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| HENDERSON I GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR rTALIAN PLANES KILL 200 IN VALENCIA ********** ** ****** ** *********** ***** Ford Says U, A, W. A. Staged Riot To Cover Failures 100 FORD WORKERS IN MASSACHUSETTS OUSTED jiM JOBS Complaint Filed With Labor Board That Company Violated New Fed eral Statute SEASONAL LAY-OFF, COMPANY DECLARES Lewis Unions Tighten Lines Around Many Huge Steel Plants in Great Lakes Dis trict, Where 70,000 Work ers Are On Strike In Inde pendent Plants Detroit, Mich., May 28 (AP) —The Ford Motor Company said today a riot at its Rogoe plant was staged to cover up failure of the U. A. W. A. to organize Ford workers. In a formal statement, the company attributed the disorder, in which 18 unionists were hurt Wednesday, to the U. A. W. A. and unidentified newspa pers the company said have demanded a “Ford strike story” for six months. Charges of “Fascism” and employ ings "thugs and mobsters” were hurl ed at Henry Ford by the union’s pres ident, Homer Martin, who laughingly withheld comment until later when he learned of the Ford statement. “The demonstration Wednesday against Ford workmen on Ford pro perty was staged by newspapers which for the last six months have (Continued on Page Four.) WHITE SLAVE ACT’S VIOLATION CHARGED Four Persons Named in Federal War rants Sworn Out at Fayette ville During Day Fayetteville, May 28.—(AP)—Four persons named in Federal warrants, Mable Phillips, Jimmy Williams, James Phillips and Margery Honey cutt, were placed under SI,OOO bond each today foi" hearings on charges of violating the Federal white slavery act. The warrants, signed by Noel! Wright, Jr., of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, charged Mabel Phillips with bringing one young woman and the other three with bringing two here from Gaffney, S. ,C., for immoral purposes. United States Commissioner David Breese said Mabel Phillips would be given a hearing June 4 and the other three June 11. UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND BY ROADSIDE Wayne Official,s Trying To Learn Heads and Tails of Critical ly Slugged Person \ Goldsboro, May 28.— (AP)—Wayne county officers sought today to learn the identity of a man found by the side of the Raleigh highway, nine miles south of here early today. Highway Patrolmen I. D. Moore W. D. Kinsey said the man apparent ly had been beaten with some heavy instrument and thrown into the ditch. They said he appeared to be about 25 and was wearing a light gray suit. Nothing to identify him was found on bis person. The officers said Glenn Wells, pass ing in a car, found the man and brought him to a hospital here. Hospital attaches said he had suf fered a compound skull fracture and his condition was critical. Hoey Names' Couple More Commissions Raleigh, May 28—(AP)— Governor Hoey appointed a seven-member com mission today to study the needs in the State for a four-year medical school. The legislature authorized the com mission to consider present facilities and needs and report along with a draft of any proposed legislation to the 1939 General Assembly. The governor also announced a ten member commission authorized by the legislature to be known as “The North Carolina Commission for the Sesqui centennial Celebration of the Consti (Continued on Page Four.) UlPitJtffSim Daily Dt spirtrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASKD WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pickets Armed With Sticks Ring Steel Plants |J 1 S li 'i tpliii|ipOrallllM 1 I 1 f - | .| W- • 1 ..^• ill Part of picket line at alloy division of Republic Steel company plant, Massillop, O. Refusal of the Republic Steel company, second largest independent steel producer, to enter into agreement with the John L. Lewis union resulted in strike. Here are rackets armed with sticks and bricks outside the plant of the alloy division of Republic Steel at Massillon, O. Ph ilip Murray of Pittsburgh, head of the Steel Workers’ Or ganizing committee, charged that the company had “its mills loaded with guns.” Only by the intercession of a union leader could a Central Press photographer he perm itted to take this photo. All other photographers were barred by the pickets. Baldwin Quits Premier Job As Chamberlain Takes Post 69 - Year - Old Statesman, “Savior of the Monarchy,” Retires at Peak of Prestige NEW PREMIER NOTED AS A CONSERVATIVE He Visits King Immediate ly After Baldwin Calls On Man He Made Monarch of All British Domains; Both See King George Only Brief Period London, May 28.—(AP)— Great Britain smoothly switched govern ments today and Stanley Baldwin, “savior” of the monarchy, left the prime ministry to return to his fa vorite avocation of raising pigs. The 69-year-old statesman handed otfer one of the world’s biggest jobs to conservative) Arthur Chamberlin, his hight hand man, who is only one year his junior. “Honest Stan” Baldwin quit with his political prestige at it peak— chiefly because of his handling of the abdication crisis last December. Months of preparation for the change from Baldwin to Chamberlain made the momentous events of today routine, hut did not detract from the drama of Baldwin’s drive, “formal top hat replacing the familiar howler, to . * (Continued on Page Four.) PATRICK CHILD IS DEAD OF INJURIES Goldsboro, May 27 (AP)—Pter, five-year-old son of Talbot I at rick Goldsboro publisher, and Mrs* Patrick, who was struck by a car white on his way to a kind ergarten yesterday, died at a hos pital here today. He leaves his parents and two brothers, Hugh and Wayne Tylen The funeral will probably be about 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon. 7ilb?dKed Many Old Commissioners and Probably Secretary Griffin To Stay Daily Dlapatch Bareaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel. b/j. C. baskervill. Raleigh, May 28.-Governor Clyde R. Hoey does not expect to he able to announce his appointments to the State School Commission until some time next week, possibly not until the following week, despite the fact that he is supposed to make the new ap pointments before May 31 he indicat ed today. Te reason for this is tha (Continued on Page Four.) HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 28, 1937 Hindenburg Chief Is Critically 111 New York, May 28 (AP)—The condition of Captain Max Pruss, master of the dirigible Hindenburg was so critical today that members of the United States Department of Commerce board investigating the burning of the airship were un able to interview him. South Trimble, Jr., chairman, and Dennis Mulligan, member of the board, came here from their Lakehurst investigation in an ef fort to hear the stories of Captain Pruss and other survivors of the disaster. Danger Os Strikes In N. C. Slight Daih Dispatch Barcan. In the Sir Walter Hotel. I«* J C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, May 28. —The danger of strikes in North Carolina, as well as in all other states, will be virtually eliminated when the new Federal minimum wage and maximum hours law, advocated by President Roosevelt is enacted by Congress, in the opinion of Commissioner of Labor A. L. Flet cher. For when this new law is enact ed—and he is certain it will be enact ed in the near future —it will elimin ate two of the principal causes of strikes, namely, long hours and low pay. “With the Federal social security act already in effect and pronounced constitutional by the United States Supreme Court, the working people of the country are already assured protection against enforced unemploy ment and security after reaching old age,” Commissioner Fletcher pointed (Continued on Page Four.) MICKEY COCHRANE FURTHER IMPROVED Detroit Tigers’ Manager Not Yet Out Os Danger From Blow on Head by Ball New York, May 28 (AP) —Mickey Cochrane, manager of the Detroit Tigers, was reported by his physicians today as being slightly improved, al though fear continued that meningitis might develop. The veteran player, felled by a pit ched ball here Tuesday, is mentally alert, Dr. Bryon Stukey and Dr. Rob ert Walsh said in a bulletin issued at 9 a. m. today. “His temperature, however, has re mained elevated, and we are still fear ful of miningitis,” they said. Dr. Stukey said there is still a pos sibility of infection which would re sult in secondary meningitis.” Cut Now to Probably No More Than In Old Days, Proportionately By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, May 28.—With increas ing frequency the question is begin ning to be asked in Congress: “Have we much, if any, more un employment in this country today than we always have had, not in the midst of depressions, but in what gen erally were regarded as reasonably prosperous times?’’ A deal of puzzlement is popularly (Continued on Page Six.) AMERICANS WIN BIG IN IRISH DRAWINGS Hold More Than Half of Lucky Tickets Whirled Out Up To The Luncheon Period Dublin, Ireland, May 28. —(AP) —American fortune seekers held more than half of the lucky tick ets whirled from the rolling drum of fortune in the Irish hospital sweepstake up to the lunch re cess today. Os 544 tickets on the English derby, to be run next Wednesday, 276 went to the United States and 28 to Canada. Tickets on 34 horses in the race were drawn, leaving 44 more, in cluding Goya 11, one of the fa vorites, to come. QUIET BIRTHDAY HAD WITH DIONNE QUINS Callander, Ontario, May 28. (AP) Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne’s five famous daughters were three years old today, but, except for a half hour deviation in their sup per time, it was mostly another day of oatmeal and spinach, bottl ing and play. The saucer-eyed little girls, far too young to realize the passage of the third milestone in their once tortuous lives, did not have cake, ice cream or candy. They had to stick to body building foods. i OUR WEATHERMAN .t* FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Sat urday. LAWTOCHECKALL EVASION OF TAXES President Seeks Immediate Enactment To Curb Avoidance by Big Income Makers POWER CASES ARE PRESSED IN COURT Ratification of Act To Grant Municipalities Power Plant Money Sought; Wallace Clashes With House Chief on Farm Price Stabilization Plan Washington, May 28.—(AP)—Presi dent Roosevelt said today he would seek legislation at this session of Congress to check both evasion and avoidance of big income tax payments He said a comparatively small nurn ber of wealthy persons were getting out of tax payments amounting to millions of dollars. The government, meanwhile, press ed its case before the Supreme Court in behalf of Federal aid in financing municipal and other local power pro jects. A brief filed with the court by So licitor General Stanley Reed declared the decisions validating the social se curity act “make it plain that expen ditures for the relief of nationwide unemployment are proper exercise of congressional power.” The Alabama Power Company and the lowa City Light & Power Com pany have appealed from a lower court ruling refusing to halt govern ment financing of certain projects from PWA or relief funds. Tile gov ernment asked that a review of the appeal be refused. Secretary Wallace and Chairman Jones, Democrat, Texas, elsewhere in the capital clashed at a House Agri culture Committee hearing on how much a farm price stabilization pro gram would cost. The Texan, questioning ability of the Treasury to finance the program, which Wallace urged, told the secre tary he estimated $635,000,000 to sl,- 250,000,000 would be needed annually for “parity’* 'and soil conservation payments if all farmers complied. “I think, Mr. Chairman, that your mathematic must be in error,” Wal lace said. In the meantime, the President vetoed a bill to extend the time in which World War veterans may re new their five-year war risk term in surance policies. In a message to the House, Mr. Roosevelt said it was not believed further extension of the pri vilege of converting the temporary war risk life insurance was “warrant (Continued on Page Six.) GEORGE F. BAKER IS REPORTED IMPROVED Doctor Rushed to Yacht of New York Banker in Mid-Pacific in Sudden Illness Aboard Cutter Taney, in Mid-Paci fic, May 28 (AP) —'George F. Baker, one of the world’s wealthiest men, was reported out of immediate danger to day after a ver.tual floating hospital reached the New York banker’s yacht in mid-Pacific. Dr. D. J. Zaugg, of the U. S. Pub lic Health Service, boarded the yacht Viking at 3:52 a. m. (9:22 a. m., east ern standard time) after a race to bring emergency aid to Baker during which the cutter Taney was outfitted with hospital equipment. The doctor reported no immediate blood transfusion was necessary to save the 59-year-old banker from per itonitis. Roosevelt Administration Most Wasteful; Dangerous U. 5. Ever Had, Byrd Says Richmond, Va., May 28. —>(AP) — Senator Harry F. Byrd,, of Virginia, told the University of Richmond stu dents today that “there exists at Washington the most wasteful and bureaucratic form of government that has ever been known in our history.” Byrd, speaking at the University convocation, said that with the ex tended operations of the government, some of which may be beneficient and desirable, the cost of these numerous bureaucratic machines of duplicating activities is too great to be borne.” PUBIiISHBD 11 VERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Questioned wi''' v.• {IIIL - > - ' h'' nn H JR v 'JfgHB Thomas Edwin Elder (above), dean lof the Mt. Hermon boys’ school at Greenfield, Mass., when the shot-gun murder, of the headmaster, Elliot Spear, made national headlines, was questioned by police at Alton, N. H., after S. Allen Norton, former school cashier, identified Elder, now retired, as man who pointed a shot gun at him but fled without firing. (Central Press) Windsor And Wallis Will GomeToU.S. After Honeymoon In Austria, Will Stop Here On Tour Around the World Monts, France, May 28.—(AP) —An associate of the Duke of Windsor dis closed today Edward and Mrs. Wallis Warfield were planning a visit to the United States as a “second honey moon.” The associate said their stay in the United States would be brief and part of a trip around the world. Edward and Wallis were said to have selected tentatively either Oc tober or November for the trip to America, traveling westward from Europe after spending their “first honeymoon” in Austria. They will be married in the music room of the Chateau de Cande June 3 and will leave shortly afterwards on a trip by automobile expected to end in a castle in Austria. Reports were Edward was search ing through old address books for ad dresses of friends he had met on a previous visit to the United States, (Continued on Page Six.) JOHNSTON TO VOTE TOMORROW ON ABC County Will Be Fifth To Decide on Liquor Stores; Score Is Even Thus Far Smithfield, May 28^ —(APi —John- ston county citizens ballot tomorrow on the question of opening county li quor stores. This will be the fifth county to vote under the 1937 law. Dare and Durham having returned wet margins, and Columbus and Al leghany dry majorities. Next Tuesday, Wayne, Mecklen burg and Washington counties vote on the question. “They are rapidly becoming frank ensteins x x x that may grow so pow erful as to destroy the right of cit izens to liberty, life and happiness,” he said. “This is probable, because great bu reaucratic machines, once established and made operative, can rarely be dis mantled.” Byrd, chairman of a Senate com mittee on governmental reorganiza tion, said he made his statements after “investigating for months the operations of the Federal govern ment.” 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY BOMBARDMENT ON EASTERN CENTER IS JUST BEFORE DAWN Many Persons Unaccounted For and More Bodies Be ing Found Hourly % In Debris DOZENS OF HOUSES ALSO DEMOLISHED Building of U. S. Embassy Damaged But Embassy Is Not; One British Ship In Harbor Sunk Wish Seven Killed; Campaign in North Is Paralyzed Valencia, Spain, May 28.—(AP) — Five insurgent planes described by competent observers as Italian, car ried out a terrific bombardment of Valencia before dawn today and kill ed an estimated 200 persons. The at tack came an hour before dawn. (Editor’s Note. This dispatch, sent at 4:35 a. m. Spanish time, was de layed by censor for more than eight hours.) Matay persons were unaccounted for. More bodies were being found hourly, with the removal of debris. Many more were injured. One report said the English ship Cadin, anchored in the harbor was sunk by the bombardment, with seven members of the crew killed and eight injured. The report said a bomb fell on the English steamer Finzon, but no casualties or serious damage re sulted. Dozens of houses were demolished. Sleeping men and women and chil dren were blown from theiT beds to a terrible death. Some of them were nitched into the street from upper floors. The tower of one shattered build ing alone remained standing. Its big clock had stopped at the very minute the first bomb hit at 2:45 a. m. The American Embassy was not damaged, but other floors of the build ing it occupies were torn. Hendaye, Franco-Spanish frontier, (Continued on Page Six.) CONVICTED LOVERS SEEM FRIENDLY YET Donald Wightman Tries To Speak To Gladys Mac Knight In Court; To Pass Sentence Jersey City, May 28 (AP) —A second degree murder conviction in the hat chet slaying of her mother cut short today a renewal of the friendship be tween Gladys Mac Knight, 17, and her 19-year-old boy friend, Donald Wight man, The love that turned to hate during the' trial appeared to be on the verge of reviving when the jury found them guilty last night. How long they must stay in prison for the mother’s slay ing will not be known until sentence i 3 passed next Thursday. The verdict carries a maximum pen alty of 30 years in State Prison. Re-hudding of their friendship was disclosed last night while the Bayonne defendant awaited the return of the high school girl and her red-haired co jury. Donald asked to speak to Gladys and “wish her luck,” a court officer who had been at. the youth's side, said. The request was refused but the two, who blamed each other for the killing through ten days of their trial, ex changed a smile after the last noon recess. DEAFIMBIGRO SAVED FROM CHAIR Governor Commutes Sen tence Because of Many Uncertainties Daily Dlapatck Rnrtaa, In the Sir Waiter Hotel. By J. C. It ASKER VI LI, Raleigh, May 28. —Raymond Early, alias “Dummy’’ Moore, deaf and dumb Negro of Yadkin county, will not die in the gas chamber in State Prison here for rape, as a result of the com mutation given him today by Gover nor Clyde R. Hoey. But he will serve the rest of his life in prison, unless another commutation is issued to him later. Early was convicted of having criminally attacked a white married woman in her home between 3 and 4 o’clock on the morning of August 17 before he was put to flight following a scuffle with her husband. The trial was held late in August with Superior (Continued on Page Six.)
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