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Widespread Espionage Plot
Revealed In Paris Trial
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Two American Prison
ers Reveal Spying
Against The United
States, France a n d
Great Britain !
Paris, March 20.?Spying against
the United States, Prance and Great
Britain was charged by police today
in a widespread plot they said finaliy
had been revealed through the testi
mony of two American prisoners.
Investigators said Germany and
Soviet Russia had. been, the benefici
aries of what authorities described
as a vast international espionage
syndicate.
Police of the United States and
England have been cooperating in
the investigation of* the spy ring it
was explained and it is largely
through their efforts that the tangled
skein of the mystery of the so-called
plot finally is commencing to be un
ravelled.
Police voiced their charge as de
velopments came thiek and fast fol
lowing. -a . seven hour questioning of
Mr. and Mrs. Roht Gordon Switz,
Americans, in a secret session before
Judge Andre Bernon, investigating
magistrate, which did not end until
shortly before last midnight.
Early today five persons including
two women were arrested in what
police described as direct outgrowth
of their questioning of the Switzes
held in the alleged plot since Dec.
20.
Court officials said the pair made
"a full confession of whatever part
they played."
A third woman police had expect
ed to arrest today escaped it was an
nounced before the early morning
raid which brought those held in con
nection with the investigation of the
alleged spy ring to fifteen.
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Federal Income Tax
Receipts Climbing
Raleigh, March 22.?Federal in
come tax receipts in North Carolina
continue to climb above figures for
last year, but the State's collections
are still lagging, reports yesterday
indicated.
Charles H. Robertson, Federal col
lector, reported that the net gain for
this fiscal year over 1933 stood at
51^0^^94.91 After including receipts
through March 20. A total of $10,
9O1/T29A0 has beat collected this
year as compared with 1933 re
ceipts of $8,949,034.49 for the same
period.
The State collected $4,965,332 in
income taxes through March 20 of
this year as compared with $6,423,
503 for the corresponding period in
1933.
HOSTESSES TO D.A.R. CHAPTER
Mrs. Annie L. Barrett and Mrs.
Hugh Sheppourd, of Wilson, and Mrs.
Charles Arlington of Rocky Mount,
were gracious hostesses to the Major
Benjamin .May chapter, EX A. R., on
Safcupdoy at the home of Mrs. Ar
lington.
The devotional period, conducted
by Mrs. Bruce Beasley, was follow*
ed by a business session presided
over by the regent, Mrs. T. C. Turn
age, who appointed as a committee,
to lay plaits.for a reception to honor
Mrs. Wm. Magna, President-General,
N. S. Dt A. R,, in anticipation of her
visit Jo North Capolina in' May, the
following member?; Mrs. tJ. H, Co
, zart, Mrs. A. C. Monk, Mrs. Mrs;
Bruce Baasley, Mrs. SaHie K. Horton,
Mrs. Chafkg Aging+an and Mrs.
Henrietta vmn* '
? A spienAi iW oi Ine mU
? State Conference of the Daughters,
? was giy?^by Mrs. U. H. Coevt, of
Wuson, tBv C. M. Psrics* of
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Cigarette War
Fer88liadewed
| In Tax Proposal
Morgenthau's Suggest
ion of Lower Levy on
10~Cent Brands Causes
Stir; Would Hurt Far
mers, Williams Holds
Washington, March 21.?Secretary
of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau
today greatly surprised those who
have been following the . cigarette
tax situation by appearing before
the Senate Finance Committee in ex
ecutive session and strongly urging
adoption of a 30-cent different^
for manufacturers of 10-cent cig
arettes, which would make their tax
$2.70 a thousand cigarettes.
Predictions of a cigarette "war"
were immediately made by Senator
J. W. Bailey and Representative
Frank Haneock, of North Carolina.
S. Clay Williams, president of the
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
although disclaiming use of the
word "war," confirmed the predic
tion of what would happen, by say
ing:
"If the government is to grant a
subsidy to manufacturers of 10-cent
cigarettes, all the large manufac
turers will be forced to enter the
10-cent field."
Concerning Secretary Morgen
thau's recommendation, Mr. Williams
said: "I cannot believe that he has
made a study of the situation with
regard to the possibility of injury to
the farmers."
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manufacturers that high prices for
leaf tobacco can only be paid for
higher priced cigarettes and that
placing a premium on cheap cigar
ettes will automatically force down
the price of leaf tobacco.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by the House committee on
ways and means for hearings on the
whole tobacco tax field. The hear
ings were to have been started for
a subcommittee on Monday of last
week, but were postponed until
Tuesday of next week because of the
pending tariff bill.
Secretary Morgenthau's recom
mendation today was without notice
to Representative R. L. Doughton,
chairman of the committee or. Repre
sentative Fred Vinson, chairman of j
the subcommittee and both of them
wane considerably perturbed by the
development
Secretary Morgentha^s recom
mendation was that" the change be
placed in the revenue bill, dealing
chiefly with income taxes, which has
already passed the House and which
was reported out by1 the Senate fi
nance committee todgy.
Senator Bailey, who is a member
of the committee, was instrumental
in having the matter left out of the
bill as it was reported today, but
the Senate committee also plans to
hold hearings next week with a. view
to- inclusion of the change in the
pending bill, if a change is decided
upon by the committee.
Both plans will be fully developed
before the two committees when
hearings begin next week.' Senator
Bailey stated today that he will
view the matter from the standpoint
of what appears to be to the best
intevests.ef the farmers. ?
Senator Bailey was also an active,
figure in the action of the commit
tee in retaining in the bill the tax
on imported eecoanut oil I However*,
the .tax of-five cents a pound in tbe
House bill was reduced to three cents
by the Senate committee, tth to
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(I. S. and Japan f
Shake Hands
Pledging Peace
Exchange Peace Notes;
Secretary Hull Receiv
es Statement with Spe
cial Gratification
Washington, March 21.?The Unit
ed States and Japan today "shook
hands across the Pacific" in a signifi
cant exchange of notes mutually
pledging peace.
Koko Hirota, foreign minister of
Japan, in a formal note to Roose
velt administration diplomatic chief
here asserted the, Nippon govern
ment "has no intention whatever to
provoke and make trouble with any
other power."
Secretary Hull evidentally scan
ning reported war clouds in the far
east based on strained relations be
tween Japan and Soviet Russia re
plied:
"I received this statement with
special gratification xxx
"I am glad to take this opportuni
ty to state categorically that the
United States on its part has 'no de
sire to create any issues and no in-:
tantion to initiate any conflict inj
its relations with other countries."
The Hrota-Hull exchange was the '
first such passage of good will notes
since President Roosevelt took of
fice more than a year ago.
The notes were released simul
taneously to the press at the state
department her and in Tokyo.
Norris Amendment
Adopted By Senate
Washington, March 20.?With both
of the North Carolina Senators ab
sent, the Senate yesterday, by a mar
gin of one vote, retained in the bill
guaranteeing the principal of bonds
of the Home Owners' Loan Corpora
tion the Norris amendment forbidding
political considerations being given
any place in filling positions in the
organization.
Senator Norris last year secured
adoption of a similar provision in
the Muscles Shoals bill creating the
Tennessee Valley Authority, and ap
pointments . in that service have
been made without regard to the
wishes of Senotors and Representa
tives. .v..
The amendment was adopted to
day by a vote of 40 to 38, after Sen
ator Neely had changed his vote in
order to moye >reconsideration. The
one vo|e margin same on ;.thp Nee^y
vote Jfco reconsider, which was lost,
34 to 35.
Either of the North Carolina Sena
tors apparently could have saved the
motion and had he been present, as
Vice-President Garner undoubtedly
would have voted the Democratic
would .have voted with the Democratic
leadership to reconsider.
LITERARY CLUB
An excellent and a comprehensive
review of the American Indian in
relation to the American government
together with the problems experienc
ed by the Indian agent, were present
ed -to the Literary Club at the regular
meeting on Wednesday aftejppqg, fag
Mrs. R. E. Boyd. This wastfoUowcft
.fay an inteiystgig description--of -th?
Hcpi Indians, their customs and
-their famous snake dance by Mrs, J.
H. Darden.
The annual report of the;activities
of the dab, as sent recently to Fed
eration headquarters, was read by the
president, Miss Annie Perkins.
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Aixer aujuunuueur?xr?quuuuuu
coatart, coadopted by Kiss Perkins,
ihiMrtojO 9j th^afternoon, .vu won by
Miss Janie Davis, an aspedal guest,
vdio^Mfetiyed a lovely calendar as an
award.
Sfcwrhfny ice cream and angel
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Relief Worker!
Hold Conference
County Representatives
Meet at Washington;
Program Outlined
Washington, N. C., March 21.?A
district meeting of relief directors
land CWA adminisrators coming
from 11 counties was held at the
parish house Wednesday, the ses
sion convening at 1 O'clock.
Dr. Roy M. Brown, assistant State
CWA administrator, recently return
ed from Atlanta where Southern
CWA administrators met was the
principal speaker, coining to Wash
ington to outline the workings of
the farm relief program to be car
ried on in this State.
The 11 counties included.in the
district represented here Wednes
day are Tyrell, Martin, Washing
ton, Beuafort, Hyde, Pitt, Craven,
Pamlico, Carteret, Jones, Onslow.
Approximately 100 relief workers
and county administrators were
present Dr. Brown pointed to the
necessity of establishing a desire
among relief families to "want to
help themselves." In summing up
he said that three aims were to be
sought in the new program:
"AR families with one or move able
bodied men to be self supporting by
December L
"A definite farm program to be
adopted by. January 1 which would
lead to permanent rehabilitation.
"The developing of small indus
tries in rural areas."
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Samuel Ml
Trying to Find a
Haven of Knot
Insult's Lawyers Main*
tabling 'Close Touch
With Him by Special
Code
Athens, March 20.?Samuel Insufl
planned to return to the United
States after the excitement of hi*
chase dies dpwn and live in America
peacefully the rest of his lif)% one of
the aged fugitive's Greek attorneys
told the Associated Press today.
The lawyer, Mr. Xeros, declared
he was in communication both with
Insull's ship on the Mediterranean
p?d hi/3 London's solicitors who are
handling the fo*nor GfcieaggtP's af
fairs.
Although Insull's destination re
mained more of a mystery than ever
to the public, the attorney said Mrs.
Insull and her husband's lawyers
were maintaining close touch with
Insull by special code.
"Insull seems happy now in calm
weather," the "lawyer said. 'Where
ver he is going now he will make his
permanent home if the United States
continues to persecute him.
"lira Insull will)go to Paris Sat
urday and thereafter will leave for
London within a few days" Xeros
added.
Insull may visit as many as twen
ty countries before he finds a haven,
?ays Xeros.
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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary met for the March meeting
of this organization^ at the home of
Mrs. M. V. Horton on Thursday after
noon, with Mrs. Arthur 9. Joyner as
joint hostess and with the president,
Mrs. A. W. Bobbitt, presiding.
In the business session, held prior
to the program, the members were
reminded of the approaching Auxili
ary Library Day an*;* pledge of one
book each for the City Library, was
Spm? Court
Reverses R^noUs'
Case Opinim
M a iter Reached Su-|
prewie Cowrt I* fjgjht
Ova- Right ?f Anne
Cannon Reynolds, II
Raligh, March 21.?The State ear
I preme court-today reversed the judg
ment of Judge Wilson Warlick of su
Iperior court under which some $15,
000,000 of the m&Jp of the late
JZachary Smith Reynolds of WinstOK
Salem would have been used to estab
[lish a charitable, foundation.
The matter seaefced the s^funft:
court in a fight over the right of
Anne Cannon Reynolds II, daughter
of Smith Reynolds by his first wife.
Under the decision of Judge Wr-rfick
the infint child would have receiv
ed $1,500,000 from th^Sfl&h Rey
nolds estate in addition to ROO.OOO
received as a trust fund when her
father and mother were divorced.
Zachary Smith Reynolds, Jt^, son
of Lijbby Holman Reynolds, would also
[have received $2,000,000.
Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith,
first wife < of Smith Reynolds, receiv
ed a. settlement of $500,000 when
she and Reynolds separated and Ujbr
I by Holman Reynolds would have re
ceived an unannounced amount in
the proposed settlement of the es
tate.
The remainder of the .ajgftte of
more than $$?>,000,000 would have
been used to create Re foundation. ,
Other opinions handed deaip in
cluded:
Trust Company VS Hood, Wilson,
error; Lamm vs Lamm, Wilson af
firmed; Harrell vs Commissioners,
i affirmed.
Ten-Cent Smokes
Blow To Budget
Raleigh, March 20.?Ten-cent cig
arettes played havoc with North Caro
lina's carefully laid budget jjjgfis.
Commissioner of Reagpp A- J.
Maxwell, announcing yesterday that
State income tax collections through
March 17 were l?W?r.
than those for the same period last
year, revealed that decreased earn
ings of tobacco companies during
1038 cost the State approximately
$2,000,000 in income taxes.
Decreased income receipts?it was
estimated that source would provide
$6,500,000 this year?have about
blasted hopes for a surplus in the
KWWaMpnd- for safes?
increases for Sfete-r^unployes .ip -She
near future, have about
with the hoped for surplus.
Mr. Maxwell announced yesterday
that income tax payments this year
have totaled Collec
tions for the same period in 1933
were $5,278,866.75.
PAKENT-TEA6HI9R ASSOCIATION
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Outstanding ieafetres of the March
meeting of the ..Parent-Teacher As
held on P>iday)gften?Oon in
Perkins' Hall, were the delightful
musical program, presented by pupils
of Miss Eugenia and Francis Praft,
and the talk made by Irving Morgan,
Jr., on
the latfegrbeteg a splendid exposition
of the fttfte in relation to good citi
zenship. The audience was made up
of 188 lpembtraMd visitors. Rev. R.
L. Hendricks, Methodist minister, had
?charge efthedevotional period.
Awards for the various contests
sponsor^, by the Association as an
nounmtfy the president, Mrs. J. M.
Hobgood, ,wera: room inspection?
gdiool ?Hsa
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Contract; For
Bolter Fame
Will Set Up County Con
trol Associations in the
State as Part of Work
Ia Adjptting Acreage
and Production
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Rftieigfc, Match 20.?County con
control associations to be set up in
North Carolina as a part of the work
jn adjggjng arfeage and production
of cotton, tobacco, wheat and other
crops will likely be an important fac
tor in building fetter farm programs
-in the state in future years, believes
Dean L O. Schaub, director of exten
sion at .State College and head of the
adjustment, programs now under way.
in some counties, Schaub points
out, but 96 to 98 percent of all the
{WTOOp Jwe* figned adjustment con
tracts. This means that the great
bulk of the more progressive men
4pd women are cooperating in the
work of fitting crop yields and acre
ages to demands of the market
When these people sign contract?,
they au&gnatically become members
<4 the.. county control associations
mgi a& therefore interested in see
ing^ that the.contracts are fulfilled in
detail by-veqwy person signing them.
In however, these con
tent sixers will be further inter
ested in , using the land taken from
the production of the cash crops. In
North Carolina, definite canning and
food production budgets have been
pnepamd by the Extension forces
showing just how much food mater
lals is needed for an acreage iam
ily and how much feed must be pro
duced for the various kinds of live
stock. Planning the acreage so that
tbggp food and feed requirements
n?y be met will be one of the im
portant things that control asso
ciations can do, Schaub said.
lie-also expects the members of
the control associations to work
with established educational agen
cies to promote all types of better
farming in the state. There are mat
ters of soil improvement, better
farm seeds, erosion control, pasture
production and other important rur
al problems to which the associations
could well devote attention. There
fore, Mr. Schaub says the associa
tions may eventually become power
ful factors in the rural life of the
State.
in the future, agriculture will
move forward under more definite
plans.thanJn the past and much of
this planning must be. done in the
small local community groups such
as would be formed by neighbor
hood members of the control aseo
ciations. These groups will have the
aid suggestions of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration at
Washington as well as the exten
BOniCfr^e- at State College The
new St^pwide on agri
culture recently appointed by Dr.
Frank P. Graham of the Greater
Kid Also be able to aid in
this worlc,
"As a nMilt of all this, I expect
to see distinct improvements made
in ourfdrmjg^uation in thsfuture,"
declared Mr Schaub.
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Vacancies In The
V. g. ?mk>e jCorps
Savaasah,u*., March Jpe^
tween 35 and GO youths will be ac
cepted for enlistment in the United
States Marine Corps fnjpt Virginia,
North and Sooth Carolina, Florida
and Bufera Georgia during April ac
cording to an announcement by Lieut.
Got A. B. Drum, commanding Marine
Corps Recruiting District with offices
fcihe Post Office Building, Savannah,
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Buying Power of Tobacco
Parmer Greatly increased
Hutson Says Receipts
From 1933*34 Crop w31
Total Between $185,
000,000 and $190,000,
000; Acreage This Year
Will be Smallest Since
1914
Washington, March 21.?J. B. Hut
son, chief of the farm administra
tion's tobacco section, reported Mon
day that market receipts and benefit
payments for the 1933-34 marketing
year have given tobacco growers a
45 per cart greater purchasing power,
in comparison with the cost of com
modities, than any leaf crop since
1929.
Market receipts alone will total be
tween $185,000,000 and $190,000,000,
Hutson said, while benefit payments
will be more than $28,800,000. These
figures compare with $104,529,000 re
ceived by tobacco growers last mark
eting year and $129438,000 in 1931
1932.
At the same time, Hutson pointed
to the March 15 "intentions to plait"
report of the crop reporting board as
assurance that farmers intended to
coroperate in the acreage reduction
program.
The board reported the smallest
tobacco acreage since 1914 is indicat
ed for 1934. This indicated acreage
of 1,305,600 acres would be approxi
mately 25 per cent below thei record
acreage grown in 1932. !
- "The markets for most typeft have
shown strength," Hutson saidA"and
to a considerable extent have\ re
flected the proposed reduction in so
far as next year is concerned.
"This is possible because of the
prompt acceptance of most of the
growers of the' contracts offered
them for reduction of production
and belief on the part of buyers that
the reduction would actually take
place. The intentions to plant report
of March 15 substantiates earlier re
ports to the effect that fanners are
making plans on the basis of a mark
ed reduction in acreage."
It was the signing of preliminary
agreements to reduce acreage last
fall that finally led- to the adoption
of marketing agreements for some
types that materially increased pric
es paid to farmers by tobacco buy
ers." The preliminary agreements are
now being changed to actual con
tracts to reduce acreage in return
for government benefit paymentn.
The intentions !to plant report
showed a reduced 1934 acreage for
every type of tobacco except cigar
filler and cigar wrapper. Cigar filler
and binder growers reduced their
acreage nearly 50 per cent last year
and intend to plant about the same
amount this year.
Cigar wrapper tobacco is a high
priced product grown in selected
areas. It shows an intended 10 per
cent acreage increase.
Flue-cured, the chief cigarette
type, shows an intended reduction of
26 per cent under last year's acre
age. Fire-cured has an'indicated re
duction of 15 per cent over a year
qgo and burley an indicated reduction
of 35 per cent.
PALM SUNDAY AT THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Palm Sunday will be observed at
Si Elizabeth's Church on Sunday
March 25 at the 11:00 A. M. Mass
A special musical program has been
selected by the Greenville choir under
the direction of Mrs. G. B. Abeyuniss.
The Rev. Peter M. Denges will dis
tribute the Blessed Palm and explain
the significance of Holy Week. The
P?aat of . the Resurrection of Christ
will be observed on Eastgr Sunday at
the 10:80 A. M. Mass. The sermon
theme for this occasipp will be "The
Corner Store of Christianity."
I His Excellency Bishop William J.
Hafty, D. D., of Raleigh, N. G, wiU
the Sacrament of Confirm
ation at St. Thereae'a Chureb, Wil
son, N. C.t on Pahn Sunday, March
25, at 7:80 P. M. This rite is one of x
the most colorful and impressive cere
moniet of the Catholic Church, and a
large eatherinsrff anticipated. Aimm<r
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the candidates are Mrs. Josephine
Cobb, & sponsored by Mr*. Joeaph ? i