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HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR ROOSEVELT ASKS SI ,120,000,000 TAX LEVY „# v „ „ V J Military Dictator May Rule Japan As Crisis Grows Strict Censorship Invoked As Rebels Face Real Battle Government Takes Vigor ous Action Against Stub born Insurgent Re bel Soldiers FORCIBLE EJECTION OF TROOPS LIKELY Imperial Princes and High Army Officers Are Pre dominating Influences In Discussions Over Forma tion of New Government To Rule Nippon (By The Associated Press) Japan’s insurgent soldiers precipitated a fresh Tokyo crisis today, defying the deadline set for them to evacuate the heart of the capital, and the govern ment met the challenge “with appropriate measures.” The nature of these measures was not immediately disclosed, a severe censorship controlling- communica tions from Tokyo but apparently re liable reports said the area about the rebel stronghold was being cleared for possible action. Action Taken. Lieutenant General Kohei Kashii, assigned by the government to rule the city with martial law, proclaim ed: . "The several hundred soldiers who started the disturbances early Wed nesday morning are still holding the Nagatacho (central) section of Tokyo, but the commander of the martial law administration is taking approp riate measures to deal with them.” These advices broke a long period of silence during the late hours of the night and this morning while the tight censorship indicated the situa tion was becoming increasingly acute. A force of more than 4,000 loyal troops beleaguered the 1,000 soldier recalcitrants who broke their agree ment to return to their barracks by 8 a. m. Forcible Ejection Possible. Responsible Japanese sources in (Continued on Page Four.) Change In Reynolds' Fund Seen Baltimore. Md, Feb. 28.—(AP)—Cir cuit Court Judge Eli Frank suggested alternative today to the family set tlement the North Carolina courts had approved for disposition of the estate of Z. Smith Reynolds. Judge p'rank made his suggestion at the conclusion of hearings designed to settle the approximately $30,000,000 tobacco fortune left the deceased, youngest son of the late R. J. Rey nolds. The jurist said he would hand down a formal ruling by the middle of March. Rights of Unborn. The court previously had been ask (Contlnned on Page Two.' Spring Upturn May Halt Current Business Lulls Present Status, Due To Po-litical Events and Severe Winter, Discussed by Bab son. Who Still Says 1936 ■ Will Be Better Business Year Than 1935 Was BY ROGER W. B ARSON, Copyright 1936, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Fla., Feb. 28. The first part of March is always a criti cal period in the 'business world. Everybody tries to guess what busi ness will do when Spring thaws un fetter the ice-bound wheels of indus try. The following brief analysis of v.'hat leading industries have been do ing lately should be one good clue to what we may expect in coming months. As a further guide to your planning, consider the pointed ques tions which appear below: 1. AUTOMOBILES: Revival in the - H perry MEMORIAL ÜBRArti Mtnbvv&vin Mmln Utspafrft l ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA leased wire service of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Denies He ’Meddled’ HR: ' n-ffiffiitnrftir -•rffflwftftm W liilSi •’ •' . . j v . • :| Maj. Gen. Frank C. Bolies Major General Frank C. Bolies, commanding officer of the Seventh Corps Area at Omaha, has denied charges that he was “meddling in Solitics” hurled at him by Senator oseph Robinson, majority leader, in the aftermath of the Senate storm that followed removal of Major General Johnson Hagood for criti cism of the New Deal. (Central Press) arebeSgtalked Roper As Commerce Head Has Been Much Panned In Recent Months CUMMINGS A SAD FLOP Dern and Swanson Virtual Nonentities And Farley Has Mussed Up Job; Morgenthau and Ickes Have Faults, Too By CHARLES F. STEWART Washington, Feb. 28—A campaign year is a bad time for a president of the United States to reorganize his cabinet. Nevertheless reports are current that President Roosevelt plans such a house-cleaning in the spring, and some of his advisers are said to be telling him that certain changes will improve his prospects, despite the fact that the juncture ordinarily would be inopportune for them to be made. Secretary of Commerce Roper in particular has been mercilessly “pan ned’’ of late on account of a series of spectacular ocean disasters, which it is charged that his steamship in spection service, if efficient, should have prevented; also on account of several widely-advertised plane crash es, for which his aviation service is blamed. Moreover, the commerce secretary, though a most likeable individual per sonally and doubtless a wily political counsellor, is no spell-hinder. Attorney General Cummings’ record equally is spoken of, and by Republi fContinued on Page Two.) motor industry has been the biggest factor in recovery to date. 1935 au tomobile ouptut was the highest for any year since 1929. Recently, how ever, output has shrunk drastically due to the earlier production of 1936 models and to the weather. This de cline in motor activity is the main reason why business has dropped five per cent since Christmas. So one of the most important questions today is: Will 1936 business suffer from the unbsually heavy volume of car sales in late 1935? 2. STEEL: Despite the let-down in (Continued on Page Three.) HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28, 1936 NEW FARM ACT IS WAITING ONLY FOR FDR’S SIGNATURE Vast New Soil Conservation Agricultural Susbidy Passed by Both Houses Congress HALF BILLION NEW TAXES ARE NEEDED Huge Revenue Will Be Ne cessary To Finance Pro gram ; Regional Meetings To Be Called To Acquaint Farm iLeaders With 'Sub sidies Government Offers Washington, Feb.\ 28.—(AP)—Offi cials awaited only a scratch of Presi dent Roosevelt’s pen today before has tening to launch a vast, new agricul tural subsidy program applicable to every American farm, and adminis tered by a reorganized AAA. Hurrying to beat the spring plant ing deadline, AAA men eagerly saw $500,000,000 soil conservation measure complete its journey through Con gress yesterday. President Roosevelt was expected to sign it quickly, per haps today. New Taxes Asked. After a White House conference last night it was indicated President Roosevelt would ask next week for taxes to finance the program. These are expected to total about $500,000,- 000. Authoritative sources said officials would call farm representatives Into regional meetings to discuss the sub sidies the government will pay farm ers for conserving soil by taking land out of commercial crop production. The first of these it was indicated, might be held next week at Memphis, Tenn„ where the first major dis closures of Secretary Wallace’s exact plans are expected to be made. teaclrFlare-up^ But Politics Seen in Back ground of Schism in the Ranks There Dally Dispatch tfureai*. In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J. C. I!ASKSJWVJI,L Raleigh. Feb. 28.—Efforts of the school forces here in Wake county to smooth over the incident of last week in which Principal W. H. Gibson of the Apex high school refused to serve as a delegate to the State convention of the North Carolina Education As sociation to be held here March 19, 20 and 21, on the grounds that he dis approved of its lobbying methods in the 1935 General Assembly, and of which he was a member, are not prov ing very convincing to a good many here. The politically informed con tinue to believe that Gibson’s action was chiefly inspired by the growing (Continued on Page Six.) Congress Is Stirred Over Taxing Plan Rumblings Heard in House Against Per manent $620,000,000 Levy of FDR Washington, Feb. 28. —(AP)— The administration’s $500,000,000 farm subsidy program moved near the statute books today amid tumultuous discussions over taxes for its financing. Speaker Byrnes signed the soil con servation bill, leaving only Vice-Presi dent Garner’s signature to send it to the White House. Congressmen Angered. There were rumblings of congres sional discontent when President Roosevelt projected a permanent tax plan of $620,000,000, of which $500,000 would go to farm subsidies. In the House, representatives de (Continued on Page Four.) Their Stand on Arms Brought Tokyo Coup • —r"V m l —..T.:L- Because they opposed increased government expenditures for the army and a more vigorous military cam paign in the Far East, at least one of the members of the Japanese cabinet shown here is dead following the coup engineered by young and intensely patriotic army officers. Those shown are, left to right, Fumio Goto, former Home Minister and acting Premier; Minister of Agriculture Yamazaki; the assassinated Premier Okada; Communication Minister Mochizuki; Minister of the Navy Osumi and War Minister Kawashima, all of whom are reported to have resigned. (Central Press) Virginia Goes Ahead In Tobacco Compact Plans Hauptmann May Get New Reprieve Trenton, N. J., Feb. 28.—(AP)— An authoritative source said today Attorney General David T. Wilentz chief prosecutor of Bruno Richard Hauptmann will not oppose a sec ond reprieve for the convicted slay er of the first son of Colonel Char les A. Lindbergh. The attorney general, the sources said will neither oppose nor agree to the second reprieve but will stand aside and let Governor Hoff man make the decision. KISok Many Cities and Towns in South Seeking Private Electric Supply By LESLIE EICHEL New York, Feb. 28 —The Supreme Court’s TVA decision was more ob jectionable to the private utility cor porations than they are willing to ad mit. Cities and towns throughout the South either are planning to obtain government power or to use it as a “yardstick” to bring cost of private power to the government rate. Chattanooga, Tenn., plans to con struct a distribution system to com pete with private power properties. Memphis, Tenn., is preparing to ask the private power company supplying the city to name a price on its facili ties. JUSTICE A southern correspondent desires more light on the decision of the U. f Continued on Paee Five.i OUR WEATHER MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair in interior and cloudy on coast slightly colder in east to toniglit; Saturday fair, slightly warmer in extreme west portion. Bill Ready for State Legis lature as Initial Step in ‘State Tobacco Federation APPLIES SEPARATELY TO DIFFERENT TYPES Will Be Effective as to Bur ley and Dark-Fire Cured When Tennessee and Ken tucky Cooperate, But as to Flue - Cured Only With Carolinas and Georgia Richmond, Va., Feb. 28. —(AP) — New tobacco control legislation drawn to serve as the initial step in the for mation of a confederation among lead ing tobacco producing states was ready for presentation to the House of Delegates today with backers hope ful of seeing the cooperative program in effect this year. The Virginia bill, virtually complet ed last night by a special legislative committee, would become effective only in the event sister tobacco states took similar action. Affects Three Types. As explained yesterday by Delegate M. N. Neff, action by Virginia, Ken tucky and Tennessee would make tne act effective as to hurley and dark fired tobaccos, but the effective date as to flue-cured would hinge on de velopments in North Carolina, South (Continued on Page Five.) So. Carolina Is To Enact Tobacco Act Columbia, S. C., Feb. 28 (AP) — Governor Olin D. Johnson said to day he had assurances from legis lative delegates who attended the regional tobacco conference that the South Carolina legislature would enact crop control meas ures to become effective when other states did likewise. The governor pointed out that South Carolina was “fortunate in that the General Assembly is now in session,” whereas North Caro lina and Georgia legislatures are recessed. “The South Carolina delegates to the regional tobacco conference at Washington tell me the legisla ture probably will pass the neces sary legislation here,” the govem nor said, “with the priviso that it becomes operative only when oth er states do likewise.” PUELISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Angier Men Both Given Prison Time Pollard Five, Dean Two Years for Death of Planter; Both Note Appeal LiUington, Feb. 28. (AP)— Judge N. A. Sinclair in Harnett Superior Court today, sentenced Oris M. Pollard to five to ten years in State’s Prison and gave C. F. Dean a two-year term fol lowing conviction last night of the former Angier policemen of sec ond degree murder of Furman G. Collins, well-to-do farmer. Counsel for (both men noted an ap peal to the Supreme Court. Bond for Dean was set at $5,000, with Pollard’s at SIO,OOO. Charles Ross, of defense counsel, made a plea for leniency for the men, with Solicitor Claude E. Canaday speaking briefly for the State. Judge Sinclair made a long talk be fore imposing sentence and noted he gave Dean the minimum term possi ble. AUTO CRASH FATAL AT ELIZABETH CITY Elizabeth City, Feb. 28.—(AP) — Levy Miller about 30, was almost instantly killed and Leon White, of Route 4, was critically injured when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a freight car at a siding here this morning at 10:25 o’clock. Miller, who was driving, died before he could be taken to a hos pital. /. C. C. Orders Deep Cut In Rail Fares Washington, Feb. 28.—(AP)—In a five-to-four decision, the ‘nter state Commerce Commission to day ordered a reduction in basic rail passenger fares from 3.6 to two dents a mile. The commission also ordered a reduction in Pullman rates to three cents a mile. These rates now average four cents. Under the order the new fares will be effective June 2. The court revised the passenger fare structure throughout the country but because western and southern roads already have in QPAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY WILL LEAVE PLANS FOR IHECONGRESS $500,000,000 Required To Finance New Farm Pro gram and $120,000,- 000 for Bonus SEEK 620 MILLIONS AS PERMANENT TAX Going After Refunded Pro cessing Taxes; Only Bonus Item Designated by Presi dent as New Tax; House Committee To Start Hear ings Next Week Washington, Feb. 28 (AP) A tax program designed to pro duce permanent receipts of $620,000,000 annually, with the addition of $500,000,000 to pay for this year’s farm program, and to be levied over a period of years, was outlined to newspa per men today by President Roosevelt. The latter amount Included what the President referred to as a "wind fall tax” to recapture processing taxes which were refunded upon the order of the Supreme Court. He estimated it would produce $120,000,000. Provision For Bonus In the category of permanent taxes, the President lumped $500,000,000 a year for the new farm program, and $120,000,000 annually for payment of the bonus. This sum he said would be suffi cient to yield the Treasury the entire cost of the bonus by 1945, the year in (Continued on Pair* Fnnr.l PROBE OF HAGOOD DISMISSAL SOUGHT Washington, Feb. 28 (AP)-—The Senate Military Committee today named a sub-committee to consid er the Metcalf resolution propos ing the investigation of the re moval of Major General -Johnson Hagood, commander of the eighth corps area, after he had criticiz ed Federal spending policies. Senator Logan, Democrat, Ken tucky, was given the chairman ship. Ask Court Reconsider TVARuIe Washington, Feb. 28.—- (AP) The Supreme Court was asked today by a group of preferred stockholders of the Alabama Power Company to reconsid er its recent decision that the Ten nessee Valley Authority has the right to dispose of power generated at the Wilson dam at iMuscle Shoals, Ala. The petition by Forney F. Johnston, counsel for the stockholders, contend ed that the "non-Federal and illegal uses of the property” should be con sidered and the action should not be dismissed under circumstances which so gravely burden and impair the right of the petitioneers to free their investments from overt acts under a program that is palpably violative of the functions of the Federal govern ment.” stituted low experimental fares, its chief effect will fall on the eastern roads. EXPECT ROADS TO BENEFIT. The commission’s majority opin ion, written by Claude R. Porter, on whose motion the general fare Investigation was initiated dealt at length with the revenue situa tion confronting the eastern car riers and expressed the opinion that they would be benefited rath er than Injured by a downward revision of fares. The present experimental fares in the West and South will not be disturbed by.the L C. C. ruling.
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