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I Mayor Cermak, Chicago, and Mrs. Gill of Florida, Both Seriously Wounded ? i ? i - 1 Shooting Occurs at Con clusion of President Elect's Speech at Re ception; Delays Trip to North and Accompa nies Mayor Cermak To Hospital; Eye Witnes ses Say Shooter Did Not Aim at Roosevelt; Secret Service Agent Also Injured When As sassin Opens Fire Miami, Fla., Feb. 15.?An uniden tified man, who later was captured, ' - , X I fired six shots at President-elect Roosevelt and others of his party in the Bay Front park here tonight. The President-elect was not in- j jured - but * six persons, including Mayor Anton Cermak, of Chicago,; were struck by bullets. Mayor Cermak was shot in the I head. Mra Joe Gills, wife of the Presi-! dent of the Florida Power and Light company, was injured. Marguerite Kreyes, Bobert. Clay f Hotel Miami, was shot through the; back of the head. Her condition is serious. William Sennott, Meridian Hotel,1 t ? Miami Beach was shot in the fore-J ;bead. " ! Russell Caldwell, Coeoanut Grove, Fla., was slightly injured. George; Brodnaux, a secret service operative' from Aalanta, was shot in the head and his condition is serious. Some witnesses believed that Brod- j naux saved Mr. Roosevelt from in- < ? ^ jury. They said he leaped in front of. the President-elect when the firing began. The list of injured was given out ? by R. N. Sullivan, investigator for the city of Miami. * It was reported that the condition of Mayor Cermak was such that it was feared he might die. The President-elect was standing; in the rear compartment of his open touring car addressing the welconi ers. WI thank you," he had just said as five-quick shots rang out. Cermak staggered back. So did | Mrs. Gill and the secret service j operative. The President-elect dropped into; the seat of the car. The chauffeur threw the car into; gear and shot through the crowd which parted and made way. The car roared through Miami to j the railroad station on the opposite side of town. The President-elect . immediately entered his car and soon thereafter was reported undis turbed and in good spirits. At the park where the crowd was gathered there was great confusion as police and secret service men closed in on the spot from which! the shots came. The remainder of the welcoming ceremonies, which included a parade, were cancelled. Brodnaux ,the secret service man, was credited with saving the Presi dent-elect from injuries and his ef fort may cost his life. He threw himself upon the assassin and receiv ed a shot through the head. His lunge caused the other shots to go over Mr. Roosevelt's head and they spattered among the 200 per sona seated on a platform behind ami above the President-elect's car. Cerroak was shot in the head. He feR to his knees as the bullet struck hint* Be was picked up and placed m Uic yi ?. f^frhe assailant was arrested, lie about medium height, of iigfit ^Hnd weighed about 130 pounds, ljie assailant was quickly overpow ered by a rush of police. Be was spirited away. jMr. Roosevelt, who first planned to leave immediately, cancelled the or-: I dep for the train to move^ when estreamed. Men shouted hoarsely ? gangster, but this could not be con , firmed. j David Whichard, a Western Union f messenger boy -who was standing I next to the Roosevelt car,' described the shooting as follows: "I saw the-. man crouch down and then sort or leap up at the | President-elect. He looked to me as i if he climbed up on the shoulders of another person. ; "I saw him with. the gun in his : hand but, before I could shout a warning he had fired five times Ih quick succession. ".Mr. Roosevelt had just said 'I thank you' to. the crowd and was ; prepared to seat himself in the rear I of his automobile when the shots i came. ?'*fa..,-.,, format was standine on *UI? J V* vy v* ?**%??? w [the running board of the Roosgvelt car, close to the President-elect. Mrs. Gill was over near the band stands about 50 feet from the man who was shooting. The secret service man was on the ground next to the Roosevelt car. "I heard the President-elect say: 'I am all right.' He then waved his hand and the car was driven swiftfy away." The assailant was grabbed by an other secret sendee man in the Roosevelt party. The man was reported to have cried, "I got Cermaek." This led to the belief the man was out for Cermak and not Roosevelt. Other eye witnesses who gave ac counts of the shooting were Robert H. Gore, of Chicago, and Representa tive Wilcox, whose home is in the Miami District. Beth of them were a few feet from the Roosevelt car which was surrounded by thousands of cheering citizens. "He did his shooting at Cermak, not at the President-elect," Wilcox exclaimed. "I think this the case be - v l.t cause he waited lor a second uirai Mr. Roosevelt got ready to sit down." Deputy Sheriff Hardy, of Miami, grappled with the killer. Other per sons then made a lunge for him and he was hustled away, gun and all, to the MiamT county jail where he was questioned . It took only the five shots to transform the scene, a gala one into a mad scramble. Women ran for cover screaming, while other per sons, more courageous, made an at tempt to take the killer from the police . The shooting took place twenty minutes after Mr. Roosevelt left the Nourmahal, the yacht of Vincent Astor, on which he had just com pleted an all-day cruise through the Bahama Islands. A. few minutes before the special train was scheduled to depart for the north, there still was no news as to the condition of Mayor Cermak, Mrs. Gill or Brodnaux. Mr. Roosevelt decided to go to the hosoital to visit the injured. He was driven there and remained for more than an hour. . Many of the people who flocked here to catch a glimpse of the Presi dent-elect but who did not go to Bay Front Park, remained about the rail road station; calmly wondering as to the cause of the activity of the members of the Roosevelt party. In the Bay Front section, how ever, one of the gayest spots of this winter resort, a pall of gloom hung over what about an hour ago wa3 mirth and gaiety. . , ? Tbr?n sands of nersons who came to ? l.U ? ...I ... g this city for the visit of the Presi dent-elect which had been well-ad vertised for the past five days. They were here from as far as Palm BeacK, 70 miles away, and from Key West The President-elect returned to Bis a^0^5a^^^\8?le^ service men. A heavy cordon of po lice surrounded the train for a block in each direction. Later they were joined by members of the American Legion in uniform, who stretched ropes to hold the fcrawdsia checlfc Circulate Petition Against Sales Tax ; GreeavfUe, F&. &^Opp?kion to ; m sale tax was expressed today in a petition being circulated by prwnj , . ? ^ i . y. fy .Sailing . Waving farewell as he set safl air an eleven day cruise, his last vacation a oefore taking over the Presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt looked forward 0 to a real rest and relaxation from earee.' Aboard with him was his cousin, ? ? Kcrmit Roosevelt, son of former President, Theodore Roosevelt. Photo shows Kerait Roosevelt, President-elect Roosevelt and Vincent Axtor, host, a and upon whose yacht, The Nourmahal, the cruise is being made. The start eras mads from Jacksonville. Fla. % ;J ?_? ?2-?.? ; * FarmviUe Rotary Club Host To Inter-City Meet , ? ' /jP "? rr- v . ? ?; ' q Rotary Clubs of Goldsboro, Mt.1 Olive, Rocky Mount, Wilson and Zeb ulon, comprising group 4. of the 67 Districts, held their Inter-City meet ing in Farmville on Tuesday evening. Including 4 representatives from Greenville, in the District, there were 79 Rotarians present, the number be ing so great that the Rotary rooms were not sufficiently large to con tain them, necessitating the loan oft the American Legion Hall, which was' attractively decorated with the Valen tine motif prevailing. Entertaining Program The program, which pursued its wav through the course dinner, was both entertaining and inspiring, main- j tabling a perfect balance between frivolity and seriousness. Luther | Massey, toastmaster, and a perfect one, opened the meeting by calling on Fred Green to lead in songs. Af ter the invocation by Jack Beckwiffi, Irving Morgan, representing the Farmville Club, gave the address of welcome which could only be equalled in warmth by the impromptu re sponse of Early Moser of Zebulon. Gordon Smith of Rocky Mount then announced Miss Sudie Bailey as the Club's Sweetheart, and requested that she play for us. She did, the storm j of applause compelling an encore. I Parson H. Bishop of Rocky Mount,' ippropo of nothing, was asked to say I a word, and responded with a talk of J friendship as splendid as it was ap propriate. Then followed the club re ports from each of the presidents rep resenting their respective clubs. To hear these reports was to be convinc ed of the outstanding contributions Rotary makes to its community. r Up to this time attention of the members had been divided between the program and the delicious dinner 1( planned and supervised by ladies of g the Christian church, and served most n graciously by some of the many " charming young ladies of Farmville, 1 but now they could give their un- n j divided attention to the good things yet in store for them. ' P The Woman's Club rendered a high- ? ly entertaining and origihal program, " > under the direction of Miss TabitRa DeVisconti, the theme of which was t< "Billboards" and the thesis, "They u are awful." The theme was introduc- ti ed in a solo by Mrs. J. W. Joyner and the combination of art, fun, and sense, ii as always will when properly blend* m ed, made a distinct impression. Then c< followed a delightful play which am- tc plified, enlarged, expanded and drove ir home the thesis. hi Next on the program appeared John is and Elbert Holmes scheduled for a cl lo VIA AAmmnnf PI WWCW i?V* V MV VV4M*MVHr HWVIW1.I ? They are asked on every occasion and p< our only wish is that we had more m occasions at wffleh we could request to them to sing . John then induced Mrs, Cliff Hodges of Goldsboro to recite cc for us. Again her talent needs no hi praise. She rendered, "I ain't Gonna jbi Cry No More." Elbert concluded this ti part of the program with a solo.- ,*i Address Featured Program ai Bob Boyd introduced the speaker e< of the evening, Bob Wright of the tx Greenville Club and the feature of Si the program was before us. Natur- ll ally he spoke on Education, with un- a< usual clarity he brought out the ab- ? solute necessity of maintaining our existing school status. . Vividly pic- d? turing the time in which we live he cc said that only an order of intelligence higher than the world has ever known g< can bring us out of our difficulties.? w Contributed by Jack Beckwith. to ? ?? rr> Would-Be Assassin of Roosevelt Defiant As j> He Faces Justice Bar ^ _ | ? ? Mayor Cermak Not Los ing Any Ground In Battle For Life; Otheii Improving Miami, Fla., Feb. 16.?Chicago's h Executive, felled by bullets from serious injury; Mrs. Gill slightly im proved following blood transfusion. Other three targets of Zangara's fusil lade only slightly wounded; Roose- r : velt visits all ofvi^aimho^H and .thetti departs for New York.} Zdngar* shows no remorse over nm-j ning agmck as he is subjected to se vere grilling; denies having any ac-l compliee or belonging to any anarch-} Guise^pe Zangara shoulted defi . anoe tixlay j| he faced the bar justice shortly after four charges ffi as&^ir.with intent to kill had beebj and wouritling five other persons. I I ^ ^gPt help men are the judge and you can do what ts you want to do." zl His arraignment was set for 11 it a. m., tomorrow. The judge directed cc the arraignment be postponed until pi he could consider appointments of pi the "best counsel" in order to guard - against any accusation that Zangara <u ?'had been railroaded." Zangara, under Florida law, faces p] imprisonment under the maximum a penalty of 20 years in each of "the i four charges, or a total of 80 yean, w I The assassin waa charged with an fcc attempt to murder tbd' Presi- K dent of the United States in an in- - fnmofinn finicn tin Kv flharlpa A. MoiAti'''wimfr -JKScitor.'1 ,1 other 3ta^dwge? *<f drawn ' in state prison. r Zangwra, his bul?|g eyes dilating * as he talked %ith severs interwgat- | ^9^ I | JB; 9p?^ ?H3K?? f^k B ll ?& ?.'*^8 .A M ^ L:.? ?*v"*>'\ ? :;V"^ .':'t'*&?%&&&^ \'v"' ?-^: .^^*^^?^.''>'"^^1?', ?'<; > .. ;\-:v V.f^-< V Bill Understood To Be Predicted Upon Eight Months School Term And To Call For Some Contribution From Hihgway Fund to Gen eral Fund . ? -r y.. .' '"?. ? ? Raleigh, Feb. 16.?The sub-commit ee of ten members of the joint fT lance, appointed two weeks ago lo ?write the revenue bill has agreed: ?? ? ?? ?*1 ??Ia? 4mw alaniv itnfli I Ijpuil U ^CUCXtti muco bOA) WUU5 fftwii . lumerous other changes in the exist* ng revenue law and will not meet gain until tomorrow morning, when t hopes to report a complete bill, the eport to be submitted to the full ommittee tomorrow afternoon. To ay's holiday, the first taken by the ub-committee, Saturdays and Son ays excepted, since its appointment s for the purpose of enabling Com missioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell nd Dr. Fred W. Morrison, secretary f the Tax Commission, to complete stimates upon the sub-committee "bill a it now stands. The sub-committee is still keeping is deliberations a, closely guarded ecret and no definite confirmation ould be obtained last night except s to the adoption of the general ales tax. Even the rate of tax could not be scertained. In some well informed uarters it was said by others to be ?ss than three per cent, but it was enerally believed that the rate will ot be determined until tomorrow lorning, when it can be fixed in the ght' of the estimates now being lade by the committee's experts. Among the proposed taxes the ex erts are now estimating will be sev ral that have a pronounced com lodity tax complexion. It is under wood, however, that the committee's jntative plan is to make these levies ader the license and franchise sec ons, A stamp tax on cigarettes is not icluded among the tentative agree lents though some members of the >mmittee are still urging that the tbacco companies might pay more toney. Among the suggestions that ive been made within the committee a tobacco manufacturer's fran lise tax based on the number of garettes made. This has been op ised vigorously. Such a tax, at a axlmum of $7,50Q?was imposed prior i 11)27 whenjt was eliminated. The committee is said to have ime to the decision that it must ive $10,000,000 of "new money" to dance the budget and afford addi unal property relief through the ght months State-supported fc*nr? id keep business taxes at a "rea inable level." At least one mcrn n* of the committee sugges-ed tb ?nafor John Hinsdale, author of ie commodity tax, that he should Id to his bill items sufficient to in ea.se its estimated revenue froir \n;!:i,000 to $10,000,000. This he is ?ing by the inclusion of a tax on iffce if the sub-committee insist*. on the meral sales tax, Senator Hinsdale ill offer his tax as a substitute i b* considered by the joint con- , ittee . A $ per cent sales tax would raise ist about $10,00^,000. However, if irtnin franchise and license taxes e increased above the 1931 levei, lis amount would not be necessary ?om the sales tax alone. ? . ? Went to a party the other night here each guest was given a card ible and a jig saw puzzle. AK poz* as were alike. The man first finish tg la puzzle won. The rest then I ranted their unplaced pieces and kid: tike winner a nickle for each iece. inght you?" ^ r'I no care to kill police," he re- ? lied. "They work for leaving. As man I likfe 'Weester Roosevelt. As ??President I want to keel 1dm. I ant to keel all presidents. In Italy for years ago, I want to keel the in g, but I cannot get to heem." J "A? you an anarchist?" ll^C-do not belong to any society, am not anamfrchist. Sometimes get bseg pain in the stomach, to$ J nd then I want to keel these presi snts who oppress the woHdng men," There is a deep scar on the ab >men of the assassin. He speaks " - fc.-' .a' - ??? -??--?? - ? tmergentyfarm Relief Approved BiB To Help Farmers And Home Owners Facing Foreclosures to Senate Washington, Feb. 15.?-Emergency aid for the farmer and small home owner facing foreclosure reached the Senate calendar today while a renew ed clamor for farm relief this session was heard in committee and on tbe b*:-*.:.v./? ' | I floor. With bi-partisan support, the Hull- j Walcott bill to use $600,000,000 . of I federal credit to seek postponement j of foreclosures for two years and to i | reduce interest rates was reported I favorably by the Senate banking committee. On the floor of the Senate, Borah of Idaho demanded action on legis lation to scale down the farmer's debts, asserting it deserved atten tion ahead of prohibition repeal. He told the Senate that the spirit of revolution is abroad in the rural regions and pointed to "the Ameri can farmer, backbone of law and order in the United States, now de fending his title with a shotgun." ? The Senate speedily adopted a resolution offered by Senator Ship stead <F. L., Minn.) calling upon the various federal farm credit agencies to report by March 15 the total number of their employes, total pay rolls and salaries of those receiving more than $2,000 a year. The information is expected to be useful in carrying out plans which j the Roosevelt administration hasj been reported considering for group ing these agencies. Senator Ship stead also has introduced a bill which would consolidate them. His resolution referred to the fed- f eral and joint stock land banks, in- ( termediate and agricultureal credit, corporations, farm board and its stabilization department and its seed loan and crop production loan of fices. The House banking committee, meanwhile, virtually reached an agreement on legislation authorizing the federal land banks to grant loan, extension to fanner borrowers. Under the measure which the com mittee has been working on for sev eral weeks, banks would be authoriz-; ed to grant extensions up to five years. Direct loans to farmers also) would be authorized, eliminating thei requirement that money be advanced through farm loan associations. Before the Senate agriculture com mittee, the domestic allotment bill passed by the House was discussed for two more hours today but no decisions were reached. The discus sion centered around an amendment proposed by Senator Bankhead (D., Ala.) which would remove cotton from the allotment features and sub stitute fa plan which would restrict production by imposing a prohibi tive tax on all cotton marketed above a certain fixed percentage each year. Loan Managers For Pitt County Chosen Greenville, Feb. 14.?Harry M.; Brown and J. C. Lanier of this city j have been designated as attorneys; for Pitt County whose certificates of titles for loans, chattels and mort gages will be accepted by the Re gional Credit Corporation at Ral eigh for loans to be made to the people of this county,. Miss Olive Jones of Bethel and D. E. Oglesby of Farmville, have agreed to aid those of this county seeking to borrow money from the corporation in mak ing out their applications in proper form, thus facilitating the prelimi nary work and helping to save time and eliminate "red tape" in -getting the loans through. _ Dividend Is Paid By Farm Exchange ? ! nMumwtlta Pak 1A A nl* Mr rent I Ml W4? * A vv* A-?? ?? ?f... F"" ?? dividend was paid to stockholders J of the' Pitt county Farmers' Mutual Exchange at the annual meeting last! week, reports County Agent E. F.J Arnold. During the past year the exchange handled $41,007.04 worth of produce and after paying all expenses had on hand $1,191.08 in cash and equip ment All officers and directors were re-elected . ^ The exchange fa now buying pure bred seed in wholesale lots for dis- ; MM. to members U* ** tftf . ;^Va Ri rKH Fl ill A AA^ir ? w J^KH " | ^pr ^k^*yy^P Jv IP?""1 '..-e^'J"^*' ? . ? f _ jB ;W flt _ M ^B 1VH ftC* I BB ^B ~^V B ^x^i ^B m fi E H m H^ HI 1H H ? A^A A^B Ml I ? B H A^P Allpffl 1 H I fgm- BP^B #B1 ? V'H ^B 1 H Wfc BA ? I Vm jf 111 iljll^A f M Iflilw Vr h*H A A H i-rsg ' v-'s^-c.y-. ^^^^^ajdMgjjdMMMM^^^pM Vote 63 to 23; House To Take Prompt Action / Garner Declares Issue Wffl Be Presented To House Again Monday and That He Confident of Approval; However, Will Take Long Time For States To Act Washington, Feb. 16.?The Senate today voted decisively for repeal of the 18th Amendment, and thus start ed a Congressional tide that appeared likely to sweep the prohibition ques tion to the states within a few days. I After the Senate voted, 63 to 23, | to submit a repeal amendmAit to the istates, Speaker John N. Garner promptly announced the House would take up the resolution Monday. He resorted to his extensive powers and called a party caucus for tomorrow to bind Democrats to support the This move virtually assured House approval. Republican House Leader Bertrand H. Snell tonight also fore cast success of the resolution. If passed by the House, the amend ment will go direct to the stages. It does not have to go to the Presi dent He has no authority over con stitutional amendments . Before tKe citizen who has been clamoring for a legal drink of hard liquor gets it, it appears likely he will wait a long time?if he ever gets it The amendment must be ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states. Legal experts of the Sen ate say this process alone will take four years or more. No method is provided for calling these conven tions. Congress many have to set up machinery. Action by state legisla tures, many of which now are in ses sion, also will be necessary. The repeal resolution was swept to victory today in a tense Senate. It was exactly 15 years, six months and 15 days from that sweltering August 1, 1917, when it approved the 18th Amendment sponsored by Senator Morris Sheppard, Democrat, Texas. Today the Texas Senator sat dis mayed as he watched his handiwork scrapped . TUA 1 1 A%n SVTI TTTAMA rtl/Ayl k?T MAMtt JL lie ^aucxics wc;c patftcu ujr uuui^ who believed today's action was tha beginning 01* Jfte end of prohibition. Members of the House lined the walls. The' vote proceeded in abso lute silence. At its conclusion, Vice President Curtis calmly announced: "The ayes are 63, the^spes 28* end the resolution has receivfcf the neces sary two-thirds." There was no demonstration. The galleries empted slowly. Some Sen ators strolled out. Others sat si lently. Thirty-three Democrats and 29 Re publicans and one Farmer-Laborite voted for the resolution, while nine Democrats and 14 Republicans voted "No." Fanners' Pleas Sent To Solons * . ^ "\[r; Kinston, Feb. 14.?Requests of farmers in this section for' relief from tax and mortgage burdens are being sent to members of the Legis lature from the section. They ask a two-year moratorium among other things. The requests were drafted by a committee named at a meeting here Friday night, F. Brock of Trenton, Palmer Mewborne of Lenoir county, Dr. Anderson L. Hyatt of Kinston, Richard W. Fowler of Kins ton, and Thomas V. Moseley of Kinston. Fowler, a candy manufacturer, pro posed the moratorium. . The other members of the committee are "dirt farmers." The requests follow: 1. Revaluation of property, "with a tax rate that the people can-pay." 2. Taxing of foreign stocks* and bonds. , . ' ' 8. Salaries for public officials "in line with farm commodity prices/' 4. A moratorium on tax sales and mortgage foreclosures for two years from March 15, 1938. 6: An election to allow the people to vote on reduction oi constitutional officers' salaries. 6. Abolition of ail penalties on tax sales and foreclosures.: t At farmers' meetings in the court house here Friday and Saturday nights, attended by representatives of/fotir counties, there were threats of "rebellion" and resisting "con- J fiittattaiv*;.