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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 WENTY-SIXTH YEAR FRANCE READY ID NEGOTIATE WITH ITALT Huge Relief-Parity Fund Approval By House Forecast Action Is Complicated By A Split Urban Members Want $150,000,000 More for Relief and Rural Con gressmen Seek $250,- 000,000 Parity, Latter Not Backed by Presi dent Washington, March 27.—(AP) — Congressional action on farm and re lief appropriations was complicated today by an apparent split in the hastily-formed alliance of rural and urban House members advocating additional funds. Chairman Sabath, Democrat, Illi nois, of the House Rules Committee, announced his opposition to includ ing $250,000,000 for farm parity pay ments in the $1,067,000,000 Agricul ture Department bill. Sabath pre viously was one of several city r con gressmen who had indicated will ingness to support the $250,000,000 item not recommended by the Pres ident if farm memoers would vote for the $150,000,000 emergency WPA fund sought by urban representa tives and the administration. “The parity payments seem to me as unnecessary expenditure of a quarter billion dollars,” Sabath said. “Some of these boys have sponsors remained confident that the House would approve the money The parity payments are intended to place farm income on a par with the prices of articles which farmers buy. They would be in addition to $500,000,000 for regular benefits un der the administration’s agricultural program. Economy advocates in the Senate were pessimistic about the chances of holding down either the farm or relief appropriations. Well informed sources said Vice-Presi dent Garner had dropped his de mand that farm payments be curbed. Gregg Cherry Outstanding Assemblyman Daily Dispatch Bureau In the Sir Walter HoteL BY HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, March 27.—Win, lose or draw, Gaston’s gift- to the General Assembly remains an outstanding, upstanding figure in the Tar Heel legislature. Back as a private in the ranks af ter service as finance chairman in 1935 and speaker in 1937, Gregg Cherry has maintained his prestige this session as the peer of any mem ber of the assembly and the superior of most. He has taken more lickings than he has celebrated victories. He has led many a forlorn hope since Janu ary 4. He has broken with the pow ers-that-be on some issues, / stood with them on others. He has been I an independent of the independents. His sarcasm and irony have been as biting and pungent as ever. His knack as a phrase-maker has been (Continued on Page Five) Spruill To Oppose Scott; Other Candidates Talked Daily Dispatch Bureau, Ip the Sir Walter Hotel. BY LYNN NESBET Raleigh, March 27.—With none of the flowing verbiage which he uses so effectively to extoll the “rippling waters of the silvery Chowan,” but with perhaps just as much enthusi asm, Charles Wayland Spruill last week announced his candidacy for the office of commissioner of agri culture in the 1940 Democratic pri mary. This announcement, made in cas ual conversation with newspaper men at a committee hearing, serves more clearly to define the lines al ready drawn between Commissioner Kerr Scott and the Farm Bureau. It was the first definite statement of intent to run, although half a dozen prospective candidates for State of fices have been quietly feeling out Hrttfrerstm Haflii Ufatrairfa leased wire service op IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Douglas Gets the O. K. ■piiipv ~ ’ -I;:.. " Jm M ■ • '> wHk \ li'lNl? William O. Douglas fright) is pictured with Attorney General Frank' Murphy at hearing of senate judiciary subcommittee in Washington, at which nomination of the SEC chairman to Supreme Court bench was approved. High Court In Approval Os Tax Plan Slate Can Tax Income of Federal Employees and Vice-Versa, Says Ruling of Tribunal; Agricultural Act of 1937 To Be Ruled on Washington, March 27.—(AP) — The Supreme Court approved part of President Roosevelt’s tax recom mendations to Congress today by holding that a state can tax the in come of an employe of a federal agency and that the federal govern ment can tax the income of a state employe. The decision on attempts by New York and Utah to tax the income of federal employees was described by government attorneys as “one of the most momentous in many a year.” The court specifically overruled previous decisions holding that the federal and state governments could not tax the “means and instru mentalities of each other.” The court also: . < • Agreed to pass upon the constitu tionality of the agricultural market ing agreement act of 1937 and orders issued under the law by the secre tary of agriculture. The justices consented to review litigation from two federal district courts, one of which held the law unconstitutional and the other constitutional. Ord ers issued under the law regulated - (Continued on Page Four) I sentiment. There are those who think ! that if Spruill had waited just a few j-days, he might have been beaten to ( the draw by Representative W. W. j (Cap) Eagles, of Edgecombe, or for mer Sheriff Rasberry, of Greene, al so a member of the past and present legislatures. The Spruill announce ment is expected to head off any fur ther entries from the Farm Bureau bloc, but it by no means indicates that Spruill and Scott w’ill have a two-way race. The new candidate is fifty years old, is a successful business man and farmer of Bertie county. The bio graphic sketch in the North Carolina Manual says of him: • “Charles Wayland Spruill, Demo crat, senator from the third sena torial district, was born at Quitsna, (Continued on Page Four) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OFNORTHCAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Committee Okays Douglas on Court Washington, March 27,.—(AP) —Tne Senate Judiciary Commit tee unanimously approved today President Roosevelt’s nomination of William O. Douglas to be an associate justice of the United States Court. The nomination now goes to the Senate, where con firmation appears assured. Douglas, now chairman of the Securities Commission, was ap pointed to succeed Associate Just ice Louis D. Brandcis, 82, who re tired recently. Fenner Might Run In 1940 For Governor Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, March 27.—Among the extra-curricula activities for some of the General Assembly’s members this week, organization of a “Fenner for Governor” club is reported on authority (plausible but far from unimpeachable) to hold a prominent place on the agenda of political business. Just how much credence should be put. in these reports this correspon dent is unable to say. They bear the earmarks of authenticity but not of infallibility. Substance of them is that the im pulsive, aggressive and sometimes explosive gentleman from Nash who heads the House Finance Commit tee has been bitten by the guberna torial bug; or, at least, that many of his s’taunch supporters have reached the conclusion that he is of guberna torial calibre and the further con clusion that it is up to them to do something about the matter of put-; ting him into the 1940 political pud dle. If asked about it, the important (Continued on Page Five) North Carolina’s Delegation Delays State FHA Inquiry Washington, March 27.—(AP) — The absence of Senator Bailey, Democrat, North Carolina, caused a further postponement today of a meeting of North Carolina members of Congress to consider complaints about operation of the Federal Hous ing Administration in the State. The conference was expected to be called upon the return of Repre sentative Robert L. Doughton, dean of the delegation, who came back to the capital Saturday after recupe rating from a recent illness in Flor ida. Bailey, however, left the city over the week-end, explaining he wanted to take a week’s rest in North Carolina. ■ Representative A. D. Folger, said consideration of the- problem would await Bailey’s return. HENDERSON, N. C„ MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 27, 1939' House Votes “Thorough” WPA Inquiry No Senate or Presi dential Approval Is Needed; Rules Com mittee Probe Declar ed Not “Political In vestigation” Washington, March 27.—(AP) — By a bi-partisan vote, the House di rected its appropriations committee todav to makp a “thorough investiga tion” of the WPA. The investigation resolution, by Representative Cox, Democrat, Georgia, requires no fur ther action of the Senate or Presi dent Roosevelt to make it effective. The measure was supported by Democratic Leader Rayburn, who said he was convinced the inquiry would “reflect credit on the admin istration of the WPA.” Cox assured the House it would not be a “political investigation,” and that there would be “no attempt to whitewash anybody or anything.” Renresentative Martin, of Massa chusetts, the Republican leader, also supported the inquiry with the de claration that “the American people demand that this agency be conduct ed in a fair and impartial manner.” Martin said the political activities in the WPA ’ were “an outstanding issue in my congressional district in the last election.” Lithuania Cabinet Resigns In Crisis On Ceding Memel Kaunas. Lithuania, March 27. —(AP) —The Lithuanian cabinet resigned today less than a week after it had agreed to cession of Memel to Germany. General Tshenius, chief of the general staff, has been asked to form a new cabinet. The resignation fpllowed re ports of difficulties in negotia tions between the Lithuanian foreign ministry and Willi Ber tuleit, the Nazi president of the Memel directory, who were work ing out details of the cession of Memel to Germany. The cabinet also had been negotiating with former oppo sition parties on the establish ment of a “common patriotic front,” involving reconstruc tion of the cabinet to admit new representations. Hungarian-Slovak Front Quiet After Sunday’s Fighting Bratislava, Slovakia, March 27. (AP) —A Slovak communication re- : ported quiet today on the Hunga rian-Slovak front after minor fight ing yesterday despite an official truce. Hungarian forces, an official announcement said, failed last night ir- attempts to take three small vil lages. Air forces on both sides were inactive. The fighting pivoted on a dispute over two bills on the Slovak-Carpa tho-Ukraine frontier, where the Slo vaks said the Hungarians shelled a village. Staff officers were said to have tried in vain to halt the hosti lities. Slovak political sources said the Hungarians we;e trying to seize as much territory as possible along the boundary of their newly-won state, Carpatho-Ukraine, to strengthen Hungary’s hand in border-making negotiations which started today at Budapest Regulation Os People’s Habits Grows Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir WaUer Hoiel- BY LYN NISBET Raleigh, Farch 27.—The House of Representatives spent almost exact ly the same amount of time and put nearly as much zest and pep into debating a proposed bill to exempt homesteads up to a thousand dollar value of half the ad valorem taxes, (Continued on Page Five) Chamberlain Says Roumania Retained Full Independence Did Not Sign Away Her Freedom in Treaty With Germany; British Trade Mission Still Has Way Open, Commons Is Advised London, Mrrch 27.—(AP) —Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that Roumania “has not signed away her economic independence” in her new trade treaty with Germany. “We must await developments before coming to any definite conclusions,” Cham berlain added, however. “The Roumanian government has informed the British government that the agreement contains no poli tical clause, and Roumania has not signed away her economic indepen dence,” the prime minister said. He said the Roumanian government had informed Great Britain that the ac cord is “directed against no third party.” Britain Rejects Plans For Boycott On Germany Douglas Most Popular Pick On High Court By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, March 27.—William Orville Douglas appears to be about the most human Federal Supreme Court justice that this country ever had. To be sure, at this moment of writing he isn’t one of the justices. He’s only been ap pointed by the President. He hasn’t been con firmed *by the Senate. However, he will be. Prob ably he will have been already by these lines are in type. President BjjL — r'g Douglas Roosevelt never made a less disputed selection. A few trans-Mississippi senators did say that they wished a farther westerner had been chosen, but his geography was the only fault found with Douglas—and even that fault was found not at all vigorously. Republicans as well as Democrats were suited with him. When he was drafted from his Yale law professor ship to a place (subsequently the chairmanship) on the Securities and Exchange Commission he was adver tised as a rip-snorting liberal. He himself said that he was a “pretty conservative fellow.” The remarkable thing was that the (Continued on Page Four) Big Flying Boat Lands at Azores On Maiden Flight Horta, The Azores, March 27. —(AP) —The 42-ton American flying boat Yankee Clipper, car rying the largest number of per sons ever to fly the Atlantic in a heavier-than-air machine, landed at 11:06 a. m. (8:06 a. m., eastern standard time) today,' completing the first leg of a trans-oceanic survey flight from Baltimore. The 74-passenger flying liner, with 21 crew men and tech nicians aboard, covered about 2,- 454 miles on the first leg of its maiden ocean flight nearly half an hour ahead of schedule, mak ing the trip 4n the official time of 17 hours, 32 minutes. This was at an average speed of 165 miles an hour. The ship left Baltimore at 2:34 p. m., east ern standard time, Sunday. “I do not expect to take off for the rest of the trip for a few days,” said Captain Harold Gray, • in command of the ship, “but the exact time depends on develop ments and weather reports.” PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. In this, it was believed. Chamber lain was referring to the British trade mission to Roumania which Oliver Stanley, .president of the Board of Trade, announced a week ago would be sent to Bucharest. The mission has not gone, but Chamber lain was believed to have indicated that its purpose had not been threat ened by Roumanians prior commit ments to Germany. Chamberlain made the announce ment after Richard Austen Butler, parliamentary under secretary for foreign affairs, had told conserva tive Sir Alfred Knox that Britain was not considering the possibility of an economic boycott against Ger many. London Also Refuses To Be Party to Appli cation of League of Nations Penalties; American Coopera tion Fails To Win Ap proval London, March 27.—(AP) —The British government today rejected suggestions of an economic boycott against Germany or attempts to ap ply League of Nations penalties “with American cooperation” to halt German territorial expansion. Richard Austen Butler, parlia mentary under secretary for foreign affairs, told the House of Commons that Britain was not considering the possibility of a boycott. He also said that Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax was “unable to consider” steps which opposition laborite Mor gan Price suggested should be tak en “with American cooperation to j apply economic sanctions against fu ture disturbances of peace in Eu rope.” Price made the suggestions “in view of the friendly reply received , from the American government in- j dicating willingness to cooperate in i the economic activities of the Lea gue.” His reference was to a Unit ed States note to the League secre tary February 22 promising greater collaboration with the league’s tech nical and non-political activities. Butler indicated that the United States’ collaboration in non-political work s eemed to exclude economic penalties. Judge Burney Is Hearing Argument In Check-Off Case Fayetteville, Farch 27.—(AP — Judge J. J. Burney heard arguments here today in the suit brought by a group of employees of the Mansfield Cotton Mills at Lumberton seeking to eliminate the check-off system of collecting dues for the textile work ers organizing committee. The issue was whether or not a temporary restraining order obtain ed by these employees should be made permanent. At the outset, the TWOC won a victory, at least technically, when Judge Burney sustained a demurrer by which Lumberton local of the I union was eliminated as a defendant ' in the proceedings. The judge ruled, I however, that the officers of the union were liable for any obligations under the action. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy and somewhat colder tonight, preceded by showers in the east and light mist in north west portion and in mountains early tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy and somewhat colder, fol loyede by rain Wednesday. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Daladier Is To Reply To Mussolini * J Italy To Be Asked Specifically What She Wants; . Territorial Concessions Opposed At Paris, However Paris, March 27.—(AP) —Premier Daladier, secure in his dictatroial de cree powers, mapped a reply today to Premier Mussolini’s African de mands, a reply designed to permit opening negotiations for a French- Italian settlement. Sources close to Daladier said the reply would take one of two forms, either a direct note to Rome through regular diplomatic channels asking Italy just what she wants, or a simi lar question to be put in a broad cast speech Wednesday. Reconciliation appeared to be closer than at any time since De cember 17, when Mussolini denounc ed the 1935 treaty which he initial ed at Rome with Pierre Laval, then the French premier. Although Mussolini’s speech was far from specific on what he wants in Africa, hopes for reconciliation were retarded by the French fear he would later ask what Daladier’s government, backed by the nation, has said could not and would not be | granted. 1. Territorial concessions. 2. Rights in Tunisia, French North African protectorate, beyond those granted to .Italy in the 1935 treaty. I Mussolini pointed out that in the ■ denunciation of the 1935 treaty “Ita ' lian problems with France' were clearly set forth, problems of col onial character. “These problems (Continued on Page Four) New Success Claimed By Japs In China Shanghai, March 27.—(AP) —The Hankow headquarters of the Japan ese army reported today the capture of Nanchang, once an important Chinese air base in Kiagsi province. Chinese earlier had reported that a “brilliant counter-thrust” north west of Nanchang had pushed back advancing Japanese troops in fight ing that took the lives of 1,000 Jap anese and 500 Chinese. Japanese yesterday began a siege of the city, 170 miles southeast of (Continued on Page Two) Franco 1$ Blasting At Madrid Line Republicans Say They Are Ready To Sur render Entire Air Force as Evidence of Good Faith Hendaye, France, March 27. (AP) Nationalist Generalissimo Franco was reported today to have swung his central army into an of fensive designed to smash away in to Madrid after peace negotiations failed to bring an agreement with the republican government. Nationalist forces were said to have advanced to new positions on the Madrid front, the Toledo front and in the Cordoba region in south central Spain against only weak resistance Republicans immediately announc ed by radio that they would sur render their entire air force as evi dence of good faith. Earlier reports to the nationalist command at Irun said Franco’s troops might enter Madrid. A breakdown in negotiations for surrender of Madrid had sent the nationalists in the south toward the rich Almaden mercury mines.
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