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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR HOUSE DEBATES APPOINTMENT OF MURPHY Frances Perkins Gives Praise To State’s Labor Legislation Labor Chief Tells Solons About State Declares North Caro lina’s Economic Con dition Is “Highly Fav orable”; Addresses Joint Session of Legis lature on Visit to Ra leigh n.ilt'igh, Jan. 11. —(AF) —France* Perkins, secretary of labor, highly praised North Carolina today for enacting “much progressive labor leg islation" as she told the State legis lature that the State’s economic con dition is “highly favorable.” “The Department of . Labor you have set up is a model of its kind and has been and will continue to be ad ministered so as to improve the working conditions of your many wage earners, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employ ment,” said Secretary Perkins. The first woman cabinet member stopped here for a busy day enroute to Chapel Hill, where she speaks to night before the Carolina Political Union. She conferred with the joint labor committee of the legislature this morning, and with State labor offi cials. From a national standpoint, Miss Perkins forecast “by and large, Am erican industry and American labor enter the new year under conditions which should give confidence to all who are interested in bettering our national welfare.” “Among the important laws enact ed by your legislatui-e is the cover age provided under a workman’s com pensation measure of 25 occupation 1 *! diseases, including silicosis”, she sai l. “This makes for the protection of workers, and is in the interest of all the people of the State.” "The enactment of a 16-year mini mum age for employment in any fac tory or in any gainful occupation dur ing school hours will serve to keep (Continued on Page Six.) State Prison Heads Defend Asphyxiation Raleigh, Jan. 11.—(AF)— Prison of ficials rallied today to the defense of asphyxiation as the means of inflict ing capital punishment in the face of legislative proposals to return to elec trocutions. North Carolina has the only lethal gas chamber east of the Mississippi liver. Newspaper men and witnesses of executions have been outspoken in their belief that electrocution is more humane than gas, and Governor Hoey suggested that the legislature provide again for electrocutions. Two bills to restore electrocutions have been introduced already. Reporters recalled that Tom Lin ney grinned as he sat down in the (Continued on Page Four.) Bus Inquiry Fund Causes Speculation D jiily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY G. LYNN NISBET. Raleigh, Jan. 11. —An item of $20.- 000 buried in the budget appropria tion bill for the highway and pubhc works commission, by long odds the smallest item in the list of suggested appropriations, has the germ of a real legislative scrap. This is the new item for "bus investigation,” something that has not appeared in any previous appropriation bill. Bus and railroa folks are wondering if it is to be the center of the biennial contest for a. vantage between these two major transportation facilities. Considerable doubt is expressed as to just what course the investigate i is intended to take; and there is mue 1 * (Continued on Page Five) Hpttxtersmt Bailn tUtsmtfrlt LE ti?P* J IRE SERVICE OP IHL ASSOCIATED PRESS. Hull Returns from Lima Parley •• ;? s* / •• • X- .• • . . • *5 ' ' m * $ 11 Ip."f : 4jpl Ilk jj§ Ml ’ m.—. J——lft 4HI i Bi || m I fa, i I ■MI ■ 11 Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs. Hull are pictured as their ship passed the Statue of Liberty, arriving at New York from Lima, Peru. Hull was chairman of the American delegation at the conference of the Americas'> Lima. (Central Press) Whole Budget Based Upon Diversion Os $7,000,000 Issue Has Already Be come Possibly Chief Legislative Issue; If Diversion Is Rejected, State Fiscal Structure Hopeless, Bryant Says Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 11.—The administra tion, one of its budget-makers acting as spokesman, has flatly informed th? General Assembly and the world at large that its whole financial plan for the coming biennium is based on a foundation of using $7,000,000 col lected in gasoline taxes for general fund purposes. Speaking before a joint meeting of the House and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, Victor S. Bryant, one of the members of the Advisory Budget Commission, told in detail how all plans for balancing outgo a!nd income during the next two years call for transfer of $2,000,000 next June from highway to general funds, to be followed by transfers of an estimated $2,500,000 at the end of each succeeding fiscal year. Budget Rests on Diversion. “Unless the present policy permit ting transfer of these sums to the general fund is continued, you might just as well throw the revenue and appropriations bills out the window and start all over again,” he con cluded an hour’s speech in which he made repeated reference to the prac tice which friends ‘call “application of the sales tax to gasoline” and which enemies denounces as “diver sion, just as malodorus under any other name.” He warned that continuation of the present policy is the only way in which the legislature can “get a bal anced budget and go home in any rea sonable length of time.” Mr. Bryant's explanation of the (Continued on page six) South Carolian Asks Congress To Tax Sorry Tobacco Columbia, S. C., Jan. 11.—(AP) —Representative Stanley Bryant, of Horay county,, introduced to day a resolution memorializing Congress 'to enact legislation im posing a tax on inferior grades of tobacco instead of the penalty imposed by the existing Federal control act. Pointing out “flue-opred” to bacco growers voted against pro duction control, which “will re sult in an over-production of in ferior gradw of tobacco, and bring material loss to tobacco growers”, the resolution asks Con gress to “impose a reasonable tax on all scrap tobacco marketed at a price not exceeding five cents per pound”, in lieu of the 50 per cent penalty provided under ex isting acts. The resolution was referred to the agriculture committee. ONLY DAILY In Smuggle Quiz / ■% Jack Benny (above), film and radio comedian, was called to appear be fore the Federal Grand Jury, in New York, to tell of his friendship with Albert N. Chaperau, confessed smuggler. Government claims Ben ny gave his wife, Mary Livingstone, $1,200 smuggled trinkets. Absentee Law Repeal Seems Very Doubtful Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter HoteL Raleigh, Jan. 11.—Outright and complete repeal of the absentee bal lot law by the present General As sembly is very doubtful, in the op inion of slow-speaking, sandy-haired (what there is of it) George W. Phil lips. just appointed chairman of the House Committee on Elections and Election Laws. The Onslow lawyer professed com plete surprise at his appointment and declared that Speaker Libby Ward has “handed me the toughest sort of a job.” Talking over the matter, Mr. Phil lips did not commit himself to any definite stand on the question of ab sentee ballot repeal or other election law reforms. He said there is consid erable doubt' whether complete re peal is possible in this Assembly and seemed to favor moving with caution in the making changes. “There’s absolutely no doubt about the sentiment of people in my coun ty—they are overwhelmingly for out right repeal of all absentee votin; laws”, he said, “but it’s very doubt ful if repeal can be attained and it is somewhat doubtful if that’s thr best solution of the problem aft-:r (Continued on Page Five.) NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 11,1939 Meeting Os Legislature Very Short Joint Money Commit tees Continue Work on New Budget; Jack Dempsey Invited To Attend House Meet ing; Fireworks Over Seed Licenses Raleigh, Jan. IL—(AP> North Carolina’s legislators heard Frances Perkins, secretary of labor, praise the State today for having done “wonder fully well” in labor legislation since 1933, and did little else in routine ses sions. The joint money committee met this afternoon to continue work on the record $154,000,000 1939-41 proposed budget. Fireworks came at a meeting of the House Agricuture Committee, the first such debate of the session, when the spokesman for the Department of agriculture opposed the Page-Under wood bill to reduce the license tax from $lO to $1 on seed dealers doing less than SIOO business a year. The committee voted in favor of reducing the tax, hut referred the matter to a sub-comimittee for study. After Representatives Page, of Bladen, and Turlington, of Iredell, had expressed opposition, the House adopted a resolution inviting Jack Dempsey to attend the meeting of the lower House tomorrow. Senator Graham, of Lincoln, offer ed a bill to require the highway com mission to provide new drainage faci lities when its construction work blocks drains already fixed. Senator Gregory, of Rowan, sent in a proposal to clarify the laws on bastardy and empower justices of the peace to is sue warrants in such cases. Speaker Ward announced appoint ment of Rev. Alfonso Jordan, of Eden ton, as House chaplain. Charlotte Airman Killed On His Way From Miami Races Rock Hill, S. C., Jan. 11. —(AP) — Tom H. Gable, 27-year-old Charlotte, N. C., novelty dealer, was fatally in jured in the crash of his private air plane near the Rock Hill city limits today. Gable was returning to Char lotte after participating in the air games at Miami, Fla., last week. Wit nesses said the plane crashed head ori after it had zoomed over a tree. They were unable to say what caus ed it to fall. The accident occurred about 10:20 a m. Gable was brought to a hos pital here, where he died about 1 p. m. His father, L. A. Gable, Sr., of Charlotte, who came here upon re ceiving word of the crash, said Tom had been flying about two years. Hope Os Recovery Os Col. Ruppert Is Finally Given Up New York, Jan. 11.—(AP) — Genial Colonel Jacob Ruppert, beer and baseball magnate, lay near death today in his palatial Fifth Avenue home. The'last rites of the Catholic Church were ad ministered, and attending phy sicians said there was no hope of recovery for the 71-year-old owner of the world champion New York Yankees. But the stout little bachelor sportsman, who built one of the nation’s biggest fortunes in brew ing, baseball and real estate, fought strongly against an attack of phlebitis that has kept him from his office for nine months. Death Method Os State May Be Continued Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter HoteL Raleigh, Jan. 11.—John R. Morris, chairman of the House Committee on Penal Institutions, plans to make a thorough personal study of death (Continued on Page Five' WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, followed by oc casional rains Thursday and in southeast portion tonight; slight ly colder in east and extreme north central portions tonight and in east portion Thursday. A Matter of $915,000,000 lH \. JBj ■EfiT’ §■ *jiS II jlpp KtJßl|r Mfm il ifffjj’ jmm ?r i f iJb : 4sjjjyjy w. ...> JH Mayor LaGuardia (right) of New York, and Edward Tayloj sha.-i.ian of the House Appropriations Committee, are pictured during the hearing at which LaGuardia, as president of the United States corfe.'.nc** of Mayors, declared the $875,000,000 requested by * •.‘ e - , d r> nt to keep WPA going to July should be raWJ v <“915, 000, 00ft, Chamberlain Starts Talk With Mussolini On Peace Os Europe Next Four Days May Determine Whether Or Not Major War Will Break in Europe; Very Cordial Greeting Given Englishmen in Rome Rome, Jan. 11. —(AP) —Prime Min ister Chamberlain, warmly welcofned to Rome, tonight sought to learn Premier Mussolini’s terms for coop eration in his effort to bring appease ment to Europe. Less than two hours after a spec tacular welcome at the railway sta tion, the British and Italian premiers and their foreign ministers were con ferring in II Duce’s office. The first talk lasted an hour. The negotiations opened in a cor dial atmosphere, but were confronted with grave difficulties. The Italians left no doubt that the first problem would be their claims for a new col onial deal in Africa at the expense of France, which already has registered New Theories Os Economics Gain Ground By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Jan. 11.—Congress is tackling some economic problems that the economic old masters of a few generat ions ago never dreamed of. Once on a time, when the lawmakers got into a jam over one of these puzzles their custom was to refer to the writings of such recognized authorities as Adam Smith, Thomas Rob ert Malthus, David Ricado or John Stuart Mills, for in stance. This group of pndits’ utterances Pat Harrison were accepted as gospel. Today a lot of situations confront our legislators that did not exist at all in the era of Adam Smith, Tommy Malthus their ilk. Senators Pat Harrison and Carter Glass and (Representative Rob ert L. Dough ton and James P. Buch anan of the two congressional cham bers’ respective revenue-raising and money-spending committees have to (Continued on Page Four) KINSTON DOCTOR’S ROBBERS GET AWAY Kinston, U an. 11. —4 AP) —Police sought today j man who last night held up and robbed Dr. D. W. Ruff in of S3OO in cash and cheelis and his automobile. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. her objection to Chamberlain’s deal ing with this issue. The British considered settling the Spanish civil war as perhaps the greatest question involved in Cham berlain’s four-day visit, but Italians indicated II Duce would inform the prime minister that he prefers to let Insurgent General Franco fight on to a final victory. II Duce and his son-in-law and for eign minister, Count Ciano, met Chamberlain and his secretary, Vis count Halifax, at the railway station when they arrived at 10:30 a. m., east ern standard time. As Mussolini, smiling broadly, step (Continued Page Six.) Gliphant, An Intimate Os FDR, Is Dead Washington, Jan. 11. —(AP) —Her- man Oliphant, general counsel of the Treasury and intimate advisor of President Roosevelt, died today. The Treasury said Oliphant’s death occurred at naval nospital at 9:30 a. m. He suffered a critical heart ail ment for about a week. Oliphant, 54 years old, was best known in the administration for his reputed authorship of the controver sial undistributed profits tax. Al though retiring and reticent, Oliphant also was credited by associates with frequent consultation with the Presi dent on many other important mat ters. At the time of his death Oli phant was the Treasury’s member of the monopoly investigating commit tee. Warehouseman Os Smithfield Dies In • Albuquerque, N. M. Smithfield, Jan. 11. (AP)— Word was received here today that J. Morgan Broadhurst, 32, a tobacco warehouseman here, died in Albuquerque, N. M., last night from injuries received in an automobile wreck. Broadhurst was returning from California, where he went to see Duke University’s football team play in the Rose Bowl. He was an official of the First and Citizens Bank & Trust Company. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Roosevelt’s Men Defend Ex-Governor Republicans Attack His Attitude in Sit down Strikes in Michi gan; Major Appoint ments of President Considered by Senate Committees Washington, Jan. 11.—(AP)—Ad ministration members defended Frank Murphy in the House today during an attack on the new attorney general’s sitdown strike record. Representative Hoffman. Republi can, Michigan, said selection of Mur phy as legal advisor of the President means, if it means anything, that the President approves of a govern ment by men, by expediency—not a government by law under the Consti tution.” “If the people of the country want that kind of government, Murphy's appointment should be confirmed," said Hoffman. “If they want a gov ernment by law, the appointment should be rejected.” Representative Rayburn, Texas, the majority leader, heatedly asked Hoff man to cite “one instance in which Governor broke the law.” Murphy s nomination to head the Justice Dep: rlment already has been approved by a Senate Judiciary sub committee. With the Senate in adjournment until tomorrow, three of its sub-com mittees were at work today on Presi dent Roosevelt’s nomination to high offices. Hopkins Defends Record One approved former Senator Pope, of Idaho, for the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors. Anoth er heard Harry L. Hopkins testify tliat he had done everything in hds power “to keep petty, partisan poli tics out of WPA.” Answering ques tions concerning his qualifications for secretary of commerce, an office to which he has just been named, Hop kins asked, “if anybody has had an intimate experience with business during the last six years, it has been myself.” Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling, who desenib ~ on Page Five.) Ruth, With Heart Attack, Worried By Ruppert’s Illness New York, Jan. 11 —(AP) —Babe Ruth, baseball’s all-time home run king, was under treatment in French hospital today for a slight heart attack. Bellowing cheerfullj at visitors, the 45-year-old Babe was more worried over the cri tical illness of his former boss. Colonel Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, than his own ailment. “Hell* I’m all right,” he said. “Just a check-up. Guess I’ve been exercising too much trying to work off this belly.” • Ruth left the hospital early this afternoon after receiving treat ment there. Compromise Proposed In Boston Strike Boston,, Mhss., flan. 11. — compromise wage-hour agreement de signed to end a seven-day truck strike marked by death, scattered violence and paralysis of food and freight transportation in the Boston area, was offered today to 5,000 strik ing drivers for ratification. At Governor Saltonstall’s personal urging, the employers early today ac prospect it might end and bitter dis prospepet it might end and bitter dis pute. The spokesman for the carriers said the agreement provided a top scale of $39 for a 48-hour week, an increase, of $2 over the current wage. The union had asked S4O for 40 hours. The spokesman said drivers would be paid 85 cents for the first hour over time each day and $1 an hour thereafter. A medical examiner, meanwhile, re ported that “everything points to a cardiac condition” as having killed John Pimental, 50, of Newport, R. L, whose death at first was believed the result of a beating yesterday when three carloads of men stopped his truck in Sharon. Police released 25 men after questioning. Declaring the cause of death still was indefinite at this time, Dr. Golden said “if Pimental died from this (cardiac) condition, it very probably was due to being chased.”
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