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New Tax Bill
Is Signed By
president
Profits Tax
Designed To
■D
:v.
Aid Defense
;Vitf cii> ure Carries Ex
S3 Profits Tax, In
t_ ases Corporation
income Tax, Provides
-oi Hers' Insurance
vtem.
rvr. f> — (AP> —
••4 lining an ev
v ;•< n barrier ;iij;si:ist
litary contracts and
:'-.e same time to en
•- e^terprNe. beer.
;• •••>;,V"t R'»osevott.
i. w. signed at ! 1 o. m. j
t\» an <>v - profits
to :>o preenr and;
•• • rporation income tax'
• ' 1 I ; erevnt. the new rates .
<r I9t'i income and .
H -o announced the
ctivating the do- '
. the law permits |
- . ::d others to amor
• : i' >:n their taxable
r: • re c »t of facilities ,
■ defense purposes af- j
'iHi). The deductions |
. dv ;;t the rate of 20 .
r for five years.
- spends during such
the excess p.ofits tax
pre.-ent and 7 percent
:r >m warships and !
•craft. j
up by law is a govern- :
. system for members i
r : :v.;ed on Page Three)
l)i ! FEISE B! II.DING
Oct. y.—:AT'i—"i iic j
. i • .'l; y 15 man- '
i been uuthofizbeci to;
„ ■(.'! • cr.t expense ad
; Iding and ordnancel
• i-. I cost of $98,961,
;<• il ".overtr ent will
■ i<> the new facilities.
>iy Men 1 o Join
! Icct In Pacific
V ^i.insion, Oct. 9.—(AP)—
conference filled with
i'<»> about the tense Far
situation. Secretary
.'id today that the I'nited i
- fleet now on duty in the
would he brought up to
•:r-!urth immediately by the
<>f about 4.-00 men.
idditions. the Navy de
• 'i chief reported, will
->\\n of the warships
• percent to 100 percent
• ii theoretical strength.
\'!n,>u.icir.^ th<> step as one of
"i I measures to reinfo.ee |
strength without delay,
said also that the navy
'pressing" for acquisition
additional auxiliary ships,
•u whether he concurred
prediction that the admin
trjiion fears war with Japan
• 1"' tuts... Knox promptly re
plied "no".
• th»i>'t think anybody j
he added.
More Draft
Boards Named
< ki. u.—(AP)— Gover
nced di alt board rec
1 i>r 14 more counties
the partial setup tor
• Lenoir counties.
i ; .embers, physicians
• lit agents named in
B<>ard 1. Kd F. Ward ot
V.". Rutus Sanders ot
and Matthew Raynor
> iciar., Dr. A. II. Rose
• • id: agent, (i. A. Martin
: Boa id 2. Dr. Elmore
. Troy Page of Clay
* li. Fulghum oi Selma;
> Edward X. Booker <>t
Paul I). Grady of
>untv —Board 1. Lee H.
'■'. Toward a.id Jesse W.
>i K n-1«• i: physician.
!. >• Kin-ton" agent, F.
'■ is. Board 2 N
Senate Urged
To Pass On
Home Guard
Washington. Oct. 9.—(AP)— Thej
Senate, making ready to quit work I
until November to, was asked today
to take quick action on legislation au- '
thorizing the establishment of "home
guards" to replace National Guard'
units mobilized tor a year's active!
service.
Majority Leader Barklev called for
a prompt vote on the measure, which
made slow legislative headway yes
terday because of the volley of cri
tical questions fired by some sena
tors. The bill heads the agenda which ;
the Senate hopes to dispose of by
tomorrow, when plans call for the
start of a series of three-day re
cesses to last until after election.
What the House would do on the
recess question remained uncertain.
Speaker Uayburn said that lie would
i. sue a statement during the day on
the leadership's plans. Meanwhile,
the general impression prevailed that,
insufficient votes could be muster
ed to force a recess until November
18.
The "home guard" legislation, al
ready approved by the House, came
in for several hours of discussion
when it wa» called up yesterday m
the senate.
Senator Holt. Democrat. West Vir
ginia. protested that in the form
passetl by the House the bill would
enable states to set up "armed
vigilantes who could be used to break
strikers."
SENATE ORDERS
AIR CRASH PROBE
Washington. Oct. 9.—(AP)—The f
Senate today ord<i*:v an investiga- ,
tion by the Senate commerce com
mittee nto the crash of an air liner
near Lovettsvile, Va.. August 31. i
which resulted in the death of Sen
ator Lundeen of Minnesota.
Recess Plan!
Goes Ahead
Senator Johnson Ob
jects to Recess Be
cause uWe Are So
Near War Today."
Washington, Oct. 7.—(AP)—Sen
ate plans for a series of reeeshes un
til November 18 moved ahead today !
over protest of Senator Johnson.:
Republican. California, that "we arc
so near war today" Congress : hould
not leave Capitol Hill for a day.
The idea of having three-day rc
cosse> starting tomorrow, with an
informal agreement that no impor
tant business be transacted in the
absence of an emergency for the next
five and a half weeks, Johnson de
clared was a "left handed" attempt
to adjourn at a time when "the |
slightest incident could bring about
war".
Replying. Democratic Leader
Barkley of Kentucky insisted that
the arrangement would "orotect ev
ery senator" anu permit speedy con
vening of the Senate for immediate
(Continued on page two)
Weighs Billion Loan ;
Sen. Walter F. George
Although the plan is declared to
be tentative, Senator Walter P.
George of Georgia said there is a
distinct possibility of huge loans to
South American countries, perhaps
a billion dollars in all, to help build
up their military forces for hemi
sphere defense.
(Central Press)
State Supreme Court
Affirms Superior
Court Ruling in Local
Damage Suit.
Raleigh. Oct. !) (AP)—The State
supreme court granted :i new trial ;
today to Le lie Ho\v"ll. sentenced to
be executed for the killing in Wayne
county of H. C. Wiegand. a police
man.
The court found "no error" in the
conviction of D.illie Lee Hudson, in
Northampton county, of the killing
of H. W. Elliott.
Unless Governor Hoev intervenes,
Hudson will be executed October 25.
The new trir l was granted Howell
on the grounds that Judge C. E.
Thompson lailerl to tell the trial jury
in bis charge that it could have ac
quitted the man if it decided there
was not enough evidence for a con
viction.
The list of opinions included:
VanDyke administrator vs. At
lantic Greyhound corporation et al,
Vance, affirmed: State vs. Howell,
Wayne, new trial: state vs. Stephen
yon. Johii.'ton, reversed; Sanderson
vs. Life Insurance Co., Wayne, af
(Continued on page two)
Confederate
Veterans
In Reunion
Washington. Oct. 9.—(AP)—Dele- !
gates lo the ii'Hh annual reunion of |
the United Confederate Veterans j
blissfully avvakend today at—of all i
places—the place u iicre Julia Ward ,
Howe penned that Yankee tune "The '
Battle Hymn of the Republic."
The place is a hotel located at the !
intersection of historic Pennsylvania
avenue and 14th street and the
hotel is headquarters for the re
union.
liIt didn't seem to bother me any
last night," said General John M. i
Claypoot of St. Louis when the j
placquc commenorating the author
was pointed out at the hotel.
The reunion mustered only 57
grey-uniformed veterans. The
youngest said he was 89, the oldest
125.
Defense Program Will Have j
Important Place At Meet
Of N. C. Municipal League
Da'ly Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotei.
BY HENRY AVERILL.
' Raleigh. Oct. 9.—Defense will have
I its day on the most ambitious pro
gram ever planned for a North Car
olina municipal conference, accord
j ing to the program prepared for the
i N. C. League of Municipalities to be
I held in Charlotte, October 13 to 1(5.
i The convention will last a full day
| longer than previous annual meet
| ings, and a laige part of the extra
time will be given over to discussion
/ of the relation of towns and cities
i to the general program for national
j defense.
; The principal speaker for the de
fense session, which will be held on
the morning of the convention's final
day. Wedne-diy. October 10. w ill bt
D. ni.il \V. iioan, for 20 year* major
of Milwaukee and the only Socialist
ever to be chief official of any large
American city for any such period.!
He is now associate director of state
and local cooperation of the Council
of National Defense. He was named
to that posi by President Roosevelt.
In view of the fact that the day
is also registration day under the
selective service act, a very approp
riate speaker will be Adjutant Gen
eral J. Van B. Metts. who will dis
cuss "Compulsory Military Training
Act and the Municipalities."
Besides Hoan and General Metts, j
Chief W. H. Palmer of Charlotte,1
president <>f the international Fire
Chiefs' Association. will speak on the
preparation for municipal disaster j
vConlinued on Page Two) 1
War Spotlight On
Diplomatic Front
300 Tons Of
cmhs Drop
On London
Air Raid Shelter and
Hospital Hit Liuring
Most Destructive As
sault of War; British
Air Force Raids Ger
man Objectves.
/_>v t'io Associated Press)
Berlin sources reported t«)d:<\' lha'
German raiders last night unlo; clori
300 tons oi' bombs on London, in a
night oi terror which the British
conceded was the most destructive
assault of the war.
Rain hampered Nnzi raiders rc
'urning to >,ttaci: London '\v dayl'ght
•s rescue crews worked to clear
mvay the debris of a bomh-smnshed
ij'r raid shelter whero lfP nersons
hr>d tsd'^n refuge and three wings of
a hospital housing 103 patients.
Eight bodies were taken from the
demolished shelter. In the bombed
hospital it was feared not a single
patient escaped death or iniury.
Nazis in Berlin said the attack wa«
"20-fold revenge" for Ihe British
raid on Berlin Monday ni^ht.
Adolf Hitler's high command re
ported that dive bombers scored hits
in a loaded 20.000-ton British troop
transport 12n miles nfr the Scottish
coast northwest of Ireland. (This is
(Continued on page two)
Pinchot To Join
Roosevelt Forces
Washington. Oct. 0.—(AP)—
r.ifford Pinchot. former Repub
lican governor of Pennsylvania,
said today he would campaign
for President Roosevelt's reelec
tion because, he said, "this is no
time to out a crrcfMi hand in
chargc of the ship."
Pinchot made the statement
upon leavintr the White House.
He handed r^oorters a state
ment which said:
"I camc to tell the President
that I am for him. He has the
training and experience. Without
it no man is competent to bring
us safely through this growing
storm.
"This is no time to put a green
hand in charge of the ship.
Roosevelt represents our best
chance for security and peace.
"I am a Republican, hut I am
an American first. After full
consideration I am doing what
I holirve is best for the United
States."
Nazi Planes
Shot Down
Two Out of Three
Raiders Shot Down
After Machine Gun
Attack on Coast Town
A South Coast Town. England.
Oct. 9.—(AP)— Two out of three
German planes which raided this
town were shot down after a series
of low flying attacks in which resi
dents said they machine gunned the
streets.
One plane, hit by anti-aircraft fire,
fell in a park with bomb- still
aboard and the explosion blew the
plane to bits, killed its crew, and
damaged a chapel and several resi
dences.
The other plane was seen to fall
into the sea.
Townspeople said the planes turn
ed their machine guns on buses and
trains and chased persons along 'he
streets. A seven-year old girl, and a
woman and a man was reported kill
ed.
(jjsucdhsji
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Generally fair tonight and
Thursday: slightly cooler in east
and central portions tonight and
possibly scattered light frost in
mountains.
London Finishes a Nazi Job
This building was left a mere shattered shell of walls after a raid by
Nazi bombing planes. Condemned as unsafe to passers-by, the bomb
shattered walls are brought down by a clean-up demolition squad, finish
ing the work of the aerial invaders.
Italy Offers U. S.
Share Of Britain \
I
Dykstra May Be
Draft Director
Washington. Oct. 9.—(AP)—
Doctor Clarence A. Dykstra.
the president of the Univer
nly of Wisconsin, said today that
rvffcd the post of draft adminis
trator '.vith him, but that lv waulcl
have to do "some considering" be
fore saying whether he would ac
cept.
Dykstra made the statement
after calling on the President in
company with Secretary Stimson.
Asked whether he would accept
the draft directorship, the univer
sity head said he could not an
swer that now—that he would
have to give the matter "some
considering."
Civilians Quit
Gibraltar
(By The Associated Press.)
Croat Britain rushed the removal
of ;ill civilians from Gibraltar to.-!ay
afler the guns of tlie massive rock
fortress had fired out into the Medi
terranean for several hours, report
edly sinking ;i French ship which re
fused orders to halt.
Aged residents and children of the
town began streaming down to the
docks to board a staemor, leaving
Gibraltar's powenul garrison unham
pered to cope with a threatened axis
assault.
Mussolini's Newspaper
Suggests Three Possi
ble Courses for Amer
ica, With Offer of
British Territory for
Neutrality.
Rome, Ot. 9.—(AP)— Premier
Mu- nlini's newspaper II Populo
Iiii said today th.it "new heavy
blows" against Britain with the in
tervention of fresh forces were im
minent and offered British territory
in the western hemisphere to the
Unit"d States if .she remained out of
the vvar.
The newspaper's military com
mentator. Appolius, said the United
States must choose among three de
cisions:
!—"To remain neutral until the
destruction ot the British empire
has been effected and to take its!
place among its natural heirs" with
Canada, Newfoundland, the Baha
mas. Bermuda and Jamaica as its
'"expectations".
2.—To continue to aid England
without intervening in the war and
find herself in an "inferior diplo
matic consideration" when the Bri
tish empire is split up at a peace
conference as well as in future trade
"agreements".
3—To enter the war "knowing she
is not militarily ready, and meet all
!he consequences of defeat."
II the United States remains neu
tral. the commentator went on, she
might also get Australia and New
Zeland, while British Honduras
would go to Guatemala, British
Guiana to Brazil and the Falkland
islands to Argentina. j
Willkie To New England;
Demos Cite Emergency
(By The Associated Press.) ■
Wendell L. Willkie brought his'
campaign lor the presidency into
New England today alter a speech in
which he demanded that President
Roosevelt tell the nation whether
there were "any international un
derstandings ti put America into this
war."
Willkie's demand followed a radio
broadcast in which he said that "un
der no circumstances would I ap
pease the dictators."
As Willkie attached thr tbT,d iorm
candidacy of the Prrs .lent. O.car R.
Ewing. assistant chairman of the
Democratic national commit tee. ;a:d
:n New York that a change in ad
ministration now '"would moan that
months would be wasted while the
new president familiarized himself j
with the intricacies of the nation's
fo/eign affairs."
Domestic issues were stressed
meanwhile in other campaign de
velopments.
At Cape Girardeau. Mo., Senator
Tai't, Republican. Ohio, rapped the
administration's fiscal policies.
"The spending policy is not only
v:.in." Taft said, "it is utterly dan
^cr-iii.i and destructive. We are
: .. Li); vng artificially a number of
r Industrie, and buiid:r;> up em
(Continued on Page Three}
Britons In
IP HP' a T
rar Last io
Be Recalled
Japanese Attempt to
Discount Possibility of
Crisis in Orient; Yar
nei! Says Burma Road
Opening May Cause
Explosion.
(H.v ihe Associated I'rrss)
CIrt*:«t Britain prepared today to
follow (lie example of the United
St;it(\ by advising British subject •;
to !e;ive the Fur Fa.-t despite offi
cial Jauare: e efforts to discount the
possibility o| an explosive crisis in
'he Orient.
Authoritative quoit'.-: m London
aid the v. arning woiiid apply t" :ill
Britons wiv. had no "urgent reasons"
for remain:!);;.
An inside slant on the peifj
fra'ight situation came meanwhile
from Rear Admiral Hurry K. Yar
nel. retir-d. former commander of
the American Asiatic fleet, who sat
in on a conference Monday between
Scuvtary of the Navy Frank Knox
and Admiral James O. Richardson,
commander in chief of the United
States fleet.
Yarnell warned that Britain's for
mally announced intention of re
opening the Burma Road, China";
lifeline of war supplies, may provoke
Japan to "drastic action" involving
the United States.
"Washington is not going head
long into war." he declared. "It is
trying to avoid war.
"But the new triple alliance of
Germany. Italy and Japan is aiipod
directly at us. We may be better
prepared fc r a showdown with Japan
(Continned on Pace Three)
Britons Leave
Rumania
Bucharest, Oct. H.—(AI'J—The
last Brit:. I, fillici; ! wJi«» li:ivr been
supervising Britain's extensive inter
ests in i (11 > t w 111 j; i *s rich oil fields
were reported leaving their posts to
d;iy as tin first contingents <>l Ger
man troops' ncured tlie petroleum
producing area.
Departure of the Britons was said
to he in pursuance "I direct advice
of the British minister. The entire
Bill: h colony was <• peeled to leave
the country and foreign observers
oelitved an open break in British
iiumaniMi relation was inevitable.
It was gennally accepted that the
British ministers who yesterday
a.-.ked the jiucliare. t government to
explain it. . i..riri ' ii tlie German ac
tion- -would depart himself before
the main Nazi Jours arrive here.
II Duce To
Broadcast
Axis Plans, Made at
Brenner Pass, May Be
Indicated By Musso
lini Tomorrow.
Rome. Oct. fl.—CAP)— The new
p!<n of military action drafted by
Adolf Hiller a: d Benito Mussolini at
Brenner Pas*-- last Friday was believ
ed today in Rome quarters ready for
execution a- il duce inspected troops
of the 11th army corps encamped
near Cot izia. within 25 miles of the
Yugoslav frontier.
Tomorrow he will review 20.000
young fascist volunteers at Padua.
The ceremony will be broadcast on
an international network Jit 11:25
m. (4:25 a. m. EST) and there have
been indication- that il duce might
.seize this occasion to make a speech
indicating some of the decisions
reached at the conference.
Some observers suggested that the
Hitler-Mussolini nlan of action might
'lirn t'- the Near Ea.-t soeci'ical1"' '<>
control of the Starit of Daraedlles.
th;o\;3h u-i,ir,i ..-I tankers pass from
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