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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR WILL NOT ENDORSE ANY MAIOR PARTY Townsend, Coughlin, Smith and Lemke To Stump Nation for Their New Union Party DEFEATED OKLAHOMA CANDIDATE DROPPED Corner Smith Removed As Vice-President of Group, Though He Is Wildly Cheered at Cleveland Con vention; To Back Lemke’s Presidential Race Cleveland, July 17.—(Al*)— Dis sension among leaders of the Townsend old age pension move ment became evident today with a statement by l)r. Francis E. Townsend that “I do not consider Coiner Smith any longer a mem ber of our organization.” Comer Smith, an Oklahoman, ha* been a vice-president of the national Townsend movement. In Oklahoma City today' a dis trict Townsend leader in that State said that if Smith is remov ed, “We’ll just secede and form an Oklahoma Townsend club of our own.” (inner Smith delivered a speech late yesterday at the Townsend national convention in which he attacked Father Charles E. Coughlin, who earlier had called President Roosevelt a “betrayer and liar.” The Oklahoman also attacked Kev. Gerald L. K. Smith, leader of the share-tlie-wealth movement, ami a Townsend director. Cleveland, Ohio, July 17. —(AP) Frank Arbuckle, permanent chair man of the Townsend national con vention, announced to cheering dele gates today that any motion or re solution having to do with endorse ment of a national political party “shall bo out of order at all times during this convention.” Arbuckle added that the decision represented the unanimous view of the Townsend board of directors. He was greeted with prolonged cheering. Meanwhile, Dr. F. E. Townsend worked on plans for a stumping tour with his new allies, Father Coughlin, Rev. Gerald Smith and William Lem ke, in behalf of Lemke’s presidential candidacy. Townsend announced last night (Continued on Page Five.) Politicians In Pension Group Seen Cleveland, July 17 (AP) —Robert E. Clements, former secretary and treas urer of the Townsend organization, who resigned recently after an argu ment with Dr. Francis E. Townsend, asserted today in an interview that the plan was “being taken over by political opportunists.” "The Townsend movement, power ful as it is, if it falls into unscrupu lous hands, is a menace to the gov ernment,” he said. Clements i/iid that he no longer was associated with the movement, hut that ho had come to Cleveland to watch developments. “I promised when I left the organ ization that I would keep track of it, -'Continued on Page Three.) NAilfJiEE^ Many Names Pressed for Vacancy by Passing of Judge Oglesby Raleigh, July 17 (Al*) —Gover- nor Ehringhaiis asked the fif teenth judicial district Democra tic Executive Committee today to send him as soon as possible Its “recommendation of two outstand ing and well qualified lawyers” available for appointment as su perior court jurist of the district. The place is vacant due to the death of Judge John M. Oglesby, of Concord. Under the la wthe governor may appoint a successor to serve un til the next general election, which will be in November, but the nominee for the election must he chosen by the district com mittee. Ilntiz Dlnpntch Hni*n«, In The Sir Wnlter Hole. Raleigh, July 17.—Governor Ehring hau.s hoped to make quickly his fif teenth district judicial appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the unex (Continued on Page Three.) Itirni)crsrrrt ■Daily iHsiiafrlt LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. President, Vacationing, Skippers His Own Yacht I ’ > * / 1 : %' V f ! flfc ; <, [/ JT ~ ~ S ‘ : ... ':•?!; x* x * ’ -XvX ■***' \ .‘.j * * 11 '" " ' " ———■ r President Roosevelt Is seen, right* at the wheel of his yacht Trio Rockingham People Are Killed In Crossing Tragedy Near Asheboro Deputy Killed by Passing Car Shot Roanoke, Va., July 17 (AP) — Deputy Sheriff C. E. “Big Boy” Simmons, was slain early today by shotgun charges from a trailing automobile as he and a fellow of ficer patrolled the Rocky Mount highway three miles south of here. Deputy Sheriff Charles Boone, who was unscatched by the bar rage, said the killer’s machine waited until the officers’ car ca reened into a ditch and then sped by. No motive was suggested. City and county police started an investigation that brought the round-up of a dozen persons three hours later. Attempt On King’s Life Is Unsolved Mystery Woman Who Knocked Pis tol from His Hands Rumored American London, July 17. —(AP) —The man who levelled a revolver at King Ed ward VIII told behind bars today his story that the apparent attempt at assassination was “merely a protest.” Police surrounded him, questioned him and checked his statements with a mass of testimony brought in by a widely spread Scotland Yard and po lice dragnet. The fate of George Andrew Mc- Mahon, middic-aged crippled writer may lie with the still mysterious “wo man in gray” who witnesses said knocked the prisoner’s revolver from his hand as the king rode before a military parade yesterday. It was believed she was able to tell the true story of McMahon’s attempt, but the police did not make her name public, and they were said to be shield ing her from public contacts until the prisoner appears in court next week. Rumors circulated that the woman is an American. King Edward, seemingly unconcern ed by the apparent attempt on his life, busied himself with the usual af fairs of state at York House, while messaes of congratulation poured in from the whole world. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA Accompanied by three of his four sons, President Roosevelt is vacationing aboard the yacht Sewanna up and down the coast of Maine. The president frequently takes the wheel, as he is doing in this “hoto. Seen with the president are two of his sons, HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, J ULY 17, 1936. . John, left, and Franklin, Jr., center. The Roose velts will end their cruise at Campobello, N. 8., their summer home, July 28. The president and his family have not been able to pass much time I there the last four busy years. —Central Preaa Mother of Young Man and Young Woman Injured So Badly She Will Probably Die OTHER DEAD LADY COUSIN OF OTHERS Bodies Are Badly Mangled and Mutilated Almost Be yond Recognition and Car Demolished; Crash Occurs North of Randleman on High Point Road Ashalboro, July 17 (AP) —Three Rockingham citizens —a man and two women—were killed and another wo man critically injured near here to day in the crash of their automobile with a Southern railway train. The dead: William Covington, 24; his 21-year old sister, Elizabeth, and a cousin, Miss Maude Moore Steel, 20. Mrs. Stancill Covington, 50, moth er of William and Elizabeth, was brought to a hospital and not expect ed to live. The bodies were mutilated almost beyond recognition. The car was de molished. |The crash occurred about three miles north of Randleman on the highway to High Point. PAPER SAYS VOTE IN MAIN WAS FAIR Richmond County Journal Says Hoey Side Just As Honest as McDonald Dally DlMpatofc Unread, In The Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, July 17.—Hoey people who have heard themselves low-rated no end since the late second primary, got quite a solace from Scott Thomas this week, when the fiery faettoum of the Richmond County Journal made his leading editorial declare that there was an “honest election.” Mr. Thomas, who said in some for mer issue during the campaign that he* was so disgusted with Clyde Hoey’s speech that the editor did an Al Smith and took a walk, speaks hand somely of his rival, Ike London, editor of the Rockingham Post-Dispatch, who as chairman of the county board of elections, Mr. Thomas says, “cares more for his personal reputation for fairness than he does for any can didate.” Mr. Thomas thinks the count ing was correct in Richmond. The young editor begins his writing iby declaring his ardent support of Dr. McDonald, but “desires to go on (Continued on Page Five.) Bridgers Goes On Education Board Raleigh, July 17.—(AP)— The State Board of Education approved today an application of the Fay etteville Stale Normal School for a I’WA grant of $13,500 to be used to construct a new library, and ap pointed J. H. Brklgers as a mem ber of the Vance County Board of Education. W exeKby gas Death Comes in 12 Minutes To Killer Sent up From Forsyth Raleigh, July 17.—(AP)—William Abraham Hudgins, 36-year-old Negro, a native of Elizabeth City, was exe cuted at Central Prison here this morning for the murder in Forsyth county of 71-year-old Herbert Searcy. Gas was administered for eleven minutes and 45 seconds. He was pro nounced dead by prison physicians at 10:40 o’clock. Hudgins killed Searcy, with whom he had been living, with a hatchet oni the night of December 23, and stuff ed the aged man’s body in a trunk, where it remained for five days until discovered by relatives. His execution this morning went off quietly, as scheduled, in contrast to that of Henry Grier, another Win ston-Salem Negro, who was electro cuted at the prison one week ago fol lowing a suicide attempt. TRENDS ARE MIXED IN BUSINESS WEEK New York, July 17.—(AP) —Dun and Bradstreet’s said in its weekly review of business today that, while the mid-summer recession has not yet made itself felt in most trade di visions, trends have been more mixed this week than in some time. Fears of the effect of drought damage and excessive heat, brought to an end in some regions by rains and lower tem peratures, were “found to be more psychological than real,” the trade or ganization said. Wholesale volume continued to ex pand, the review added, with nearly every type of merchandise sought by the largest number of buyers that have visited some markets in six years. OUR WEATHER MAN FOB NOBTh' CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday; scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon in the moun tains. FARMERS STILL LOOK IN VAIN FOR RELIEF FROM INTENSE HEAT Peace With Compromise Looms In Labor’s Ranks Following Conference Industrial Group Would Abandon Plans Except For Steel, Auto and Rubber Trades CRAFT UNION THEN WOULD GIVE HELP Neither Side Accepts Propo sal, Evolved at Unheralded Conference, But Plan Is Still Being Studied; Trial of Rebels Begins if Pact Fails Washington, July 17. —(AP) — Peace maneuvers were under way today in the American Federation of Labor. For the first time in months, labor observers saw signs of a compromise settlement of the war between the federation’s craft and industrial union factions. The first of these was the A. F. of L. executive council’s decision to delay suspension of the United Mine Work ers and eleven other unions allied in the committee for industrial organi zation. Significant also was the proposal of a definite compromise plan at an unheralded conference. Representa tives of both factions sat in. This compromise would have the in dustrial unionists abandon the com mittee for industrial organization and limit to steel, autos and rubber their proposal to bring all workers in each big industry into one big union. In return for these concessions, the craft union faction would throw its support to the steel, auto, rubber drive. Neither John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, nor the craft control executive council accept ed the plan immediately. But it still is being studied as a possible basis for a peace agreement. If no settlement is reached before hand, the heads of the 12 unions in the Lewis committee are slated for trial August 3 on charges of “insur rection.” Hosiery Strikes In Winston Ended Under Agreement Winston-Salem, July 17 (AP) — The Hanes hosiery strike was ended this morning through a settlement the terms of which were not announced. The work ers will return to work Monday morning. The settlement was announced this morning following a con ference of J. L. Connor, United States labor conciliator; J. G. Hanes, president of the mill; J. N. Weeks, vice-president, and If. I. Adams, hosiery union district leader. The strike was regarded as of significance because it followed abandonment by the mill of NBA code hours and wages. The walk out started slowly and workers kept going out of the mill until several departments were closed or crippled. This mill employs 1,800. Trouble Ahead If Drouth Lasts Very Much Longer If It Strikes Heavily Into Co tton and Corn, Real Nation al Crisis Is Feared By Babson; Cutting of Farm In come Will Be Fel t In Business BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1936, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Babson Park, Mass., July 17. —1 f I were asked to select the two most im portant factors in our economic life I would name character and weather. There is not a single industry on which they do not have a vital bear ing. We are certainly in the Middle Ages as far as long-range weather forecasting is concerned. If this could be reduced to a science, our farmers, retailers, power companies—in fact, practically every business would save millions annually. Billion-Dolar Waste. The Bible tells of seven years of PUBLISHED EVERY. AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. In Michigan Race f ' , ■ m ! *3 ipN* Prentiss M. Brown Representative Prentiss M. Brown of St. Ignace, Mich., above, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U. S. senator in the Michigan primary election next September. > A staunch New Dealer, Brown like wise is a close friend of Senator James Couzens who recently an nounced he would seek renomina tion on the Republican ticket. Senator Couzens was offered the Democratic nomination also. —Central Press Asheville’s Hotel Death Is Mystery Helen Clevenger's Body Found by Uincle Badly Mutilated Early Thursday Morning CORONER’S INQUEST INTO DEATH BEGUN Asheville, July 17. (AP) The mutilation death of pretty blonde Helen Clevenger in her hotel room re mained cloaked in mystery today aa authorities opened a routine inquest. The coroner’s jury began caUing wit nesses, but Sheriff Lawrence E. Brown and his deputies intensified their investigation behind a wall of secrecy. They question Prof. W. L. Cleven ger, of N. C. State College, Raleigh, the girl’s uncle, at length as to any (Continued on Page Two.l plenty and seven years of famine. This current season marks the sixth dry year in succession. Recurring pe riods of drought throughout the ages prove definitely that there are pos sibilities in long-range weather-fore casting. I was very much disappointed thus past winter when Congress killed a small appropriation for a thorough study of this subject. From my own experience I have found that the weather has always been a major question-mark in predicting business conditions in the second half of any year. A reliable pre-season forecast of this dry spell could have saved (Continued on Page Two.) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY DEATH TOLL NOW IS AROUND 4,200 FOR THE COUNTRY Scattered Showers and Low er Temperatures Predict ed But No General Rain Seen CROP DAMAGE HITS YET HIGHER TOTAL Missouri Alone Sustains Es timated $100,000,000 Loss; Indiana and Ohio Suffer to Extent* of $1,000,000 Or More Each; Corn Fading Rapidly Chicago, July 17.—(AP) —Already resigned to drought lasses calculated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, farmers of the nation’s corn-hog belt, looked in vain for the favorable con ditions today as forecasters reported: “No general relief sighted.” Heat deaths, although i educed in rate by the more moderate tempera tures in the hard hit states of Min nesota, (Michigan, Wisconsin and Il linois, neared 4,200 in the nation. Scattered showers and slightly low er temperatures but no general relief, were predicted for parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. At Des Moines, lowa, Junior Me teorologist S. E. Decker said reports indicated drought and heat reduced that state’s probable corn yield a ibushel per acre each day. lowa’s death list for the current heat wave mounted to 400. Crop damage in Missouri already was figured at $100,000,000 in a crop bulletin. Yesterday was the 13th con secutive day of 100-degree tempera tures in most parts of the state. Purdue University estimated the drought had damaged Indiana’s corn crop alone to the extent of $12,000,000. Departure of Ohio’s heat wave left crop damage figured at $10,000,000, rain still badly needed. Navy Man Plans For A Defense Washington, July 17 (AP)—A two fold defense was prepared today for the coming trial of former Lieutenant Commander John S. Farnsworth, who is accused of selling naval sec rets to an agent of the Japanese Im perial Navy. Lying on a narrow cot in his jail cell, Farnsworth outlined one of the points in his defense. He insisted that he negotiated with the Japa nese for the sole purpose of obtain ing employment in Japanese aviation and that he never divulged Ameri can naval data. Relatives indicated another line of defense. They intimated It would be -based on recent statements of his parents that he had been irrespon sible ever since he was knocked un conscious in an airpalne crash in Pensacola Bay, Florida, some year 3 ago. Again and again Farnsworth denied ■that he had sold to an agent of Ja pan a confidential copy of an Amer ican na%y document. He said he gave a batch of photographs and oth er papers to a member of the Japan ese Embassy, but that there were merely evidence of his experience and qualifications for the job he sought and were not secret data. CAPITOITES MAY BE MODIFIED Judge Siler Would Make Juries Fix Degree of Punishment Dnlljr I)lN|t»t<-b Rnrena, In The Sir Wnlter Hofei. Raleigh, July 17.—Representative- Nominate Walter D. Siler, of Chat ham county, isn’t going to attempt the abolition of the death penalty ia North Carolina, if and when he come 3 ta Raleigh to legislate next January, but Judge Siler will seek modification of the statutes providing death judg ments so that the juries may fix the penalty. Judge Siler may ask for abolition (Continued on Page Five.)
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