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—iW_ _ V • ( ykw.v. Henderson, w.». . _ Tne Legion Invites You To Enjoy The Exposition HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-third year Weather Does Not Hart Attendance At The Exposition Mcßae, Gubernatorial Can didate, Was Guest Speak er for Event Last Night SANDY GRAHAM TO BE PRESENT TONIGHT Miss Frances Harrison Won First Prize Amateur Con test, John R. Baker, Ox ford, Second; Last Night’s Dance Was Best Had So Far; Novelty Numbers Given by Band Rain and cold weather failed to dampen or chill the festive spirit at the American Legion Auto Show, Mer chants Exposition and Indoor Circus ilast night in the Big Henderson warehouse as another large crowd jammed the hall to take part and wit ness the events transpiring. Visiting speaker, the second of the gubernatorial candidates to appear on the program, John A. Mcßae, of Char lotte. was one of the main attractions, his talk coming just after the ama teur hour. Candidate Mcßae led his short talk with humorous remarks and paid his respects to the principles as set forth by Thomas Jefferson and the Revolu tionary fathers. The speaker stated that th ideas that those men gave us liberty today, and the right of each individual to work out his own salva tion and to his own happiness. They founded the sound principles of gov ernment that are most important to people. Using these principals, peo ple of the country could work out their own salvation. Amateur Winners; Miss Frances Harrison, this city, copped first honors in the nightly amateur hour under the directiin of Sam Alford. Her prize was sls- John R. Baker, of Oxford, singer, won sec ond prize, $5. Both of the winners will compete on the Saturday night program of winners. Graham To Speak The third of the candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina. Lieut. Governor A. H. Graham, of Hillsboro, will be pre sent tonight for a short speech. Graham was here recently at the Lions '‘Ladies’ Night” event. Wheth er the fourth candidate, 'Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, can be here or not, was not learned today, but D. C. Loughlin manager of the exposition, invited him to. Dance. Enjoyable Last night’s dance to the music of Bubbles Keeker was most enjoyable one of the series. Dancers called for extension of dancing time, succeeding in having it run until 1 o’clock in the morning, one hour overtime. Becker's orchestra gave several novelty numbers during the event, all of them very pleasing. His talented Mnger, Miss Arlene Hilton, proved very popular again with her rendition of popular song hits of today. One of the largest crowds of the present show is expected to be present tonight, and attendance will con tinue to climb during the remainder °f the show. Merchants are adding a great deal <jf interest by giving away attractive I'fives, showing educational pictures fl nd passing out souvenirs. Italians Are Forging On In Ethiopia (By The Associated Press.) r,lf ‘ Italian army fought through muddy, swollen Ethiopian rivers today in its drive into the heart of the •African empire, crossing a rough ter rain ’ made even more difficult by ad vance of tropical rain. Ihe northern forces, under the Af riean Commander-in-Chief Marshal I’ierto Badoglio, were reported in '" me to he high in the mountains of bhea province, expecting momentarily 0 ace a desperate last stand by the native Ethiopian defenders. The southern army under General '■edolfo Graziani has not been halted h.v the heavy downpour, and the gen mal himself flew over Ethiopian Siound works south of Harar to make a survey of the enemy position before attacking. The Emperess of Ethiopia made an appeal through foreign newspapermen to the world asking that the great powers support her nation in its fight against the Fascist invader. Her son. Crown Prince Asfa Wesan, was in control of the government at Addis Ababa, as his father Emperor Hailie Selassie led native warriors in battle against Fascists aggressors horth of the capitals Irtmiirrsmt tkttht Htsnatdt HERE TONIGHT A. IL (SANDY) GRAHAM Lieut. Governor of N. C. FM.MTES PWA Power Loan Program Termed National Pro gram to Reduce Rates Washington, April 23 (AP) —Com- munications between President Roose velt and Secretary Ickes on national power policies were brought into the District of Columbia Supreme court today on subpoenaes by private utili ties counsel. The documents, along with other PWA files, were turned over to Je rome Frank, PWA attorney, battling private suits to block use of PWA funds for municipal power plants con struction. One of the items was described as a letter from Secretary Ickes dated Sept. 8, 1934 to President Roosevelt asking direction concerning PWA ac tivities in the electric power field. Another was a note, presumable in reply, addressed to Ickes from Hyde Park on Sept. 10, 1934, initialed "FDR.” Dean Achaeson, utilities counsel, said he would try to get the mate rial admitted as evidence in the suit by the Alabama Power Company, Texas Utilities, lowa City Power and Light Company and the Oklahoma Utilities Company. The power companies seek to block $2,908,000 in loans and grants for construction of municipal owned power plants. Ochaeson said that subpoenaed ma terial would disclose a well planned and pursued national program to re duce electric rates on a country-wide ft ale. The administration, he said, was performing an unconstitutional act under the statue creating PWA. Smirks fV Country First Out of De presion, Due to Large Measure to Parliament By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, April 23. —Eric Bark, a Swede, naturalized in the United States, recently came .hack from his home land, and tells me this story: Everybody fat and prosperous. No beggars. No unemployment. No il literacy. Sweden, first country to come out of the depression, due in large meas ure to a parliament that doesn’t at tack capital unduly, but gives their time to both labor and consumer. So cialists in power. First country in the world to be so ruled. The rule a sort of middle of the way; government the umpire. ITS LIQUOR SYSTEM Liquor legislation begun in 1905. Now famous Bratt system. Everybody entitled to four quarts monthly. Also just enough with each meal. All spirits controlled through a central organiza tion. It is run and owned by private capital, as are all underlying distribut ing centers. Stockholders elect three members of the board of directors. The city where located elects three more. The government appoints tne chairman. Owners are allowed 7 per cent profit. The remainder is turned over to education. Works fine. No bootleggers. AGED ARE PROTECTED Old age pension. Everybody from 16 (Continued on Page Two). ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23, 1936 HIGHWAY SURPLUS OF $3,636,202 IS EXPECTED JULY 1 Waynick Says Highway of State Insolvent, Not Having Spent What Should Have IF REVENUE DROPS “SURPLUS” BE LESS Diverting of Highway Funds to General Fund Would Further Cut Into Surplus; Highway. Department Should Have Reserve Fund for Replacements Dally Dispatch Bureau, >n Tlie Sir Waiter Hotel, By J. C. BASKERVILT. Raleigh, April 23.—1 n spite of the talk concerning the huge “surplus” in the State highway fund at the present time, the highways of the State are now insolvent, since if the highway department had expended what should have been spent on maintenance dur ing the past three years there would now eb a deficit instead of a surplus in its funds, Chairman Capus M. Way nick of the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission said today. But in spite of the lack of spending from 1933 to 1935, and in spite of the bal ance in the highway fund of $13,720,- 880.57, as of April 1, indications are tbnt the credit balance or “surplus” will not amount to more than $3,636,- 202.69 on July 1, when the present fiscal year ends, Waynick pointed out in a detailed financial statement which he made public today. There is a possibility that this cre dit balance or “surplus” may be re duced by more than $1,000,000, how ever, should the revenues of the gen eral fund prove insufficient to meet the budget, in which case another sl,- 019,540 would be diverted from the highway fund to the general fund, leaving a credit balance of only $2,- 616,785, Waynick pointed out. For the 1935 appropriations act provides that this additional amount shall be divert ed from the highway to the general fund if the general fund revenues prove inadequate. Present indications are, however, that this additional di version will not be necessary and that the credit balance in the highway fund on July 1 will amount to $3,636,- 202. Going ahead to the second fiscal <Continued on Page Two ) ALFORD IS NAMED GRAHAM MANAGER Raleigh, April 23.—(AP)—Political fence building occupied three of the four candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nominations today as the fourth, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, spoke at Jacksonville. A. H. (Sandy) Graham was here and announced appointment of Sam Al ford as his Vance county manager, said he would meet with a group of his supporters at Henderson late this afternoon. Tonight he was to speak at the ex position there. medatcKl Washington Solon Created Disturbance in Traffic Court, Locked Up Washington, April 23.—(AP) —Rep- resentative Zioncheck, of Washington, was forcibly removed from traffic court today for creating a disturbance in objecting to a court recess of 45 minutes during a hearing on a speed ing charge against him. He was locked up in a cell near the court room. The court room was in wild disorder during the scuffle. The representative had appeared in court to face a 70-mile an hour speed ing charge only after an earlier scuf fle with a policeman at the Capitol. He was acting as his own attorney and argued the case, when Judge Wal ter Casey announced that the court would recess and started to retire from the bench. “Just a minute,” Zioncheck shout ed,” “what about my case.” “The court is recessing,” Judge Casey told him. “I’m taking a recess too,” Zoin check replied in a loud voice. The representative picked up his hat and coat and started to walk out. Several policemen and court bailiffs grabbed him. There was a short scuf fle. He was then led to the rear of the court room, taken outside, and put in the cell. No formal charge was lodged, how ever, for creating the disturbance in the court. The recess had been ordered by Casey so he might examine the noti fication given to Zioncheck to appear in court. The representative had ob jected to the form of the notification. The case was scheduled to resume at 1:45 p. m. (E.S.T.) today. KNOX, OTHER NEWSPAPER NOTABLES AT CONVENTION ' L % ——tar » - o ■ ik — Co!. Frank Knox Edwin Jewell William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Attending the annual convention of newspaper pub lishers in New York, these three notables of the fourth estate are snapped dining. Left to right, 00UGHT0N REPORTS IX BILL BASED ON ABILUYJO PAY Chairman of Ways and Means Committee Opens 16-Hour Debate oni Measure SENATE HINTS OF PROCESSING TAXES Would Bring Bill Up To Ex pected Revenue of Presi dent Roosevelt; Bill Term ed “A Reform That Should Have Been Adopted Long Ago” by Doughton Washington, April 23. —(AP) —Open- ing battle for the administration’s $803,000,000 tax bill, Representative Doughton, Democrat, North Carolina, told the House today its corporate tax reform was “one of fundamental jus tice.” The veteran chairman of the Ways and Means Committee was the first speaker in the sixteen hours of debate scheduled on the measure. But even before he spoke, there was talk in the Senate of boosting the bill prospective revenue yield—possi bly through processing taxes to make up the full money total asked by President Roosevelt. After Secretary Morgenthau made a brief appearance behind the locked doors of the Senate Finance Commit tee, Chairman Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, said the group, “probably will decide to give some considera tion to processing taxes which were suggested by Mr. Roosevelt, but eli minated by the house committee.” The house committee suggestion that gaps in revenue could be made up in next session, Harrison replied firmly. “We are not seriously consid (Continued on Page Three.) Tobacco Bill Sent FDR For His Signature Washington, April 23.—(AP) —A bill permitting southern states to make compacts for control of tobacco pro duction was White House bound to day. The House late yesterday agreed to minor Senate amendments and the measure lacks only President Roose velt’s signature for its enactment. The bill authorizes production con trol compacts among the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Virginia already has enacted legis lation necessary to enter into compact with other states. ~QIJR WEATHER MAN FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, somewhat unset tled tonight; frost in west por tion if clear; Friday partly cloudy; slightly warmer in the interior. they are Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and a G. O. P. presidential possibility; Edwin Jewell, and William R. Hearst, Jr., of the New York American. -Central Press Bathtub Slayer? ‘; ••' ;■ *' ! s s:•' £-;«!!! SI John Fiorenza Said by police to have confessed to slaying Mrs. Nancy Evans Tit terton, found strangled in a bath* tub, John Fiorenza, above, 24- year-old Brooklyn upholsterer, was arrested and held in jail. Fiorenza, together with an as sociate, is the man who “found'* the body several hours after the woman writer had been slain, and since had made fumbling attempts «.t helping the police. —Central Press DAS HOOVER COME” TO ENDOF ROAD? His Many Speeches Intimate He Hasn’t Changed; Talked Too Much B1 LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Staff Writer HAS HERGERT HOOVER come to the end of the road? He will not even be mentioned at the Republican con vention, if certain leaders have their way. Yet, Mr. Hoover intimates in his many speeches, neither he nor the Re publicans have changed. They simply were not wrong when they were thrown out of office. They, today, are “vindicated.” But “Back in 1928!” is a poor battle cry. Besides, it leads up to 1932-’33. Worse than that—the trials of 29 bankers in the Detroit bank failures will begin in May and extend through convention time. The Roosevelt ad ministration is prosecuting those gank ers. The implication is, of course, that the Roosevelt administration came in and cleaned up the bank mess. Added to all this, Mr. Hoover is deemed to have talked too much. He has attacked so widely that he has aroused labor and the farmers still more And, all added together, make “just too much,” in the minds of the Republicans who will dominate the Cleveland convention. They frank ly hope Mr. Hoover will accept a few handclaps and a few cheers —and call it a career. A LAW? One need not be surprised if con gress should consider extending the corrupt practices law to cover the giv ing of large sums for organizations purporting to ibe one thing and turn ing out to be another. Testimony brought out by the sen ate lobby investigating committee shows how the duPonts and other anti-NeW Deal industrialists gave sums to organizations such as the (Continued on Page Three.). PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. BPICOME TAX Over $6,000,000 Collected During Month of March for State Gelneral Fund BONDED INDEBTEDNESS STILL HIGH FIGURE Has Beein Curtailed Some; State’s Cash Balance Will Show Decline During Re maining Months of Fiscal Year; Receipts Will Drop Dally Dispatch Burean, In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J. r, B A SKERVILL Raleigh, April 23. —Income tax col lections of more than $6,000,000 dur ing March enabled the general fund of the treasury of the State of North Carolina to end that month with a balance of $4,429,684.29, as compared with the insignificant sum of only $2,- 745.42 on February 29, according to the joint statement of the State au ditor and State treasurer, made public today. The actual collections of income taxes from all sources—individual, dor poration and otherwise—amounted to $6,009,537.03. Attention was called to the fact that no amount approaching that sum could be expected during any other month of the present fiscal year, as the greater proportion of in ecom taxes are paid during March. The balance in the highway fund was $13,444,994.70, almost a four-mil lion dollar gain over the previous month. Highway obligations of more than $13,000,000 must be paid from this fund between now and July 1. The total cash balance reported, in cluding all funds, amounted to $23,- 405,904.93. This was an increase of $6,655,513.34, as compared with the re port of February 29. North Carolina’s bonded indebted ness, although considerably reduced Continued on Page Three.) mlSsjoms House Member Says Guber natorial Candidate Made Speech for Sales Tax Dally Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J. C. BASKBRVILL Raleigh, April 23—Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, the anti-sales tax candi date for the Democratic nomination for Governor, is inconsistent in his present opposition to the sales tax since he voted for the amendment to the revenue bill to impose the sales tax on meals in cases, hotels, board ing houses and lunch rooms, also to impose on hotel charges for rooms, although the senate later eliminated the sales tax from hotel rooms, Rep resentative Ernest Gardner, who was a member of the 1935 house from Cleveland county, pointed out here to day. That Dr. McDonald voted for this amendment is shown on page 800 of the house journal of the 1935 gen eral assembly, Gardner said. “If Dr. McDonald is as opposed to the sales tax as he says he is, I can not understand why he voted to apply the sales tax to coffee and sandwich es which those who work in stores, offices, shops and other places must buy during their lunch hour,” Gardner said. “For the application of the sales (Continued on Page Two.). 8 PAGES TODAY - FIVE CENTS COPY ENTOMBED IN ARE BROUGHT OUT OF MINE EARLY TODAY Dr. Robertson Crawls Part of Way and Then Car ried to Surface on Stretcher CROWD CHEERS SINGS AT SIGHT OF VICTIMS Men Found to Be in Good Physical Condition at Emergency Hospital; Brought Out at 12 '44 AST; Magill’s Body Recovered Later Moose River, N. S., April 23 —Mocking the death that threatened them for ten days, Dr. D. E. Robertson and Charles Alfred Scadding were rescued today from their living tomb within the abandoned Moose River gold mine. The two men, sitting up and laugh ing but keeping their eyes averted from the body of their dead com panion, Herman Magill, were released from their trap iby a daring rescue crew of miners, who tunneled through 200 feet of “live earth.” The 62-year-old Dr. Robertson, not ed Toronto physician, crawled with his rescurers out of the crumbling 141- foot level of the old mine, and most of the way up the main operating shaft. Placed on a stretcher, he was car ried the rest of the way to the sur face and emerged at 12:44 a. m. At lantic standard time, (11:44 p. m. Wednesday eastern standard time), in to the fresh air he had not breathed since the mine caved in Easter Sun day. “Thank you boys," the doctor said, waving to the cheering, surging, crowd gathered at the mine head as he was borne triumphantly to an emergency hospital. The 44-year-old Scadding,' more weakened by the ordeal of long en tombment, was carried all the way to the surface on a stretcher, his rescue being completed at 1 a. m. Covered with a sheet and carried on a stretcher, the body of Magill was taken to the surface, after Dr. Robert son, and Scadding were released safe ly and provided with long needed care. The three physicians in charge of the meical unit announced at 2:10 a. m.: “Dr. D. E. Robertson and Alfred Scadding arrived at the improvised hospital at 1:10 a. m. today. Dr. Rob ertson’s physical and mental condition is excellent. We feel that he will have a rapid recovery.’’ “Alfred Scadding’s condition is sur prisingly good.” A coroner’s jury was called to de termine the cause of the death of Magill. The inquest will be held here late today. Miss Eva Spruill Fatally 'Wounds Herself Today Raleigh, April 23.—(AP) —Miss Eva Spruill, 65, fatally wounded herself to day in her room in St. Luke’s home here, Coroner L. M. Waring said after an investigation of her death. A sister of C. P. Spruill here, Miss Spruill formerly lived in Durham and Henderson. Miss Spruill formerly lived here, be ing a seamstress. She was well known and liked by all who knew her. She has two brothers in the county, S. O. Spruill, Rowland street, and F. D. Spruill, of Cokesbury community. Funeral services will be held tomor row with interment at the old family home three miles from Franklinton on the Louisburg highway. Fight Over Tax Bill On In Congress Washington, April 23.—(AP) —After week’s of skirmishing, opposing forces moved into a major engage ment today over the tax bill, designed to raise some $800,000,000. As the house gathered to begin de bate on this measure, described by Democratic proponents as a needed reform and by Republican critics as a threat to business, the Senate Finance Committee also began consideration of the bill. Word went out that Secretary Mor genthau would appear before the lat ter body, a crucial testing ground for all tax legislation.
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