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HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR HUET LONG 10 SEEK PRESDENCY M 1938 PROBERS DISTORTED HIS PROFITS, HOPSON TELLS HOUSE GROUP Associated Gas Head Denies He and His Associates Had Cleared $2,800,000 SENATORS MAY CITE HIM FOR CONTEMPT His Companions Shield Uti lities Magnate from Service cf Subpoena by Agent of Serate Lobby Body; War Profits Bill Dead for This Session Washington, Aug 13. —(API —A utility executive’s assertion that his depression profits had been “distort ed by investigators coincided today with revelation that safeguards «_ gainst evasion of increased income taxes has been written into the new tax bill. H C Hopson, mainspring oi the Associated Gas and Electric System, who had been sought ten days or more for questioning by the House and Senate lobby investigators, finally appeared at the House inquiry. Asked about previous testimony that he or his associates had taken a profit of $2,800,000 during the de pression, when stock dividends were feeing passed, he said: That is such a mass of misstate ments, distortion, and so forth, that I wouldn’t even make an effort to go into it at •this time.” Possibility that Hopson might Do cited for contempt of the Senate arose after an agent of ifs lobby commit tee was prevented from serving a subpoena on him. The utility leader had just wound up his occasionally biting testimony to the House Rules Committee, in which he acknowledged “eagerness” to have work done against proposed control of “unnecessary” holding companies. He attacked congressional (Continued on Page Three.) Prices Go Further Up On Tobacco (By The Associated Press) Higher prices which marked re sumption of sales this week held firm today on the border belt tobacco mar kets. Although dry weahter was retard ing curing, sales continued heavy. Receipts at Fair Bluff were 65,000 pounds, and prices on some grades were showing additional strength. Official reports of Mondays double sales at Dillon placed the average at 524.98 and $24.32 per hundred, respect ively. Lumberton’s official sales for Mon day were reported as 326,246 pounds at ar. average of $23.88. One ware (Continued on Page Eight.) Tobacco Sale Os Surpluses Is Arranged Certificates May Be Had Prom Growers Short for Four Cents Per Pound . "Washington, Aug. 13 (AP) — -Farm Administration officials announced today that contracting growers of Due-cured tobaccos with crops in ex r'°ss of allotments may purchase addi- Wnal allotment certificates immedi at elv through their county farm agents. Growers must pay four cents a round for the additional allotments, officials said. Georgia and North Florida growers Already are marketing their crop, and tre n"w plan was designed by the i (1 ’am >i. i .nl on Page Eight.) " • w—«rWsr s- Hi'uiWrsnit Hathi Dispatch g_ N LY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NUKTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * LEASED WIRE SERVICE 09 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Agrees to Be "Icicle” Stephen Simkhovitch (above). Hoi- ,i lywood scenario writer and son of Columbia University professor, hae agreed to become human icicle for science in experiment by Dr. Ralph S. Willard, the monkey-freezing chemist. Experiment to freeze man and bring him back to life is attempt by Dr. Willard to exterminate tuberculosis and other germs by sub-zero temperature. (Central Press) I2C°COtTn LOANS EXPECTEDSHORTLY Senator Smith Predicts That Roosevelt Will Shortly Reseal Gopern ment’s Course WOULD SACRIFICE EXPORTS FOR PRICE Chester Davis Tells Missis sippi Audience It Would Be Foolish To Save Foreign Trade for That Alone and by So Doing Pauperize the F armers Washington, Aug. I^—(Aj?'f fc ern cotton planters today continued to press the administration for an early announcement on continuance of 12 cents a pound on cotton loans. Chairman Smith, Democrat, South Carolina, of the Senate Agricultural Committee, after a conference with President Roosevelt, said that it was his personal opinion that such ah an nouncement would be forthcoming within the next few days. PREFERS LOSS OF EXPORTS TO PAUPERIZING FARMERS Stoneville, Miss., Aug. 13.—(AP)— Chester C. Davis, administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administra tion, today told a gathering of cotton farmers and business men here a com plete loss of foreign markets was to (Continued on Page Five.) insionWdna^ Eight Persons Charged With Taking Girls To New York In Immorality Smithfield, Aug. 13.—(AP)—Eight persons charged with conspiracy to kidnap four Johnston county girls, and taking three of them to New York ofr immoral purposes, were to go on trial here late today for a sec ond time. _ . .. . . Four new bills of- indictment a gainst the defendants were returned bv the Johnston county grand jury this morning, each bill charging con (Continuecl on Page Eight.) HENDERSON, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 13, 1935 The Conquering Lion Growls Mb 8 fl g|g icene at Addis Ababg as Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, “Conquer ig Lion of Judah,” addressed tribal leaders and defied Italy to invade is country. The Emperor offered to lead his army and die if necessary, rather than submit to Mussolini’s demands. (Central Press) Revamped Tax Bill Now Up For Senate’s Debate New and Higher Levies on “Little Man” Removed, and Way Is Paved for Adjourn ment of Congress, Prob ably About the End of Next Week Washington, Aug. 13. (AP) Hastily plucking ♦mt of the new tax hill all that teaches of new and high er income taxes on the “little fel low,” the Senate Finance Committee offered to the Senate today a .meas ure more in line with President rtoose velt’s wishes. In brief, the oft-rewritten bill now provides: Higher income surtaxes on incomes Clipper Plane on 1,323-Mile Flight Honolulu, Aug. 13 —(AP) —The Pan. American Clipper plane hop ped for Midway Island, 1,323 mises westward, at 6:08 a. m., or 11:38 a. m>, eastern standard time. Eight men and 3,000 pounds of cargo were aboard. M Telpmiffin Forsyth Legislator Thinks, However, School Man Should Have Office Dnlly Dispatch TSnrena, In (he SJt Waiter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Aug. 13.—The telegram which Dr. Ralph W. McDonald of Winston-Salem sent last week to the State School Commission protesting the election of State Senator Lloyd E. Griffin as executive secretary, was not because of any personal opposi tion to Griffin, but merely because he was convinced that the head of the school commission should he a trained school man, Dr. McDonald tn_ formed this bureau today by long dis tance from Winston-Salem. But since the school commission did not see its way clear to name a school man as head of the commission, it could not have done better than name Griffin, Dr. McDonald said. Dr. McDonald madcp üblic a letter (Continued on Page Five.) over $1,000,000, leaving all other in. comes rates untouched; higher taxes on .gift and estates; corporation in come taxes applied on a graduated scale wider than the one approved by the House, but not so wide as desired by President Roosevelt; a tax on di vidends received by one corporation from another, and an increase in the (Continued on Page Five.) Text Board Will Decide Its Course May Go On Wi t h Rental School Books This Year or Wait for Another Year Dolly Dispatch Bnrwn, In tte Sk Wnlter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Aug. 13.—The new State Textbook Purchase and Rental Com mission, in session here today, is in the soup. The soup is so hot and deep that it may prevent the setting up of any rental textbook system in the public schools for this school year, even on the greatly limited basis on which it had planned to set it up. For the textbook publishers holding State contracts on adopted books continue to insist that the textbook rental commission buy theb ooks under the old contracts and through the North Carolina Book Depository, although not as ingle book will go through (Continued on Pa°re Three.) WEATHEIC FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, probably local thundershowers tonight and Wed nesday; not much change in tem perature, SlDEsSfl FELLOW SENATORS If Roosevelt Is Nominated, He Will Run Independ ently or Back G. O. P. Candidate REPUBLICANS ARE ELATED OVER NEWS They Think He Will Take Enough Radical Votes from Roosevelt To Elect Their Mark; Byrd and Glass Deny They Will Bolt the Demo cratic Ticket Washington, Aug. 13.—(AP)—Sen ator Huey Long, Democrat, Louisi ana, has told colleagues in the Sen ate that he has decided definitely to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1936- He told them, furthermore, that it President Roosevelt was renominat ed, he would run as an independent unless the Republicans nominated some one he could support. Long’s plans were reported to The Associated Press today by several senators with whom he talked. The Louisianan, however, refused to dis. cuss them, saying he had no promise. He did say, though, that if he ran, it would not be to “oeat Roosevelt,” but to elect himself. Republican senators in whom Long confided were elated. They felt his decision was a “big break” for the G. O. P., and might swing the elec tion their way. For a long time, many Republicans have felt they could win if Long would run to take the “rad ical” votes away from the Demo crats. One western Republican citizen, whose state has gone Democratic in the past two elections, said there was no doubt it would go Republican to day if Long should run. He said the Louisianan would easily take enough votes from the Democrats to deliver the state’s electoral ballot to the Re publicans, as LaFollette did in 192-1. Rivaling the Long report in Capi tol attention were denials By Senator Glass and Byrd that they would bolt the Democratic ticket next year. Tak ing notice of published intimations to that effect (not carried by The As sociated Press), the Virginians re. minded neither “has ever bolted a party nomination, local, State or na tional.” Long told his senatorial colleagues that he would enter many of the State primaries and give President Roose velt as much of a battle at the con vention as possible. He said if the (Continued on Page Three.) Large Letting of Highway Jobs Set Early Next Month In the Sir Wnlter Hotel. Dally Dispatch Bnrea*, AT J. C. MASKERVII.L. Raleigh, Aug. 13—No letting of ad ditional highway projects will be held during the remainder of August, but a large letting will be held early in September at which at least $2,- 000,000 worth of new highway pro jects will be let, Chairman Capus M. Waynick, of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, said to day. The reason for this decision is that a large number of projects are still in Washington awaiting approval so that if a letting was held this month it would have to be very small. But by waiting until September it is hoped that most of the projects now in Washington can he approved be fore bids are called for so that the September letting will include most of the projects now pending and amount to at least $2,000,000. $100,000,000 Os Needed Highway Projects Asked Dally Dispatch Bnrea*, In the Air Walter Hotel. BY 2. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, Aug. 13. —There are only 2 833 miles of concrete highways in North Carolina, only 1,907 miles of asphalt and only 5,100 miles of actual hard surfaced highways in the en tire State, including both State and county roads, while there are 30,875 miles of highways which do not have even a sanfi clay or gravel surface, it was pointed out today by Chairman Capus M. Waynick of the State High PUBLISH. i£D ifIVUJKk aFTWRNooi* BXCHPT iUNDAV HOOVER IS MAPPING 1936 G. 0. P. COURSE WHILE IN NEW YORK Seeks Presidency Next Year iIM Huey Long It¥busiiss WtLLBE HANDICAP^ This Pick-Up Seems More Genuine Than Any That Have Preceded It Since the Crash NEW DEALERS CLAIM PUBLIC WITH THEM Though on Defensive, They Are Able To Trump Up Real Arguments in Favor of Their Policies; Rely on South and West to Back Process Taxes By CHARLES P. STEWART Washington, Aug. 13. —I wouldn’t go so far as to say that G. O. P- stra tegists actually do not desire times to improve before next election day. Nevertheless the improvement al ready, which they can’t shut their eyes to, worries them. If it continues, they have to recognize that the New Deal will get the credit for it. Sup posing that it does continue, their version will he that ths country Is recovering despite the New Deal, not because of it. In fact, they will in sist that recovery would have set in sooner hut for New policies All the same, they have no notion but that most of the publlo will thank the Roosevelt administration for any decided trend backward toward pros perity. And certainly there is an improve ment now. But will it last? There have been several semi.revivals be fore, since the 1929 crash—and a fresh slump has followed each of them, in succession. PICKUP SEEMS GENUINE Yet this pickup has a strong flavor (Continued on Page Three.) way and Public Works Commission. “There is probably more misinfor mation prevalent about North Car olina highways and the State highway system than any other State activity, and before I became chairman of the highway commission I thought we had just about built all the hard sur. faced roads we needed in the state,” Waynick said. “But I find now that I was all wrong. “We still have 30,785 miles of ab (ContinuecT on Page Five.) ft PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Party Leaders Flocking To His Park Avenue Suite to Discuss Party’s Campaign COLONEL ROOSEVELT IS AMONG CALLERS Admits They Talked Poli tics, But on Broad Scale, and Planned for 1936, But Answers “Emphatically No” Query About Talking Candidacies New York, Aug. 13. —(AP)— The- Republican course in the 1936 cam paign is being discussed by former President Herbert Hoover in talks made with party leaders in the East, the Associated Press was informed today. One of the visitors to his Park Avenue suite this morning was Col onel Theodore Roosevelt. “We discussed politics,” Colonel Roosevelt said* “in its broadest as pects. We talked about matters of Republican policy in ’36.” “Did you discuss candidacies?” Roosevelt was asked. “Emphatically no.” While the former President, since his arrival in New York has steadily refused to amplify his remarks in Chicago—in which he set forth the constitutional preservation as a '36 issue—it is known that numerous party leaders have conferred with him. Fears 1914 Again Near In Britain London, Aug. 13.—(AP) —Lord Rob ert Cecil said today the British gov ernment faces a tragic sequel to 1314 through its failure to make clear to Italy that England is not bluffing and is prepared to uphold its obligations under the League of Nations govern ment, “even if it means war.” “Only plain speaking can save ua from a repetition of the fateful blun ders of twenty years ago,” the former under secretary of foreign affairs said in an interview on the Italo-Ethro pian crisis. Earlier in the day he expressed his attitude at a special meeting of the executive committee of the third Lea gue of Nations union. The committee adopted a resolution pointing out the danger of any Brl. (Continued on Page Five.) City’s Notes AreTakenAt Two Percent Record Low Interest Charges Will B e Paid on $15,000 Tax Certificates Raleigh, Aug. 13 (AP) —The Local Government Commission today an nounced the sale of $15,000 revenue anticipation notes to the City of Henderson to the Security National Bank of Raleigh at a premium of $lO and with interest at two percent. Mayor TrVine B. Watkins was in formed by the Daily Dispatch today of the sale of the city’s tax anticipa tion notes of $15,000 to the Security National Bank of Raleigh, and was very much pleased at the low rate of interest charged. “It shows the city’s credit is good,” he said. So far as is now recalled, it is the lowest interest rate ever charged the city even for short-term credit. The notes are for current operat ing expenses of the city pending col lection of 1935 taxes, which have not yet started coming in a any great volume, and fall due at intervals shortly after the first of the year.. ,
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