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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR HOEY AND GRAHAM NEAR TOGETHER IN RUNNER-UP BATTLE Belief Is Sandy Graham Is Pulling Up on McDonald and Hoey Both at This Time McDonald backers ARE MOSTLY ‘ANTIS' They Are Against Some thing More Than for Him; Hoey Too Conservative for Middle Grounders, Who Are Lining Up Be hind Graham As Their Best Choice Dally Tltii-ena. In The Sir Walter Hotel. Itr J. <’ Raleigh, May 22.—A close race be tween Clyde R. Hoey and Sandy Gra ham for second place in the first pri mary in fact a much closer race than either the Hoey* supporters or the backers of Dr. Ralph W. McDonald will publicly admit, is now in pro- according- to the more thought ful political observers over the State. For in spite of the figures shown in the various straw polls being conduct ed. and in spite of the claims of the various candidates and their mana gers, the belief prevails among the more experienced observers here that Sandy Graham is not yet out of the running and that he is pulling up on both McDonald and Hoey much faster than either care to admit. The reasoning back of this belief is as follows: The McDonald strength is essential ly composed of those who are against something, rather than for McDonald The youthful former college professor means nothing to most of those whq are planning to vote for him except that he is against something—against the sales tax, against Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, against former Gov ernor O. Max Gardner, against the so called "Democratic machine,” against everything represented by the present and past Democratic administrations. This "anti” sentiment has been exist ing for years and has been growing. Four years ago R. T. Fountain ran on almost the same platform that Mc- Donald is now running on and almost defeated Ehringhaus tor the nomina tion. McDonald has now taken this (Continued on Page Six) PRESIDENT PEIS VISIT TO MID-WEST Will Go to Arkansas, Texas ard Indiana June 8; Not Visit Canada Wa.-toiirglon, May 22 <AP) Presi dent RooV>velt said today that he would probably leave Washington June 8 for his Arkansas, Texas, In diana trip and that he would be un ahle to go to Canada on the same tour. At his press conference, the presi dent said that if congress adjourned by June 6, he would leave on the eighth. H > added that, if the legislature de cides to take three day recesses over the week nd of the eighth, h would probably go to Texas during that tarifTraledon^ President’s Proclamation Doesn’t Conflict With Reciprocal Agreement Washington, May 22 (AP) —Presi- dent Roosevelt said today his procla mation raising tariff walls against cotton cloth imports was not in con flict with his general program of low ering trade /barriers by reciprocal treaties. As textile interest expressed satis faction over the proclamation, the president told reporters that under the ree d ocal agreement, the idea was to lower tariff without hurting domestic interests. The raise in cotton goods duties un der the flexible provision of the Ta ti ff act, he added, was ordered be cause one branch of an important industry was suffering from foreign imports. He said the government tried to teach a gentleman’s agreement for limiting Japanese imports but this did not succeed, and the only other nvenue open was the flexible clause. Secretary Wallace later declined to comment on the effect the increased duties on Japanese cotton goods might have on the volume of exports of American cotton to Japan. Japan has been United States larg ' ' single customer for cotton, and exports to that country for the nine months ended April 30 were more than 1,300,000 bales. TUutiU'rsmt lUttlit 13 isuatr It 1 Here's the / . 1 Her Ttut! It took the Zeppelin Hindenburg fifteen hours longer to make her second Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst trip because of adverse wind and weather conditions. Time on the second trip was 76 hours 30 minutes. In one of the squalls the passengers had a bad fright. The huge ship dipped so sharply that plates were thrown off the tathe at which they were dining. These pictures taken of the second Lakehurst landing show (top) the ship i's ie appiuacheu the mooring mast and (below) the landing crew having a little difficulty with ground w : nds. Doughton Denies Charge Or Republican That He Was Partial With Relief Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee Ans wers Dickinson's Charge at Concord; Reynolds Al so Charged With “Playin g Politics” in WPA Jobs Concord, May 22 (AP) —Represen- tative Doughton, Democrat, North Carolina, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, denied today a charge of Senator Dickinson, Republican, lowa, that he injected politics into relief. “I have never thought about poli tics in giving relief help,” Doughton said. “I have never asked neither those needing relief were Democrats or Republicans.” Doughton said that in the first place he had not responsible job to give. “I have recommended some for such jobs but there is no assurance ever STATE EMPLOYEES SHY ATM’DONALD They Are Afraid of Losing Their Jobs If He Wins As Governor Daily Di.<*i»utch Riirenn, In The Sir Waller Hotel, lly ,1. C. IUSKBKVIU, Raleigh, May 22.—At one time it was generally conceded that Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, the anti-sale 3 tax and anti-administration candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, would lead all the other candidates here in Raleigh and Wlake county. For usually a majority of the State employes, of whom there are some 500 or more in Raleigh, and their families are against the admin istration, or at least unfriendly to the retiring governor, since most of them feel they ought to get larger salaries and have less work to do. But since Dr. McDonald has been promising that he would “clean out the present gang” in Raleigh and put in an entirely new set of officials and employes, and since his workers have been serving notice on all State em ployes not known to toe McDonald backers that they are going to lose their jobs if he is nominated and elect ed governor, the situation has chang ed rapidly, according to most obser vers. For many of these State em ployes who at first were planning to vote for Dr. (McDonald have now de cided that unless they want to lose their jobs they had better support either Clyde R. Hoey or Sandy Gra iham. The result is that it is now dif ficult to find any State employes, from janitors to division heads, who are for Dr. McDonald. This is also serving to solidify sen timent among the merchants here a gainst Dr. McDonald, since they know that if several hundred State em ployes should be fired that it would injure 'business and reduce sales. Oth ers do not like his fiscal program and (Continued on Page Three.) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22, 1936 that these recommendations will re sult in appointments. I can’t do any thing but make the recommendations.” Senator Dickinson had charged Representative Doughton and Sena tor Reynolds Democrat, North Caro lina, with “playing politics” in dis tributing WPA jobs. Dickinson read a letter, he said, was to Eugene A. Russell, Watauga coun ty, North Carolina, from Reynolds, promising “we would be more than glad to take up your case with the WFA” if furnished a letter of recom mendation from the county Demo cratic chairman. he" Eyinout Finds Little Interest, How ever, in Anything but Governorship Race Daily Dispute!, Bure-.n. In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J. C BASKRRVII.t, Raleigh, May 22.—State Superinten dent of Public Instruction Clyde A. Erwin is confident that he will win the nomination to succeed himself in the Democratic primary June 6, de spite the fact that he is still holding to his policy of making no political speeches,, although he admits he is doing some campaigning between commencement speeches. One of the biggest, obstacles he is meeting with is the lack of interest on the part of the public in his candidacy as well as in those of other State officials with hte exception of the candidates for governor. “Whenever I stop at a filling sta tion or store I always make it a point to ask about the campaign and to find out how sentiment is in that lo cality. especially with regard to the campaign for State superintendent of public instruction,’’ Erwin said. “Some times I find that I seem to be favor ed, but. in far too many cases the peo ple with whom I talk have never heard of me or any of my opponents, plainly indicate that they are not in terested in who is nominated for any thing except governor. Before I leave, however, I naturally try to get them interested in my candidacy.” The fact that so many people are not interested in the candidacies of those seeking the lesser State offices makes it very difficult for those seek ing the nominations for these offices ito arrive at any estimate of the pro gress they are making, Erwin said. “My friends tell me everywhere I go, however, that I have nothing to worry about and that I will win the nomination over my two oppouents (Continued on Page Three.) forfSSars Plans Stepped Up When Commons Hears of Diffi culties of Holding Mediterranean MOBILIZE INDUSTRIES Will Facilitate Munition Production, Airplanes and Protect “Life Line” of Empire; Furnish Food. London, May 22.—(AP) —Great Bri tian stepped up its plans for mobiliza tion of the nation’s industries in the event of war today after a House of Commons emphasized the difficulties of holding the Mediterranean in case of conflict with Italy. A vast program for facilitating munitions production, speeding up a supply of airplanes, protecting “the life line of the empire,” and providl - food supplies for civil population in any future wartime began to take shape. Two major situations were appar ently involved in the preparations: 1. The Italo-Ethiopian, Viscount Cranborne, Parliamentary under sec retary for foreign affairs, told the House of Commons yesterday the Bri tish government is “is taking and will take most energetic steps” to clear up the whereabouts of L. J. Bonner, Red Cross worker, arrested at Drewd wa in Ethiopia. 2. Palestine-Egypt affairs in which Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the Commons Britain would not tol erate foreign interference. SSers Hoover's Contention For Overtures to That Group Has Some Merit By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer 'Washington, May 22—Many Repub licans think there is a deal of merit in ex-P’resident Hoover's contention that the G. O. P. should make out-and-out overtures to anti-New Deal Demo crats . Their theory is that there are nu merous old-fashioned Jeffersonians who will, indeed, sulk at home on elec tion day, but will not actually vote Republicanly unless they are offered some inducement to do so. To be (Continued on Page Two.) OUR WEATHER MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Sat urday, moderate temperatures. Senate Committee To Reconsider Compromise On Taxing Corporations Sudden Decision on Day I Old Agreement Made When Found Em braced Tax on Tax CORRECTION WOULD CUT ESTIMATED YIELD Tax Bill Would Be Millions Short and Necessitates Turning to Some Other De vice for Additional Reve nue; Suggest Increase Rate or Undistributed Earnings Washington, May 22. —(AP)— The Senate Finance Committee agreed to day to reconsider its day old com promise plan for taxing corporations. The sudden decision to back track on the agreement voted yesterday 18 to 1 was prompted by defiite word that the compromise plan embraced tax on taxes. Some committee sources said that to correct this situation would reduce the revenue yield estimated at from $500,000,000 to $600,000,000 by millions, and necessitated to turning to some other device for raising money. One suggestion for regaining this loss was to place a nine instead of a seven per cent levy on undistributed corporation earnings, but a number of members objected to that. The compromise plan called for a flat 18 per cent tax on total corpora tion net income and a seven percent tax on undistributed income, together with retention of existing capital stock and excess profit taxes in ap plication of the normal four per cent income tax on dividends. The decision to reopen the whole mattre came when committeemen found that they had approved a pro position under which money used to pay taxes, since it would not be dis tributed, would in itself be subject to the seven per cent tax. heSsol Statewide Communications System Urged by Safety Council Official Daily Dispatch llureau. In The Sir Walter Hotel, Ry J. C. IIASKEUVILL Raleigh, May 22.—A Statewide radio communications system for the State Highway Patrol would greatly assist the patrol in its primary functions of preventing accidents and saving lives, in addition to assisting it in the ar rest of law violators, Ben R. Stroup, field representative in the southeast ern district of the Nlational Safety Council, said here today. He believes that a Statewide radio control sys tem would make the present highway patrol of 120 men doubly efficient, or equal to 240 men, especially since North Carolina is such a large State, with almost 600 miles of highways! and more than 500,000 registered, au tomobiles. “The director of public safety or chief of police in any city that has radio police control, will tell you that this police radio has doubled or trip led the effectiveness of the police de partment in the prevention of acci dents, in reducing traffic violations land ' in apprehending criminals," 1 Stroup said: “For the radio system makes it possible to get police or pa trolmen to scenes of accidents within a very few minutes after they occur, (Continued on Page Two.) Retail Trade Today Best For 6 Years, Babson Says Sees Outlook Next Six Weeks Exceptionally Bright; Higher Farm Income and Payrolls, Federal Spend ing and Bonus Are Grounds for Forecast BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1936, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Mass., May 22. —De- spite the great problems still facing the nation, business today is at the highest level since the summer of 1930. According to the Babsonchart, present activity is 15 per cent greater than a year ago and 61 per cent above the depression bottom. These figures represent the average of all industry; but of course some groups have given a much better account of themselves than others. Among those which are now turning in particularly encourag ing reports are the department store and mail-order lines. Why Trade Outlook Good The unit volume of department store sales is heavier this month than for any May since 1930, although the -decline in retail prices makes the dollar volume no better than in May; PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Camden Residents Hunt Fire Bugs Camden, N. J., May 22.—(AP)— An aroused Camden county this morning was frantically trying to track down a person or persons, who, within 24 hours, has set two fires in the Camden-Bellcross sec tion, the second last night com pletely destroying the store of W. S. Berry at Ballcross. FDR Hopes Lehman May Reconsider! Roosevelt Says New York Needs Present Governor Who De clines to Run Washington, May 22.—(AP)—Presi dent Roosevelt today reiterated his personal hope that Governor Herbert H. Lehman, of New York, would re consider his decision not to run for re-election. The statement was made at a press conference after the President had conferred with Edward J. Flynn, sec retary of state of New York, and Bronx Democratic leader. The President said Lehman, a close friend and a political ally, was needed by the State. Previously Flynn had told report ers he expected the State convention to nominate Lehman dispite his an nouncement that he would not seek another term. PROBE MING BY A SECRET SOCIETY Sixteen Members of Black Legion Held in Detroit For Worker's Death Detroit, IMay 22.—(AP) —Police In spector John I. Navarre said today several members of the Black Legion, black robed secret society of night riders, would be charged with mur der for the “ritual slaying” of Char les A. Poole, found shot to death be side a surburban road May 13. Sixteen officers of the society were (held for investigation. Navarree said four of them had confessed to par ticipating in the “execution” of the young WPA worker, after he was ac cused of beating his wife. Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea, took statements from the sixteen whose or ganization he said, was known pub licly as the "Wolverine Republican Club.” Although it had no connection with the Republican party. Alfred E. Ferrell and Lou Chamber lain, sheriff’s investigators, said the men told a detailed story of terroristic activity by the society, despite fears for their lives because of their state ments. The men told the investigators the Black Legion had members thro ughout the country. Poole was shot eight times, Navarre said he had learned, by members of the society. five years ago. Sales by some mail order houses this spring have broken all previous records. Furthermore, I believe the outlook for the next six weeks in the retail line is exception ally bright. Why? Farm income is running $50,000,000 a month greater than a year ago. Factory payrolls ■show a 10 per cent increase. Govern ment spending is at an all-time peak. Dividend payments are today seven per cent greater than last Spring. This gain in public purchasing pow er should be felt in nearly every line and lwil even be reflected to some degree in food sales. In addition to these cyclical forces which will continue to buila up the volume of trade, certain seasonal factors are about to come into the picture. June, of course, is graduation and wedding gift season. Some inter- Continued on Page Three.) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY THREATEN COURT TRIAL TOWNSEND FOR HISDEFIANCE Pension Leader Charges Committee Activities Daggers at Heart of Democratic Gov’t. TOWNSEND MOVES TO BALTIMORE HOTEL Says ‘‘He’d Rather Go* To Jail Than to Submit to Further Congressional In vestigation; Personnel Leaves Washington For Headquarters in Chicago Washington, May 22 (AP) Contending activities of the House committee investigating his old age pension plans are “daggers held at the heart of Democratic government,” Dr. F. E. Townsend, today directed other leaders of the Townsend movement not to answer the committee’s questions. Washington. May 22. —(AP) — The possibility of a court trial of Dr. F. E. Townsend for his defiance of a House investigating committee was projected today by Speaker Byrns. While the investigating group head ed by Representative Bell, Democrat, Missouria, planned action to have the House seize Townsend and punish him on a contempt charge. Byrns told reporters: “I expect the House to take what ever action is recommended by the committee.” As Speaker Byrns spoke, Townsend, in Baltimore, said he had "rather go to jail” than to submit to further con gressional investigation of his plan to pay S2OO a month to everyone past 60 years of age. Amid an uproar, the elderly retired doctor bolted the hearing yesterday, protested against “this communistic dictatorship in Washington” and es tablished headquarters in a Balitmore hotel. Dr. Townsend was not the only ona of his organization to leave the capi tal. In the small hours of the morn ing, every member of the personnel staff occupying rooms in an office building here departed for Chicago where a new national headquarters will be established. Sheridan Downey, Dr. Townsend’s counsel, told newsmen that the pen sion leader is working today on the book he is writing regarding his move rnent and his personal philosophy. “The doctor is writing a good book and is very happy,” said Downey. “If the goes to jail, it will give him more time to work on it.” HINT SCANDAL AS OFFICIAL RESIGNS London, May 22. —(AP) —Official and political quarters heard rumors late today that J. H. Thomas, colonial secretary, had resigned as a result of the British budget leak scandal. LAND SURVEY FOR STATE UNDER WAY resettlement Administra tion to Determine Best Uses of Soil Dully Dlipntrh Durenn, In The Sir Wnlter Hole., Py J r. HA SKHRVI 1,1, Raleigh, May 22. —A survey of all the land in North Carolina—farm land, forest lands and all waste lands —is now under way by the land plan ning division of the Resettlement Ad ministration as a part of its progress to secure a better balance between the population and the productivity of the land on which they live, it was announced here today by Regional Di rector Homer H. B. Mask. The pur pose of the survey is first to deter mine the various types of land in the State and the uses to which they are best adapted and then try to put them to these uses. A land planning specialist, R. T. Melvin, with headquarters in the Re settlement Administration here, is now engaged in maping the entire state, classifying every acre of land 'and preparing (studies of land oc cupancy, which will be made avail able to the public as soon as they are completed. This project, when completed, will give the citizens of the State a comprehensive picture of what their land resources consist of. It will also point the way to future adjustments between population and the productive capacity of the land. “There are regions where most of the land should remain in forests and where no attempt should be made to support more people than can be sup ported in comfort from the market ing of the timber in these forests,” Dr. Paul Wager, regional chief of the land use planning section of Reset tlement said. “There are still other forest areas where even the use of the land for timber would not be eco (Continued on Page Six.)
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