed in an adtomottild accident (Continued on Past Two) Mi ssissippi Mob Lynches Colored Man Pittsboro. Miss., Aug. 5. —(AP) — Bodie Bates, a Negro accused of at tempting to attack a 22-year-old white woman of Pittsboro Saturday night, was lynched by a mob which stormed the Calhoun county jail last night, it was reported here today. The mob, made up of white citizens formed after the Negro had been ar rested, and over-powered an officer at the jail, taking the keys to the jail from him. and seizing the prisoner. Bates was taken to a sparsely set tled section of Calhoun county, and was hanged from a bridge over the Yalobusha river, where officers found bis body today. Liquor Now Sold At 32 N. C. Stores Eight More Due to Open This Week; Constitute Great Prohibition Setback In thfr sir Walter Hotel. Daily Dispatch Bureau, AT j. C. MASKERVILL. Raleigh, Aug. s.—The Turlington -ct and prohibition are almost things ?f the past as far as Eastern North is concerned, where 32 coun liquor stores are already open and lr ‘ °Peration in 15 counties. Within the r ‘ ex t few days New Hanover county to °P en f i ve stores —three ip Emington and one each at Wrights fl!,e Reach and Carolina Beach. Be ore end of this week Greene • cuntv Is expected to open an addi. HrniU'rsmt Daily Dispatrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OP NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. v Prodigy £f Vernon King, 13, of Salt Lake City, doesn't look out, the Washing ton “Brain Trust” will get him. Vernon discovered a fifth Latin conjugation and spells words like Leucyltriglylycylleucyoctadecyvyl leucyloctagylclyglycine. (Central Press) LEGION IN STATE ASKED TO SUPW Commander Oliver Makes Appeal in His Annual Ad dress at Fayette ville Meet CONFORMITY WITH U. S. ACT PROPOSED Unless State Takes Some Steps in That Direction, It Will Miss Federal Allot ment; Delegates Have Well-Filled Program For The Day Fayetteville, Aug. 5.—(AP) — The North Carolina Department of the American Legion today was called up. pon by its commander, Hubert E. Olive, of Lexington, to lend whole hearted support to legislation en abling North Carolina to cooperate with the Federal government in crea tion of an old age pension fund in this State. Addressing the 17th annual depart ment convention here, Olive pointed out such a law would do away with county poor funds and asserted. “If our State does not enact an old age pension law, then the dependents within the borders of our State will be denied the help of the Federal gov ' Continued on Pag* Three! Soviet Polar Plane To Try Flight Again Moscow. Aug. s.— (AP)—The Soviet polar planew hich turned back on its first attempt to fly non-stop over the North Pole to San Francisco, was re ported today To be at an air field south of Leningrad, where it landed Sfirffily. A widespread blief prevailed that the ship would take off again within a few days on a second try at the spectacular flight. It landed Saturday night after a defective oil line forced the three fliers to turn back over the southern part of the Barents An official commission was appoint ed to investigate the source of the \ (Ccrtt:-- cn Thrs3)» HENDERSON, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1935 FIND NOTE, THEN FIND ZENGE |§M v> i ■' \ WM jjpr" MUmim n. M $ k> p\ / —Y Jy<?vr £ &**&&*& |i| Note and clothes of Zenge Though a note found near Lake Michigan with the garments of ft man believed to be those of Mandeville Zenge expressed suicidal intent, Chicago police did not give up the search, but continued till they arrested the mutilator-slayer of Dr. Walter J. Bauer of Cleveland. In the meantime the body of Dr. Bauer was taken to Cleveland, home of his parents, accompanied by Mrs. Louise Schaffet Bauef, bride of a fftw weeks. Note is shbwrt ;kbi<fte, ftith' the cldThea being examined by John Giannini, taxicab drive*, who took a matt identified as Zenge to Navy oier in Chiaeo, Accused Mutilator-Killer Keeps Steady Nerve When Victim V Widow Sees Him Chicago, Aug. s.—(AP) —Mendeville W. Zenge’s nerve remained unbroken early today, despite 48 hours of con stant examination and a dramatic meeting under police eyes with Mrs. Louise Schaffer Bauer, widow of the late Dr. Walter J. Bauer, whose bru tal murder by a mutilation opera tion the police were seeking to solve. Zenge, against whom Assistant State* Attorney Charles S. Dougherty PARTY HEADS DENY^ But Reports Are Democratic High Command Has Idahoan Marked By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington. Aug. s.—As Chairman James Hamilton Lewis of the Demo cratic senatorial campaign committee says, the New Deal party is entitled to support a Democratically labeld candidate for the Senate in Idaho next year against Senator William E. Borah,»who will be up for re-election. It is open to question, however, that it will be the part of wisdom for the New Dealers to fight Borah viciously. True, both National Chairman James A. Farley and Senatorial Chair man Lewis deny that such a policy has been adopted. Nevertheless, the story that it had been adopted was widely current in Washington and fi. nally it got into print. It had a mightily anti-New Deal reaction a mong progressives on Capitol Hill. That, many politicians guess, is what elicited the Farley and Lewis deniels. for the administration has excellent reasons not to antagonize progres sives. But, when the time comes, these same guessers surmise that the Rooseveltian management will be said he had a strong enough case of circumstantial evidence to present it to a grand jury, has been subjected to almost incessant questioning for two days and nights. He has steadfastly declined to discuss the slaying of Dr. Bauer. The widow, who hurried here from Cleveland by airplane after the fun (Continued nn Pag* Three) Food Prices Rising, With Sales Taxes Added; Trouble Is Feared By| LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Staff Writer New York, Aug. s.—lt is not a tax on the wealthy that will worry the Roosevelt administration. It is a buy ers’ strike, nation-wide, that may bring the severest reaction. After all, there are only a compara tively few wealthy. The people un touched directly by the tax will cheer it. Arguments that a higher tax on large corporations and wealthy men will decrease jobs fall on barren observations made by this writer in dicate. The average persons does not observe a tax that doesn’t fall direct ly on him. Rising food prices are another mat ter. In addition, nearly one-half thb states of the Union now have sales taxes* And still further, individual wages are dropping. NRA codes have (Continued on Pax* Three) WHTIIEr FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Tuesday; not mucL 'di i_t in. temo* r&tcim PREACHER REPORTED NEAR DEATH AFTER BITE FROM RATTLER “Holy Roller” Minister Al lows Poisonous Reptile To Sink Its Fangs into Hand SUBMITS TO ORDEAL AT CHURCH SERVICE Tells Thomasville Congrega tion His Faith Is So Great He Can Handle Rattlers and Lord Will Take Care of Him; Somebody Pro duces Snake for Him Thomasville, Aug. 5 (AP) Campbell Holmes. Thomasville “holy roller” preacher, tested his faith by allowing a deadly poison ous rattle snake to bite him here last night, and, as a result of the bite, he is in a critical condition today at his home, where he con sistently refuses medical attention. Holmes’ got up in a church meeting on Concord street, last night to as sert that his faith was so great he could handle a rattlesnake and the Lord would take care of him. Some one in the audience arose and said that he had a snake at the meeting in a box. Holmes walked down into the congregation, lifted the snake from the box and took it to the plat form, holding it in his right hand. Suddenly the deadly snake turned and struck him just behind the fore finger on the palm of his hand. Holmes became violently ill. but re fused to call a doctor and went to his home. Members of his congregation prayed for him throughout the night and today. His right hand is badly swollen and his arm] has turned black. Hundreds Die In Terrific Typhoon Near Amoy, China Amoy, China, Aug. 5 (AP) — Several hundred persons were killed or drowned today when the most violent typhoon of many years threatened the South China coast. Virtually the entire heart of southern Fukien province suffer ed heavy life and property losses. The center of the disturbance was Chaunchow, 100 miles north of Amoy. As the storm roared inland, streams were flooded and numer ous villages completely submerg ed. Another similar storm was re ported approaching. Japan Preparing To Furnish Arms In Ethiopian War London, Aug. 5. —(AP) —Tile Ex., change Telegraph correspondent at Addis Ababa reported that he learned today Japan signed a con tract Friday to supply a “very heavy consignment” of afrms and ammunition for modernization of the Ethiopian army. Arrangements were said to be complete for dispatch of a Jap anese military and commercial mission to Ethiopia. 30 Injured In Revolt In Greece Athens, Greece, Aug. S.—(AP) —Candia, Crete, officials tonight sent an urgent request to Athens for troop reinforcements to put down 4,000 rioting strikers after 30 persons were reported wound ed. Athens. Greece, Aug. 6.—(AP) — Thirty persons, including five police -1 men, were reported wounded today as a rebellion broke out in Canadia, Crete. Martial law was declared and the government dispatched two de stroyers and soldiers to restore or der. The regellion originated from a la (CC— i-jrrC— TE^TSS) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Vanishes in Mystery w © iK silt* ... Army Intelligence agents are in instigating disappearance of Lieut. Arthur H. Skaer, Jr. (above), who vanished while testing war plane of secret design near Long Beach, Calif. Fears were expressed for eign spies may have been respon sible for bringing him down. (Central Press) «■ Growers With Excess May Purchase Unused Allot ments of Some Other Growers PROVISIONS MADE BY AAA OFFICIALS Producers Who Sell Unused Allotments Must Agree, However, To Forego \935 Payments Under Contracts; County Agents Will Supply Blanks Washington, Aug. S.—(AP) —The AAA today announced flue-cured to bacco growers may market their pro duct grown in excess of adjustment sales allotments by purchasing the unused allotment ofo ther contracting growers. J. B. Hutson, director of the AAA tobacco division, said their arrange ments had been developed at the re quest of growers to provide for varia tion in individual crops. Producers who sell their unused al. lotment, Hutson said, will agree to forego the 1935 payments under their contracts. Arrangements for market ing of excess tobacco will be made through county agent offices and nec essary instructions and forms will be available in the Georgia-Florida area about Wednesday, it was said, and in other parts of the belt when the mar ket open. New Lethal Gas Chamber Will Be De Luxe Affair Dally Dispatch Bar earn, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J C. EASKERVILL. Raleigh, Aug. 5. —North Carolina will have one of the most de luxe execution chambers in the United States when the new combination gas electric death house, now being de signed by the engineers of the State Highway and Public Works Commis. sion, is installed in the Central Pri son here, according to the engineers in charge. Actual construction of the new death chamber, which will be 8‘ PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY MURE IS SEN! TO SENATE, WHERE FATE IS DOUBTFUL ■ ■ j Higher Surtaxes and Gift and Inheritance Levies Included In Roose velt Proposal AAA TO BE SAVED FROM COURT RULE President May Veto Increas ed Pensions to Spanish- American War Veterans; Cartoon Against Japanese Emperor Stirs State De partment Greatly . Washington, Aug. 5. —(AP)— The $270,000,000 tax bill, which congres sional leaders have called the “key” to adjournment, sailed through the House today and headed into a doubt ful Senate reception. As passed, 282 to 96, the bill carries increased surtaxes on individual in comes over $50,000, new levies on gifts and inheritances and a graduated tax on net corporation incomes. It dif fers in several particulars from the President’s recommendations, notably in allowing corporations to deduct charitable gifts in figuring their tax able incomes. Settlement of the remaining con troversies between House and Senate was predicted by Senator Smith, Dem ocrat, South Carolina. He said an ag reement would be reached before nightfall on the administration bill to broaden the powers of the AAA and protect it against attacks in the courts. Other developments: Hirosi Saito, the Japanese ambas. sador, said he would make representa tions against alleged insults to the Japanese emperor to Secretary Hull or Under Secretary Phillips. _ t j A cartoon in the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine has • angered Japanese officials. A veto of the bill restoring full pen sion payments to Spanish-American war veterans was indicated at the White House. Five Badly Hurt When CCC Truck Wrecks at Night Winston-Salem, Aug. 5. —(AP) — Five young men were Injured, on© perhaps fatally, when a CCC truck containing 21 boys, wrecked her© last night on a sharp curve. Harold F. Stafford, Kernesvill®, is in a local hospital in a critical condition, and four other oceu. pants required medical attention. Thirteen of the boys were from Durham. Workers At Pelzer Mill Ba ck On Jo b Pelzer, S. C., Aug. 5. —(AP) — Work ers passed through a barricaded mili tary zone into the Pelzer ing Company mills today as they re opened fog a fourth week under stf*ik© conditions with an executive proclam ation declaring a “state of insurrec. tion” in effect. The four plants of the Pelzer Manu facturing Company resumed opera tions on schedule withoutd isorder. Local opinion as to the effect of Gov ernor Olin Johnson’s action in order (Continued on Pag* Three! equipped 30 that it may be used for either electrocutions or lethal gas, will not be started for about 60 days yet, owing to certain details which have not yet been worked out by the elec trical engineers. But indications are that it will be installed and ready for its micabre business by the first of October, which will probably be a month or so before the first gas exe cution is expected to take place. Three men are alieady undei sen (Mmiiauod »a P*2J ifj
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