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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
IDENTIFY VICTIM
OF TORCH KILLING
Socially Prominent Woman
of Clinton, Mass, Slain
In Hampshire

Keene, NJ H., May 26.-(AP)--The
torch murder victim of Wantasticquet
mountain, was identified today as
Mrs. Elizabeth Cannon Freel, so, a
socially prominent matron, of Clin-
ton, Mass
Robert E. Freel, superintendent of
the Wauchetts Electric Light Com
pany at Clinton, and husband of the
woman, and others from Clinton,
identified the woman's body.
They came to Keene after reading
accounts Of the woman's dental work.
After viewing the body, they declined
further information.
County Solicitor Arthur Olson who
announced the Identification, said
Mrs. Freel disappeared from home
May 49, She had been in the habit
Of leaving home for several days at
time he said.
Mrs. Freel was the mother Of three
children two daughters and SON
She was active in the social life of
the town.
A revolver and gasoline can found
beside the body of the woman last
thursday were obtained by her in
White River Junction, Vermont.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
VIGILANCE NEEDED
AGAINST BAD BILLS
Measures Hurtful to People
Sometimes Come Near
to Being Passed
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

VIGILANCE is necessary in Con-
gress to prevent passage of bills
harmful to the people.
Recently, bill to amend the bank
ruptcy act was introduced in the
house by Representative Randolph
Perkins, Republican, of New Jersey.
It was reported from the House Com
mittee on Judiciary and was passed
by the House. Thence it went to the
Senate, which sent it to the commit
tee on judiciary.
The law now permits three credi-
tors owning $1,000 or more of debt Of
a corporation to file petition in
bankruptcy and cause reorganization
proceedings. The bill changed that. 1t
provided that the three creditors must
own at least five per cent of the total
Indebtedness.
Undoubtedly the existing law per-
mits INSCRIPTIONS attacks on corpo-
rations and this brought about APP
proval by the House or some change.
Apparently, however, few members
realized what five per cent Of the in
debtedness meant. It virtually meant
immunity for inside interests in very
large corporations, for it is a prac-
teal impossibility to get together per-
sons owning five per cent in order to
bring reorganization proceedings.
For example, the 1884 figures of AS
sociated Gas & Electric Co., of which
Howard G. Hopson is the dominating
force, showed a total bonded debt Of
approximately $268,OOO,OO0.
Five per cent would mean that Gre
ditors would have to collect $13,000,00
or so of debt in order to bring reor-
ganization proceedings. The Associat-
ed Gas is mentioned because of pro-
CONTINUED on Page Eight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
War of determination of
Michigan Terrorists Is
Pressed in Vicinity
of jackson
THREE GUARDS AT
PRISON ARE NAMED
Held for Investigation Into
Death of Another Guard;
Denial Made That Black
Legion Planned To Take
Over United States Gov
eminent

Dertoit, Mich, May 26-(AP)-The
war of determination on the black le-
gion brought 35 warrants charging
kidnapping and felonious assault in
Jackson today against members of
the secret order accused of stripping
and flogging a relief worker who re-
fused to join.
Acting with speed that matched
that of authorities of Detroit in
charging 13 members with Staying of
Charles A. Poole, Prosecutor Owen
Dudley, of Jackson, swore out war
rants today against three guards at
the Southern Michigan prison, a resi-
dent of Norvelle, and 81 John Does
accused of participating in the beat
ing last November S of Harley Smith,
father of five children.
The men accused are Ray Ernest,
said by Dudley to be "brigadier
general" in the terrorist band; his
brothers, Glenn and Clarence and
Allen Bascom. The Ernest brothers
are guards at the prison.
The men held at the State police
post in Jackson for investigation in
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
ACTION ON
NEW GUFFEYPLAN
Some Opponents of Former
Act, Killed by Court, Are
For New One

Washington, May 26 (AP)-The
possibility of favorable action by the
House Ways and Means Committee on
the new Guffey-Vinson bill was pro-
jected by Representative Sam Hill,
Democrat, Washington, after a two
hour closed session on the substitute
measure.
The committee member expressed
this view to newsmen after represen-
tatives of the Justice Department and
the bituminous coal commission had
testified and were requested to APP
pear again when the committee re-
convenes again later in the day.
Representative Woodruff, Repub-
lican, Michigan, who opposed the orr
ginal bill last year, told reporters he
thought the new legislation was "all
right" and said he was willing to
take a chance" on it.
Representative Mccormack, Demo-
crat, Massachusetts, who fought the
old bill last year, but voted present to
allow it to reach the House floor, said
today his mind was still open"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
Old Age Pension Leaders
Defiant Attitude Assum-
ed by Couple of
Lieutenants
TOWNSEND ORDERED
THEM TO BE SILENT
Congressman McGroarty,
One-Time House Town
send Bloc Leader, Tells of
Bills He Drew for Trans
action Tax To Raise Funds
To Put Plan into Effect

Washington, May 26.-(AP)-Dr. F..
E. Townsend's defiant attitude toward
a House investigating committee was
emulated today by two of his old age
pension leaders, who failed to appear
when they were called for question
Ing.
Chairman Bell Democrat, Missouri,
called for John Keifer, of Chicago,
and the Rev Clindon Wunder, of New
York, when he opened today's hear
ing. Neither answered.
Bell noted for the record that both
were under subpoena to appear today
before the committee. The chairman
then told newsmen a closed session
of the committee this morning failed
to change the situation in regard to
action against DR.. Townsend for his
walk-out last Thursday and refusal
to testify further.
Both Keifer and Wunder were a.
mong those officials of the organiza-
ton whom Townsend had instructed
not to testify.
In a surprise move, Bell than call
ed Representative McGroarty, Demo
crat, California, one-time leader Of
the House Townsend bloc.
Questioning of McGroarty revealed
that he introduced bills involving the
Townsend plan for a transaction tax
to raise funds for 5000 monthly pen
sion to the aged.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
IL Missing
In Jerseys
Forest Fire
Five Known Dead
and Miles of Black
ened Woodland Are
Left by Flames

New Gretna, N. j., May 26-(AP)-
Seventeen or more men were missing
today as the worst forest fire of re-
cent years rolled across the south
Jersey plains, leaving a total of five
known dead and miles of blackened
woodland.
Hundreds of weary fire fighters,
volunteers and CCC workers battled
the flames along the wide triangular
front
By mid-morning came the news that
the fire was believd "well under con-
troll" but the exhausted fighters kept
at their work mindful of the fact that
the fire found new fury early today
just when they thought it was con-
quered.
Division Fire Warden Thornburg
said he knew of two district fire war
dens and Is men missing somewhere
in the fire area.
The CCC camp at Bass river, near
here, said number of it's men who
went to the firelands last night were
unreported. Camp authorities, how
ever, expressed the belief most or all
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
BR|T|SHERS FIGHT
PALESTINE ARABS
Trans-Jordan Troops Led
by British Officers; Jews
Are Fired On

Jerusalem, Palestine, May 26.-(AP)
-Trans-Jordan troops under British
officers fought a long range rifle bat
tie with Arab snipers today in the
Esdraelon valley.
The snipers, hidden on a hillside,
opened the battle by firing into a
Jewish settlement.
The troops advanced against the
concealed riflemen and firing from
the hillside stopped. No casualties
were reported.
Previous to the fight, British forces
campaigning to restore order after 40
days in which at least SO persons have
been killed, fought two engagements,
dispensing mob of 200 Arabs in one
clash, but withdrawing before an
Arab advance in the other.
The British high commissioner for
Palestine, Sir Arthur Wauchop, in an
address, warned terrorists:
mo strife, no violence can deter the
government from fulfilling it's OBJ
legations under the League Of Ma
TONS"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
MCDONALD STATES
IN EAST HURTING
Opposition to w. c.. Clark
in Edgecombe Rebounds
Much in His Favor
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
IV i e. RA Sl[ERVILI.

Raleigh, May 26.-One of the rea-
sons for DR.. Ralph w. Mcdonald is
said to be slipping in some of the
eastern counties is due to the fact
that his managers brought out INC
Donald states" for the legislature at
the last minute, in opposition to the
regular candidates, many of whom
have represented their counties in
the General Assembly for years, &C
cording to reports heard here. In a
good many of these counties, the can
didates who have represented their
counties for so long are better known
and have larger personal followings
than the new Mcdonald candidates.
The result is that the friends and sup
porters of these older candidates are
rallying to them with more enthus-
iasm than ever before so that there
is a definite reaction both against Nc
Donald and the candidates his back
ers are sponsoring.
This is said to be especially true in
EdgecOmbe county, where the McDon-
aid forces are credited with bringing
out a last-minute candidate against
Senator w. G. Clark, of Tarboro, who
has represented Edgecombe county in
the State Senate for years, and who
is credited with being one of the most
popular men in Edgecombe county
and one in whom all classes have the
greatest confidence. Reports reaching
here indicate that Senator Clark's
friends have rallied to his support as
never before, also that what is now
considered by Clark's friends as an
effort by the McDonaldits to defeat
Clark is now definitely reacting a.
gainst Mcdonald throughout the coun-
ty. It is now being generally predict
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
Corporation Holding Back
Over $4,000 or 40 Per-
cent, Must Explain
Action
EXTEND STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS TIME
Made Four Instead of Three
Years; Sugar Tax Propo-
sed as Part of Measure, To
Be Rejected; Too Many
Complaining Factors In
volved in That Levy

Washington, May 90 (AP) = AS
Democratic members arranged to con-
slider with President Roosevelt to-
night on the tax bill, the Senate
Finance Committee agreed today de-
finitely to tighten up provisions of
existing law for penalty taxes on cor
porations improperly accommodating
SURPRISES"
The committee decided that every
corporation which retains more than
$4,000 of it's income, or more than 40
percent of it's income, whichever is
greater, shall be required to file a
statement with it's tax return setting
forth the reason for accommodating.
1t agreed, too, to extend from three
to four years the statute of limitations
applicable to collection of high taxes
on corporations which build up sur
pluses improperly for purposes of al
lowing stockholders to avoid surtaxes
in the upper income brackets.
Acting Chairman King, Democrat,
Utah, said they were more psy-
chology than realism" and that their
effect would he to make large cor
porations little more careful in
Withholding" and to induce them to
make bigger distributions of their
earnings.
Earlier the White House had an
nounced that Democratic committee
men would confer with the President,
at the request of Chairman Harrison,
Democrat, Mississippi, who absented
himself from the committee session
today because of illness.
Final approval of the tax bill was
regarded as certain to be held over
at least until tomorrow.
The committee expected to vote dur
ing the afternoon on whether to i'm
pose an excise tax of one half cent
pound on sugar and on a proposal for
additional excuses, some as high as
IL percent on imported vegetable
oils.
A subcommittee headed by King
decided, after hearing a barrage Of
opposition from beet sugar interests,
to recommend that the sugar tax be
rejected.
King said he had not been advised
of the White House conference to-
night and did not know it's purpose.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
COUzENS TO RUN
AS A REPUBLICAN
But He Will Return to Cap
ital With Sympathies
With Democrats
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, May 26. - Senator
James Couzens of Michigan probably
is the richest man in public life.
And when he feels like it, as gen
orally he does, he is one of the most
politico-economically liberal. Occa-
sionally, however, he takes what the
progressives consider the conserva-
tive side of some national question.
They say he is erratic. His version
is that he is independent. He certain
ly is.
The progressives in Congress great
ly like him, but when he is opposing
them he makes them angrier than the
reactionaries do. They expect opposi-
ton from the reactionaries, but they
cannot understand it, coming from
him.
f. ID. RS POPULARITC
The senator tells why, in his opin-
ion, President Roosevelt is so popular.
(Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
s. More Warrants Issued
For Black Legion Groups
Six Men Drowned
AS Ships Collide

London, May 26.-(AP)-Six men
were reported missing and prob
ably drowned today after the
steam trawler PicadOr sank three
minutes after colliding with the
tanker San Salvador in the North
Sea.
This report, received by the own
ers of the San Salvador, added that
the IA other members of the Pi-
cador's crew had been rescued by
the San Salvador.
Lloyds earlier stated it was in
formed 20 men were missing. Both
the tanker and the trawler were
of British registry.
The tanker was badly damaged
and proceeded to the river Tyne
with her hold partly flooded.
The collision occurred in a denst
fog.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
William H. Griffin Lists ST.
$50 and Bailey $1,959 in
Primary Campaign
Efforts
BAILEY RECEIVED
$1,295 DONATIONS
McRac Only Gubernatorial
Candidate Listed, With
Donations Of $295, Expers-
es $785; Gillian Grissom
Has Spent SASS and Has
Received $466

Raleigh, May 26 (AP)-William H.
Griffin. of Chapel Hill, a Democratic
senatorial candidate, reported today
he had spent S16S0.25 thus far in his
campaign and the incumbent he OPP
poses. Senator j. w. Bailey, listed
expenses of 81 05911.
All Of the candidates, Democratic
and Republican, must file expense
statements, as well as lists of contri-
buttons to their campaign funds by
.,idnight tonieht with Secretary of
State Stacey W. Wade.
Griffin listed no contributions,
wnle Senator Bailey said he had re-
ceived $1,295.
NJ r. Dunnagan, of Yadl1in county,
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for secretary of state, listed
no contributions, said he had raised
his funds by loans and showed ex-
penditures of $7S5.99.
John A. McRae, of Charlotte, one
of the four gubernatorial candidates
in the Democratic fold, listed contri-
buttons of $685. His expenditures were
$60522.
Other reports included: George Nc
Neill. Democratic candidate for the
nomination for lieutenant governor,
$S24.24 in expenditures and no contri-
buttons; Gillian Grissom, Republican
gubernatorial nominee, $466 in contri-
buttons, and $455 in expenses; Con-
gresham John H. Kerr, of the second
district, 500 in contributions, sos
in expenditures; Congressman Lind
say c. Warren, of the first district, no
contributions or expenses; Congress
man Graham A. Barden, of the third
district, SIS in contributions and
$2O2.5O in expenses.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
COMMITTEE AGREES NOT
TO LEVY TAX ON SUGAR

Washington, May 26-(AP)-A Sem
ate finance subcommittee agreed I'M
animously today to recommend a.
gainst including a proposed tax Of
one half cent pound on sugar in the
new tax bill.
Subcommittee members said too
many complicating factors were in
volved to permit carrying the excise
levy in the revenue bill, even though
it would raise around $66,000,00O and
list the total estimated yield of the
measure to about the $620,000,000 of
permanent funds requested by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
Six Killed
With CruSh
Ofirbame

Amos, Quebec, May 26.-(AP)-
A Canadian passenger plane
crashed, in which six men died,
drew official Investigators today
to the fastenesses of northern
Quebec, which kept the disaster a
secret for two days.
The circumstances of the crash,
which became known only late
last night, after the plane plung-
ed to earth last Sunday, were still
envelOped in mystery. A General
Always pilot, Gath Edwards,
searching for the missing ship,
found the overturned wreckage
about 100 miles northeast of this
mining town, and $50 miles north
east of Quebec.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
M'DONALD'S LEAD
SMALLER IN EAST
NEWSMAN|S TOLD
Gains Are Made by Hoey
and Graham AS House
toulouse Canvasses
Are Bein gMade
INQUIRIES MADE IN
ABOUT ID COUNTIES
Strength of Several Contes-
tants Is Enumerated by
Counties AS Result of Cas-
ual Observations; McDon-
AIDS Rivals Have Been
Greatly Aroused Lately
INQUIRIES MADE IN
ABOUT ID COUNTIES
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
INA The Sir Walter Hotel.
Y Il G. RASK ERVVLT.


Raleigh, May 26.-While DR.. Ralph
w. Mcdonald is still leading in a good
many of the northeastern counties of
the State, his lead is much smaller
now than it was two weeks ago, while
in a number of these counties either
Clyde r. Hoey or Sandy Graham is
generally regarded as being in the
lead, according to residents of these
counties with whom this correspon-
dent talked in swing through about
ID counties over the weekend. There
was not a county in which the writer
stopped in which it was not agreed
that Dr. Mcdonald was definitely los
ing votes.
The counties touched in the course
of this trip were Nash, Edgecombe,
Halifax, Martin, BERTHE, Hartford,
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26
Graham Not
For States
Act
Folger Corrects Err
ror in Paul Article
On Graham Pub
lished on Monday
Especial to Daily Dispatch.)

Raleigh, May ga. D. Folger,
State manager for A. H. (Sandy) Ora
ham in the campaign for governor,
issued this statement here this after
noon:
Feature article on Sandy Graham
prepared by c. A. Paul, of Charlotte,
offered for publication in afternoon
papers of Monday, carries paragraph
on Graham platform absolutely wrong
as to facts and grossly unjust to Gra-
ham candidacy. Sandy Graham has
not, does not and will not advo-
cate State liquor store system with
the revenue to he applied towards re-
duction of the sales tax levy to not
Continued on Page Eight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-26

Continued on Page Eight.
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Louise Essex to
Appear Jan. II

The announcement of Louise Is
sex as soloist with the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra, Jan. ia,
brings with it the first opportunity
for local audience to hear the
famed Indianapolis cellist in public
recital.
AS second guest artist with the
orchestra this season, she is to play
the Saint-Saens Concerto in A
Minor for violoncello and orchestra
One of the foremost American
women celliSts, Miss Essex won the
Schubert Memorial award and the
National Federation of Music CLUBS
first prize for cello in 1888. Last
year she appeared as guest soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
Jose Iturbi conducting, in Phila-
delphia, and in Carnegie Hall, New
York.
HonOred as Student
She has been heard with several
European symphonic organizations,
and, as student of Klengel in the
Leipzig Conservatory, was the only
member of the student body chosen
to appear with the Leipzig SYM
phony Orchestra.
The engagement of Miss Essex for
the January concert has necessi-
lated a change in the program, pre-
viously announced as all-Wagner,
but Conductor Ferdinand Schaefer
is to include two numbers by the
famous German for the many con-
flrmed Wagnerites who requested an
evening devoted to the masters
work.
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The tragic life of Stephen Foster forms the theme
Lane Montgomery
Earrings Theater
Evelyn Venable plays girl Stephen
shown this o. which shows Stephen contributing the
collection plate by Od Black played
The weethearts whose allowed
Stephen inspiration
Of hiS
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to get to her husband. The money
goes into bad hands which never
turn it oyer TO Dutch. Dutch fees
from his wife and she is arrested.
sent to prison. There her baby is
born. She turns it over to Lii, her
sister. to rear.
Dutch. broken in spirit, comes to
the prison. tells Hattie a plan for
escape She flares up, sends him
away forever. He goes back to the
union. pleads in vain for readn1it-
lance. Hattie takes his advice.
escapes from the prison and takes
refuge in her sisters home.
After getting a small non-union
job. Dutch illustrates an attempt to
blow up the fish factory and be-
comes the town hero, back in the
union and everything. Then up
pops Hattie. and when she hears
what swell guy her husband has
turned out to be she hands him the
baby, goes back to prison to serve
out her time.
Una Merkel Al
Joseph Calleia is excellent as the
crafty Nick; Mr.. Tracy is quits
dramatic as the love -em- and leave
EN- Dutch who finds new ideals in
life; Una Merkel turns in another
Al performance as Hattie's sister.
hollow-eyed mother with straw
colored hair and a philosophy worth
all the money in the world
j. Farrell Macdonald, Vince Bar
nett and Victor Kilian are out
standing in the supporting cast.
We, for one, suggest that Miss
Harlow made mistake when she
deserted platinum to go on the gold
standard. At least, platinum il
more exclusive.
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Her biggest trouble is that she
can't play up to Spencer Tracy, her
new leading man. In the shouting
bouts, frequent throughout the pic
ture. Jean doesn't stand chance
against the old believer. Her most
convincing gesture comes when she
knocks Mr.. Tracy into the briny
deep with a fast-traveling herring
Works in Fish Cannery
In "Riffraff," Miss Harlow plays
Hattie, a pretty gal who lives down
by the docks, works in a tuna can
ming factory, where the boss, Nick,
makes play for her by presenting
her with fox fur neck piece. She
Glvines his intentions quickly and
gives him the cold shoulder :. but
keeps the furS.
Dutch Muller, the tuna fisherman
who makes her heart 60 pitty-pat,
let's her stand in the cold because
ne doesn't think girls and a career
mix. A labor strike, which Dutch
stops, brings him popularity. News
reel cameras appear on the scene
and as the cameras grind away,
Hattie slaps Dutch on the side of
his face with a fish. 1t makes
Dutch realize, subconsciouSly, that
here's the girl for him. So he mar
rieS her.
Nick, owner of the canning fac
tory, wants organized workers to
strike so he can bring in other labor
at lower cost. The men finally fall
for his scheme, nearly starve IN the
ensuing weeks. Sentiment turns
from Dutch and he is elected from
the union. The same day. the in
Stallment company takes his furni-
ture, Hattie Scolds him and her
wharf-rat family comes to visit and
to chide. He leaves town.
Hattie goes back to work. She
hears that Dutch is sick in a hobo
camp, steals some money from Nick
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you, the Cirellos, all are new meul-
bers of the cast. Can you step in
the afternoon with the new parts =
Performance Smooth
They all nodded affirmatively.
And they did step in. Except for
couple of breaks" one never would
have known from the matinee per-
Torrance that new set of prin-
cipals was playing the "Vanities.
When the "Vanities" return to In
dianapolis next week, Nell Kelly is
to be with them; so will Buster
West, Lucille Page. the Cirellos
brothers. dancing trio, Cookie
Bouers, comic. Violet Carlson. who
broke her arm before the first In
dianapolis engagement and did not
appear here, is to be back with the
show.
The "Vanities" is to come to In
dianapolis Monday. will work here
the rest of the week, preparing the
show for presentation in motion
picture houses. The Indiana will be
the first such house in the country
to get the ''VanitieS'