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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD year FIND DAMAGE NOW WIT 300 HUNKS Super-League Os Nations Now New Goal Os NATIONS TO TALK PROBLEMS ARISING ICE WORLD WAR Situation Developed by Ger many’s March Across the Rhine To Be Threshed Out HOME GOVERNMENTS asked to approve United States and Other Powers To Be Invited To Meeting, Probably in May, To Iron Out Sore Spots; New Order for Peace In, Europe Is Proposed London, March 20 (AP) —A virtual super-League of Nations was disclosed by French head quarters today as the ultimate goal of a proposed international Conference to be called to con sider the situation arising out of Germany’s march on the Rhine. Open Up All Problems The whole accumulation of Europe problems arising and left over fiom the World War would go under ex amination by the conference. The French announced the sum mary of the agenda for the proposed parley, which included in its sugges tions for discussion the moderniza tion of the covenant of the League of Nations and a consideration of far-reaching economic, financial and security problems. Outsiders Invited The Council of the League would send invitations "to the powers of the world” to attend the conference. This would permit non-members of the League, such as Japan, the United States and Brazil, to send observers. The cabinets of Great Britain and France, supporting the four-power Locarno proposals for away out of the Rhineland impasse, dispatched the suggestions for a European poli tical new deal to their parliaments for formal approval. Government heads started plans for laying the foundations for a new order of peace for Europe in an in ternational conference, which thfey (Continued on Page Three.) Cashier And One Bandit Killed In Indiana Robbery ISloomingdale, Ind., March 20. — CAP)— Wood Carter, assistant ca'-hier, and an unidentified ban did were shot and killed in a gun fight during the hold-up of the Bank of Bloomingdale today. Carter was ambushed by the bandits when he arrived at the hank this morning. Police said the hold-up men ap parently were hidden in the bank, having obtained entrance during the night. As far as known, there were no witnesses to the shooting. Alliance Os Four Nations Is Hinted At Britain, France, Bel gium, Italy to Unite it i i itler Refuses To Consider London, March 20. —(AP) —The. Hr ij‘e ( .f Commons was told today -* the four remaining Locarno opwvrs have agreed to join in a v btnal military alliance if Adolf ff iler refuses to consider pro la sals to re-establish the security Powers have agTeed to join in a ,; f Europe. Ch proposals, agreed to by Great Bri'ain, France, Belgium and Italy, v, ‘ ” published in a white paper is d to the Commons as Anthony 1 i, the foreign secretary, began an 'Apianation to the lower house. A German spokesman, shortly after I'“e 1 '“e proposals were made public said lhf plan “might’' form a basis for (Continued on Page Five) Mmmttjmn Hathi Htgmtfrh L THR E A D « a^ RE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. TANK CARS TOPPLED BY ICE, FLOOD What the ice and flood did to tank cars These tank cars were toppled off the track by flood waters and ice of the Kennebec river near Richmond, Me. Property damage, in Maine alone was estimated at $10,000,000. Europe Will Not Fight This Year, Babson Says Armies and Navies Not Only Trumps in Today’s Gigan tic Card Game; Aces in Hole Are Economic Forces That Dictate Every Move; Conditions Are Reviewed BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1936, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Fla., March 20. — Newspaper headlines and radio flashes tell only part of the story About international affairs. Armies and navies are not the only trumps in today’s gigantic card game. The aces-in-the-hole are , the economic forces which really dictate these in ternational maneuvres. Hence, I am giving below a snapshot summary of conditions in the leading nations to day. DO SI Ed Hester, 19, Gaston, White Man, Electrocuted For Killing Prisoner Raleigh, iM'arch 20.—(AP)—Ed Hes ter, 19-year-old Gaston county, twice convicted killer, was electrocuted at State’s Prison today. Hester died for the slaying of a fel low prisoner, Paul Hunnicut, at the Camp Polk farm last year, while he was serving a term for the slaying of John C. Abernethy, of High Shoals, his brother-in-law. The execution marked the first time since the electric chair was installed in 1900 that it had been used on suc cessive days. Hester was the 164th victim of the electric chair. Yesterday Hester told Coroner L. M. Waring of Wake county and War den H. H. Honeycutt he killed Hun nicpt without provocation while he was "mad.” He reiterated the story to newsmen this morning, denying his earlier statements he and Hunnicut had trouble before the slaying. Entering the death chamber at 10:31 with Father McMillan, of the Catholic Apostolate, Hester said he had told the truth about what had happened and thanked Warden Honeycutt and the priest for their kindness to him. Two shocks were given. Dr. G. S. Coleman, prison physician, pronounced him dead at 10:41 a. m. ONLY DAILY GREAT BRITAIN’S index of busi ness activity is now above 1929. Her budget is in balance, profits are in creasing, confidence is returning. But because of the very high level of un employment and the equally low vol ume of foreign trade, I question if her prosperity is permanent. To Bri tain, more than any other nation, the resumption of world trade is vitally important. THE DOMINIONS AND COLON IES have enjoyed the same recovery (Continued on Page Two ) CO SSe Rush Holt, “Baby” Senator, Uses It Freely; May Take Long’s Place By CHARLES P. STEWART Washington, March 20 —The lan guage indulged in by legislators on Capitol Hill recently has been some thing terrible. Senator Rush D. Holt of West Vir ginia has said that Relieg Adminis trator Harry L. Hopkins is “Damn dumb.” Having accused Hopkins’ or ganization of playing politics, and Hopkins having had this charge in vestigated and disproved, according to his investigators’ report, Holt has said that the investigation was like an investigation of “Dillinger by Baby-Face Nelson.” Representative Marion A. Zionchek of Washington has intimated that Representative William A. Ekwall of Oregon was a “fool”, and Representa tive Ekwall has rather more than in timated that Representative Zion chbk was a “jackass,” also inviting the latter to “step outside.” NOT PARLIAMENTARY These terms and challenges were not tossed about in merely informal fashion; they entered into the course of conversation on the respective floors of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now, it isn’t parliamentary for a senator to refer to a high adminis trative official (of his own party, by the way) as “damn dumb,” or to com pare him to “Baby-Face’ Nelson. Nor (Continued on Page Two.) NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20, 1936 S. C. Tobacco Bill Is Referred Back Columbia, S. C., March 20 (AP) A tobacco crop control bill re ported “without recommendation” by the Senate Agriculture Com mittee today was immediately sent back to the committee today for a hearing next Wednesday. 221-2 PRCNL TAX Favored Treatment Where Payments to Stockhold ers Are Restricted by Government HILL STATES RATE IS NOT CONCLUSIVE Decided Upqnl To Provide Working Basis; Sub-Com mittee Chairman Had No Information on Number of Corporations Under Re strictions on Dividends - v Washington, March 20 (AP) —The House Ways and Means sub-committee decided tenta tively today to M>ply a 1-2 percent the net in come of corporations limited in paying out dividends “by rea son of State and Federal or con tractual strictures.” Corporations in this category would not be subject to the proposed new levy on undistributed corporate profits. Chairman Samuel B. Hill, Democrat Washington, said the rate was not conclusive, but was decided upon to provide a working basis. Details still remain to be worked out, he said. Hill had no estimates on the num ber of Corporations now under limi tations as to issuance of dividends. He said the 22 1-2 percent was an arbitrary rate, that the sub-commit tee felt if it were too low it might offer an inducement to some cor porations to show a capital deficit on their books in order to keep free of the tax on undivided corporation earnings. Sl si? OFLIFE Both Sides Lose Sight of Possibility of Crash Without Amity By LESLIE EICHEL More words have been directed at this writer on the recent strike of New York building employes than on any other subject in recent weeks. That may be because New Yorkers consider everything that occurs in New York of greater importance than that which- occurs anywhere else. And it may be, too, because citizens of the remainder of the United States (dhuckle when t'hte “average New Yorker” is discommoded. LIFE IS A STRUGGLE Strikers —any troubles, for that matter —are viewed from an angle as they personally affect us.. For the moment, the persons affect ed forget that these clashes between groups on one side and groups on another side are part of a major struggle for existence —a struggle that has existed since life began, a strug gle that has molded society through (Continued op Page Two.) OUR WEATHER MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Occasional rains this afternoon, changing to snow flurries in ex treme west portion; Saturday partly cloudy; colder in east and south portions tonight and on north coast Saturday. Directing Flood Traffic . jjlr | if • 1 IP-’ gY l #• wHBmBWBWmMW m 1' : Y SV-iaSK--, v,.....v,.v.v..W.-. . „. Night traveling presented difficulties in Maryland as swollen rivers threatened to engulf the highways. This highway guard at Clear Springs, Md., is flagging motorists to stop before getting caught in the flood. (Central Press) 50,000 Would Have Right To Old Age Pensions For $9,000,000 Cost To State Third of Number Would Be Negroes amid Few Have Incomes Over sls Per Month; Heavy Taxes From Source Would be Necessary If State Raised Money Daily Dispatch Burena, In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J C. BASKEKVILL Raleigh, March 20. —There are ap proximately 50,000 persons in North Carolina 65 years old and. older who could probably qualify for old age benefits, if the State should enact a law to qualify for Federal aid of sls per month per person, according to figures contained in a survey Just completed by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare and made public today by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus. Cost Would Be $9,000,000. If the State should agree to match the Federal allotment of sls per per son eligible, dollar for dollar—and it is generally conceded that it would have to do this or be accused of be iMiir SEEKS MIL JOB Unknown Gilbert Craig, of Hillsboro, Files and Pays His State Fee Dally Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel, Ily J. C. BASKEMVILL Raleigh, iMArch 10. —Another candi date for the Democratic nomination for State superintendent of public in struction has plunked over S6O and filed with the State Board of Elec tions. There are rumors afloat that there may be still another candidate before many more weeks. The latest candidate to file is Gil bert Craig, of Hillsboro, who at the present time seems to be pretty much of a dark horse, as no one here seems to know much about him. It is under stood that he was at one time tne principal of the high school at Tay lorsville, Alexander county. But so far as can be learned here today, he is not teaching at the present time. He paid his fee and formally filed Thurs day. The day before, Superintendent A. B. Alderman, of the Greene county schools, who announced as a candi date several months ago, filed with the State Board of Elections. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Clyde A. Erwin, has not yet paid his fee and filed, although it is generally conceded that he is a candidate to succeed himself and has been actively campaigning for many months. Job in Demand. The fact that Superintendent Erwin already has two opponents and may have a third, is regarded as indicat ing that his job is more in demand than usual, since this is the first time in 35 years a State superintendent has ever had any opposition in a Demo (Continued on Page Three.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. ing pinchpenny and niggardly with its oldsters—the cost to be the State would be SIBO per year each, or a total of $9,000,000 a year. This is half as much as the State appropriated for the support of the public schools last year and as much as the State con tributed to the scho.ols up to six years ago. It is within $1,000,000 of the pre sent annual appropriation for high way maintenance and fax in excess of any amount the State over approp riated for pensions for Confederate Veterans and their widows. In oi’der to pay . these old age bene fits, the General Assembly would have to levy $9,000,000 in new taxes or else reduce appropriations to other agen (Continued on Page Six.) :rs New Hanover Superintend ent Nominjated Unoppos ed at State Meeting Raleigh, March 20 (AP)— Ray Funderburg, superintendent of Hanover county schools, was ex pected today to become the next president of the North Carolina Education Association. Funderburk, vice-president, receiv ed the unopposed nomination for president at the opening session of the association’s convention here last night. Miss Oma Lafferty, of Charlotte, president of the Classroom Teachers Association, an affiliate group, was likewise assured the vice-presidency. Any hers was the only nomination. Miss Dorothy Jordan, of Asheville, and Miss Fannie Graham and Miss Laura‘Jones, of Raleigh, were elect ed to the board of directors. Mrs. G. W. Guthrie, of Kinston, re tiring president, will deliver the an nual president’s address tonight, and Dr. Willard T. Bivens, secretary of the National Education Association, will speak. The convention will end tomorrow with an address by Governor Paul McNutt, of Indiana. FINAL FIGURES ON 1935 COTTON GIVEN Washington, March 20 (AP)— The cotton crop of 1935 was re ported today by the Census Bu reau to have totalled 10,417,237 running bales, counting round as . half bales, or 10,635,156 equivalent 500-pound bales, in the final gin ning canvass. North Carolina reg istered -573,361 bales 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Europe CRUSH THOUSANDS OF HUMBLE HOMES Pennsylvania Area Getting Some Relief as Sections Further Downstream Menaced WASHINGTON SAVED FROM THE POTOMAC Huge Bridge at Pittsburgh Goes Out With Heavy Loss While President Roosevelt Defers Vacation in Florida To Direct Activities for Flood Relief Washington, March 20 (AP)—■ President Roosevelt today post poned for at least another 24 hours his trip to Florida in order to check flood developments from the White House. While reports this morning in dicated to the President that the crest on the eastern seaboard had passed, he determined to remain here until tomorrow to make sure Federal relief agencies are fully coordinated. Pittsburgh, March 20.—(AP) — The big sixteenth street bridge over the Allegheny river was re ported to have collapsed early to day. First reports did not say whether any street cars or other traffic was crossing at the time. (By The Associated Press.) Panic and desperation built new and grave problems t«>day for the civil and military authorities of the east ern states, struggling amid still ris ing flood waters which left the pop ulace miserable and homeless by the hundreds of thousands and estimated $300,000,000 in property damage and at least 136 dead. In New England and the Ohio Val ley through Pennsylvania and New York and the region of the Potomac the flood raged on, submerging indus trial cities, ousting householders and spreading ruin. The New Deal, with President Roosevelt directing the disaster-fight (Continued on Puire Six.) THREE ARE KILLED IN TEXAS TRAGEDY Fire Follows Explosion at Texarkana in Early Morning, With Dis astrous Results Texarkana, Texas, March 20. — (AP) —Three persons were killed today when an explosion followed by fire wrecked six business concerns in the Sandflat business district here, caus ing a loss estimated at $75,000. A fortune teller named Van Zan was the only identified victim. He lived in an apartment above a grocery store. The other two bodies were found in the rear of the same store. Firemen were searching the ruins for other possible victims. The neighborhood surrounding the district was jarred at 1:55 a. m. with a violet blast. Within a few minutes, witnesses said, several buildings were a mass of flames. Roosevelt Makes Plea K ' ’ To Farmers President Asks Crop Curtailment in In terest of Growers and the Nation Washington, March 20.—(AP) President Roosevelt heralded the beginning of the New Deal’s $440,- 000,000 farm program today with an appeal to farmers to cooperate and curb production of commer cial cash crops. Mr. Roosevelt was expected to sign before the day was out an indepen dent offices appropriation bill carry ing $440,000,000 for the first year’s of forts. The AAA moved to make de tails of the program public late this afternoon. Declaring that government reports Continued on Page Three.)
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