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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL . CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR leased wire service of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. EDWARD REACHES FRANCE ED ROUTE SOUTH m KAI-SHEK IN CONTROL AFTER IDIERSJITINY Immediate War Against Japan Had Been De manded in Circular by Marshal Liang EMERGENCY STEP'S SOUGHT BY YOUTHS Nationalist Government Says Chiang Kai-Shek’s Release Is First Urgent Step Before Japanese Sit uation Comes Up; Troops Lean to Communists Shanghai, Sunday, Dec. 13. —(AP) Authoritative Chinese dispatches from Siajifu today said Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. China’s premier, has hurried to that place to “take con trol” after an estimated 3,000 Shensi provincial troops had mutinied. HOIK 1)1 ATE WAR AGAINST JAPAN, MARSHAL’S DEMAND Tokyo, Dec. 13. —(AP)—(Sunday)— The Domei (Japanese) News Agency, in a dispatch from Shanghai today, aaid the Chinese marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, who kidnaped Chiang Kai-Shek, premier of China, at Sianfu, had issued a circular telegram de manding immediate war against Jap an by the Chinese Nationalist gov ernment. The Domei dispatch asserted the young Chinese marshal also demand ed emergency measures be taken to cope with the grave crisis and said the rebels guaranteed Chiang Kai- Shek’s life. Replying to Marshal Chiang’s de mands. Domei quoted the National government as saying: “The National government fully ap preciates the young marshal's pro posals. but the National government first desires the immediate release of Chiang Kai-Shek. “After that it will discuss emer gency measures in connection with the young marshal's demands.” Domei said the mutineers, who for some time have been showing signs of joining the Communistists, whom they were supposed to be fighting in an anti-Japane.se crusade, detained Generalissimo Chiang after he had or dered them transferred. Censorship at Shanghai was report edly imposed by the Chinese govern ment. bailey man taken TO STATE’S PRISON Suspended Sentence Invoked on Man Suspected of Slaying of His Aged Mother Rocky Mount. Dec. 12 (AP) —Jesse Bissett, Bailey man whom Nash of ficers arrested in connection with the axe-slay.ng Thursday of his mother was; taken to State Prison last night to nerve a two-year suspended sent ence imposed on him several months ago for breaking into the ABC store at Bailey. V. Balkner, Nash sheriff, said he did not have enough evidence now to hold Bissett for murder of his 60- year-old mother Mrs, Maria Bissett. Bi-sett attended funeral services Ru hid mother at Bailey yesterday afternoon. *IO,OOO ROBBERY IN DILLON IS REPORTED ( ftv ll Depository Broken Into With Blow Torch During Night; No Details Are Learned Dilon, S. C., Dec. 12.—(AP)— The ‘riff’s office here was advised today rush depository at Lakview was 1 "btiw| of SIO,OOO last night. v Meagre details here included a re >,or ’ that the robbers broke into the Mlding and used a blow torch to ' ♦(•i the vault. At • aches at the sheriff’s office said ro, clues to the robbers had been ob tain, <i. OUBOTAmPMAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy and colder; Sunday part ly cloudy, slightly colder. WEEKLY WEATHER. *»>mc indications of scattered precipitation in northern portion first of week, and more general f ainy period within latter part; ‘ uol at beginning, mild in middle and .colder latter part of week V * „ - f ■Hntiirrsmt £lailn Dtsnatrh House Completes Passage State Unemployment Act; Will Adjourn Wednesday Lower Body Will Hold Only Perfunctory Sessions Mon day and Tuesday While Senate Labors With Three Successive Passings of Special Measure Dail) Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 12.—The special ses sion of the General Assembly now in process of enacting an unemployment insurance law, will complete its work and adjourn either by midnight Tues day night or not latci than Wednes day noon, according to present indica tions. If the session completes the en actment of the unemployment insur ance bill in this short length of time, it will have broken all records both for speed in legislating and for at- < GRAVELY INLINE FOR SENATE POST Likely Again To Head Ap propriations Committee Next Month Dally IMapatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 12 —Talk going the rounds in political circles here is that Senator Lee v L. Gravely, of Rocky Mount, Nash County, is likely to be appointed chairman of the Sen ate Appropriations Committee, the same commiiCtee of which he was chairman during the 1935 session. Until the last few days, the belief has been general that Gravely was not likely to get a major committee chairmanship this time, due to the fact that he did not support Lieuten ant Governor W. P. Horton in tho primary, but backed Paul D. Grady instead, who was defeated. If Grav- Continued on Page Five.) R. O. SELF PLACED ON EXAMINER BODY One of Three Designated by Inter state Commerce Commission On Motor Carriers Washington, Dec. 12.—(AP)—The Interstate Commerce. Commission to day named R. O. oeif, of Raleigh, N. C.; John Cone, of Columbia, S. C., and Lester Hooker, Richmond, Va., as members of a joint board of motor carriers examiners for North Caro lina. South Carolina and Virginia. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. GREAT BRITAIN’S NEW ROYAL FAMILY n i in mi i - ’ i " Great Britain’s royal family, Kins George VI, his wife, ; Queen Consort Elizabeth, and their two children, Crown Princess Eliza- HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1936 PUBUBH^ > C Es?luN^Y B,mNOON tending to business, observers agree. The House passed the unemploy ment jnsurane bill on third reading early this morning, convening at 12:05 a. m., and immediately proceed ing with the enactment of the bill on its third reading. The House complet ed its consideration of the bill in the committee of the whole early Friday afternoon and immediately passed it. on its second reading. By meeting shortly after midnight this morning, Continued on Page Five.) NEW LAW GIVES HOEY MANY JOBS Pie Counter Is Considerably Enlarged Under Unem ployment Act Dally Diapatoh Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 12.—The enactment of the unemployment insurance bill, which is expected to become law by Wednesday, is going to be of great help to Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey from a political standpoint, since it makes it mandatory for him to ap point two members of a three-mem ber commission at from $5,000 to $6,- 000 a year each, it is pointed out. While the law leaves the fixing of the salaries of the chairman and mem bers of the commission to the gover nor and Council of State, the general belief is that the chairman of the new Unemployment Compensation Commis sion will probably get a salary of $6,- 000 a year and the other appointive Continued on Page Five.) POPE SITS UP in CHAIR, IMPROVING Vatican City, Dec. 12 (Al*) Pope Pius XI spent part of today in an arm chair, improving stead ily from his paralytic attack. His Holiness talked with Cardi nal Pacelli, the Vatican secretary of state, and received messages of sympathy from King Victor Emmanuel and Viceroy Rodolfo Granziani of Ethiopia. beth. left and Margaret Rose, bolow, are pictured. Crown *~- r • Princess Elizabeth now is first-in-like to the throne.— LEGISLATORS ARE FOR COUNTY PLAN OF LIQUOR STORE That Is Majority View Right Now, But They May Change by Time of Regular Session DRYS MIGHT GAIN BALANCE OF POWER State Control and County Control Advocates May Fight to Draw; Report of Liquor Investigating Com mission May Also Influ ence Many Votes Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 12.—A majority cf the members of both the House and Sen ate of this special session of the Gen eral Assembly and who will be mem bers of the regular 1937 session when it convenes in January, are apparent ly in favor-of a county option liquor control and liquor stores system, ac cording to those who have been sound ing out the legislators-on this subject. As a result, the belief is growing that regardless of what the State Liquor Commission recommends in its report, the General Assembly is likely to do little more than permit any counties which want liquor stores, to hold elec tions and set them up pretty much along the same lines as in the 18 coun ties which now have liquor stores. County Plan Strong/ There is little doubt that at the pre sent time the sentiment is strongly in favor of the county liquor control plan. It is also agreed that not only are all of the 18 counties which now (Continued on Page Five) FIREMEN CONTROL STOCKYARDS FIRE $50,000 Damage Done in Chicago Dis trict Before Blaze Is Over come by Fighters Dec. 12.—(AP)—Fire men early today brought under control a fire which destroyed sheep and cattle holding pens on the western edge of the Union Stock Yards, causing damage es timated at $50,000. Starting in a wooden sheepbarn. tlie flames spread to an area a block long and 500 feet deep. Fire men fought the flames from a viaduct of the Chicago Junction railroad. The railroad right of way helped check the spread of the bl aze » and it was un der control about an hour and a , half after the first alarm. House Vote On Security Unanimous Vote 111 to 0, as Fin al Action Comes; Some M embers Leave for Homes Raleigh, Dec. 12.—(AP)—Without a dissenting vote, the House passed the administration unemployment insur ance bill on third reading early today and sent it to the Senate. The vote was 111 to 0. The Senate will meet. (Monday to take up the measure and leaders pre dicted it would become law by Wed nesday, unless the upper branch of the General Assembly materially amends it. Revenue bills necessarily must pass Continued on Page Five.) RAYBURNISBEST BH FOR SPEAKER New Dealers Are Behind Texan,. But Genuine Fight In Prospect By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. 12.—Congressman Sam Rayburn of Texas looks like much the best bet for the post of Democratic leader in the next House of Representatives. He will not be a very popular choice among many congressional Demo crats, however. Why, then, are the Democrats so likely to choose him° Rayburn has been a strong support- Continued on Page Five.) W>OAYS YORK, MEANWHILE, IS PROCLAIMED KING IN FORMAL CEREMONIES Ireland Ratifies Change In Crown Dublin, Irish Free State, Dec. 12. —(AF) —The Dail Eireann late to day passed the government bill! providing for recognition hy the Irish Free State of Edward’s ab dication as the British king, and acknowledging his brother, George VI, as his successor as head of the British commonwealth. Dublin, Irish Free State, Dec. 12. (AP) —President Eamon de Valera, whose government already has abolished the office of the British King’s representative In the Irish Free State, asked the Dail Eire mann today to ratify former King Edward’s abdication act. The accession law approved yes terday in London was brought for mally l>efore the Irish Parliament to ratify two actions, the former king’s renunciation of the British throne and King George’s succes sion. LEAGUE APPROVES PLANS TO ISOLATE THE SPANISH WAR Recognizes Socialist Gov ernment’s Plea To View Conflict as World Peace Menace TO SUPPORT SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING AID Franco - British Mediation Proposals Would Be Ap proved, and 1 Cooperative Action by League and Other International Bodies To Bring War to Close Geneva, Dec.. 12 (AP) —After a stormy secret session, the League of Nations Council agreed today on a resolution designed to the Spanish civil war. The resolution was understood to contain four principal points: First, recognition of the Valencia government’s app»al to the League to recognize the war as a danger to in ternational peace. Two, support of a more rigid sys tem of international control pre vent foreign assistance to either war (Continued on Page Five) PROSECUTION RESTS IN MAXWELL TRIAL Court Rules Testimony at First Trial Cannot Be Used Now; 35 State Witnesses Heard Wise, Va., Dec. 12.—(AP)—The pro secution rested its case against dark haired Edith Maxwell today after Judge Eza Carter had ruled that her testimony at her first trial could not be used at her re-trial on charges of killing her father, Trigg Maxwell. Thirty-five witnesses had testified in support of the State’s charge that the 22-year-old school teacher slew her father in a family quarrel at his miner’s cottage 22 months ago. Roosevelt To Reach Charleston Tuesday; Bringing Yule Gifts With President Roosevelt at Sea, Dec. 12 (AP) —’President Roosevelt was bound across the Caribbean to day on the last leg of his combined vacation and peace voyage to South America. The cruiser Indianapolis, bearing the President north across the 1,667 miles from Port of Spain, Trinidad, was expected to reach Charleston TJuesday morning. The President planned to entrain there to reach the capital by evening. Mr, Reo~evelt’f! cabin was stocked 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Ex-King, Now Duke of Windsor, Arrives at Bou logne on Way to Some Swiss Retreat HE WILL NOT SEE MRS. SIMPSON NOW Woman of His Heart Will Not Meet Him Until She Is Ready Under the Law To Marry Him in April; George VI Greeted and Hailed in London as Ruler London, Dec. 12 (AP) —The British destroyer Fury took Ed ward of England to a guarded quay at Boulogne«sur-Mei\ France, today to start his lone ly wait for happiness, while medaeval heralds proclaimed George VI as Britain’s king. The destroyer tied up at 4 p. m. at the Boulogne dock, near which an especially reserv ed sleeping car was standing. The car, it \yas believed, would be coupled to the Calais-Basel express to carry the Duke of Windsor as far as Zurich, Switzerland. Edward could not be identified aboard.ship from the quay, and it whh believed he would remain below decks until train time. From Boulogne his path may lead to Austria, to Italy, the Dalmatian coast or elsewhere, wherever he chooses to wait for Wallis Warfield Simpson. Proud heralds in the trappings of another age proclaimed a new king today to Londontown—and from tho warship Fury’s deck* the man who was a monarch watched another for eign shore. Throngs, wrapt and prideful, spread out before the musty battlements of St. James while trumpets shrilled and Sir Getald Wollaston, the garter prin cipal king of arms, proclaimed Georgo VI, “the only lawful liege lord,’’ of 495,000,000 people. At Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, flus tered officialdom, mobile guards, de tectives and police waited for the de stroyer Fury bearing Edward of Eng land to anchor off the port. A train with one whole car reserved may car ry tho king of only yesterday toward Continued on Page Five.) Ten Killed In Shelling Os Madrid Madrid, Dec. 12.—(AP> —Ten per sons were killed today and at least a score wounded as insurgent bat teries threw round after round of sharpnel into the center of the Span ish capital. The government ordered out its militia reserves to stem a double edged insurgent thrust at the capital’s defenses. While Fascist battalions struck from the northeast and the west, a Socialist communique listed important victories far to the north in Asturias province, on the Bay of Biscay. A new offensive, the government said, captured several towns. Fascists suffered heavy losses, the communique declared. with Christmas presents his son James hurriedly purchased in baz aars of the British West Indian Is lands, where the Indianapopis and its convoy cruiser/, the Chester, called yesterday. The President expressed gratitude for the cordial reception he received during his shore visit. He deferred writing his legislative budget message and second inaugu ral address until his return to Wash ington, and hoped to spend some of the last days of hi: trip fishing.
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