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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR Zioncheck Leaps From Window To Death In Seattle; Leaves A Note Coroner Terms Death As Suicide But Will Hold Investigation On Friday BODY LANDS SHORT DISTANCE FROM WIFE Body Plunges from Fifth Story of Building Into Crowded Street, Narrowly Missing A Pedestrian; Congressman’s Mother 111, Not Immediately Notified Seattle, Aug. 8. —(AP) —An in coherent note found in the fifth floor room from which Representative Marion Anthony Zioncheck plunged to his death today led the Coroner to believe the playboy congressman took his own life. As the story was told by Coroner Otto Mittelstadt, Zioncheck dashed away from his brother-in-law, Wil liam Nadeau, who found him writing a note and dived through a window to the pavement. Immediate death ended the career of the youthful congressman, whose eeceentric capet's made his name a household word. It was a downtown building and the streets were busy with the usual h o nr traffic. The body justed miss ed a pedestrian and fell within a few t,. i ; the automobile where bis bride of :\>ur months was waiting. Fiom the evidence Coroner Mittel stadt said “all indications pointed to Zioncheck’s death being a suicide” but. an inquest was ordered for Fri day. The congressman’s wife, whom he married only last April, was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. His mother, whose wish was said to have caused him to change his mind and run for re-election, has been ill lately, and she was not immediately notified of his death. The coroner quoted Nadeau as say ing they both started to leave the of fice. but Zioncheck whirled and ran 18 feet to the window from which he dived head first. “It was horrible,” MacFarlane said, “I was walking along and the first thing I know, he landed at my feet.” A note found in the fifth floor room of the Arctic building and apparently written by Zioncheck, was quoted by Coroner Otto Mittelstadt as reading: “My only hope in life was to im prove the conditions of an unfair eco nomic system.” Persons who saw the 34-year-old congressman fall from the window said he apparently was killed instant ly. He fell soon after 6 p. m. (9 p. m. EST> while the streets were crowded. Zioncheck had announced his with drawal from the congressional race last Saturday, but Monday had mailed his declaration of candidacy on the Democratic ticket. The body was taken to the county morgue, where Mittelstadt, after a brief investigation, said he believed the congressman had committed sui cide. Fled Mental Hospital Zioncheck returned here recently Continued on Page Five.) Re-Election Os Roosevelt Is Predicted I Itree Men High In Democratic Circles Say Roosevelt to be Renamed Asheville, Aug. B.—(AP)—President Roosevelt's re-election was predicted here today by three men. high in Democratic official circles as parly leaders gathered for a four state con fer once tomorrow at nearby High lands, Lawrence W. (Chip) Roberts, sec retary of Democratic National Com mittee, and former assistant secre tary of the treasury, said the trend was for Roosevelt and the New Deal. He discounted Republican claims of the industrial as “political ballyhoo” and said they were contrary to “un prejudeed surveys.” Former National Committeeman O. ♦Max Gardner, of Shelby, and one time governor of North Carolina said “fin ancial pages and not bias opinions of hostile editors revealed the true success of Roosevelt administration.’’ Marvin H. Mclntyre, secretary to the President, confined his remarks to the brief statement that he be lieved his chief’s re-election was as sured. Democratic State Chairman J. Wal lace Winborne, announced from his Marion home that he would be in Highlands tomorrow for the con ference. lirurirrsmt Drnlu iltspafrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Spared by Court < i iflOiiWifnr t *7ihtiiii iifliTWßmrnff'Wni Idaho His life spared by a magistrate at Brockport, N. Y. f where he was on “trial” accused of the drown ing of a boy, this tawny mongrel pup—ldaho —poses for his pic ture. Idaho was sentenced to 26 months confinement, however, and orders were given to police to shoot him on sight if he was found at large in Brockport dur ing the confinement. During the five-hour trial, attended by 300 persons, Idaho yelped with de light, shied away from photog raphers* lights and several times went to sleep. He is owned by Victor Fortune of Brockport. —Central Press POLITICAL PARTIES HAVETRANSFORMED Roosevelt Administration 75 Per Cent Hamiltonian In Principle G. O. P.’S OTHER WAY South Will Remain Solidly; Demo cratic in Spite of Changes; Youth Decides for Self In Voting By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, Aug. B.—This year’s election result would be easier to guess on ir one knew the correct an swers to two questions: 1. How large a proportion of the voters realize that the major parties of today to a great extent have trad ed sides in regards to states’ rights and centralization? 2. Has the trend of events trans formed the United States from a very conservative into a somewhat radical country? We don’t know yet what these two answers are, however. TRANSFORMED The Roosevelt administration is not entirely Hamiltonian, but it is about 75 per cent so. Contrariwise, Republicanism has taken on approxi mately a 75 per cent tinge of Jeffer sonianism. Folk like ex-Senator James A. Reed, A1 Smith, Henry Breckinridge and ex-Governor Joseph B. Ely of Mas sachusetts understand this, and, be cause they were Democrats, now vir tually are Republicans. Folk like Sec retaries of the Interior and Agricul ture Harold L. Ickes and Henry A. Wallace also understand it, and, be- Continued on Page Five.) ROOSEIUANDON MAY TALK DROUGHT Republican Nominee Would Be Invited to Conference With Other Governors Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 8 (AP) A drought parley, which may find Pres ident Roosevelt seated across the conference table from Governor Alf M. Landon, was virtually assured to day as the President settled down to his last work day before returning to Washington. Mr. Roosevelt disclosed yesterday that he would invite Landon along with the governors of lowa, Nebras ka, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri to a conference, probably in lowa early next month to discuss the state and federal cooperation in combating effects of the drought. HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 8, 1936 Captured Rebel jflgjcw-' v • ’ : % A recent picture of Gen. Goded, one of the leaders of the Spanish revolt in Catalonia, who is now in the hands of the Leftist government. He was captured during the recent fighting. (Central Press) DEMOCRATS OPPOSE FDR’S RE - ELECTION AT DETIT, U. Some Favor Supporting Landon Outright and All Alined Against Roosevelt DO NOT ENDORSE THE KANSAS GOVERNOR Exact Policies of Group Left To Resolution Committee; Former Senator Reed, Mis souri, Is One Os Opposi tion; Will Leave Action to Individuals Detroit., Aug. B.—(AP) —A meeting of Democrats opposed to the New Deal drew a sharp distinction between supporting Governor Landon and op posing President Roosevelt, and left the formulation of exact policies to a committee on resolutions. While individually, many members of the gathering, led by men once high in Democratic party circles, said they favored an outright Landon endorse ment, such a move met with deter mined opposition from the south. A consequence proposal, intended to compromise these two attitudes, was that the conference should op pose the re-election of President Roosevelt, leaving the question of a Landon endorsement to its members individually. There was no comment on an in vitation Republican National Chair man John D. Hamilton issued in a speech at Cour d’Alene, Idaho, to “that great group of Democrats who are leaving Mir. Roosevelt” to enter the Republican ranks. James A. Reed, former Democratic senator from Missouri, after a meet ing of the resolution committee, which lasted long after midnight, said all present were emphatically oppos ed to the re-election of Mr. Roose velt, but felt that methods of oppos ing him should he left to “the dis cretion of the Democrats here and the Democrats in the states.” EHRINGHAUS UNHURT WHEN CAR IS STRUCK Norfolk, Va., Aug. 8 (AP)—Gover nor and Mrs. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of North Carolina, escaped injury yes terday when their automobile was struck by a truck near Sligo, N. C. Their car was damaged, however, and the chauffeur suffered cuts and bruises. TS RIDERS Columbus County Man Re pudiates Signed Statement About Vigilantes Wilmington, Aug. 8 (AP)—'Solici tor John J. Burney was confronted with a repudiated “confession” today in his investigation of reported flog gings by night riders in nearby Co lumbus county. The solicitor revealed he had ob tained an affidavit by W. L. King, 24-year old Columbus county man, de claring “false in its entirety” a sign ed statement made several weeks ago attributing the night riding activi ties to a hand of vigilantes organiz ed by a preacher and three women. Burney would make no formal com ment but he had previously- indi cated he placed little faith in the first statement of King. The Columbus county grand jury investigated the flogging for four wo men and two men of the Clarendon community early in the summer but made no report. INCREASED COTTON FORECAST TODAY Department of Agriculture Estimate Shows 12,418,- 000 Bales for This Season BIG INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR’S CROP Crop Is 9.8 Per Cent Larger Than 1935; Reported to Be 72.3 Per Cent Normal; North Carolina Crop 60 Per Cent Normal With 501,000 Bales Washington, Aug. B. —(AP) —A cot ton crop of 12,481,900 bales of 500 pound gross weight this year was forecast today by the Department of Agriculture in its first production re port of the season. Last year’s crop was 10,638,391 bales; in 1931, 9,636,000 bales. The cotton acreage this year is 9.8 per cent larger than that of last year. It is placed by the department at 29,- 924,000 acres, after deducting 2.3 per cent—the average abandonment for the last ten years—from the area in cultivation July 1. The condition of the crop August 1 was 72.3 per cent of normal, com pared with 73.6 a year ago, and 67.7 in 1933, through ’32 average. Indicated yield per acre was 199.7 pounds compared with 186.3 last year and 169.9 the 1923 through 1932 av erage. The census bureau said ginning prior to August 1 totaled 41,130 run ning bales, counting round as half bales compared with 94,346 for last year and 99.787 for 1934. The condition of the crop August 1 as indicated production by states in cluded: North Carolina: 60 per cent and 501,000 bales. Slim Chance For Counties Get Refunds County Built Roads Were Either Given Or Taken Over By State DnilT Dispatch Bnrcnn. In The Sir Walter Kotei, Rt J. o. BASKERVII.L Raleigh, Aug. B.—The chances are exceedingly slim that any of the 44 or more counties seeking a refund from the State for roads built by the counties and then donated to the State or taken over by it later, will ever get a penny back from the State, accord ing to most opinion here. There are some fifteen or sixteen reasons for this belief, the first one being that by the time the recently appointed county road debt commission com pletes its study and submits its find ings and recommendations to the Gen eral Assembly, no money will be left in the highway fund with which to pay these claims, even if they are re commended. Many observers are con fident the commission will never re- Continued on Page Five.) Outlook Os State Crops Muchßetter Raleigh, Aug. B. (AP)—-Frank Parker, Federal-State Agricultural statistician, said today that the “agri cultural outlook in North Carolina is optimistic now.” Crops in all parts of the State “are steadily improving”, and though some are late in some places stands are poor due to the June drought, Parker said he expected a generally good year for the State from an agricultural standpoint. CHJR WEATHER MAM, FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Scattered showers this after noon, mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer in cen tral portion Sunday. General Franco Leading Moroccan Troops In Thrust Against Spanish Capital Blood and Sand—-and Smiles This Spanish senorita, one of the many given arms and ammunition by the Leftist defenders of Spain’s government, smiles for the cameraman. But scores like her have been killed in the heavy street lighting which marks the war in Madrid and other Spanish cities. (Central Press) Johnson Suggests State Modernize Its Highways State Treasurer Points Way To Rebuild Arterial High ways for Heavier Traffic Without Increasing Debt Service; Many of Roads In Poor Condition By J. C. BASKLRVILL, Staff Correspondent. Asheville, Aug. 8. —If the people of North Carolina want more and better hard-surfaced highways and want to see the 15 and 29 year old roads which are now inadequate, if not almost en tirely worn out, replaced with ade quate, tougher and wider roads that will stand up under heavy traffic, the State will have to issue some new highway bonds for this purpose, State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson said here this morning in addressing the annual convention of the North Car olina Automobile Dealers Association in session here. Since the State hag decreased its bonded indebtedness by at least $24,000,000 since January 1, 1933, and since the State's debt ser vice requirements will be approxi mately $2,500,000 a year less by 1939 than it has been for the past several years, the State could now well af ford to issue about $25,000,000 in new highway bonds and rebuild the pre sent inadequate stretches of main arterial highways and still not in crease its debt service requirement or increase taxes, Johnson said. But present gasoline and motor vehicle taxes cannot be reduced if the people CAS COMMITTEE 10 MEETIN RALEIGH Will Hold Public Meeting In Capital; Making In tensive Study of Rates Daily Diwpntrh narena. In The Sir Walter Hotel, By J. C. BA SKERVILL Raleigh, Aug. B.—The gasoline price investigating commission will hold a public hearing here in Raleigh in the near future, although the date has not yet been set, Chairman Oscar G. Bar ker of Durham, told this bureau to day. Although the commission has al ready held two meetings, one in Wil mington last week and one in Mlore head City yesterday, these were not public meetings, Barker said. The next meeting, however, will probably be in the form of a public hearing to which any person in the State who has any facts to contribute concerning the gasoline price situation or alleged discrimination, will be invited. “For the time being we are confin ing our efforts to the seeking of all the information available concerning gasoline costs, the cost of transpor tation, storing and handling of gaso line in order that we may become fa miliar with the problems of the gas oline companies,” Chairman Barker Continued on Page Five.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. of the State want more and, better highways, he maintained. “It is useless for me people of the State to expect a r new highways construction from . ent revenue, since it takes all t ie highway in come to maintain tne roads and meet the debt service requirements,” John son said. “And if the present high way revenue is reduced as a result of any reduction in gasoline taxes or automobile licenses, the roads will be poorer than they are now, since all the highway department will be able to do will be to patch the old roads as best it can. “Fifteen years ago, when the State embarked upon its extensive road building program, it was generally thought that about 6,000 miles of hard surfaced highways would serve the demands of the State and that the re mainder of the road mileage would be sufficient if it only could be grad ed and drained. “The development of the State and the expansion of motorvehicle travel, especially the extensive use of school buses, passenger buses and freight trucks and the substitution of trucks Continued on Page Five.) Government Crop Report Causes Futures to Lose 28 to 42 Points Chicago, Aug. 8 (AP) —Cotton fu tures on the Board of Trade broke 28 to 42 points today after release of the government report estimating the crop at 12,481,000 bales. Trade interpretation of the govern ment’s forecast was bearish. Many •private market authorities had ex pected estimate on production would be smaller. * The market generally had worked slightly lower from the previous close at the time trading was halted tem porarily at 10:55 a. m. (EST). When trading was resumed, it was active but orderly. Brokers esti mated 10,000 bales were exchanged during the first few minutes. IREDELL NEGRO ON PRISON DEATH ROW Raleigh, Aug. 8 (AP)—Brady Lau rence, 22-year-old Iredell county Ne gro, was lodged on “death Row” at State’s prison yesterday to await exe cution in the lethal gas chamber on September 25 for the murder of Clyde Erwin, of Scotts. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Germany Joins French Sponsored Neutrality Agreement “In Principle” THREAT OF WAR IS SAID TO BE LESSEN Germany Holding Eight Warships in Spanish Wat ers to Protect Her Nation als; Russian Neutrality Must Be Assured Before General Policy Effective (By The Associated Press.) General Francisco Franco marched today at the head of Moroccan troops in which was described at rebel head quarters at Burg-os as a thrust at the heart of government power in Madrid. Other reports placed the general, who led in the first Fascist blow, at Mlelilla, Spanish Morocco, at Seville and also in Morocco still attempting to land troops in Spain. No less enthusiastic reports from the Liberals asserted substantial vic tories were achieved over Fascists in hammering attacks throughout the nation. Germany joined the French spon sored eight power neutrality agree ment “in principle” but maintained a reserved stand. Russian neutrality must be assured, the Germans said, before a general European non-inter vention policy can be effective. While standing for peace, the Nazi government announced intentions to protect its nationals by force if nec essary. Eight German warships idled in Spanish waters, a reminder of the nation’s intention to back the word with weapons. Less was heard of war growing out of the Spanish crisis. The Madrid gov ernment has been forced definitely on the defensive. INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS DEATH Whiteville, Aug. 8 (AP)—Officers last night continued their investiga tion into the killing of Harold Dean Brown, Wake Forest student, near here Wednesday. They isaid newly-djiscovered evi dence indicated he might have been run down by a motorist after being j thrown from his own car. He was in a car with four others which struck a bridge and was wrecked in Bogue swamp. Ex-Convict Confesses To Murders i . Police Attempting to Connect Singer With Other Violent Crimes Wabash, Ind., Aug. B.—(AP)—Wlhile Justice Byron Kennedy arranged to day to hold a preliminary hearing for Harry Singer, 25, ex-convict who con fessed three murderg because he “was mad’’’,, state police grilled Singer about the unsolved slaying of J. D. Bryant, 23, of Detroit, here on July 3. Indications that Singer was suspect ed of other violent crimes came from State Policeman Estel Bemenderfer. He said he was at Rochester, Ind., to study axe murders of Singer’s mother and brother near Rochester two years ago. According to Bemenderfer, Mrs. Mary Singer and Lonnie Singer were hacked to death in their home near Rochester. The State policeman said % another man had confessed “those slayings” but he admitted the State police “were interested in the Roches ter angle.” Bryant wag killed only two miles from the farm where Stinger confessed slaying Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding Wesley and their 12 year old daugh ter, Marjorie on July 21 because he was “mad” at the whole outfit. Au thorities recovered the unclad bodies . of the victims yesterday from a five foot grave in a cow barn. Police have held Singer at an un t announced place since his confession i yesterday. Wabash authorities said they “feared mob violence.”
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