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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-third year ITALIANS SPEED WITNESS REFUSES TO ANSWER QUERY AT LOBBY INQUIRY And Contempt Proceedings May Be Started Against Farmer Council Orgalnizer GRUNWALD WILL NOT GIVE NAMES WANTED Lobby Committee Hunts Money for Its Inquiry and Members Say There Are Many Ways To Find It; House Refuses SIO,OOO Fund to Finance Hearing Washington, April 16.—(AP)—Blunt refusal of a witness to answer ques tions today abruptly halted a Senate Lobby Committee hearing, and raised the possibility of contempt proceed ings. Committeemen said they would meet this afternoon to decide whether to cite the witness—Kurt Grunwald, organizer for the farmers Independ ence Council—for contempt. “I don't want to get anybody in trouble," Grunewald said when asked whom he had contacted for his anti- AAA organization. • Would you get anybody in trou ble?” asked Chairman Black, Demo crat, Alabama. “I'd be a damn fool to give the names. You ; v et your boots I’d get them in trouble under this New Deal.’’ Committeemen coincidentally stu died methods of getting funds denied by the House for its legal battle. A member of the committee said there were “numerous ways” of getting money for fighting injunction pro ceedings brought by William Ran (Continued on Page Six.) PAROLE IS GRANTED TO VICTOR ROYSTER Raleigh. April 16 (AP>—-Governor Ehringhaus today paroled Victor Roy ster, sentenced in Vance county in January to six month sfor breaking, entering, larceny and receiving. Additional Candidates Pay In Fee Raleigh, April 16 (AP) —Three of the four candidates; seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination were in far scattered places of the Sthte today campaigning, as Gilliam Grissom, the Republican convention designee, paid his filing fee with the State Board of Elections. R. T. Fountain, seeking the Demo cratic nomination! to the United States Senate, paid his money to the board of elections also and headed for Greenville for a noon speech. Dr. R. W. McDonald was the only gubernatorial candidate speaking by formal announcement today, talking at Eden ton at noon and Elizabeth City tonight. A. H. (Sandy) Graham was in the Waynesville section doing organiza -1 ion work and Clyde R. Hoey was at Rutherfordton at court, and in any spare time was also doing organiza tion work. Auto Deaths Still Drop In Totals For The State But Number of Accidents and Number of Injured Are Greater in March; 71 Kill ed With Excessive Speed Blamed in Most Cases; N o Woman Driver Involved Unlly [llspntch Bureai, In The Sir Walter Hotel, «y J. C. MASK Ell V»iiL Raleigh, April 16.—Recklessness, -poed and liquor killed 71 persons in 11 3 automobile accidents in March, and injured 492 others, according to figures released today by R. R. Mc- Laughlin, director of the motor ve hicle bureau of the State Department of Revenue. In March, 1935, a total of 33 persons were killed and 457 injur ed in 385 accidents. So, while 12 fewer persons were killed in March of this year than in March a year ago, 35 uiore persons were injured in 38 more accidents than in March, 1935. The accident figures for March show that so far this year 192 persons have been killed and 397 injured in 1,526 accidents while 250 persons were killed during the first three mouths - - » - ■ m-mrw mmm v w v • HENDERSON, N. O. WvtMtt&mt Da Hit Htsrrafrit LEASED WIRE SERVICE OIP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dispatch To Cooperate In Statewide Newspaper Straw Vote On Governor Thousands of Postal Card Ballots Mailed to Voters Whose Names Are Taken From Registration Books; First Returns to Be Ann Qunced Thursday, May 7 Who will be the democratic nominee for governor of North Carolina this year? Who will be the top man of the four candi dates in the first primary on June 6? Who will enter the second primary if a second vote is necessary? For the purpose of answering these questions the Hender son Daily Dispatch and 19 cooperating newspapers announce to day the inauguration of the most thorough, scientific straw vote ever attempted anywhere at any time. Win*, Then Loses jl !s:£ ' Mre anr . I wm m 'ln Wm- &v 3 j p : m jBWBB « -Hyßr -J Lloyd Lewis Disillusioned, 18-year-old Lloyd Lewis, Missouri farm boy, was en route home from New* York after winning and then losing Eddie Can tor’s $5,000 peace essay contest be cause he had plagiarized almost every word from an article by a college president. Lewis readily admitted copying the article and then submit ting it as his own, but insisted he “didn’t think he was doing anything wrong,” because Cantor failed to spe cify that the essays should be origi nal compositions. CORNERSTONE LAID BY THEPRESIDENT Roosevelt Pledges New Con servation Effort at In terior Building Washington, April 16. —(AP)— The cornerstone of the new $12,000,000 In terior Department building was liad today by President Roosevelt, who pledged renewed efforts to conserve (Continued on Page Six.) of 1935, thus showing a decrease of 52 in the number of persons killed in the first three months of this year as compared with the first quarter of 1935. » Excessive Speed Blamed. Excessive speed, rather than reck less driving, was listed as causing more fatal accidents, with 20 fatal and 49 non-fatal crashes listed as due to speeding. Reckless driving came next as the cause of seven fatal and 88 non-fatal accidents, while hit-and run drivers figured in ten fatal and 24 non-fatal crashes. Drunken drivers were listed as caus ing seven fatal and 55 non-fatal acci dents, while three drunken pedes trians were injured Iby cars while they (Continued on Page Six.) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED This afternoon thousands of ballots have been placed in the mails, ad dressed to registered Democratic vot ers in North Carolina. These ballots went into each of the 100 counties and i ito every precinct. Last week, these newspapers went directly to the reg istration books in the entire Slate and addressed ballots to every 12th Demo crat registered. This is the first time that names of actual voters have been used in a straw vote. Every registra tion book, whether for the most ex clusive residential district or for the city slums, was used in securing, names of voters who will state their Continued on Page Three.) Mother Os 5 Is Hanged In British Town ,- . • Convicted of Poison Slaying of Bed-Rid den Patient To Ob tain Legacy Birmingham, England, April 16. (AP)—Mrs. Dorothy Waddingham, 34- year-old mother of five children, died on the gallows of the Winson Green prison today, while police guarded the approaches against a demonstration in protest at “this disgrace.” Mrs. Violet Vander Elst, energetic campaigner against capital punish ment, organized the demonstration, broadcasting appeals to a crowd of 2,- 000 to attempt to prevent the hang ing. The throng looked on quietly, however, some smiling at Mrs. Vander Elst’s exhortations, some praying for Mrs. Waddingham, while the convict ed slayer of a patient in her Notting ham nursing home died within the prison. King Edward himself was the only one who could have saved the woman from the gallows by granting a last minute reprieve after Home Secretary (Continued on Page Six.) TWO ARE KILLED IN FUNERAL IN MADRID Five Others Wounded in Shooting Between Mourners and Work ers on New Building Madrid, Spain, April 16—(AP)—Two persons were killed and at least five wounded today in an exchange of shots between mourners in a funeral procession for a slain policemen and workers on a government building project. The dead policeman, a civil guard, was one of two persons killed in oth er disorders last Monday. Nearly 5,000 mourners, including many policemen, were walking behind the hearse on the way to the ceme tery. As they approached the new build ing, several civilians in the procession shouted: “Long live fascism.” Afterward, according to the police version of the story, workers fired from the windows of the building un der construction. Man Held For Threat To! Kidnap King’s Children Brussels, Belgium, April 16 (AP) —A threat to kidnap the mother less children of King Leopold of the Belgians was disclosed today with the arrest at Liege, eastern Belgium, of a 31-year-old former convict, Nicholas Elsen. Police of the city of Liege said the arrested man confessed to writing letters to the king threatening to abduct the royal children, whose mother, Queen HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16, 1936 TOWARD ETHIOP CAPITAL IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRgKiIA The President Tosses His Hat Into the Ring » IwwjyWg--- > m MH mmmm illiM HHK 1\ i JP 5 MSmW 'ill. wm k m |L ® Wmml ßl' , I ■ HI k m|| 1 j Fifteen thousand Young Democrats cheered President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he launched his campaign for re-election with a speech at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. A section of the crowd which jammed the armory is shown, and a line of Democratic big guns are shown below. From the left, they are Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada; Speaker Joe Byrns, Vice President Garner, Representative Wright Patman (rear) and Senator Joe T. Robinson. (Central Press) plßKays Names Hoover and Landon Among Those Espousing New Deal Policies For Campaign STATES ROOSEVELT TO BE RE-ELECTED Assails Liberty League Al so, As Analysts Continue To Dig Into Results in Il linois and Nebraska Pri maries; Next Balloting Is Awaited Washington, April 16—(AP)—A con tention by the New Deal high com mand that Republicans have embrac ed the principles of the Democratic farm program was added today to the growing list of campaign arguments. With the Illniois and Nebraska pri maries over, and a fortnight lull no\y before there is more balloting, admin istration forces and their foes prepar ed vigorously for the future. Chairman James A. Farley, of the Democratic National Com mittee, speaking at Albany, N. Y., last night, said Republicans were taking over New Deal policies. He named former President Hoover and Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas. Opening the national and state cam paigns with his speech, Farley declar ed that Hoover and Landon “had ac cepted and adopted” as their own the administration’s farm plan. Farley assailed the American Lib erty League and reiterated his state ment that there is “overwhelming evi dence” that President Roosevelt will be re-elected. Results of the Illinois and Nebraska primaries continued to command the interest of capital observers. Latest compilations from Illinois (Continued on Page Six.) Astrid, was killed in an automo bile accident, unless money was left in woods near the border city. The writer was finally traced, the police said, through a refer ence in one letter to the fact that the person threatening the kidnaping was a former convict. King Leopold’s children, who had been closely guarded in re cent weeks after the threats, left on a seaside holiday soon after the man was. arrested. Britain Enlarging./ Gibraltar Defense London, April 16.—(AP)—With tension and uncertainty mounting in Geneva, the British Admiralty has hurried a new secret type of anti-submarine craft to Gilbraltar to bulwark the grand fleet, scatter ed through the Mediterranean. The publication of the Admiralty list today showed that 15 especially designed ships described as mine sweeping trawlers had arrived at Gilbraltar from England within the last week. Most of them left the Portland base on Easter Sunday. Five destroyers arrived at Gibral tar from the eastern Mediterran ean. . founiaTnattacks BAfLEnCONDUCT Accuses Senator of Refus ing To Join Demand for Extra Session Greenville, N. C., April 16 (AP) — Richard T. Fountain, former lieuten ant governor, who wants the Demo cratic nomination to the United States Senate, today criticized Senator Jo siah William Bailey for his alleged refusal to join the North Carolina de legation in asking a special legisla tive session. Speaking one day after a mass meeting of farmers here voted to march enmasse on Raleigh next Tues day to request a special session to act on tobacco control legislation, Fountain charged Senator BaiUsy as “having no time to look after the in terests of the farmers, but he has had plenty of time to devote to the inter ests of the power trust.” Fountain asked his audience “why the delay in Senate approval of the tobacco compact bill, already passed in the lower division of Congress. Widely published press reports in the State stated that Senator Bailey re fused to join the Congressmen in mak ing this (special session) request of the governor,” Fountain said. OUR WEATHER MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, much colder to night, . possibly light scattered frost in the Friday generally fair, cooler near coast and in south central portions. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Puce Seeks To Conduct Own Peace Demands Right To Negotiate Directly With Ethiopia Without League Geneva, April 16 (AP) —Italy was described by an authoritative source today as demanding the right to con duct direct negotiations with Ethio pia for peace without any interfer ference by the League of Nations. According to this source, in inti mate contact with the League, the Italian government demands that di rect negotiations for the eventual establishment of a. military armistice be conducted as between victor and vanquished. Such an armistice, it was said, might be followed by a peace con ference at some neutral point, such as Lausanne. It was reported here that the Ethio pian delegation told the committee of 13 it is “absolutely impossible” to ac cept the preliminary peace terms of fered by the Italians. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arrived for a meeting of the League of Nations conciliation com mittee of 13 intent on determining whether Italy was disposed to make an early armistice and reasonable peace. Infirmed sources said Eden would insist that Premier Mussolini disclose his terms for East African peace and engage in conciliation negotiation without delay. France Fears Britain May Abandon Her To Hie Mercy Os Hitler y s Growing Army Paris, April 16.—16.—(AP)— France took careful stock of its own military strength and hastened to increase it today, fearing that the entire system of collective security built up under the League of Nations since the World War might collapse. Virtually all French sources anti cipated that a final showdown on sanctions at Geneva not only would demonstrate that the League was im potent in the face of Italy’s defiance, but also would create a new peril— British abandonment of France a gainst Germany. Hope for Compromise. France’s Geneva representatives, in formed sources said, would attempt to head off the latter course, which 19 Paget Today I TWO SECTIONS. FIVE CENTS COPY mSiidTem Flanked by Tanks and Watched Over by Air plaines as Triumphant March Goes On CAPITAL MAY FALL BY THE WEEK-END Italians Back Home Unfurl Victory Flags at News of Great Successes in Africa; Remaining Ethiopian Troops Are In Greatest Danger i>rn North Rome, April 16. —(AP) —A flying column composed of hundreds of trucks, flanked by tanks and watched over by airplanes, sped from Dessye toward Addis Ababa today, Italian press dispatches said. The mechanized forces will reach Ethiopia’s capital within three days, the Italian advices said. At the same time another column may move southeast and overtake Ras Nasibu’s troops at Harar, second city of Ethiopia, from the rear. Reports that the 175 miles from Dessye to Addis Ababa could be cov ered in less than three days came while Italians at home unfurled vic tory flags in celebration of yesterd day’s occupation of Dessye, confident that their East African legions were on their way to completion of the Ethiopian conquest. Italian correspondents described 100 trucks loaded with cheering rife-wav ing soldiers passing through Dessye, escorted by tanks, on the way to Em perior Haile Selassie’s capital. The correspondents said the cap ture of Dessye not only rendered the situation precarious for Ethiopian troops in the north, but also created grave problems for the southern army of Ras Nasibu, still believed entrench ed at Harar. BANK INSURANCE IS FURTHER EXTENDED Washington, April 16 (AP) — The House today passed the Sen ate bill extending the life of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor poration for two years from duly 1, 1936. It now goes to the White House. Ellenbogan Textile Bill Is Approved Washington, April 16. —(AP) — The House Labor Committee, with two dissenting votes, today approved* the Ellenbogan bill for Federal regulation of the textile industry. The vote was ten two, with Repre sentatives Ramspeck, Democrat, Geor gia, and Hartley, Republican, New Jersey, opposing the bill on constitu tional grounds. Chairman Connery, Democrat, (Mas sachusetts, of the labor committee, said he would ask a rule to bring the measure before the House at this ses sion. The measure would set up a textile commission with authority to estab lish minimum wages for various classes of labor on the Ibasis of a 35- hour week. The commission would have power to regulate production through curtailment of operations, j Connery emphasized the bill voted on favorably by the committee today ’ differed radically from the original | bill so bitterly denounced by manu i facturers at hearings conducted two months ago. they said Britain might adopt on the ground that France was to (blame for failure to block Italy’s campaign in Ethiopia by stronger support of sanc tions. French diplomats, these sources as serted, would try to convince the Bri tish that sanctions against Italy, re gardless of their success or failure, set a precedent for dealing with violar tions of international law, and called for some punishment of Germany. Most informed sources, however, ex pressed scant optimism for effective British support of France in its cam paign against Germany’s remilitariza tion of the Rhineland on France’s eastern border and denunciation of the postwar Locarno pact.
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