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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Large Portions of Carolinas,
Georgia and Tennessee
Are Badly in Need
of Rain
NOT,TOO LATE FOR +
RAINS AND RELIEF
Tobacco, Cotton, Potatoes
and Other Crops Suffer
ing; Too Early To Deter
mine Loss in Virginia;
Florida Crops More Re-
tarded Than Damaged

Atlanta, Ca, May 20. = (AP) =
Drought menaced tobacco, cotton and
general farm crops in the southeast
today.
Serious conditions prevailed over
linas, Alabama and eastern Tennes-
see.
Damage was apparent in many
places, but State farm officials were
unwilling to risk any definite esti-
mate on the loss 1t was agreed that
good rains in the next week or two
probably would keep the damage from
reaching disaster proportions.
In Georgia the drought already has
cut heavily into the early truck crops,
and was threatening tobacco and cot
tor stands. Harry Broan, State agri-
cultural extension chief predicted
South Georgia cotton probably would
not be normal even if rains came
promptly.
Frank Parker, Federal-State crop
statistician for North Carolina, said
truck growth, cotton, tobacco and po-
tatoee all we're badly in need of rain
C. G. Merchant, Columbia meteo-
rologist, found generally unsatisfac-
tory crop conditions in South Caro-
lima.
Southern Alabama's cotton was in
poor stand and from ten days to two
weeks behind normal because of rain
fall deficiency
Tobacco, cotton and corn planting
in Eastern Tennessee fell dangerously
behind schedules.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
and western Tennessee all enjoyed
nearly normal rainfall, and fair To
good crop prospects. Texas also raj
lied after the early spring drought
threat
Virginia officials found it "to early
to determine" the effect of dry
weather there.
Florida crops needed rain, but 81
far were retarded rather than &C
tually damaged, officials said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
H|NDENDURG LANDS
SAFELY IN JERSEY
German Zeppelin Day Late
Due to Storms; To Start
Back Tonight

Lakehurst, N. j., May 20.-(AP)-
The German dirigible Hindenburg
was grounded at the Lakehurst naval
air station at SOB a. m. eastern
standard time) today, completing it's
second commercial crossing of the
North Atlantic in 70 hours, 81 min
utes
The landing was effected without
incident.
The Hindenburg's crossing was
nearly II hours slower than it's rec
ord inaugural trip when it reached
Jakehurst 81 hours, 81 minutes after
leaving its home port. It started this
cruise from Franktort-on-the-Maine,
Germany, at 1875 p. M, Saturday
The Zeppelin had bucked heavy
winds during the trans Atlantic
cruise, and was a day late as a re-
suit.
As soon as the ship was locked, a
crew of five attached fuel oil and
hydrogen hoses in an effort to have
the dirigibe ready to take off for its
home part in eight hours.
Fifty-one passengers, one more than
the ships normal capacity, were book
ed for the return trip to Frankfort.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Kansas Governor Has 1885,
SIG Votes to 42,951 for
Idaho Senator in
Latest Returns
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
ALL OF DELEGATES
Breckenridge Gets Scarcely
ANY Votes on Democratic
Ticket in Primary of Tues
day; Landon Had Support
of States Republican Or
ganization

Newark, N. j., May 2O.-(AP)-Gov-
ernor Aft NJ. LandOn's lead over Unit
Cd states Senator William E. Borah
in New jerseys presidential prefer
cnce primary jumped to better than
3 - to one today, with one half Of
the vote counted.
In 1856 out of 1878 election dis
tlicts in the State, Landon received
$3.50 votes and Borah 42,851.
Governor Landon, who had the sup
port of the Republican organization
IN the state, was assured of the votes
Of the four delegates-at-large to the
Cleveland convention, and of at least
30 Of the % district delegates.
Democratic voters ratified a slate of
gates-at-largc pledged to President
Roosevelt.
Colonel Henry Breckenridge, New
York attorney, alone entered the Dem
ocYatic presidential preference pri-
mary lie polled 1855 votes
The returns also virtually assured
the election of Governor Harold c..
Hoffman as delegate-at-large to the
Republican convention.
The governor, one of four picked
by the State committee to support
Landon. was opposed by former Re
preventative Franklin w. Fort, who
charged the governors activities in
the Bruno Richard Hauptmann case
had "disgraced Jersey justice
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
NFLAT|ON HALTED
IN CONGRESS VOTE
House Action Believed In
dicative of Changed Sen
timent of People
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

NCcnLfdl PTeSS IoCdIl WIlICAI
Washington, May 2O-If congress-
mon read the countrys wishes Alright,
large majority of the American peo-
pic have had all the currency infla-
ton they want.
To be sure, 1t was not expected that
the inflationary Frazier-Lehmke bill
would become law at this session of
me national legislature.
However, even it's foes thought that
1t might get through the House of
representatives Many representa-
tves have a habit of voting for mea-
sures that personally they don't like,
depending on the Senate to beat them
All hands were confident that the
Senate would turn thumbs down on
mat bill But If, by any chance, the
senate did pass it, it was well known
mat it would be vetoed by President
Roosevelt, and no inflationist was so
optimistic as to predict that his veto,
on that subject, could be overridden.
SHOWED UNDER
Anyway, inflationists felt sure, and
ahtb-inflationists admitted, that the
frazicr-Lehmke plan would be defeat
ca in the lower house, if at all, by a
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
TAX IS
ADDED TO TAX BILL
Senate Committee Places
"Windfall" Tax Upon
Those Who Escaped
AAA Levy

Washington, May 2O.-(AP)-In it's
first decisive action on the tax bill,
the Senate Finance Committee today
per cent "windfall" tax on professors
who escaped payment of the old
AAA processing taxes.
The changes were designed largely
to make the tax less strenuous in
it's application. One would make the
levy inapplicaIble if professor show
ed a loss in the commodities to which
the processing taxes applied over an
entire taxable year.
Today's decision partly cleared the
way for the committee to tackle the
heart of the bill-a corporation tax
angle. It expected to reach this later
in the day.
Committeeman indicated that as
soon as technical amendments of a
clarifying nature are prepared they
would approve provisions for refunds
of taxes on floor stocks on hand
when the AAA was invalidated.
One amendment to the windfall
feature was aimed at major objections
raised against it by one professor
after another in open hearing. It
would simplify computations by Civ
ing professors option of computing
their unjust enrichment" or lack of
it on the basis of average income for
the entire year on commodities on
which the processing taxes applied
rather than attempting to find out
how much income was derived from
individual transactions in the COM
modities.
The committee also decided to give
professors three years in which to
pay the windfall tax.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Labor Provisions Objected
to in Supreme Courts
Decisions Are Being
Eliminated
NEW COMMISSION
WOULD BE NAMED
Would Consist of Seven
Members, Including One
Each from Operators and
Miners; Whether 1t Will
Be Pressed This Session
Uncertain at Present

Washington, May 2O.-(AP)-After
hours of secret conferences, a sub
stitute for the invalidated Guffey coal
act was drafted today for immediate
introduction in Congress.
Price-fixing constituted the heart Of
the new measure, in the hands of Sem
ator Guffey, Democrat, Pennsylvania,
author of the original act. 1t would
seek to regulate the soft coal industry
through the commerce clause of the
Constitution, eliminating the labor
provisions on which the Supreme
Court based the decision declaring
the old law unconstitutional.
Whether White House support
would be given the new bill or wheth-
er it would be pressed for passage
this session was not known imme-
diately.
Plans, for enactment of the new
measure were said to call for repeal
Of the old act in its entirety.
Although the new bill is essentially
the same as the original act with the
unconstitutional labor provisions eli
minated, it contains one significant
change.
Under it's terms, the national btu
minous coal commission would con-
sist of seven members instead of five.
Officials said this change was made
to provide direct representation of
both producers and miners. Three Of
the seven commissioners would have
no interest or connection with the
industry.
Upon passage of the new bill, Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be required to
appoint a new commission and a new
consumers council.
Asked whether the new bill will be
prepared for passage this session,
Guffey, told reporters:
you'll have to answer that ques-
ton yourselves.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
CAUSE
COLLEGE Staying
Williams College Fresh
man, Mentally Deranged,
Kills One, Suicides

Williamstown, Mass, May 2O.-(AP)
President Tyler Bennett, of Will
liams College today blamed over
study, preceding the final examina-
ton period for the suicide of a fresh
man, who first killed a classmate and
wounded another.
Asserting "the tragedy happened In
a moment of mental arrangement, "
Bennett said Lewis Jack Somers, Jr.,
10, of Meriden, Conn.,, killed Robert
Herneberry, 10, of Chicago, and
wounded William H. Hartz, 18, also
of Chicago, and then committed
suicide last night, shortly after dinner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
SATURDAY IS LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
Question of Republicans
Creeping in Causing
Democrats to Worry
RULING HELPED SOME
Mcdonald Camp Chuclkling While
Hoey and Graham Forces Are
Somewhat Alarmed Over
the Situation
RULING HELPED SOME
Daily Dispatch Bureau.


by j. C. baskerville
Raleigh, May 2O.-All those who de-
sire to vote in the Democratic pri-
mary of June must register by Sat
urday, May %, if they are not already
registered, and must declare themsel-
YES as Democrats, it was pointed out
today by Raymond G. Maxwell, sec
rotary of the State Board of Elec-
tions. In those counties which are re-
quiring new registrations, every one
must register again in order to be
eligible to vote in the primary. In
other counties and cities, only those
who have moved from one precinct
to another or from one county to an
other will be required to re-register.
The question that is worrying many
of the Democratic leaders and some
of the campaign managers, is the ex-
tent to which Republicans may or
will register as Democrats and vote
in the Democratic primary and then
vote as Republicans in the general
election in November. For while only
Democrats can legally register and
vote in the forthcoming primary,
there is nothing to prevent any Re
publican from registering, declaring
himself or herself as a Democrat and
then vote in the June primary, it is
generally agreed. For the law speci-
fies that any voter may change his
or her party utilization ait any time
by making the required declaration
when registering. 1t is true, of course,
that a precinct registrar may chal-
lenge the right of a Republican to
register as "a Democrat or that any
other voter may issue a challenge.
But it is conceded most registrars
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Charges MADE That Bathing
Beauties Were Among
Cars When They Left
California
$1,000 SPENT TO GIVE
INDIANS "FIRE-WATER"
DR.. Townsend Tells Investi-
eating Committee Million
Dollars Been Collected by
Organization Since Incep-
ton; Caravan Declared
Not "Grandstand Stunt

Washington, May 20 (AP)-
James r. Sullivan, committee
counsel, brought out in questions
that Walter WarmpOle, who head
ed the Townsend Caravan" when
it left California for Washington,
was relieved of his leadership in
Oklahoma.
Sullivan asserted bathing beauties
were on the caravan cars when they
left California and that Conner Smith,
Oklahoma Townsend director, spent
81, 100 of Townsend funds for fire
water" for Indians in Oklahoma. DR..
Townsend said he knew nothing of
what happened to the caravan in Ok
lahoma except that he understood
there were some difficulties.
Smith, Sullivan explained, is q
Townsend candidate for United States
Senator from Oklahoma.
The elderly witness denied the car
avian, carrying the petitions urging
enactment of the Townsend plan OF
5000 monthly pension to the aged
was "grandstand stunt"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Drought Menaces Crops
In Southeast; Conditions
Serious In Some Places
Air Crash Fatal
To Film Husband

Baton Rouge, La, May 2O.-(AP)
Harry p. Williams, millionaire
aviator, and husband of Mar
guerite Clark, former screen star,
fell to his death i'm a plane crash
near here late last night.
Johnnie "Red" WOhten, a vet
eran pilot, rode to death with the
4S-year-Old aviation enthusiast
when their plane ripped into
wooded swamp land shortly after
taking off from the Baton Rouge
airport for Patterson, La.
Airport attendants said the plane
took off shortly before 10 o'clock,
central time, last night. 1t failed
to gain altitude and after few
minutes slipped into a fatal nose
dive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
ABOUT MILLION DOLLARS
COLLECTED SINCE START

Washington, May 20 (AP)-Dr. F.
E. Townsend told a House Investigate
ing committee today that "in the
neighborhood of a million dollars
has been collected by the Townsend
old age pension organization since it's
inception.
Asked what the contributors receiv-
ed in return, Dr. Townsend said "they
got our organization which is exact
ly what they paid for"
1--WE have 5000 clubs throughout
the country and a live working or
ganization," Dr. Townsend said.
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Inc,
was incorporated early in 1884.
James r. Sullivan, committee coun-
sell said there would be startling
testimony" today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
Presidents Mother
Sustained Hurts
In Fall Recently

Washington, May 20-(AP)- The
White House announced today that
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, 82-year-
old mother of the President, was con-
fined in her Hyde Park home with an
impacted hip and cracked bone caus-
ed by fall.
The President, who accidently
heard of the injury five days after
it happened while talking to his
mother on the telephone, will leave
here Friday night for Hyde Park to
spend two or three days with her.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
REPUBLICANS LOSE
ON SOCIAL ISSUES
May Fight Off Security
Plan Only to Find 1t De-
vastating Boomerang
By LESLIE EICHEL

Central Press SLa1I WrlLer)
Some observers believe that the Re
publicans have lost hundreds of thou
sands of votes through their opposi-
ton to several states to social secu-
rity measures. That is particularly
true in New York State, where the
Republican dominated Senate three
times killed Governor Lehman's So
cial security bill. This bill would have
enabled New York to come within
the scope of the Federal social Sc
curity measure.
The Republican opposition has been
congratulating itself on the blow CIV
en- to the New Deal-but some of the
cautious observers among the Repub-
licans believe the blow may be de-
vastating boomerang.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Nothing at the moment is appeal
ing more to the mass of people than
social security.
Scouts afield report this constantly.
The movement is growing, not lessen
ing.
Roosevelt measures are considered
too moderate, if anything. Killing
them, or preventing them from func-
tioning, may lead to drastic measures
by forces that are gaining recruits
daily.
And, worse for business, those dras-
tic measures will be strongly infla-
tionary.
Such is the report of reliable scouts.
UNBALANCED BUDGETS
Financial news from overseas is
not reassuring.
The debt of the American Federal
government, and its unbalanced bud
get, are proportlonately much smaller
than similar manifestations abroad.
(This is not to excuse" this nantes
tation here.)
France, the last country to hold out
on public spending, now is to enter
upon it in a big way.
Germany and Italy are spending fu-
(C0nfirVod m 1aoo,o
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
GOVERNOR LEHMAN
DECLINES TO RUN
New York Governor Has
Been Counted on to Aid
Roosevelt In State

Albany, N. Y, May 20.-(AP)-Gov-
ernor Lehman announced today that
he will not be a candidate for re-
election this fall.
Mr.. Lehman's statement took the
capital by surprise in as much as it
had been believed that he would &C
cept the Democratic nomination for a
third term without question.
It is known that Democratic lead
ers desired the governor to run again,
and regarded his candidacy as
strength for President Roosevelt in
New York State.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
FATAL PLANE CRASH
AT ROCKLAND, MAINE

Rockland, Maine, May 90
(AP)-A seven passenger sea-
plane of the Stanley BOyntOn fly
ing service crashed in PenObscOtt
bay today, killing one passenger.
Six other passengers were re-
Scued.
William Montgomery, SO, of
Rockland, died i'm the crash, trap
ped in the cabin as the plane
plunged from 100 foot height
after the take off.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
S. C.. DELEGATES ARE
PLEDGED ROOSEVELT

Columbia, S. c., May 2O.-(AP)-
The South Carolina Democratic con-
vention unanimously instructed it's 16
delegates to the National Convention
to support President Roosevelt's re-
nomination.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
NURSES GRADUATING
AT STATE HOSPITAL

Raleigh, May 2O.-(AP)-The State
Hospital School for Nurses will award
seven diplomas at it's annual COM
mencement exercises here tonight.
w. G. Clark, of Tarboro, chairman
of the hospitals board of trustees,
will present the diplomas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20
FAY WEBB DIVORCED
FROM RUDY VALLEE

Los Angeles, May 20.-(AP)- Fay
Webb of the screen, won divorce
today from Rudy Vallee, after testify
ing that her life with him was series
of emotional climaxes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20

RockIand, Maine, May 2O-(AP)
One man was believed killed
and five others injured when an
airplane owned by Stanley Boyn-
ton, youthful Rockland and Lex
ingtOn, Mass, filler crashed in
PenObscOt Bay here.
Observers said the plane fell in
to the water just inside the
ROckland breakWater.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20

A military Junta controlled b.
livia following a peaceful coup
d'etat in which President Jose
Luis Tejada Sorzano, above, was
forced to resign under pressure
of army chieftains. Col. David
Toro, a hero of the Chaco war;
was named provisional president
by the Junta, which will be in
command until Toro assumes
Office. President Sorzano was
custed in a coup similar to the
one in which he attained the
presidency in 1884 during the
Bolivian-P araguayan war over
the Chaco.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-20

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CONTINUED on Page Six.)
Evening star., 1936-08-18
In Mrnurian.

BELL. AMELIA. tribute of love ard de-
Votlon 10 the memory Of nv dear. loving
mother. AMELIA BELL who left me
twenty-four years ago today. August 49,
1872
Still sleeping through the vale Of night
And the rounds OF years:
But though time may leave its mark.
Mother. l am thinking of you.
There is a golden chain which binds
My heart to heaven above:
Its links are formed of loved ones gone
SAP ASS SSG hoSEIY sRfsef5iHS DauoRER i2Tf
LEE. LIEUT.. JAMES H. In sad and iov-
ing remembrance OF a dear husband and
father. Lieut.. JAMES H. LEE. who passed
1895
We loved you in life and we remem-
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. I.
MALLoNEE. LAvINIA. A tribute of love
LAVINIA MALLoNEE. who departed this
life four years ago today. August Is.
HER LOVING SISTERS, EMMA r. GAR
PRnIAra PPlNER; 4; AMOS; a g N ,!Rn r AuLT. AND
PRAITHER. ELLA M. Sacred to the men,
and niece ELLA M PRArTHER who left
US flve years ago today. August is. 1881.
At home in Gods beautiful garden.
In the valley OF rest so fair;
some dav. some time. when our task is
With joy we shall meet mother there.
DEVOTED CHILDREN.
ROBINSON. ROBERT AND LOUISA A. In
RoBiNsoR o Who % cur entered sesnss rest Se etssn.I
March 15: 1905. and LOUISA A. ROB
INSON. who Joined him August Is. 1919.
Tender memories of their great love
and devotion to duty oft inspire US to
A'''ef '"'nA'ns ana n'snsi THE fS4sahs FAMILY. I.
Evening star., 1936-08-18
Dratha.

WALLACE, EDNA NJ. On Tuesday, August
lS. 1898. at Gallinger Hospital EDNA
M. WALLACE. beloved daughter OF An
thony H. Wallace. sister of Grace C. WAL
leaves host Of other relatives TO mourn
their loss. Remains resting at J. T.
Stewart's funeral home. 80 H st. ne.
Notice Of funeral later. 19
WlCkHAM, GUY FRANKLIN, SR. On
Hospital. GUY FRANKLIN wIcKHAM
nam and father Of Guy Franklin Wick
ham. jr.. and William Lawrence Wickham m.
PRAYERS will be said at the above address
on Thursday. August 20. at $50 am :
thence TO ST. Martins Catholic Church.
North Capitol and T sts. NV, where
am. for the .repose of his SOUL Inter-
ment Mount Oiivet Cemetery. 10
WICKLIN. WILLIAM J. On Monday. Au-
gust - 1898. WILLIAM J WICKLIN
the beloved husband Of Mary Thrift
Msrsaret Ma; L Wieklin sS1 Funeral from his
Relatives and friends invited Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 10
FRANCES ALISE. On Mon
day. August u. 1896. at Freedmen's
Hospital: FRANCES ALISE; bel0yed
brothers three sisters four uncIes. one
aunt. grandmother, other relatives and
friends. Remains resting at Stewart's
funeral home. 30 H ST. ne until Tues
her late residence 1889 Rosedsle st. ne
Funeral Wednesday August 49, at i
pm. from the residence. Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-08-18
A.E.G.E.FACT|0NS
AGAIN IN DISPUTE
Works Progress and Reset.
tIement Hit Back at Civil
Service Units Charges.

Keeping alive the factional differ
ences stirring in the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees.
Works Progress and ReSettlement
Lodges today hit back at Civil Service
Commission Lodge. which has accused
half dozen units made up principally
of New Deal workers of resorting to
disruptive tactics in the organization.
The trouble had its origin in the
move of the six to institute recall
proceedings against four local members
of the executive council-Cecil E. Gus
ter. national treasurer, and Ira Y.
Balm. G. Carroll Dimond and Michael
D. Schaefer. vice presidents.--wh were
charged with "dictatory abuse of Of
fee"
units assail Civil Service Commission
Lodge for partisan politics" The
former says: THE recklessness and
vindictiveness of the Civil Service
Lodge letter should be sufficient to
discredit the countercharges 1t has
trumped up in answer to our specific
charges against the Washington men,
bers of the executive council"
The Resettlement statement came
from its Executive Committee. which
SAID the Civil Service Commission
Lodge attitude reflects a dangerous
policy. which they have consistently
followed, of attempting to identify
any progressive action with New Deal
radicalism.'"
This, it adds, shows admins
tration bias.
Evening star., 1936-08-18
II HURT IN CRASH
OF TRUCK AND BUS
Both Vehicles Burn After Pas.
sengers Escape-Man
Near Death.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
EASTON. Pa. August 18.-Collision
Of Philadelphia bound bus and a
large truck 10 miles north of Easton
injured IL persons, two of them seri-
ously. late yesterday. Fire destroyed
both vehicles after all bus passengers
were removed.
Raymond Flyte of Bangor. Pa.
driver OF the truck, was the most
seriously injured. He leaped from his
burning truck and ran into a field.
his clothing ablaze. Physicians at an
Easton hospital said he had little
chance of recovery.
Otto Wismer of Camden. N. j.,
driver OF the bus. also was seriously
burned. Witnesses said he aided pas
sengers from the burning bus.
None of the passengers was badly
hurt.
Highway patrolmen said witnesses
told them the bus and truck were
travelling in the same direction and
the collision occurred apparently when
the bus attempted to pass the truck.