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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR TOBACCO BROWERS TO MEET OR SATURDAY ********** * * * * * ********** ********* * * British Fleet In The Mediterranean May Start War MUSSOLINI MIGHT REGARD SUCH MOVE AS AN ACT OF WAR Naval Blockade Looms As Possibility if Italy Fin ally Decides to At tack Ethiopia ROME SKEPTICAL OF LEAGUE’S PROPOSAL Gives No Occasion for Italy To Change Her Attitude, Government Spokesman Says; Ethiopia Has Done AH Possible To Avoid War, Now Up to Italy London, Sept. 19.— (AP) —Foreign military observers said tonight a sit uation was rapidly developing in the Mediterranean where an untoward in cident might furnish the tinder 'for touching off a powder keg spreading { ar beyond the Italo-Ethiopian dis pute. These observers said they saw a grim and purposeful meaning in the speedy and steady mobilization by Great Britain and Italy of their best ships, airplanes and troops along the danger line within the Mediterranean and its two entrances at Suez and Gibraltar. Meanwhile, both governments main tained official silence regarding the significance of their actions as ofil cials of both countries anxiously studied developments. (By The Associated Press.) Great Britain, increasing concentra tion of fighting ships in the Mediter ranean—a concentration which is even calling warships from its West (Continued an Page Two.) Rome Papers Say England Seeking War Charge Huge British Fleet Sent To Medi terranean To Pro voke Hostilities (By the Associated Press.) Charges that Great Britain, with a great fleet assembled In the Mediterranean wished to pro voke war were made tonight by newspapers in Italy. The authoritative Giorenale d’ltalia said: “There is already an open menace of war,’’ and elsewhere in the Italian press were attacks on the mo. tires behind the British naval move ment. It was estimated 1.000,000 men were (Continued on Page Five.) Man Kills Three Then Suicides At House In Newark Newark, N. J., Sept. 19. —(AP) — t• ink books showing deposits of &P --pi oximately $30,000 were scanned by police today in their efofrts to find motives which led Charles Russell Geary, 43, to kill his brother, his two uncles by marriage and then take his own life. ’•’he. triple murder and suicide were discovered early today after a man. had telephoned police headquarters to tell Patrolman Patrick McNamara at 'he police switchboard: Seriu police in a hurry to 938 South 20th Strt t ” What’s the matter?” ‘asked the : tattled MeNc. nara. "There are tn.ee murders and a suicide,” replied mt, man on the phone. 9 IdcniU'rsmi TOatln Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LBABBD WIRE SBRVICB OF THB ASBOCIATHD PRESS. Steamship ‘Dixie’ Is Floated Again Miami, Fla., Sept. 19.—(AP) The Morgan liner Dixie, driven aground on French reef, south of Miami, bly the Labor Day hurri cane which lashed the Florida keys was re.floated early today. Captain E. W. Sundstrum, mas ter of the 8,100-ton luxury coastal vessel, radioed The Associated Press the terse message: “Dixie re-floated 1 a. in., nine teenth.” The message contained no othei detai ls as to how the two big sal vage tugs which had hawsers on the ship succeeded in dragging i ei hack into deep water. MAKESTATEMEMS IN LOUISIANA RACE Lieut.-Gov. James A. Noe Announces for Governor To Succeed Incum bent, O. K. Allen WADE MARTIN OUT FOR SENATE POST Announcements Follow Con ference at Hotel With Rev. Gerald Smith, Head of Long’s “Share-Our- Wealth” Clubs; He Had Given Ulti matum as to the Slate New Orleans, La., Sept. 19.—(AP) — Lieutenant Governor James A. Noe, now of Monroe, today announced his candidacy for governor in the Jan uary primaries on a pledge to follow "the plan of progress of Huey P. Long.” At the same time, Wiade P. Martin, public service commissioner, announc ed his candidacy on the Long plat form for the United States Senate. Although his statement did not spe- Continued on Page Three.) To Prosecute Gas Diluters, Bo o tl egge rs Dfcily Dlapntch flareai, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C DASKERVILL, Raleigh, Sept. 19.—The gasoline and oil inspection division of the State Department of Revenue is getting ready to bear down harder than ever on filling station operators and gas oline dealers who are diluting gaso. line, kerosene and motor oils, as well as those who are “bootlegging” in ferior grades of gasoline and oils un (Continued on Page Three.) “What do you mean?” asked the policeman. “I just killed three people.” The caller then hung up. Two minutes later radio police broke down the door of the second floor apartment and found the bodies of four men, three of them sprawled in the kitchen and the fourth lying on a divan in the sun parlor. The lights were out, the doors were locked. • In a dress in the bedroom police found bank books made out in the name of Mrs. Kate Lee Van, wife of one of the victims. She died three weeks ago after a stroke during a visit with relatives at Easton, Pa. Police calculated the deposits to total $30,000. _ . _ HENDERSON, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 19, 1935 Fleet Britain Is Rushing Into Mediterranean " Blockade’' |"■ ''A VlMk. i S ~l|| iH ||| i jap sR \‘\^ * iiiuiifAiii... JL ™ m ** k * > ** m ~'—■ gl| r X jf BiR IfeWt / / \ i ain body of British fleet, last assembled at Spithead in July, as shown sre, is being rushed by the government into the Mediterranean to bolster Liquor Acts Expected To Be Sustained Belief Is Supreme Court Will Find County Liquor Law Constitutional Daily lHupntcli Bareaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BT J. O. HASKEII^H, Raleigh, Sept. 19—The State Sup reme Court is expected to hold the two county liquor control laws passed by the 1935 General Assembly, under which 17 counties are now operating nearly 50 liquor stores, constitutional. This expectation, of course, is based entirely on guess-work and specula tion, since none of the five justices has indicated how he intends to hold in the decision. But those who sat and listened to the lengthy arguments (Continued on Page Five.) No Blame Placed In Woman’s Death In Textile Strike Anderson, S. C., Sept. 19.—(AP) — After having heard 30 witnesses, In cluding both .strikers and members or the Pelzer Good Will Association, a coroner’s j“tiry composed of six An derson county farmers early this aft ernoon found that Mrs. Gertrucie Kelly, who was killed in the rioting at Pelzer on September 2, “came to her death at the hands of person or persons unknown to the jury.” Following the inquest, Coroner J. Roy McCoy, said that n 0 warrants would be issued in connection with Mrs. Kelly’s death. Although none of the 30 witnesses who took the stand this morning tes tified tha,t they knew wtho killed Mrs. Kelly, five persons, all of whom were said to have been shooting in the direction of the railway cut in which Mrs. Kelly was killed, were mentioned as possible slayers of the young textile worker. Plan Use Os Customs To Aid Cotton Washington, Sept. 19 (AP)—Offi cials today disclosed that Comptroller General J. R. McCarl has approved use of gross customs receipts for pay ment of a subsidy to farmers on cot ton loaned this year under Bankhead control allotments. Formal approval of the plan for use of this money provided by the AAA amendments removes the last princi pal obstacle for making the subsidy (Continued on Page Two.). Boats Hasten To Shelter on Coast Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 19—(AP) —Small craft along the Atlantic coast took to shore today as the Weaither Bureau here warned of a “slight disturbance” which mov ed northeasterly off the Carolinas, An official advisory issued at 9:30 a. in., said: “Disturbance very slight inten sity off South Carolina coast ap. parently moving slowly northeast ward; caution advised small craft off North Carolina coast. No fur ther advices.” ICKES TO RESIGN IMPORT Out of Step at White House and Recent Compro mise Was Loss By CHARLES P. STEWART Washington, Scp‘. J^.—Despite Sec retary of the Inferior Ha.old L. Ickes, den"at of reports that ho is soon to resign, it ife manifest that the Chicagoan is altogether out of step with certain important White House policies. President Roosevelt’s recent adjust ment of differences of opinion be (Continued on Page Six.) Roosevelt Is roOpenßace In The South Speech In 1 Atlanta Thanksgiving Week Will Be Challenge to Gov. Talmadge Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 19.—((AP) — A challenge to the political strength of Governor Eugene Talmadge was seen here today in the announcement that President Roosevelt would open his (Continued on Page Six.) "our weatherman FOR NORTH CAROLINA, Mostly cloudy tonight and Fri day; probably showers in extreme east portion tonight and on the northeast coast Friday morning; little change in temperature. I up Britain’s threat of blockade if Italy persists in African conquest. 1 Total of 59 warships were given fast sailing orders. (Central Press) Still Time For AAA To Assist Tobacco Growers, Gov. Ehringhaus Thinks Push Sign-Up and Announce Next Year’s Allotments Now, Governor Urges; Denies He Is Playing Politics In Effort To Boost Tobacco Prices Dally in* patch Burena, In (He S»- Walter Hotel. BY J. G, BASKERVILiI,. Ra)Veigl\ Sept. 19.—There is still time for the AAA and the Department of Agriculture to do something to help the tobacco price situation, and the present slump in tobacco prifces is because the AAA refused to pay any attention to suggestions made by him and othrs early last spring, Gov ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus said here today. “I know that already I am am be ing accused of playing politics be cause I am trying to help the tobac. co farmers get better prices for their tobacco,’’ Governor Ehringhaus said today. “The facts are that I am gen uinely interested in seeing these thou sands of tobacco farmers get a fair H SdSwpa Useless Spending of Relief Funds Must Stop, Con gressman Asserts Washington, Sept. 19 (AF)— Repre sentative Frank W. Hancock, Demo crat North Carolina, today said N "'boondoggling and counting cater pillars” must come to an end in the administration of Federal relief funds. He expressed disappointment over the decision of President Roosevelt to let Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins expend the great er part of the $4,000,000,000 appropria tion. “I am a little worried over the way (Continued on Page Three.) gov.Tlsonlves TO SIDE OF LABOR Enhances Chances for Pres idential Nomination; Wall Street Loses By LESLIE EICHEL New York, Sept. 19. —Governor Floyd Olson of Minnesota, already looked upon highly by farmers as a future presidential candidate, other step toward labor the other day. The significance of it was not caught in the general run of news. An iron works had been trying to (Continued on Page Three.) PUBLISQBD EVERY AFTBHNOOII EXCEPT MONDAY price for their crops, and I am going to continue to do what I can to heup them, no matter how much others may raise the cry of politics. For I know that the farmers are still facing steadily rising prices, while the prices for their crops are going down.” The present slump in prices is due to three things, all of which were pointed out to the U. S. Department of Agriculture early last spring, but completely disregarded, Governor Eh ringhaus said. These three things are: 1. The increase in the crop allot ments made by the AAA to tobacco farmers with the result that the crop this year in North Carolina is about 40 per cent greater than last year. 2. The fixing of the parity price at (Continued on Paere Five.) HOLD 2 LOR DEATH WARRENTOMWOMAN Mrs. Myra Hassen Buried in Warrenton; Body Found In Jacksonville St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 19. —(AP) —ln separate jails, two young men today faced charges of the murder of Mrs. Henry W. Hayssen, a nurse, whose hudband announced tiimseltf as a “free beer” candidate for the presidency in 1932. Police said they transferred Clyde Hadnot to the county jail at Clear water after he signed a statement saying his companion, Ernest Will not, had said he had cut Mrs. Says sen with a knife. Willnot, in the city jail here, hotly denied having made such a statement. Hayssen, who was arrested twice in Jacksonville for making public speeches without a permit, campaign ed on a platform of free beer piped to every home and on trains and steamships. Later he was sent to the State Hospital for the In. sane, from which he later was re leased. funeral services will BE HELD AT WARRENTON Durham, Sept. 19—(AP)—Funeral services for Mrs. Myra G. Hayssen, whose mutilated body was found floating in Mirror Lake at St. Peters burg, Fla., Sunday, will be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon in Warrenton, N. C., the home of her parents, who survive her. Henry W. Hayssen, her husband, and three brothers, all of Durham, will be present, as will two daughters by a previous marriage and four sis ters. _ 8 1 PAGES , TODAY FIVE GENTS COPY COMMITTEE CALLS GATHERING TO BE HELD AT RALEIGH 400 Growers In Hall of House Applaud Propo sals for Another Tobacco Holiday WALLACE’S REPLY NOT SATISFACTORY Governor at Last Gets Ans wer To His Telegram Sent Week Ago; J. C. Kittrell’s, Proposal for Warehouse Holiday Cheered; Big Gathering Is Held Raleigh, Sept. 19 (AP) —Rep- resentatives of Eastern North Carolina tobacco growers voted here this afternoon to call a Statewide tobacco price protest meeting to be held in Memorial Auditorium here at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. The decision was reached by a com mittee of some 40 growers which mot while a crowd of some 400 farmers sat in the hall of the House of Rep resentatives and applauded auggev tions that a new tobacco holiday be declared, during which growers could sign new contracts and demand that AAA officials announce a reduction of 35 percent for the 1936 crop. Governor Ehringhaus said just be fore he started a speech to the meet ing that he had received a letter from Secretary Wallace which “was disap pointing” in reply t 0 hie telegram of last week 'asking that something be done about the tobacco situation im mediately. KITTRELL’S SUGGESTION IS GIVEN GREAT OVATION Raleigh, Sept. 19.—(AP)—Close to 400 tobacco growers of Eastern Noirth Carolina assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol here this afternoon to discuss dropping prices for the weed in the State and to lay plans for future ac tion. The meeting was supposed to have been only a committee gathering of five men to study the question so call ing a Statewide mass meeting on the tobacco situation, but hundreds of growers came seeking immediate ac tion for higher prices. Zeb V. WiJJj&ms, of Rolesville, who led a Wendell delegation here last week, called the meeting to order, and asked that persons delegated by va rious markts to attend the meeting meet with him and his committee of four members in executive session to discuss procedure. Some 40 farmers went int the committee meeting. While the committee deliberated, E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist of North Carolina Sta|te College, arid AAA tobacco program director in the State- explained the new control con tracts to the farmers and discust ad how so-called parity prices were fig ured. J. C. Kittrell, of Henderson, inter (Continued on Page Two.) Growers To Ask Closing W ar chouses Local Group Takes Vigorous Resolu tions to Raleigh Committee Meet Closing of warehouses, a quick sign up of growers and fixing at the p: e sent time of acreage allotments f>r 1936 were urged in resolutions adopt ed by a tobacco growers’ committ 5© here today at noon, and they left ii i mediately for Raleigh to present tie proposals to the governor’s committ ie meeting this afternoon to adopt soi ie course looking to the speedy lift! ig of prices being paid to tobacco grov ers for this year’s crop. The committee consisted of beth (Continued on Page Two.)„
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