HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR
LQUjSIANA SOLONS
AUTHORIZE INQUIRY
IN LONG’SSLAYING
SIOO,OOO Appropriated To
Defray Expense of In
vestigation Into As
sassination
SOME OF MYSTERY
IS OPENLY TALKED
Father of Slain Assassin In
sisted Shooting Followed
“Personal Encounter’’ and
Long Charged
It Part of Plot; Proposal Is
Not Discussed
Baton Rouge, La., June 2.—(AP)—
The Louisiana House of Representa
tjves adopted without dissent today a
concurrent resolution calling: for an
investigation of the fatal shooting of
Senator Huey P. Long.
It approved without discussion a
proposal by Representative Ben R.
Simpson, of Caddo, to create a six
nienver legislative commission to in
quire into the shooting of Long on
September 8, 1935, in a State House
corridor.
Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, young Baton
Rouge specialist who killed Long, was
shot to death by bodyguards. The phy
sician's father, Dr. Carl Adam Weiss,
in a letter to the late Governor O. K.
Allen, insisted Long's death followed
a "personal encounter.” Long adher
ents have charged it was part of a
plot.
The resolution went to the Senate
for a concurrent vote. It carries a
SIOO,OOO appropriation to defray costs
of the investigation.
M’OONALD’S ll
LOOKING AT RACE
Gallatin County, Illinois,
Thrilled by Home Town
Boy’s Rise
l>:illy llln»!lt« < h Ilnrenn
• n The Sir Walter Hotel,
nr J. c. IMWRBVIM.
Raleigh, June 2. —Friends and rela
tives of Dr. Ralph W. McDonald back
in Gallotin county, Illinois, where he
was Jorn ?3 years ago, are much in
terested in his campaign for governor
in North Carolina, according to a
front page news story in The Gallatin
Democrat, of May 28, a copy of which
wa ; received Here today. The head
lint's over the story is ‘‘Gallatin Coun
ty Boy Candidate for Governor,”
while the story itrelf refers to “the
spectacular race for governor of
North Carolina now being made by
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, one of Gal
latin's native sons.” The story also
say-; that "it seems all the more re
mark thle that a man of his youth and
from another State could go into an
old. original State like North Caro
lina and within the space of a few
years override the existing order and
become elected governor.”
His race is now attracting national
attention and his fellow citizens from
Gallatin county are already sensing
that feeling of pride which accom
panies the accomplishments of a
home-town hoy who makes good,” the
story says.
■While still a mere boy, being but
33 years old. Dr. McDonald is leading
three other candidates, all natives of
(Continued on Page Six.)
Mcaraguan
Rebels Gain
Big Victory
I.oval Government
Troops Raise White
K lag;; President
Holds Palace
Managua, Nicaragua, June 2 —(AP)
National army leaders, in rebellion
against the government of President
Juan Sacasa, announced today loyal
' 'oops had raised the white flag over
Tort Aeosnsco at Leon.
The defenders of Leon had held out
for three days against troops com
manded by General Anastacio Som
0/a, chief of the national army.
The first was the final military ob
jective of the national guard.
h issued a bulletin declaring peace
prevailed elsewhere through-out the
11 departments of this Central Ameri
can republic and former authorities
w< re being removed “due to the wish
°f the public.”
President Saoasa, with his own body
"aid, still held out in the presiden
' ai palace but $n armistice persist
"l ' n the capital while the diplomatic
r, Hps searched for a practical settle
ment between the government and
the national guard.
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(Central Press )
Nanking Denies War Is
Declared Upon Japan By
South China Government
Called Japanese Propaganda; Nanking Says Two Gov
ernments on Verge of Complete Union; South China
Bitterly Opposed to Invasion by Japan
Shanghai, June 2.—(AP) —Jap
anese authorities announced late
tonight that the South China gov
ernment at Canton had declared
war against the Nationalist Chin
ese Government demanding that
the latter order a national war
against Japan.
The Japanese earlier said they
understood the Canton govern
ment had declared war against
the Japanese government.
A manifesto reported denounc
ed Japanese aggression in North
China and demanded an imme
diate declaration of war against
Japan on the part of the Na-
BAILEY SUPPORTING
WORKS ALLOTMENT
Senator Thinks $250,000,-
000 Apportionment
Would Help State
Daily Dispatch Tturenn.
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
Itv .1. O. BASKKIU IM,
Raleigh, June 2.—Senator Josiah
W. Bailey is vigorously supporting
the provision for an additional $250,-
000,000 appropriation for public works
as now contained in the deficiency
appropriation act now before the Sen
ate, he advised this (bureau today in
a special statement concerning it,
since he believes it will help greatly
in the financing of additional publio
works projects in North Carolina.
“I am supporting this provision ear
nestly and hopefully and believe it
will be adopted,” Senator Bailey said.
“If adopted, it will provide a revolv
ing fund of $250,000,900 for the mak
ing of grants, or of loans and grants
to aid in the financing of our public
works projects in North Carolina. We
have about. 200 of these projects, each
of which has been well prepared un
der the supervision of Dr. H. G. Baity
of Chapel Hill, who is public works
administtrator in North Carolina. I
am very hopeful that this legislation
will enable us to obtain proper allot
ments to construct these projects.
After all the fine work done byway
(Continued on Page Four.)
CYRUS McCORMICK, 77,
PASSES IN CHICAGO
Chicago, June 2.—(AP) —Cyrus Hall
McCormick, 77, former chairman of
the board of directors of the Inter
national Harvester Company, died to
day after a short illness.
McCormick was stricken with a
heart attack Saturday at his Lake
Forest estate, Wilden. Emergency ef
forts to save him were made, and he
was placed under an oxygen tent.
His wife, Mrs. Alice Hoyt McCor
mick, and his eldest son, Cyrus, Jr. f
were at the bedside.
The capitalist and philanthropist
was the son of the inventor of the
reaper, Cyrus H. McCormick. When
the inventor’s son retired as chairman
of Harvester in 1935 it was one of the
nation’s principal manufacturing con
cerns, with 18 plants in the United
States and abroad.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
leased wire service op
TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 2, 1936
tionalist government at Nanking.
Shanghai, China, June I.—(AP)
Japanese sources stated tonight that
the South China government of Can
ton, had declared war against Japan
and independence from the Chinese
Nationalist government at Nanking.
The Japanese said a proclamation
announcing the establishment of an
independent government at Canton
was imminent.
Chinese political sources, however,
denied any knowledge of an indepen
dent movement in South China, and
(Continued on Page Two >
CHANGES OBSERVED
IN THE SOUTHEAST
Trends Shown in Claims for
Various Candidates
for Governor
Dally Dispatch Ilnrenn.
In The Sir Waller Hotel,
By J. C. DA SKERVI 1,1,
Raleigh, June 2.—Clyde R. Hoey
has the edge on both Dr. Ralph W.
McDonald and Sandy Graham in the
18 counties in the southeastern part
of the State, although in several of
these counties it is admitted to be a
neck-and-neck race between the three
leading candidates, this correspond
ent found on a. trip into most of these
within the past three days. From a
cross section of opinion heard in these
counties concerning the trend in them
or in neighboring counties, indica
tions are that Hoey will be high man
in nine, Graham will be high in five
and McDonald in only four.
The counties now credited to Hoey
are Harnett,, Scotland, Robeson, Pen
der, Onslow, Wayne, Craven, Car
teret and Pamlico.
Those credited to Graham are New
Hanover, Brunswick, Hoke, Duplin
and Johnston.
Dr. McDonald is regarded as still
in the lead in Cumberland, Columibus,
Lenior and Jones counties.
While conceding that Dr. McDon
ald is probably in the lead in Colum
bus county at the present time, the
Hoey forces maintain that his lead
is so narrow that there is a possibility
it will go for Hoey in tTie primary
Saturday. The Graham forces also
maintain they have a good chance to
put Sandy in first place in both Cum
berland and Lenior counties by Sat
urday, although they concede that
(Continued on Paee Six )
ITALIAN AIR FORCE
IN ETHIOPIA SLAIN
Rome, June 2.—(AP)—ltalian
military authorities said tonight
that 30 air force soldiers on their
way to Addis Ababa had been
massacred.
The Italian soldiers, it was stat
ed were escorting a small column
of automobile trucks loaded with
supplies.
The column was on its way to
the aiitport near the Ethiopian
capital at the time of the attack.
Zioncheck’s
Bride Goes
BackToHim
Confers With Alien
ist After Walking
Out on Congress
man Last Week
Washington, June 2 (AF) —Mrs. Ma
rion A. Zioncheck, 21-year-old bride,
who left her husband of a month last
Saturday, spent a half hour withjtnm
today at Gallinger hospital, where the"
Washington State representative was
lodged by police for mental observa
tion.
Mrs. Zioncheck also talked with Dr.
Joseph Gilbert, District of Columbia
alienist.
(Mrs. Zioncheck gave Dr. Gilbert an
address where she has been living
since she walked out on her husband
in the midst of a hilarious party ih
the Zioncheck apartment.
PATIENT QUIET FOi\ FIRST
TIME PAST SEVERAL DAYS
Washington, June 2 (AP) —Quiet
for the first time in many days, Rep
resentative Marion Zioncheck of
(Continued on Page Six.)
Legion Had
Planned For
Poole Death
Damaging T e s t i -
mony Offered at In
quiry in Detroit,
Witli 13 on Trial
Detroit, Mich., June 2.—(AP)—Tes
timony intended to show that the
“execution" of Charles A. Poole was
definitely decided upon the night be
fore his body was found in a ditch
on the side of a country roadway was
introduced today at the examination
of 13 of 15 members of the black le
gion, charged with abduction and
murder.
The testimony was given by Detec
tive Sergeant John Harvill, who told
of a conversation with Dayton Dean,
admitted black legion “executioneer.”
Harvill quoted Dean as telling him
that Harvey Davis, called a “colonel”
of the black legion, and one of the
13 in court today, said:
“Whether we use a rope or not, it
will be a one-way ride.”
The remark was made, the detec
(Continued on Page Six)
CHJR WEATHEBMAW~
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and continued
warm tonight and Wednesday,
possibly followed by showers Wed
nesday night or Thiusday.
Senate Committee Declares'
New Tax Bill Adequate For
Money Government Requires
voTSany
NEW MEASURE
Senate Group Plots Course
at Party Caucus To Dis
cuss Revenue Leg
islation
TO BACK COMMITTEE
PLAN TEMPORARILY
Then Ultimately Vote
Against Entire Measure;
Sugar Quota Law May Be
Continued if Amended To
Meet Possible Supreme
Court Objections to Act
Washington, June 2. —(AP) —A de
termination to vote against passage
of any tax bill was expressed today
(by Senate Republicans attending a
party conference on revenue legisla
tion.
Senators attending the meeting said
their strategy probably would be to
support the finance committee com
promise tax plan in preference to the
House bill or any other proposal, and
then vote against it ultimately
They said their opposition to final
approval, even of the compromise,
was based on a belief that a tax bill
is unnecessary, especially if a great
er effort were made to curtail gov
ernment expenditures. They also ex
pressed a conviction that insufficient
time had been allowed to work out
details of a sound measure.
A finance sub-committee was meet
ing, meanwhile, to discuss the possi
bility of adding to the tax bill a pro
vision for continuing the sugar quota
law, amended in an effort to meet
possible Supreme Court objections.
Senator McNary, Republican, Ore
gon, said it was clearly understood
there would not be a “knock-down dis
cussion” of the bill during debate on
the floor, and the Republicans would
seek not to delay the measure.
McNary said all minority members
“want to get away Saturday or Mon
day,” adding “and I believe we can.”
SON OF FINANCIER
FOUND IN CHICAGO
William Webster Theile Ran Away
from Luxurious New York
Home to Make Own Way
Chicago, June 2 (AP) —William
Webster Theile, 15, son of a New York
financier, who had been missing from
his home since May 3, was found to
day, the Chicago Daily News said in
a copyrighted story.
The boy was in good health, and
making his living selling magazines,
the paper said. It reported his par
ents had been notified and were on
their way here to return him.
“I was fed uip on society life, and
decided to make my own way in the
world,” the boy was quoted. “Now I
guess I’ll have to go back to break
fast in bed and chauffeur-driven auto
mobiles.
The boy disappeared from his lux
urious home from a private island on
Long Island Sound near Mamaroneck,
N. Y., while supposedly on his way to
keep a tennis engagement.
The son of William Theile, presi
dent of the Atlantic Investing Corpo
ration, he was a descendant on his
mother’s side of Daniel Webster.
The boy, the Daily News said, was
living in a $5 a week hotel room on
Chicago’s North Side, and when found
expressed unwillingness to return to
his home.
Wlhen told that his mother was ill
because of grief over his disappear
ance, he consented to return.
f ACES EXTINCtIoN
If It Loses This Year As in
1932 and 1934, It
May Evaporate
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, June 2.—One hears
not a few predictions in political cir
cles that the present Republican ;:>arty
will evaporate completely if as (badly
beaten in the coming election as in
1932 and in the congressional election,
of 1934.
These prophesies come from G. O.
P. as well as from Democratic sources;
As I previously have had occasion
to point out, the Democratic party of
today is pretty much what the Re
publican party once was. But, if it
wins handsomely this year, it will
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON TTT\7I? ni?M'TCJ OAUV
EXCEPT SUNDAY. J 1 V Jii L/ifiW I O tUI I
Simmons Backing
McDonald in Race
New Bern, June 2.—(AP)—“Ab
solutely correct” was the reply to
day by former Senator F. M. Sim
mons when asked if he had been
quoted correctly by State papers
that he is supporting Dr. Ralph
W. McDonald for governor in the
June 6 primary. He said he ex
pressed his preference for McDon
ald even before his announcement
of candidacy.
Senator Simmons declined to
give his reasons for favoring Mc-
Donald for the office stating that
“these reasons are entirely my own
business.”
TRIO OF OFFICERS
WOUNDED IN MINE
STRIKEJSORDER
Brings to Eight Total Num
ber of Those Shot Since
Strike Began Near
Birmingham
FIRE IS RETURNED
BY THE OFFICERS
Peppered With Shot and
Treated at Hospital,
Where Injuries Are Found
Not To Be Serious; 2,500
Thrown Out of Work
When Mine Is Closed
Birmingham, Ala., June 2 (AP) —■
Three company officers were wound
ed early today in a battle near the
Muskoda ore mine of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, in
which approximately 150 shots were
fired.
Wounding of the trio brought to
eight the number shot since the strike
of red ore miners began Sunday night.
The violence earlier resulted in a
shutdown of the mine, affecting 2,500
jobs.
Chief Deputy Sheriff W. T. Kemp
said the company officers told him
they were fired on from ambush as
they made a routine inspection tour.
The officers said they returned the
fire with pistols.
The men were treated at the emer
gency hospital at Muskoda. attend
ants said they had been peppered with
small shots, but their injuries were
not serious.
The new outbreak came as Federal
and State governments moved to con
ciliate differences which brought a
shutdown of mines supplying Birming
ham’s steel plants.
CAPITiSTSGO TO
Trading, However, May Be
Done At Country Estates
FDR Presses On
By LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer
RESERVATIONS FOR rooms at
the Republican national convention in
Cleveland include innumerable capi
talists. An examination made (by this
writer of the name discloses that
chiefly the steel interests will be in
terested.
Steel interests are bitterly opposing
President Roosevelt. It is under his
administration that unionization fi
nally is making headway in the steel
industry. John L. Lewis, progenitor
of the industrial unions, which are
making the tremendous fight on this
mightiest of industries, has led the
labor movement to Roosevelt.
TO VANDENBERG?
There seems the remotest likelihood
that Governor Alfred M. Landon can
be stopped for the Republican presi
dential nomination.
Yet some of the big money men ap
pear to be coming to Cleveland to
be close to Senator Arthur H. Van
denberg of Michigan. His headquar
ters seems likely to be a magnet for
magnates.
The big deals—if there will be time
for any deals at all—probably will be
at large estates on the outskirts of
Cleveland, miles from the center of
the city. Or clubs may be the scene
—in particular, one club across the
street from the hotel housing the
Vandenberg headquarters, the Union
club.
CHALLENGE
In the meantime, President Roose
velt is pushing the fight strai * t into
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TODAY
REPORT FILED AND
SENATE PREPARES
TO SM DEBATE
Two Minority Reports Are
Filed, One by Republi
cans, Assailing
“Extravagance”
OTHER HOLDS BILL
HITS LITTLE MAN
Black and LaFollette Think
Unnecessary Burdens Im
posed on Small Business;
Latter Offer Substitute
More Nearly in Line With
The President
Washington, June 2. —(AP) —'Berat-
ing Treasury estimates, which were
described as “excessively conserva
tive,” a Senate Finance Committee
majority today estimated the yield of
its compromise tax bill at $829,000,-
000 a year of which $82,000,000 would
be temporary revenue.
“This is $26,000,000 more than the
House bill,” the majority committee
report said, and will amply take care
of the permanent revenue of $620,-
000,000 requested by President,
and the temporary revenue for the
next fiscal year.
The report was filed as Senate Re
publicans assembled to determine
their attitude toward the controver
sial legislation, and the Senate itself
prepared to open debate.
Preceding the filing of majority
views on the tax measure, two minor
ity reports had assailed the bill. In
one, SejnaJtor Hastings, Republican,
Delaware, accused the government of
“extravagance” and said:
“I am opposed to any increase irt
taxes until there be shown some af
firmative evidence upon the part of
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FIND TOBACCO MAN
SLAIN IN A WOOD
Robert M. Eastin, 46, Factory Man
ager of Concern There; Coro
ner Making Inquiry
Rocky Mount, June 2.—(AP)—Rob
ert M. Eastin, 46, factory manager of
a local tobacco company, was found
dead near here otday in a wooded
area with a 45-calibre pistol in his
right hand.
Coroner J. C. Raby, of Tarboro, call
ed a jury which viewed the body but
completion of the hearing will await
identification of fingerprints on the
pistol.
Eastin was found a short while be
fore he was to have appeared before
Magistrate E. D. Foxhall at Tarboro
to face embezzlement charges brought
by Mrs. C. H. Lapsey, of Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. Lapsey, former wife of Eastin’s
brother, now deceased, brought the
charges that he embezzled “more than
$5,000 insurance money” left by her
husband. Eastin claimed he lost the
money through unfortunate invest
ments.
Scandal Os
Budget Now
Borne Out
Investigation Shows
J. H. Thomas, Cab
inet Member, Had
Divulged Secrets
London, June 2 (AP) —The budget
tribunal announced today it found J.
H. Thomas, resigned colonial secre
tary, had disclosed the secrets of the
British budget previous to publica
tion in the House of Commons.
The tribunal repoJrt stated there
was an unauthorized disclosure of the
budget information by Thomas, and
that use was made of this informa
tion by two men for the purpose of
private gain.
The two men named were Alfred
Bates, advertising agency executive,
and Sir Alfred Butt, a member of
Parliament, and horse-raej/g enthu
siast.
The tribunal, headed by Justice
Porter, cleared all civil employees
and printers and all cabinet ministers
save Thomas, of having disclosed the
budget secrets.
It cleared the former colonial sec
retary’s son, Leslie M. Thomas.