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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
WHITE MAN, NEGRO
ARE ELECTROCUTED
Double Execution Leaves
Only One Electrocution
Prospect Now
BOTH WERE SLAYERS
White Man, Buck Garden, of Dur
ham, Killed His Wife, and Cha
pei Negro Had Killed
His Sweetheart

Raleigh, Sept. A. (AP) j. B.
(Buck) Garden, of Durham, and
George Aston, Chapel Hill Negro,
died by electrocution at States Pri-
son today for having committed muir
ders.
Their execution left only one man
under sentence of electrocution in the
State, John PRESLEY, of CASTOR coun-
ty, as lethal gas was substituted for
electrocution by the 1885 legislature
for all persons convicted of capital
crimes committed after July /, 1895.
PRESLEY had been scheduled to die
today but secured a reprieve.
Aston, 24-year-old former house boy
for a University of North Carolina
professor, was executed first, after
making a statement he had killed his
sweetheart, Helen Massey.
The Negro entered the death cham
Der at 1924 a. M, and was given a
shock of electricity at 1887. A second
shock was needed before he was pro-
nounced dead at 1915.
Garden, AZ, convicted of killing his
wife, Vera, entered the chamber a.
1882 and was given only one shock
of two minutes and 20 seconds. He
was pronounced dead at 1859 a. m.
Garden died without making any
statement, prison officials said. In his
fight twice through the State courts
and an effort to carry the case to the
United States Supreme Court, the
mans counsel cOntended he shot his
wife by accident.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Mrs. Beryl Markham Leaves
England in Hope of Be-
ing First Woman to
Cross West
SHE is MOTHER OF
SMALL BOY AGED 7
Only Few Friends at Royal
Air Force Field To Bid
Farewell as She Lifts Her
Plane from the Ground;
Weather Conditions Are
None Too Good

Abinddon, England, Sept. 4.-(AP)
Mrs. Beryl Markham, blonde Eng
lish society woman, took off today on
an attempted nonstop flight to New
York.
Flying alone, the 33-year-old matron
lifted her green monoplane, "The
Messenger" in the air at $50 p. m,
British summertime (12:50 p. m.
eastern standard time).
Only a few friends saw Mrs. Mark
ham, who is the mother of a seven
year-old boy, take off from the Royal
Air Force field here.
She seeks to be the first woman to
make the westward Atlantic cross
ing alone.
Mrs. Markham who has an aerial
background of adventurous exploits in
Africa. will have the advantage of a
full moon on her lone flight across
the ocean.
But the weather reports otherwise
were none too favorable. The air min
istry reported she faced 40-mile head
winds in some places at height of
1900 feet
Low clouds and rain belts also spot
ted her course most of the way across
Ireland and the Atlantic.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
MOBILES SUCCESSOR
SOON TO Be NAMED
Hoey May or May Not Be
Consulted; Ehringhaus
May Act Boldly
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
w n e RASk ER WILL

Raleigh, Sept. "A new assistant
commissioner of revenue will be ap-
pointed in the near future to succeed
DR.. NJ G. S. Noble, Jr., who has re-
signed as of September Is, it was
learned from an authoritative source
today, thus setting at rest the spe-
culation as to whether the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR..
Noble would be filled at all or wheth-
er it would be left open until Clyde
r. Hoey become governor in January.
Indications here today are that both
Commissioner of Revenue A. j. Max
well and Governor j. G. B. Ehring-
haus agree that the vacancy should
be filled very soon and that the ap-
pointment of a successor to DR.. Nable
will be named on or before his re-
signation becomes effective Septem-
Der Is. It is understood that Commits
sioner Maxwell is now heartily in IA
vor of having an assistant commits
sioner who will be in charge of per-
sonnet and the coordination of the
various division in the department
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1886, Publishers
Financial. Bureau. nc.

Babson Park, Mass, Sept. 4.-Or-
dinarily Labor Day is chiefly cele-
brated as marking the Business New
Year. But this year it is unusually
significant: It will usher in the most
active autumn since the crash. Sep
TENDER business has already started
off at the highest level since 80.
Hence my advice is to put the finish
ing touches on fall business CAM
paigns now and be ready to reap the
first real harvest in six long, lean
years. Before the curtain falls on
1886, I predict that we will have
crossed the normal line on the Bah
sonchart and be heading into a new
era of prosperity.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
CCC Truck Wrecks
With One Dead On
The Dixie Highway

Greenwood, S. c., Sept. (AP)-
One person was killed and five
others injured early today when
their truck cOllided with a cattle
truck seven miles south of Green
wood on the Dixie highway.
All were enrollees of CCC
camp at Ravensford, N. c., and
were enroute to their Georgia
homes for the weekend.
Thomas Hughes, of SOpertOwn,
Ga, died almost instantly.
A cOrOner's jury returned a YER
dict that Hughes came to his
death from head wound receiv-
ed in a wreck due to the criminal
carelessness Of r.. @. HARRISON,
owner, and T. j. Wharton, Negro
driver, of the truck.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04

Poplar Springs, Md, Sept. 4.-(AP)
Swift acting ensilage gas-almost
pure carbon dioxide, given off by fer
menting cattle feed-left mother
her nine-year-old daughter and her
foster daughter dead today.
Two men narrowly escaped asphy-
xiation while attempting to rescue
them.
Anna Richards, 9, playing with two
small boys, fell eight feet into an old
underground ice house, converted re-
Gently into a silo. Screams of her play
mates brought Mrs. Ella 'Malinda
Richards 81, her mother, to the pit
Mrs. Richards jumped into the pit,
sought to lift the child and was over
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Best Fall Since Crash
Is Predicted By Babson
Rush Finishing Touches Business Campaign Plans
and Be Ready To Reap Fl rst Real Harvest in Six
Long, Lean Years, No ted Economist Advises

My optimism on fall business is
based on an analysis of leading in
dustrial barometers. The following
five representative industries are set
ting the pace in the current march to-
ward prosperity:
1. AUTOMOBILES: 1896 has been
the best motor year since 1929. Output
is estimated at 100000 cars and
trucks for the twelve months. Tenn
porarily, production has dipped, but
plants are operating well above last
years rate. Sales are holding up sur
prisingly we'll. AS soon as retooling
for new models is completed, produc-
ton will start climbing toward the
levels of the past year. High activity
in this pivotal industry will be re-
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Mother; I zVODaMghters
Asbhyxiated By Fumes
Of R0ttimg Cattleteed

come by fumes from the rotting corn
husks. Mary Sine, 49, Annals foster,
sister, lowered ladder into the pit,
descended to the level of the husks
and dragged Annals body across the
ladders lower rung before she, too
collapsed.
A passing motorist, unidentified
and an employee of a nearby garage;
Norman Bercraft, succeeded in bring
ing Annals body to the surface, but
they were nearly overcome by the
deadly fumes.
Hooks and ropes finally were used
to bring the bodies of Mrs. Richards
and Miss Sine to the surface. At
tempts at artificial respiration were
unsuccessful.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
MERCHANT MARINE
SUFFERS GREATLY
Two Reasons Given for
Backwardness of Ameri-
can Maritime Power
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, Sept. 4.-The Ameri-
can mercantile marine has suffered
from two influences.
In the first place, since the early
clipper ship days, when Yankee craft
were foremost on the oceans, inland
development has offered larger re-
wards than foreign trade. Consequent
ly national enterprise has turned in
ward rather than outward.
Secondly, Americas system of high
protective tariffs has made shipbulld-
ing in the United States about 90 per
cent more costly than abroad. Amer
lean repairs have been corresponding
ly more expensive. And American
sailors have been unavailable except
Continued on Page Eighth
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04

Roosevelt Again
Asks Cooperation

Hannibal, Mo-, Sept. (AP)-
PRESIDENT Roosevelt stood on a
speakers platform at the west ap-
PrOach of the million dollar Mark
IVAN Memorial Bridge across the
mississippi river here today and
dedicated it as :: monument to
cooperation e local governments
with the Federal"
Stressing the same theme he un-
oeriIned in IL speeches i'm eight
drought states, "cOopcTation he
tween Federal, State and munich
PAL governments" Mr.. Roosevelt
asserted:
working together in the DAYS
to come, they will greatly further
the prosperity and convenience of
the people of the United States"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Accidents
Beall Too
InAirRace

Kansas City, Sept. 4-(AP)-Drama
involved two contestants in the trans
continental Bendix air speed race to-
day as they shot Westward from New
York toward Los Angeles.
Joe Jackson, 81 Kansas City, para
chuted to safety when his plane ex-
ploded near Stafford, Kans after he
had flown from New York to Kansas
City at a speed exceeding 1876 miles
an hour.
Amelia Earhart Putnam, famed
trans-oceanic woman flier, battled a
Tapping emergency door on her west
ward flight to Kansas City with loss
of time she estimated at 40 minutes
or more. "a
Three of the Seven contestants land
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
GREENVILLE AVERAGE FOR
THREE DAYS PUT AT $22.E

Greenville, N. c. Sept. 4.-(AP)-
Tobacco sold on the Greenville mar
ket through Thursday of this week
averaged $22.54 per hundred, as COM
pared with $17.93 for the correspond
ing period last year.
Official figures announced today
showed 1,499, 1906 pounds sold on the
first three days of the season. against
3,212,658 for the like period of 1885.
Farmers received $685., 94481 this
year; last year the amount was $780,
O3O25
Sales today were about in line with
the average for the three days, with
offerings about the same as vester-
day, when 364.392 pounds sold for an
average of $22.27 per hundred.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Black Legion
Jury Not Yet
Fully Seated

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 4-(AP)-Dif-
ficulty of finding prospective jurors
unprecedented by terrorist activity of
the Black Legion spurred Circuit
Judge Joseph A. Mbynihan today to
decree night sessions, if necessary,
to obtain jury to try ten men fol
murder.
The ten defendants and two others
who have waived jury trial was charg
ed with executing" Charles A. Poole,
youthful WPA worker, on a lonely
road last May H.
Of 90 members of the first venire
only seven were accepted tentatively
before the trial adjourned Wednesday
until this morning.
Judge Moynihan told attorneys 100
new veniremen would be questioned
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
I. S. Filters
End Journey
At Croydon
Record Ocean Hop,
Cut Short in Wales
By Gas Shortage, Is
Finished

Croydon Airdrome, England, Sept
4.-(AP)-Formally completing the
eastward lap Of their proposed round
trip transatlantic sky holiday, the
Americans. Harry Richman and Dick
Merrill landed at Croydon at 2:57 p.
m. today 1857 eastern standard timeD
They flew from South Wales, where
their fastest ocean crossing paused in
a COW pasture yesterday by way of
Bristol.
Less than 200 persons most of them
members of the airport staff, witness
ed the completion of the flight in a
pouring rain
This contrasted sharply to the ten
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
PRICES GO HIGHER
ON EASTERN MARTS
Rocky Mount Reports 100000 Pounds
Offered, and Greenville
Average Is $22.54

Rocky Mount, Sept. 4.-(AP)-
Prices were reported apparently
stronger on the Rocky Mount tobac-
CO market today when sales began
for the third day of the current mar
keting season. Approximately 100000
pounds were offered.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
ABORTION CASE AT
GREENVILLE ENDED
Jury Gets Charges Against Don
Evans for Death of Girl Stu
dent from Monroe

Grcenville, N c., Sept. (AP)-A
Superior court jury received at noon
today the case of Don Evans, Oil trial
on charges of aiding and advising
Miss Lucille Huntley Belk, 10, OF
Monroe, in an illegal operation.
The girl, student IT Eastern Caro-
lima Teachers College here, died early
last month.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Spanish Government Mill
tiamen, in Desperate Sur
prise Attack, Retake
Bridgehead
SOCIALIST FORCES
FAR OUTNUMBERED
Monks at Monastery Are
Shot by Defenders of lrun;
Britain and France Press
Feverishly for Extension
of Non-Intervention Pact
In Europe

Madrid, Spain, Sept. a (AP)
Premier Jose Giral Tereira,
resigned today and a new gov
eminent was announced for war
torn Spain.
The Socialist extremist lead
er Francisco Large Caballero
was named prime minister and
minister of war.
Hendaye, France, Sept. 4.-(AP)-
Raging fires engulfled almost the
whole city of Irun today as victor
ious Fascist rebels advanced through
the fallen city.
Flames shot high into the sky and
Glands of smoke rolled across the
border into France.
Behobia, across the border in Spain,
was completely occupied by the rebel
forces.
Spanish government militiamen, in
a desperate surprise attack, recap
tured control of the international
bridgehead after the Fascist rebels
had ragged through Irun and surged
on to assault San Sebastian.
They seized the bridgehead shortly
before 1 p. M, after scores of their
comrades had been shot down as de-
tenders or prisoners in the blood
spattered streets of Irun.
It appeared, however, they could
not hold their position for superior
forces of rebels Immediately renewed
the attack.
Fierce fighting continued in the
western half of Irun as protesting
Continued on Page Ski
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
Nation, Meanwhile, Studies
Reports of Epochal
Meeting of National
Candidates
WAS "GREAT DAY."
PRESIDENT SAYS
Landon Declares Roosevelt
every Fine, Charming
Gentleman; Says Drought
Conference Proves Produc-
tive; President Enters
Missouri

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. (AF)
President Roosevelt, heading
for Springfield, ILL.,, and con-
tinuance of his midwest drought
conferences, today was understood
to have assured seven governors
at a conference here yesterday
that all in need would be cared
for until spring.
At separate conferences with each
governor the President discussed
ways of meeting immediate needs of
farmers and their families through
the coming winter and a general out
line Of a longtime program.
AS for the longtime program, the
chief executive was said to have
stressed the need TO rdam construc-
ton, water conservation and more
scientific use of land, including trans
formation of thousands of acres of
crop land into pastures and trees.
Governor ALT M. Landon, of Kan
sas, Republican presidential nomi-
nee left a recommendation with the
president which, in some respects, re-
semIbled the proposals of the Presi-
dents drought committee.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept 4.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt and Governor AL
fred M. Landon went their separate
ways today while the nation studied
reports of the "epochal meeting" OF
the opposing presidential candidates
for possible political effects.
The chief executive headed for Han
nibal, Mo-, on his special train, and
Governor Landon motored toward the
Kansas capital at Topeka after they
spent good part of yesterday after
noon and evening in each others
company.
They came together with hearty
handclasp in the offices of Governor
Clyde Herring of Iowa, in the Iowa
State House. They chatted amiably
about fishing at a chicken luncheon
They conferred for 40 minutes about
the problems raised by the drought
They engaged in more conversation at
a dinner aboard the Presidents train
But the Democratic and Republican
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04

In the shadow of The electric chair
for a year, Mrs. Dorothy Sherwood
has pleaded guilty at Newburgh. N.
Y, to a charge of manslaughter in
the death of her infant son and now
faces one to 20 years in prison. Mrs.
Sherwood, a widow, was convicted
and sentenced to death in Sing Sing
for drowning her son Jimmy because
she had lost her job and had no
money for food. She stayed in the
death house for nine months before
a new trial was granted her. She had
been scheduled to go on trial again
for first degree murder but the plea
to the lesser charge was accepted.
She will be. sentenced Sept. 16.
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The Washington times., 1936-02-03
I Old FRIENDS
WILL WE'D

LURAY, Va, Feb. 3.-Two child
hood friends will be welded today
in East st. Louis, H., when Miss
Annie Grove, IS, of Luray, be-
comes the bride Of Charlie Grove,
70, Of Ottoville, Mo-. formerly Of
Luray.
Miss Groves father was the late
John Pendleton Grove, Of Page
county. The bridegroom's father
was David Grove, brother Of John
Pendleton Grove. In his early
manhood David Grove went West
and, it is reported, was killed by
Jesse James after he had amaSSed
a fortune.
The bridegroom, who has been
married before, returned to Page
county and lived here a while be-
fore going back West. He is re-
tired farmer and capitalist. He
and his bride will reside in Mis-
souri,,
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
WOMEN WORK
IS LAUDED AT
TOWN HALL

"Only through work can wO-
man fulfil her obligation to her
self and to the world and
justify her existence"
Such Is the view Of Mrs. Frank
lin d. Roosevelt expressed at the
meeting Of the washington Town
Hall at the Shoreham Hotel last
night.
And women have displaced men
in pobs, the First Lady believes,
because they are really, by and
large, better than men in certain
positions"
Equal Pay Urged
She also believes there should be
equal pay for men and women, ex-
planning:
'Tf less d paid the woman, 1t
pulls the mans wages down and
makes It harder for the man to
have the whole job Of support
ing q family. 1t is q bad prin-
cipIe to pay anyone less than q
living wage"
New types of work are con-
stantly being opened to women.
Mrs. Roosevelt said, and. more
women are seeking outside en-
ployment as mechanical gadgetS
make it less essential that they be
tied down by home making.
Despite the increasing number
Of women in industry Mrs. Roose-
velt has no fear for the future Of
the home and family.
Her stand was upheld by two
widely.lnown writers. Fa 4 ME
Hurst and George Creel, members
Of the panel. Mr.. Creel asserted
the idea that a woman should not
work was medieval.
CuIbertsOn DissentS
william s. Culbertson, former
ambassador to Chile and another
member of the panel, voiced dis
agreement with Mrs. Roosevelt,
saying:
woman 40 o home maker Is
entitled to . little more respect
than has been given here TO-
night"
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Groups TO Present
PLAYS in Tournament

Opening the one-act play tour
nament sponsored by the Com
munity Center Department, four
one-act plays will be presented
tomorrow night in Roosevelt
High School auditorium.
The groups staging the plays
are Jewish Community Center,
the Thespian Society Of Cove
nant-FirSt Presbyterian Church,
the Little Theater Of Takoma
Park and the Troupers of East
washington Community Center.
Rounds Of four additional one
act plays will be presented with
16 other organizations participat-
ing in the tournament. The
final will be staged February 5.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03

Hans Kinder has not been heard
recently as q violoncello Soloist.
Tonight he will be heard In the
Brahms "Trio No. 3 in c Minor, I"
and in the "Sextet No. 2 in @
Major" included in the chamber
music concert to be given at Me-
mortal Convention Hall, adjacent
to Constitution Hall, at $3.50
o'clock.
Myra Hess will play the piano
in the Trio" and "Sextet. /"
George Wargo, National Sym
phony Orchestra violist, also will
play in the latter work. The
Quartet No. 2 in A Minor" will
be played by the Musical Art
Quartet, the string quartet heard
recently at the Mayflower Hotel.
This quartet was organized eight
years ago with the following per-
Sonnel: SaScha Jacobson, first
violin; Paul Bernard, second
violin; Marie Roemaet-R -RoSanoff,
violincello, and Louis Kievman,
VlOlA.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
CANCELS
AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 3 G.N.SJ.
Pope Plus today again cancelled
public audiences, confining his
days work to less trying activities.
This was the third time in the
past four days the Pontiff had
postponed these audiences. Last
week he was suffering from o
slight cold, and the audiences were
cancelled as q precautionary meas
ure. In greeting the public the
Pope ordinarily does much walk
ing through cold rooms In the
Vatican.
Yesterday Vatican officials said
the Pope was In the finest Of
health. He presided over . one
hour ceremony Of the candles for
the Feast Of the Publication, and
later received relatives in private
and then the governor Of the city
of Rome.
The Washington times., 1936-02-03

Because Of the pressing duties
Of an orchestral conductor, DR..
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
ShdW Too Fut1ny,
Dancer Claims,
SUING Actor

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, U.SO.
The day draws near when oscar
Shaw, Broadway comedian, must
take the more serious role Of de-
fendant in q $4,000 damage suit
before Judge Mclaughlin in Su-
preme Court.
Shaw, who was President Win
tergreen" in q road show, "Of Thee
I Sing" Is being sued by Etna
Ross, q former chorus girl.
She charges that, as q result Of
Shaw being unable to confine his
comedy antics to the stage, she is
permanently crippled and can
never dance again.
Miss Ross alleges she was stand
ing at the head Of o flight Of
stairs in the Savoy Theater, in
San Diego, Calf, when Shaw
tickled her. She jumped and fell
down the stairs. she says, suffer
ing permanent in njuries which
doomed her stage career and
caused her much physical and
mental anguish"
The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Cho Cho, Clown, Is,
FiQhtinq For Life

ALAMEDA. Calf. Feb. 8 CU.SJ.
Cho Cho, the worlds favorite
clown for half a century, lay
fighting for his life today in the
county hospital.
William H. Lea in private life.
the famous laugh king entered
the hospital suffering from a seri.
GUS heart ailment. Although
slightly improved. his condition
remains critical. He is 73. With
Barnum, Ringing Brothers and
SellS-Eloto circuses, he captured
the affection Of audiences the
world over.