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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-08-18

Undoubtedly there is something
wrong with this 81 product when,
after SO days of it, nobody tries to
sing Good Night ladies'" OF step
through a coal chute backward.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
Reich Would Also Be Allow
ed To Possess Airplanes
and Tanks as De-
fense Weapons
DISARMAMENT ALSO
OF MAJOR POWERS
World Prohibition Of Gas
and Bombing Planes And
Return of Saar Basin To
Germany Proposed; France
Utterly Opposed to Most
of the Plan

Paris Dec. --(AP)-Rumors %ket
Chancellor Hitler Of Germany has pre-
pared a five-point program for per-
manent peace with France were given
something of an air of authenticity to-
day by French foreign office refusal
to deny or confirm them.
The alleged Hitler program was re-
puted to be as follows:
/. Allowance of a conscript army of
100000 to Germany.
2. The right to Germany to possess
defensive weapons such as airplanes
and tanks.
3. The International prohibition of
the use of gas and bombing planes.
4, Disarmament of the heavily arm
ed powers.
). The return of the Saar basin to
Germany, without a plebiscite..
French officials insisted there had
been no discussions whatsoever with
Hitler since his talk with Andre Fran
cois-Poncet. French ambassador to
Germany. 1t was said the French are
flaty opposed to surrendering their
interests in the Saar, granted them by
the Treaty of Versailles at the end
Of the World War, without plebiscite
and were equally opposed to the sug-
gestion that Germany re-arm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
.LEN|ENCY TOWARD
LIQUOR VIOLATORS
Department of Justice Policy
Announced by The At
torney General
PROSECUTE HABITUALS
Decrease In Prison Population At
tributed to More Liberal Treat
ment of Prohibition Law
Violations
PROSECUTE HABITUALs

Washington. Dec. 7.-(AP)-At-
torney General Cummings said today
that the Department of Justices gen
eral attitude toward prohibition law
violators "of previously good char
acter" would be extremely lenient,
but he promised vigorous prosecution
of the habitual criminal type.
He estimated that of 2,219 Federal
criminal cases pending, 500 were pro-
hibition cases, ana said that 3,764 Fed
eral prohibition offenders were in Jail
out of a total prison population of
16O16.557
The prison population was described
by Cummings as $500 below the fig
ure for year ago. Hhe attributed the
decrease to more liberal treatment
of prohibition cases, because repeal
was in sight.
Cummings estimated that within the
next year there may be as many as
10000 cases of liquor revenue laws.
Pending liquor cases." Cummings
told newspapermen, "fall into two
classes. those in which offenders are
in Jail waiting trial and those in which
the yare out on bond
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
NezV Vote
Called In
Louisiana

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 7.--(AP)-
Refused a primary for the selection
of successor to the late Represen-
tative Bolivar E. Kemp, the citizens
election committee for the sixth con-
gressional district today announced a
firm stand upon their Citizens
popular election" set for December
27 by district-wide voters masS
meeting held November % in Baton
Rouge.
The citizens committee, headed by
Edward J. Gay, issued statement
last night terming Tuesdays ell
of Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp, ST., of Ante,
widow of the representative, an at
tempt "by trickery and fraud to de-
prive the voters of their right of free
choice in electing a representative"
Mrs. Kemp was nominated by mem
bers of the sixth district Democratic
executive committee favorable to Sen
ator Huey P. Long and Governor O..
K. Aliens administration and went in
to the election as the "unopposed nom
inee" without the holding of pri-
mary.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
3,O7l Given
Jobs In n. C..
On Roads
Working on Projects
Estimated To Cost
Near Two Million
Dollars

Washington, Dec. 7-(AP)- The
Bureau ol Public Roads reported to-
day 3071 men had been given work
on North Carolina public works
highways through December 2.
These men are working on So con-
tract projects for which the Public
Works Administration has allotted
ol4l1000. The estimated total cost OF
The projects is $1,935 900.
total of 95 projects, including
nose to be built by day labor have
oeen advertised for contract and al
lotted a total of $2713000. This is
|o.5 per cent of North Carolina's total
allotment. The estimated total cost OF
'hese projects is $3,683,000.
Contracts have been awarded for
~ projects, but work has not yet
started on all of these. Their estimat-
ed cost is $2,77O,0OO of which $2,144,
wy will be paid by the Public Works
administration. This is 22.5 percent
u the States total allotment.
FIX public works projects costing
FlIoOOO have been completed. The
public works paid $68,OOO of the cost
Oh these projects
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
First Big Financial Opera
tion Since Government
Began Its Gold Buy
ing Program
MATURING DEBTS TO
TAKE MOST OF FUND
Half Goes For That Purpose,
With $114,OOO,OOO for In
terest Payments on Public
Debt; Total Debt Now At
Huge Sum of $780,
100000

Washington, Dec. 7.-(AP)-Routine
methods for raising a billion dollar
were chosen by the Treasury today H.
its first big financial operation sl1ca
gold buying began.
Dispelling by its action all talk thai
greenbacks might be used to meet
December maturities, the Treasury of
fered the money market IA percent
for funds to meet immediate needs
Books were opened for subscriptions
of $3.50 900 100000 of one-year Treasury
certificates, dated December IS, and
paying the IA percent rate. The
money will be used to retire $728,0OO,-
900 of obligations maturing on the
same date-$473, ,328,O0 of 4 IA per-
cent certificates and 1884, 900 of
bills bearing 3-4 of one percent.
Another portion, $114, 100000 will go
to interest payments on the public
debt The remainder of more than
$100,000,O00 will be added to the Trea-
sury's cash balance, which stands now
above $1,000 100000.
BY exceeding December maturities
by 1922, 100000, debt financing will
push the public debt much higher. It's
stands now at more than $23,5O0,0O
after reaching a low of just above
$16,0O0,O 100000 from the war debt peak
of $26, 100000 in 1919.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
RUM BOAT SEXES
COAST GUARDSMEN
Alleged Liquor Runners
Make Getaway on Being
lowed Into Pork

Glace Bay, N. s., Dec. 7.-(AP)-
-Four Canadian coast guardsmen were
captured today by the crew of a sus-
pected rum running craft who turned
on the guardsmen as they were being
towed into port and escaped with their
seized vessel.
The escape was effected after the
coast guard cutter Stumble Inn had
seized the ship Kilmut, seven miles
off Flint Island, early today.
Captain E. l.. Croft, assigned four
seaman to the Kilmut and began tc
tow it into North Sydney, along with
the reputed rum runners.
Striking quickly, the Kilmit crew
overpowered their guards, cut lose
their ship and raced out Of the range
of the coast guards guns.
An extensive search for the seized
ship was started Immediately off the
Cape Breton coast. It was assumed the
four guardsmen were still prisoners.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
RAILROAD CREDITS
AIDED CHASE BANK
Loans Made While Cough
Was on r. F. c. and
Owed Money to Bank

Washington, Dec. 7.-(AP)-Senate
stock market investigators were told
today that while Harvey Couch, a di-
rector of the Recons truction Corpora
ton owed money to the Chase Nation
al Bank, the r. F. G. made loans to
railroad that resulted in payments of
more than $1O,OOO,OOO to the bank.
Charles S. Mccain, chairman of the
bank board, an old friend, of Couch S
described to the banking committee
half a dozen loans by the r. F. c..
which he said permitted payments by
the carriers of Indebtedness to the
bank.
He also said Couch still owed the
bank $153,OO0 jointly with an asso-
ciate in Arkansas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
Three Killed In Battle
With Liquor Smugglers

Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.-(AP)-
Three men were killed and another
was wounded in gun fight between
United States border patrolmen and
liquor smugglers at the foot of Park
street here today.
Patrolmen said more smugglers
may have been killed. They saw two
men fall into the Rio Grande during
the fight, and are looking for their
bodies. They may have been the two
who are dead at Liberty hospital,
Jaurez, across the border.
The battle started when a border
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07

patrolmen and five other inspectors
challenged 16 men who had waded
the river with $50 gallons of liquor.
When the smugglers reached the
American side the officers leaped out
of hiding with drawn guns. A blaze of
gun fire met their commands to sur
render.
Dorne c. Melton, 81, U. S. border
patrolmen, fell at the first volley. The
other inspectors returned the fire as
the smugglers dropped their loads and
backed into the river as they retreat
ed. The firing lasted from three to
five hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
II Banks
Not Under
Insurance

Raleigh, Dec. 7-(AP)-Guerney P.
Hood, State bank commissioner said
today one more bank in North Caro-
lima has applied for membership in
the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration, leaving only II banks in
the State which have not signified in
tention of coming under the insurance
law.
Mr. Hood said he still hoped the
four commercial and eight industrial
banks which have not applied for the
insurance would join the other banks
of the State by January 1.
On January the Deposit Insurance
Corporation will release a list of all
banks qualified under it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
Government Again
Holds Gold Price
At $34.O1 Figure

Washington, Dec. 7-(AP)- The
governments gold price today remain
ed at $34.O1 an ounce for the sixth
consecutive day.
Today's r. F. c. quotation for new
Iy-mined domestic metal compared
with London's bar gold price of 1922
an ounce on the basis of sterling open
ing at $5.11 IL to the pound.
The government gold price has re-
manned unchanged since the Thanks
giving holiday. The $34.O1 quotation
is the highest level yet made.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
Prospective Selections For
District Attorneys Will
Leave Some Mighty
Sore Spots
SHIPPING AMBITIONS
ARE MUCH AT STAKE
If Democratic Committee Is
Not Called Until After Ap-
pointments Are Made, His
Chances for Being National
Committeeman Will Be
Very Slim
daily OlSpnGrA B~re0a.
In the Sir Walter Hotel


Raleih, Dec. Neither Senator
Josiah William Bailey nor his close
political friend and Good Man Fri
day." c.. L. Shipping, of Greensboro,
seem to be helping themselves in this
immediate section of the State as a
result of recent appointments made
by Senator Galley. according to much
opinion in politica! circles here. Nor
is it believed that appointments sche-
duled to be made, especially those of
district attorneys for the eastern and
middle districts, are going to help mat
ters much. While it is agreed that Sen
ator Bailey has been trying to get on
a better basis with some of his con-
III nned IN Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
TO TRANSFER PEEK
TO DUTIES IN NRA

Washington. Dec. 7.-(AP)-
Transfer of George N. Peck, now
agricultural administrator, TO the
National Recovery Administration
to take over the agriculture code
newly placed there appeared today
as likely to be decided upon by
President Roosevelt as a solution
of diSagreements in the Agricul-
ture Department that have de-
layed action on these important
codes D
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07

Governor + avors
Penalty of Death

Raleigh, Dec. 7.-(AP)-GOverno
Ehringhaus said today he felt "cap-
ital punishment statutes are a nee
eSsary part of the North Carolina
laws" and added he felt 'ft would
be mistake to abolish the death
penalty for certain crimes in the
State.''
Professor A. e. Capehart, of Wo.
mans College in Greensboro, who
is president of the Society for the
Abolition of Capital Punishment,
has announced he plans a State
wide straw vote on the matter of
eliminating death sentences.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
ANOTHER HIGHWAY
LETTING ON DEC. 19
Bids To Be Opened on New
Lists of Road Build
ing Projects
lIaiIy Dispnich Rnr-.na.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Wv I. T'ASN VI" VIZ
Raleigh, Dec. 7-Anotheer highway
letting will be held December 19, at
which time bids on another list OF
highway construction projects will be
opened and contracts let, it was an
nounced today by Chairman E. b
Jeffress of the State Highway and
Public Works Commission. A letting
was heeld here yesterday and the
Continued on Page Three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
TARBORO MAN HELD
IN COUNTERFEITING

TarbOrO, Dec. 7.-(AP)- Bill
Laughtridge was held today on a
charge of passing counterfeit
money. Daughtridge was arrested
here last night by Deputy Sheriff
J. NJ. TrayIOr and taken to Rocky
Mount for a preliminary hearing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
AshebOro Strike
TOBe Terminated

AshebOrO, Dec. 7.-(AP)-C. L.
Richardson, U. S. commissioners of
cOnciliatiOn, announced today that
an agreement had been reached to
end the six weeks old strike of the
Cetwick silk mills employees.
Richardson said he was not ready
at present to announce details of
the agreement reached, but said it
had been approved by the mill
management and a committee re-
presenting the strikers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
FURNITURE CODE
GIVEN PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. 7.-(AP)- The
furniture code was taken to the White
House today for the signature of
President Roosevelt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
Lindberghs
HOnOredBv
Brazilians
Little Town of Natal
Hardly Knows How
To Pay Tribute To
Fliers

Natal, Brazil, Dec. 7.-(AP)-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to-
day tuned up the motor of t',a
mOnOpIane in which and ~
Lindbergh flew from Africa yes
terday, and it was believed he wle
preparing to start return flight
to the United States by way of
Para CBeIem) tomorrow.
Natal. FAIL. Dec. -(AT' -Tatal,
accustomed as it is to feting filters, ad~
nittedly had a problem on it's hands
today in the matter of honoring--or
trying to honor-Colonel and Mrs,
Charles A. Lindbergh.
The smiling taciturni5y with which
the Americans responded to cheers
from throngs that hailed them on
their arrival yesterday from Bathurst.
Gambia, Africa, continued to mask
their plans and movements.
The usual rumors flew the rounds
flights into the interior, hops along
the coast, and even a grand tour
skirting the continent. But there was
neither Eyes" nor mo" from the fly
ing couple officially.
So, Natal had to be content with
occasional glimpses of "Lindy" and
"Anne" going to and from the Bri.
tish consulate-there is no United
States consul here-and Of speculat
ing, apparently groundless, upon theii
future movements.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07

FOR HENDERSON.
For 24-hOur period ending at
noon today: Highest temperature,
66; lowest, SO; rainfall. .62 of an
inch; northeast wind; clear.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07
w T. THER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

FUB NUEGIH OAENOLANE M
Partly cloudy, slightly colder on
the coast tonight; Friday fair.
slowly rising temperature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07

fCnntinued on Page Three '
Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-12-07

. Ut nnsd n" Page ThreeO
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UTILITY CHIEFS
SALARIES ARE
Barred IN QUIZ
Public Service Firm Head
Gets $4,000 Annually,
Evidence Shows.
COMPANY GIVES DATA
Vice Presidents Are Paid
$12,500 Each Year: Min
ton Is Probe Leader.

Being a large corporation vice
president, although the butt of
many a vaudeville joke, is still a
good Job with the large utilities,
testimony in the Public Service
Company Of Indiana rate case dis
closed today.
Evidence Of executive salary pay
ments was presented upon request
of Sherman Minton. public cOUn-
selor, the data being supplied by the
company.
They show that John N. Shanna-
han receives $3.50 salary as presi-
dent of the Public Service Company,
but a total OF $4,000 annually as
an executive of all the former In
sui companies in Indiana.
AS to the vice presidents, Chester
D. Porter, vice president and general
manager of the Public Service Com
pany is paid $l7.500 a year.
Other presidents receive as
hhigh as S12,500.
The figures will be the subject of
ross-examination before the public
service commission, Minton said. He
pointed out that the entire cost of
executive salaries during the depres-
sion already is the subject of in
vestigation by the federal govern
ment.
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EOX was a union miner. But
Il he took the Starburn job and
its $475 a day wage rather than
be without work.
why, I've played cards with
many men who probably have
been on the same picket line
while my husband was at the Star
burn" Fox says.
And I've had tea with women
whose husbands are union men
while my husband at the Star
burn, says Mrs. Fox.
Gunpowder tea in the afternoon,
gunpowder at night, are the
charges of nonunion sympathizers
against members of union orders.
The word "scab' is hurled at
members of nonunion families
from street crossings.
When the day shift quits at the
Starburn each buns" a ride from
fortunate fellow employe with a
car. The cars leave the mines
entrance in a cavalcade for the
return trip to Terre Haute.
Ambush would meet with deter
mined resistance.
Night droops again over the
town and county. A newsreel
cameraman scares a countryside
with flares as he takes footage of
soldiers stopping through traffic
on the state highway.
Soldiers bed down in the court
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that they wouldn't bomb their own
homes.
The union miners charge they
would.
And when they want to use a
blunderbus in scattering the
blame they shift it to the news
paper men, mine operators, and
the national guardsmen.
Enmity between union and non
union miners has entered the
school system of the county Re-
ports Of children returning home
crying because of being Stunned
and mistreated by children of
union synpathizers are banded.
Traced down, the rumors are
denied, but given semblance of
truth b ytheir reporters, who got it
from their own children.
Long ago the major portion of
the employees of the Starburn mine
moved from their Sullivan homes
to Terre Haute or other homes
outside the area of fear of bomb
ings
Charles Fox, whose home was
bombed, stayed on. But Fox is
getting "jittery" He admits he
may move because of his wife's
fear of the consequences of his
holding nonunion job.
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Children, curious to view the
guardSmen at first hand, begin a
punting duel with a football on
the courthouse lawn. They're Or
dered to backyard gridironS.
General De PREF calls a meet
ing of civic leaders. He gives them
their hour to talk. The general
refuses to comment on the meet
ing.
He orders a curfew law for the
town of Sullivan and the county.
The mailed fist clenches.
Bridge rubbers stop on no
trump hands with the warning
note of 9 p. m.
That's the first time So-and- SO
has been home with his wife and
kids in a long time" quips one
street lounger of a man-about-
town.
Motor car traffic is slowed to
snails pace.
Dinner at midnight is a ques-
ton Of residential ice boxes.
A nearby bootlegger bemoans
loss of trade.
CULLIVAN'S newspapers touch
~ editorial columns with the sar-
casm of Almost uncanny are the
reporters in their ability to be on
the newest development, even be-
fore it develops"
The union miners blame the
nonunion miners for the bomb
ings.
They want to keep the militia
here to guard them"
The nonunion miners point out
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comes the faint voice over the
trembling rural line.
Time passes. The newspaper
men lift the door latch at the
hotel. With the latch click, the
night clerk galvanizes into action
with:
Did you hear that one. Just as
the latch clicked"
Another explosion. A car hops,
like a jack rabbit, down the street.
Maybe that's the dynamiter,'
suggests a "jittery" reporter.
IT was Major Earl Weimar, of
4 the Indiana national guard
and officer in charge of the
Shakamak company. He calls for
a Shakamak patrol 1t comes.
The town is placed under strict
martial law. Squirrel hunters are
ordered to put their shotguns
away for the season. Autos are
searched. The militia makes the
sidewalk in front of the hotel their
military headquarters.
Brigadier-General D. Wray De
PREF orders a new militia company
called to take charge of Sullivan.
A third explosion is heard.
No traces of the blasts can be
found. Scare bombs" comments
a guardSmen.
Cars parked around the court
house square are ordered off the
street. Soldiers move toward
groups of union sympathizers or
any curb gathering and the crowds
melt with the marching feet.
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BY ARCH STEINEL
Times STAFF Writer

WHEN the town of Sullivan
w sleeps it dozes with one eye
on the ceiling TO see if it'll fall and
with ears glued for the cracking
thunder of a dynamite blast.
The town slept duly last Thurs
day morning.
Just a few days before two
blasts had rocked the quietude.
A few loafers are around a
sandwich shop on the towns out
skirts on highway Al. A sleepy
garage mechanic repaired a mo-
tor car tire. The towns police
roamed it's residential section.
Tomcats fought on backyard
fence. The hotel was silent ex-
cept for several newspapermen
showing bedward.
In the eerie night doomed the
blast. It thudded and crunched
like wagon-load of peanut shells
being cracked by a giant.
Lights in the town spewed on.
Feminine investigators of the fed
eral poor relief hung over the
hotels balcony, calling questions
to the doing night clerk.
Tireless, the newspaper men ran
to their cars.
It's in the northwest section of
the city. That's where the home
of Charles Fox was bombed. Get
that car started. Let's co. ran
their rapid fire comment.
The car moved up and down
residential streets, around corners,
into alleys, and everywhere was
the sign that Sullivan had been
bombed again. 1t is a sign that
all knoW-lighted parlors, drawn
shades, unanswered doorbells, in
candescents glazing in yards from
stanchionS as they keep an all
night vigil on more prosperous
homes.
A SIX questions and one gets:
IA Why, I don't know-it
sounded over there to the east
it was north e. it was close
to us it Jared my head. ="
Lamp lights held in hands at
poorer homes litter" and their
holders have the 'jitters,' too.
The newspaper mems car pulls
alongside a police patrol. They
arrive five minutes late.
Did you find anything?" the
police are queried.
No answer to the question only,
They're blaming you for it."
Brakes on the police car "jit-
ter" A newspaper man curses the
car.
A telephone call is placed to ma
tional guard headquarters at
Shakamak park.
Another bombing at Sullivan.
Have the police or sheriff's office
called you?"
mo. Well tell the major"
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GRADUATES OF |. u.
TO ATTEND LUNCHEON
M'Nutt and President Bryan VIII
Be Guest Speakers.

Indiana university alumni and
former students attending the state
teachers convention will hold their
annual luncheon tomorrow noon in
the Chateau room Of the Claypool.
Governor Paul " McNutt and
President William Lowe Bryan will
be guest speakers. John S, Hastings,
Wa5n ngton attorney and Indiana
university alumni association presi-
dent, will be postmaster.