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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-sixth year Safety Work In Industry Is Praised Hoey and Broughton Speak at Industrial Safety Conference In Raleigh; Broughton Fathered First Work man’s Act In State Raleigh, May 18.—(AP)—Gover nor Hoey and J. M. Broughton, Ra leigh lawyer, praised three North Carolina businesses today for “re markable” safety records as the an nual statewide industrial safety con lcrccnce opened here Broughton was chairman of a joint legislative committee in 19929 which recommended and secured enactment of the State’s first work i! an’s compensation act The Hanes Hosiery Mills of Win ri'tn-Salem set a national safety rec ord in the hosiery field, with 4,154,- 444 man hours of work without a t-time accident. Tomlinson of High Point set a national record for the furniture industry, with 2,743,- 34V man hours without an accident which caused an employe to lose any time from work. The Southern Ag gregates Corporation won two awards of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association and the United Suites Bureau of Mines, including the corporation’s Raleigh Granite Company, which operates seven quarries during 1938 without a fa tality, employed 476 men who work ed 1.079,291 man hours. Jews Protest Bitterly On British Move Jerusalem, May 18.—(AP) —Jews of all ages, estimated by their lead ers at 175,000 strong, marched and shouted in demonstrations through out Palestine today, protesting against the British government’s de cision to establish an independent Palestine under Arab control. Up to noon the demonstrations were free of disorder, such as a clash last night at Tel-Aviv, in which 25 persons were injured. Jews said 40,000 persons took part ii the Jerusalem demonstration, a similar number at Haifa, and an even larger throng at Tel-Aviv, and arkiitional thousands in agricultural settlements. In Jerusalem the demonstrators formed a procession, eight abreast, behind the chief rabbi, and march ed to an open space in the Jewish c uarter. The parade was one mile iong Rabbis carried sacred scrolls. Oth er marchers shouted protests or car ried placards. Selections from Isa iah were read to the multitude when the marchers halted. Earlier, in this holy city, younger Jews gathered in the main streets, booing British and Arab passersby. l ew Arabs appeared, and all non- Jcwish traffic was diverted by po ll ce from the main streets. A police guard, one of the heaviest in re cent times, was on duty at govern ment buildings. Frequent Arab comment on the British plan was, “This is full evi dc nee that Britain had realized the need of Moslem aid”—for defense of the empire. Reflecting the Jewish viewpoint, ; fix Palestine Post, the only English i language daily published here, said: (Continued on Page Six) Beer Group Adopts New Regulations Charlotte, March 18.—(AP)— Beer distributors and brewers met be re today to adopt a self-regulatory program designed to “clean up or close up” Imer outlets which men ace the St; t ’s welfare Colonel Edgar Bain, of Golds boro, who resigned Monday from j the State Senate to become State j director of the brewers, and North j Carolina Beer Distributors Com-i mittee v/ill work with State enforce- j r ent authorities to “safeguard the i social, moral and economic bene fits of the State’s $15,000,000 legal ized beer industry Under the committee’s program, spokesmen said, reports of retail beer outlets permitting law viola tions or offending their communi ties by overlooking regulations will be reported to Bain’s office If the evidence is sufficient, Bain v. ill present the facts to county en forcement authorities with a request for revocation or suspension of li ce nses, or for such action as the county board deems warranted. Headquarters of the committee will be in Raleigh. Bain will be as ; isted by William M. Jones, former Charlotte newspaper man. IJcnfrrrsmt LF rin El \,, s eßvice of mi*, ASm, >( MATEO DRESS Hope Is Abandoned For Swedish Flier j j Chicago, May 18.—(AP)— Rela- i tives on both sides of the Atlantic virtually abandoned hope today for the safety of Charles Backman, Chi cago aviator long overdue on an at tempted solo flight from Newfound land to Stockholm. The 34-year-old flier had been un- I reported since his take-off early, Tuesday. Backman’s small 90-horse- 1 Japanese Withdraw Marines On Protest From U. §., Britain Shanghai, May 18.—(AP) —All hut a few Marines of those landed last week by the Japanese in Kulangsu, international settlement in Amoy, were reported today to have been withdrawn to nearby warships after a combined show of military and diplomatic force by the United States, Britain and France. One hundred twenty-six Ameri can, British and French bluejackets and marines patroled Kulangsu—a force equal to the original strength of the Japanese landing party. The United States cruiser Marbehead and the destroyer Buhner, a French cruiser and four British warships were standing by Kulangsu, which is an island in the Amoy harbor. The Japanese withdrawal was said to have followed an ultimatum de livered last, night by British Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble, conveying the Kulangsu municipal council’s re- Governor Has Full Report On Flogging Daily Dispatch I>ureau, 111 the Sir IVulifir Hotel. Raleigh, May 18.—Governor Clyde R. Hoey is studying a full report of the Goldsborq flogging investiga tion made by the State Bureau of Investigation. He will determine within a few days what action, if any, is next in the case. The report, a confidential one, was handed him this week by Fred Handy, chief of the bureau. The governor said today l\e has been too busy to finish study of it; but he in dicated that he likely will reach a decision on the next move within a day or two. Mr. Handy was, naturally, very reticent in discussing the matter. As a matter of fact, he would not even admit that a report of his in-’ vestigations had been made, but the governor made no bones about re vealing the fact of its submission. The bureau has been busy for sev eral months in an effort to ferret out the identity of a band which in vaded the Goldsboro city jail, took out two Negroes accused of having assaulted Goldsboro’s Mayor Hill, and beat them unmercifully. Neither the governor nor Mr. Handy would give an inkling of what the report reveals, if anything, re garding the fruits of the investiga tion The governor indicated that the report covers all activities of the bureau in the case up to the present; and added that after studying it he will have three courses open to him: (1) If it seems to contain sufficient evidence for indictments, he will turn the report over to the district solicitor for further action; (2) if there seems a likelihood that further investigation might reveal morq facts, he wiLl direct Mr. Handy to continue his probe; (3) if the re port indicates no chance of indict ing anyone with a hope of convic tion and further indicates that there is no chance of finding out further facts, he will direct that the mat ter be dropped by the State bureau ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER power monoplane carried sufficient luel for a 45-hour flight. He had fig ured marking the crossing in 29 hours. Backman is pictured above climb ing into his plane at St. Johns, New foundland at 3:40 a. m. Tuesday, just before his take-off across the At lantic for Sweden. His single-motor ed plane had a cruising speed of 110 miles an hour. He carried no radio. fusal to yield to demands for Jap anese administrative control of the settlement. Sir Percy was said to have inform ed the Japanese the British would keep naval forces‘on the island so long as the Japanese marines re mained. Official circles in Shanghai learned the admiral declared “there can be no question of a modification in the municipal council not in ac cordance with the land regulations.” Japanese were reported to have expressed strong dissatisfaction with the municipal council’s attitude and to have said a new protest was being prepared. PROTEST FROM BRITAIN IS REJECTED AT TOKYO Tokyo, May 18.—(AP) —A British protest against the landing of Jap anese marines at Kulangsu was re jected today by Vice-Minister of For eign Affairs Sawada. Court Hears Challenges Os Sales Tax r ‘H! Raleigh, May 16. (AP) Attorney General McMnllan filed with the Supreme Court today the State’s brief contend ing that the three percent sales tax law is legal and constitu tional in answer to the allega tions of J. Paul Leonard, of Statesville, that the act is dis criminatory. Daily DispateTi Bureau In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, May 18.—The L'mreme Court will next week hear oral argu ments in the Paul Leonard aitack up on the constitutionality of North Car olina’s sales tax —specifically upon the “Emergency Revenue Act of 1937”. It will be first time the highest court has had an opportunity to de cide squarely whether or not the State’s three percent levy, initiated in 1933 after one of the fiercest leg islative battles in North Carolina his tory, meets all the requirements of the organic law of State and Union. Leonard, executive secretary of the Fair Tax Association, opened the Community Variety Store in Win ston-Salem last year, with the an nounced purpose of collecting no sales tax and making a legal issue of the whole question. He said an assessment of $3.13 under protest and brought suit for its recovery. To his complaint, setting’ up ten primary reasons why he contends the tax is unconstitutional, the State de murred through Attorney General Harry McMullan. Judge Luther (Continued on Page Two) HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY IS, 1939 CducdkoA FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday; probably occasional rains near north central portion Fri day; slightly cooler in extreme north portion Friday. ' PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Soldiers In Gun Battle Near Harlan Militiamen and Am bushed Group Ex change Shots But No One Is Hurt; Tense ness Grows In Coal Strike Area In Ken tucky Harlan, Ky., May 18.—(AP) — Gunfire between militiamen and an ambushed group climaxed the tense ness in “bloody Harlan” county’s soft coal feud today. No casualties were reported Brigadier General E. Carter, in "barge of national guardsmen here, aid he would make a “thorough nvestigation” of the shooting, aft u receiving a report to this effect A group of six miners ascending qy cable car to the pit head of riighsplint mine No. 2, approxi mately 20 miles northwest of here, were fired upon about 5:30 a. m. from a v/ooded hillside Four guardsmen stationed at the mine fired into the woods. Their shots were returned and several rounds were exchanged before the militiamen rushed the hillside. The troopers reported they found only a quantity of empty buckshot shells in the woods. The shooting was the rirst to he reported involving soldiers since they moved into the county last V/eck-cnd on orders of Governor Chandler Before the gunfire incident, the full strength of the Kentucky na tional guard’s 2,300 men had been made ready for duty in this section. Bad Blaze In N-S Railroad Raleigh Shop Raleigh, May 18.—(AP) Fire gutted the main entrance shop of the Norfolk Southern railroad here today, with a loss officials niaced at $31,000 Three locomotives were damaged to the extent of about $6,000 J. N. Gargis, a blacksmith in the shop, said the fire started from a broken oil feed line in the forge. L. L. Land, stoker, said he saw the flames hurst from the feed line, but Ihe place was afire before he could reach a nearby fire extinguisher. “It was the quickest moving fire I ever saw,” Land commented. Officials said the damage was practically all covered by insur ance. Fire Chief E. D. King said his en gines reached the fire at 11:45 a. m. and brought the flames under con trol before 12:30 p. m. Goldsboro Negro Glee Club Sings At White House Washington, May 18.— 'AP) Negro spirituals sun? by t’’e 47- voice D'llarrl hi’ r h school glee club of Goldsboro, N. C., were arranged as a feature es the annual veterans garden partv at the White House todav. Mrs. Roosevelt was the hostess. The glee club, under- the di rection of George Van Hoy Col lins, arrived here late last night after an all-day mpior trip from North Carolina. The White House engagement was arrang ed by Collins, who was a soloist at a reception given there sev eral years ago in honor of for mer Premier Herriot of France. Collins said he had written Mrs. Roosevelt some time ago asking the privilege of present ing the Dillard glee club at the White House. He said the invi tation for an appearance at the veterans party was received about two weeks ago. Cotton Shows Further Gain k New York, May 18.—(AP)—Cot ton futuif; opened one point high er t</ two lower on mill and foreign buying, while Bombay and the South sold. July ranged between 8.67 and 8.73, selling two higher at 8.70 at the end of the first hour. De cember was four ahead at 7.71. Prices around noon ruled two high er to two lower Futures closed 11 points higher to three lower; spot normal; middling 9.79 OPEN CLOSE July 8.69 8.79 October 7,86 7.92 December ./. 7.66 7.72 January 7.68 March 7.61 7.62 May 7.59 7.58 Batin tHs 11 afrit Record Naval Appropriations Bill Passes Senate, 61 To 14; 23 New Warships Are Carried Their First Look at America T ’ ,* . v v Central Press Phonephoto At rail of their liner, King George and Queen Elizabeth get a glimpse of Canada as the Empress of Australia noses through Gulf of St. Lawrence. Quebec, bedecked in festive garb, bestowed riotous welcome on the British monarchs, first to set foot upon American soil. Montreal Gives Welcome To British Sovereigns Liquor Sales For State Up Slightly Raleigh, May 18.—Liquor sales in 27 counties with ABC stores totaled $552,823.80 last month, an increase of $18,098.25 over April, 1938, Cutlar Moore, State ABC chairman, reported today. Sales in ten months of the fis cal year were $5,994,128.75, a drop of $169,947.85 under the same period last year. Wake county led in April sales, with $83,771.70. Tyrrell county reported least sales, $1,923.85, and Onslow had $3,C97.85. Sales in other counties includ ed: Beaufort, $17,818.20; Edge combe, $25,098.95; Pitt, $32,382.20; Vance, $13,871.95, and Wilson, $22,751.55. Bertie county, $4,735.15; Car teret, $7,574.65; Craven, $9,630.75; Franklin, $9,295.80; Greene, $4,- 303.20; Johnston,. $20,484; Lenoir, $17,391.75; Moore, $28,855.20; Nash, $17,582.05; Warren, $8,126.40. Democratic Peace Dove Flying Away By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, May 18.— “Oh, what has become of our dove of peace, “With plumage snow white? “She has rolled, her hoop, “She has flew the coop, “She has beat it away in the night.” THIS little gem of posey was evolved on- the Ford peace trip after the peace delegates had fallen to fighting arno n g themselves, and literally, in an in tance or two, which I witnessed, were pulling one another’s hair on their pacificatory jaunt through war torn Europe. It was a pretty bit of verse, at tributed to our present ambas- Charles P. Stewart sador in Paris, Bill Bullitt, as a news paper correspondent attached to the (Continued on Page Six) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Dominion’s Greatest City Sees Its 1,000,000 Population Doubled for Visit of George and and Elizabeth Montreal, May 18.(AP) —Canada’s greatest city, her population of 1,- 000,000 doubled for the day, today welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with color and tumult for an eight-hour stay. Downtown Mon-- ( treal was packed with people, and ! buildings were decorated from side walks to topmost flagpoles. Residential and suburban district; all along a 23-mile route of an an afternoon drive joined in the cheer ing, flag waving and general ac claim for Canada’s king and queen. The royal special train pulled into the station at 1:15 p. m., ending the first day’s train journey of their 6,- 000-mile tour of Canada and the United States. They left Quebec this morning. Montreal’s welcome was the climax of acclaim by villages and towns along the way from Quebec. The on ly stop was for 17 minutes at his toric Three Rivers, where 50,000 peo ple jammed the station’s vicinity to watch their mayor and local coun cilors presented to the king and 1 queen. Throngs grew heavier near j Montreal, where the sovereigns leftj their train at the station in a north I Montreal suburb. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE WORK IS RECOGNIZED Raleigh, May 18.—Dr. j Carl V. Reynolds, State health officer an nounced today that national recogni tion has been accorded the work be ing done in North Carolina in the field of industrial hygiene by the North Carolina Industrial Commis sion, in cooperation with the State Board of Health, in that a member of the staff has been invited to pres ent a paper at the annual meeting of the American Public Health As sociation to be held in October at Pittsburgh. The invitation was ex tended to Marion F. Trice, industrial hygienist of the department, to pres ent a paper on “The Dust Hazard in the Foundry Industry and Its Con trol.” TWO FUGITIVES ARE TAKEN NEAR TRYON Raleigh, May 18.—(AP) —Robert; Grady Johnson, executive director of prisons, said James sent enced in Beaufort county in March to ten to fifteen years for an as sault on a female with intent to com mit rape, and Elijah Johnson, giv en 25 to 30 years in Onslow in 1934 •soy second degree murder, were caught this morning near Tryon, after escaping from the Henderson county prison camp yesterday. . I 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY $149 Million Larger Than Current Bill Sloan Sees Fresh Mot or Expansion; East- West Plane Route in State Moves Step For ward; Roosevelt Invit ed to Fayetteville Washington, May 18.— Senate passed today the record peace time naval appropriation of $773,- 049,151. The vote was announced as 61 to 14. The measure carries $204,293,000 for 23 new warships and $46,898,000 for the purchase of 500 new fight ing planes. It now goes back to the House for action on Senate amend ments. One of these eliminates a $500,000 allotment toward construc tion of a dirigible. The naval measure, as passed by the Senate, carries $149,522,000 more than last year’s appropriation, but $371,000 less than the amount ap proved by the House. Other developments: Alfred Sloan, Jr., General Motors board chairman, forecast continued expansion of the automobile industry, provided the national income is in creased.: Appearing before the mono poly committee, the motor executive said it appeared the industry could “expect a further expansion in re lation to the increase in income of the country.” Representative Warren, Democrat, North Carolina, said the Pennsyl vania Air Lines Corporation had de cided to file an application with the Civil Aeronautics Authority to oper ate a mail and passenger air line from Norfolk, Va., across North Car olina to Knoxville, Tenn. Warren said the application would be filed this week, possibly later today. He added it was hoped to secured a hear ing within 90 days, and if one were granted, the matter then would be submitted to the Post Office Depart ment for consideration of the feas ibility of obtaining an air mail con tract. Operation of the east-west lines, which would include stops at Eliz abeth City, .Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Hickory and Asheville, all in North Carolina, depended upon se curing the post office contract, the representatives said. Jerome Frank, of New York, was elected chairman of the Securities Commission. The vote was not un animous. An SEC official said that Commissioners Robert Mealy and George Mathew voted against Frank. A delegation from North Caro lina, headed by Judge I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, invited President (Continued on page two) Death Kiss Woman Held In Murders Known To Have Had Five Husbands, Phil adelphia Widow Is Ar rested in Insurance Murders Racket There New York, May 18—(AP)—The elusive “kiss of death” woman, Mrs. Rose Carina, known to have had at least five husbands, three of whom died unde? mysterious circumstance:, was arrested today by Federal agents in connection with the Philadelphia investigation into a mass murder syndicate. Dwight Brantley, Federal Bureau .of Investigation agent in charge of the New York agency, declined to disclose where she was taken into custody or where his agents picked up the trail of the woman, some time known as the “rose of death.” Philadelphia authorities have nam ed her one of the principal actors in the bizarre crime drama. Police Cap tain James Kelley, of Philadelphia, described her as the “professional widow” used by the group to trap prospective victims. She is wanted, he said, on a warrant charging con spiracy. Twelve widows linked with the (Continued on Page Six)
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