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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05

Lewis warning was uttered irnine- diately after Harvey 0. Fremming, president of the International Asso. ciation of oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America, which favors the industrial type, had told the assembled delegates that craft unions were opposing his orgai- iZation.
 Lewis Had Warned
 At the last convention of the American Federation of Labor, ct Atlantic City, craft unions sought to oust the oil field workers for not giving membership to the craft union of metal trade workers.
 Lewis, who was . member of tho resolutions committee ct that con- vention. warned the committee that If the oil field workers were banned from the federation the miners would voluntarily follow. He. repeat- cd the warning today.
 Earlier Sen. Matthew M. Nicely. D.. w. Va. called upon the United Mine Workers and "all other liberty loving people" to unite behind Pres-
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MEAT FAMINE IN
 LONDON NEARER

London, Feb. . = (UP) --oovern- ment intervention to prevent 2 serious meat famine was believed imminent today unless . strike oi thouAands Of meat handlers at gmithfieid market is ended.
 it was understood that the gov. ernment intended to organize the distribution of meat to the i0,0Oo,- OO0 people now affected unless btrik' CTS and employers reach an agrees ment by Saturday.
 The situation seemed incFeaslngly serious. There has been no distrl- button of meat In London since Saturday, Gs tho strike started suns day night after the week-end rest
 Many butcher shops have been clogsd, Others in the greater London ares have but small supplies, and prices for thes0 supplies are sky rockoting. Housewives have seriously depleted the stores of canned meats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
INITIATION HAS
 TOUCH BATTLE
Opposition Leaders Claim It Will Be Beaterl-New
 Tax Program Seen
RY RhWARn Y.. LEWIs

Dh &aaNEtNnHN4Ff If44- " v etL it { Copyright 10Se by United PfessI
 Waahington, Feb.p pS--with threah' of imitation ruinblihg in the back. ground, the new deal took inventory of It's spending needs today pre- paratory to presenting . tax pro' gram to congress.
 Developments in the swiftly changing situation were:
 1. House administration leaders will call ct the White House to urge postponement of bonus taS proposals.
 2. President Roosevelt summoned heads of spending agencies to Q White House conference tomorrow
 3. Rep. Wright Patman, d., Tex, imitation leader. called . meeting to- day of currency expansionistS to plan Q legislative fight. {. Imitation scare" deprosses dol. Tor value and sends gold exports of Sib, ,e6S,000 abroad in two days.
 6. Cancellation Of moro than si,- GOO ,00O, 900 In conkfoAeional authori- sations to government lending agen'
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Final Ne1vs Flashes
ONE DIED EVERY SIX MINUTES

Chicago, Feb. 5-(UP) P)--Accidental death came to one person every six minutes. in the United States during 1885, the National Safety Council reported today. Total deaths from ac, $3,0OO,O ,000 in property damage, wage loss and medical expense. Motor vehicle fatalities headed the list, totaling an a-time high of S6- 400, the council reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05

by them. It was indicated that "substitute" levies to finance the new farm program would be the central theme of discussion.
 Mfr. Roosevelt has arranged to confer tomorrow with heads Of New Deal spending agencies.
 Three conferences on three suc- cessivc days thus will cover the whole field of federal finances - q subject which has been brought to the forefront by charges Of New Deal extravagance and disputes In congress over taxes and imitation. Congressional opposition to any new taxes to finance the bonus iS strong.
 Speaker Joseph w. Byrns gave quick support to MT. Rooscvelt's ati- nouncemcnt that Si,000, 100000 In authorizations for borrowing by New Deal agencies could be cancelled
 Cancel Loan Extension
 T think the time has come or IS coming quickly when we ought to cancel extension of loan authoriza'
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REGISTRARS TO- IN VOTERS
Those Signing Independ. ent Ticket, Must Show
 Cause to Stay on List

Voters whose names arc on the regular primary list of tho local democratic party, but who signed the petition placing the independent democratic ticket on the voting mas chimes in the municipal election last october will, it ts expected, be cited In within the next few weeks to show cause why their names should not be removed from the regular list. With tho democratic state cen- tral committee scheduled to meet In Hartford on the 24th to set the dates for local primaries and con- ventions preparatory to the hold ing Of the spring state convention, officials in the office of the regis- trars Of voters hero arc now study ing the method to Do followed In citing in the signers of the indc- pendent democratic petition.
 c. o. r. Were Cited In
 Last fell the signers of tho inde. pendent republican ticket were cited In and q number of them were removed from the regular primary list. There was not sufficient time for tho democrats to carry out this procedure. However, with pri- lnarios Bchheduled for April, it ia expected that the action last fall of the republicans will Do duplicated by tho democrats.
 More than 300 democrats signed the independent democratic pcti- ton. A checkup has shown that many of tho signers have their names on the regular democratic primary list Those persons VIII have to Dc cited iH to show cause
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
BOTH PARTIES ARE MUCH SPLIT
Senator BOrah Is Liable to Cause Wide Breach
 in c. 0. P. Ranks
BY LYLE c. WILSON


 United Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington. Feb. 5.--(UP) Pres. sure for political party re-alignmenl hit new high today with SenatoJ William E. Borahs announcement of candidacy for republican prcsiden. tial nomination in challenge to old guard leadership Of the 6. o. p.
 Both major parties are under threat Of bolts. Borah is practically committed to deserting the republi- can nominee unless he is . liberal standing on . liberal platform.
 From south and east insurgent democrats warn they will not stand for e.nomination of President Roosevelt. Alfred Y. Smith prom- ised to take q walk" If Mir. Roose- welt were named again. Since his re.nomination is assured the walk actually has begun.
 May Help vandenberg
 Borah will enter the Ohio presi. dental primary. May i2, with Q slate of at least eight candidates for delega .large to the republican national convention at Cleveland. Some observers believe if Borah misses nomination, his convention strength will be shifted to Senator Arthur II. Vandenbcrg, a Michigan republican who rang tho bell ii1 1884 by surviving the democratic landslide.
 Borah's big boost toward the nofi- ination came last August when he was an easy winner In a poll of 5000 local republican leaders cofi- ducted by Robert 1T. Lucas, froniar executive director Of the republi. can national committee. Cautiously thereafter he approached avowai of his candidacy, informally authoriz- ing Borah- for president movements in Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, New
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DEER TRIED TO ENTER PRISON

M Ossining, N. Y., Feb. 5.---(UP)-A 2OO- pound deer, attempting to break into Sing Sing by jumping high iron fence, last night, wedged animal leaped over one S-foot fence but was killed trying to cross another, between the rail- road embankment and the prison yard. The car- cass was turned over to charitable institution to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05

Rome, Feb 5.-(UP) )--Soldiers Of Gen Rodolfo Graziani, on the southern front, have resumed their advance northward from Dolo along along the Gestro river, t was announced Ethiopian force at Malca Cuba, on the Dawa Parma river west of Dolo. The town of Lama- scillindi on the Gestro was occupied, 1t was as- serted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
President John LelUiS
 Warns Federation 10 CeaseAnnowngMiners.
Will Take His Huge Union of 800, 900 Men Out of Par- ent Body, Unless They Are Let Alone-M Smith
 AssaiIed for Attack on President
Washington, Febrl

Washington, February - (UP) - John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers threatened today take his huge unon 500000 men, out of the American Federation of Labor if the ederatons craft unions co- tinue policy of "harassment".
 The federation has been trying to force the mine workers to drop their campaign for industrial type unions as opposed to craft unions but the miners have refused
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
COCKTAIL MITTENS

Chicago, Feb. S--,up)--Cocktail mittens to keep ones hand warm while shaking cocktails were diS- played at tho diftware Show today They are equipped with full sets of musical bells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
DROPPED DEAD AT FUNERAL

Groton, Conn., Feb. b.--(UP)--MfS Harry Mitchell, about 60 dropped dead today while at. Costello. Seized with heart attack after leav- inr the church, Mrs. Mitchell was driven to q doctors office but was dead on arrival. Her h'is- band survives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb. b--(uP)--dovs ernment expenBes and receipts fur tho current fiscal year Go Feb, sfds nH compared with C year ago. This YenF ExpsnHeE Last feaP St,3gD, ,e7t,i3SOI NObs.asv'oTDls 12.iSS,O2S,7CS,A6 S2,o7o. o.ss1sss,ss Deficit
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
Tax Problems or GoUernmentToBe Studied To-day
President First CurtaiIed Federal Lending By $l,OOO, OOO,OOO-May Cancel Loan Policies s-HOuse
 Will Not Pass Any New Taxes
BY EDWARD W. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, February - (UP) - new study of tax problems was ordered by President Roosevelt today within few hours after he had acted to curta potential federal lending by $1 ,000,000,000.
 He asked officials concerned with the tax problem to meet with him late today if they can assemble needed data
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
Te Wsathsr

Fair, Colder Tonight;
 Thursday Fair, Milder Ruil wMshss RspsFi Page &
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
Sans SOuci Club
With Mrs. Coffin
Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs w NJ. Coffin delightfully."- en-
tertained the Sans Souci Literary
Club on Tuesday afternoon at her
home on Granite street.
The current events presented at roll
call were highly interesting and in
structive.
Mrs. c. S. Dodd discussed the coun-
fry, Norway. the literature of which
was the program topic. She described
Norway. the Land of the Midnight
sun. rs follows: 1T is the most sparse
iy populated European country. 1t has
in proportion to its population, the
largest commercial fleet in the world
It carries on small scale. but very in
tensive farming. 1t has compulsory
education. It's fords, magnificent
Waterfalls, fishing and hunting at
tract tourists from all parts of the
world It has mining and manufacture
ing industries. The people are Luth-
Grams Mrs. Dodd passed around d
series of beautiful pictures Of farm
life in Norway.
Mrs H. l.. Gambler gave a good ac-
count of Sgrid Undset, novelist, born
in Callenburg. The first of her many
successes was Jenny" Mrs. Undset
was the third woman to receive the
Nobel Prize, She has proven that
there is no sex in brainwOrk and also
that she can share the daily common
joys of life and. at the same time.
write masterpieces.
Mrs E. A. 14atta's topic was Knut
Hamsun. the novelist and short story
writer she traced his life from his
humble peasant origin in Norway
through his difficult, slim years liz
America to his final triumph as "Thc
Horse Conductor Who Won the NOBEL
Prize in 1920. "The Growth of the
Soil" the prize novel and his greatest
work. was followed by others not so
enthusiastically received: Back to
the Soil" "Vagabonds,' "The Last Of
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= GETTY NEWS y
Birthday Ball Was Well
Attended In Spite OF
Cold And Snowy Weather

Henderson did itself proud last
evening when its citizens faced the
clements to attend tn. Birthday Ball
for the President at Roses new
Waresouse on Breckenridge street in
such large numbers.
In spite of the sub-freezing wealth
Ell that has prevailed here for a per-
rod and snow, a large number Of
dancers and large group of spec
tators were present for the event.
The warehouse was ideal for the
event, just having been completed and
was thoroughly warm during the ev-
enins, the heat being evenly distribut-
ed by the new heating devices INSTALL
ed.
Bill MayOtte and his orchestra fur
nished the music for the evening. and
proved vely popular with the dancers
as we'll as the spectators.
No report was available today from
Henry T. Powell, treasurer of the
event, as to how much money was
cleared but G. b. Sturgis, chairman
of the ball stated that he felt sure
that this years receipts would be
something over what was taken in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
A CANTICLE.

,o,,n,v is daytime when the joyful
-" SIN goes singing,
.,,S,v is night with stars and round
nr slckled moon,
oI,. are trees, forever lovely.
whether in winter
a. r,usical midsummer or when they
bud and tassel
crown themselves with stormy
- Snlendors in the fall
~. 1ovelier than day or night or
trees in blossom
=. there no secret infinite loneliness
behind
r.outiful is water. running on rocks
in mountains,
~ ,hlossoming sunsets where the val
lev rivers ponder;
po.u,jful is ocean with its myriad
colOrS,
r. southern blues and puppies, its
arctic gray and silver,
p,ou-n into green frost-fretted or wine
dark in the evening
p,t still more beautiful than waters
calm or cloven.
rhon ocean thunder-maned or flood
ed for delicate sprinStime,
Is there no beauty visible save to our
eyeS?...
wliam Alexander Percy, in Sc
lected Poems.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30

last year.
During last evening, II. T. Powell
took time out to publicly thank all
who in anyway had any part in the
staging the ball and also thanked
those who had attended.
Seventy per cent Of the net prof
it's of the affair are to remain in
Vance, the other thirty per cent going
to a national fund for research work
in infantile paralysis.
The building was offered for the use
of the committee through the gen.
crosby of P. H. Rose, head of the
Rose $40 and CSC store chain. and by
b. H. Nixon, contractor and builder
of the warehouse. Mr. Nixon furnish
ed the heat and the lights last even
ing.
Today is President Roosevelt
birthday. but the event was staged
last evening due to the fact that an
orchestra could be obtained cheaper
for that date than the Goth, it was
pointed out. The object of the ball
was to obtain funds to aid crippled
children in Vance county, and the
event attained its objective.
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CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENT
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the businesses Of Liberty Leaguers as
well as others.
You may we'll say, as Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace has
said, that restriction of crops is not
the best way. He has pointed out two
other Ways-equally attacked: Cd Re
duction of tariffs so that other ma
tions exchange their goods for our
crops: CD more equal distribution OF
earnings SO that purchasing power
can be increased. But probably would
call the latter 'arraying class against
class" a.
"As for RELIEVE are trying to
make that a state issue. And the
states are demanding that we do not
They say that the welfare of the peo-
pie is national problem. Your own
State of New York and your own City
of New York are getting more Fed
eral money than any other commun-
tiles.
Actually, what the Liberty Lea
guers believe you mean when you
plead for states rights is the multi
fication Of all the laws that restrict
Big Business most Of which is too
powerful for All Individual state to
regulate. Some of the chief support
Grs of the Liberty League control
these giant corporations. DO you de-
sire us to nam" names, Al? You. your
| self, used to denounce such fellows.
In other words, Al, your plan, ac-
| cord!nH to our way Of thinking, would
| make the people dependent for their
| welfatc. not on the state, but on the
| larey corporations. The governments
| task simply would be to pattern laws
| and expenditures to increase the bus
mess 81 the large corporations, which
| III turn would employ such persons as
| they could, at such hours and wages
| that they could
BOUNTIES
| "YCu say you are opposed to all
| bounties. Well, strange, to say. SO is
| this administration. 1t desires oppor-
| tunitics opened to all so that there
| will be no necessity for bounties. In
| the meantime however, shall we per-
I NIT the people to starve?
you talk of bounties to farmers, to
| labor, to others. But do you not for
| get enc bounty bounty which has
/ lasted for generations, and which has
enriched one class immensely? We
| speak of the tariff.
| you speak of hidden taxes on the
| great mass Of people. Is that not a.
| hidden taxi"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30

Bidding went: South, diamond:
North. 1-Heart: South, 2-Clubs;
North, 2-Spades; South, S-Spades:
North, 3-No Trumps: South,
4-Spades; North, 6-Spades, which
West doubled. and we were vulner-
able.
The opening lead was the Of
clubs. plainly marking West with at
east another club besides his win
ming Ace. West returned the K Of
hearts. Declarer's Ace won. The x
Of spades and 10 Of spades won the
two next tricks. East showed out,
discarding his ; Of clubs showing
only single club left In Vests
hand. Almost certainly West held at
least two diamonds, offhe would have
bid hearts, so declarer took his X
Of diamonds and dummy won with
the 9. Dummy's K Of clubs was led,
making six tricks for the declaring
side. Trunps could not yet be
pulled, rs dummy might have to lose
a diamond trick. The red suits could
not yet be counted with certainty.
The Ace of diamonds was led TIE
five cards still held by. the players
we're as shown below.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
MR.. ROWLAND GOES
TO SCOTLAND NECK
Formerly With Durham Herald and
Will BE Editor and Manager
Of Commonwealth

Ralph Rowland, young newspaper
man Of this city. and formerly on tho
staff of the Durham Morning Herald
will go to Scotland Neck tomorrow,
where on Saturday, February 1, he
will assume his duties as editor of
the Scotland Neck Commonwealth,
which is owned and published by j.
T. Madry a brother OF r. w. Madry,
director of the University Of North
Carolina News Bureau at Chapel
Hill.
Mr. Rowland will be directly in
charge of the paper, which is pub
lished weekly, while Mr.. Madry de-
votes more of his time to the bust
ness end Of the paper and to his large
job printing interests.
MI Rowland is a. graduate Of Hen
derson high school and of Duke Uni
versity. While going to the Durham
Herald he was for a short while on
the staff Of the Henderson Daily
Dispatch.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30

it is understood.
IF the highway patrol was State
police force and its chief business the
apprehension of criminals, such as
bank bandits, highway robbers, liquor
Runners, automobile thieves and SO
forth, and the patrolling of the high
ways only secondary, the radio con-
troll feature would be very valuable,
it is agreed. But since the patron Is
limited to the patrolling of the nigh
ways and the enforcement OF the
motor vehicle and highway laws I'M
less ordered on special duty by the
governor, the radio control stations
and equipment is not of any partlcu-
lar advantage, a good many observers
here maintain. Quite a number be-
lieve that if the money it is proposed
TO spend on radio equipment should
he spent instead on providing more
natrolmen, that it would do more
good.
Recent estimates are that the five
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
Few Contagious
Are Reported In
At Health Office

Despite the rigors Of extremely
severe winter weather here, very few
cases Of contagious diseases have
been reported to the health depart
mcnt, it was stated there today. Most
Of those that have been filed officially
are chickenpoX, of which there APP
pears to be an abundance. But there
has been a singular absence of other
ailments common to the winter sea-
son. especially Of the kind that are
made reportable under State law.
Influenza is reportable disease, it
was said. but hardly any cases have
been reported, though it is known
there are quite a number Of them in
the city and county,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-30
DENTAL SHOW IS
CANCELLED HERE
Closing of Schools Forces
Abandonment of Puppet
Program There

The dental puppet show sponsored
by the State Board of Health, and
brought here under the auspices of
the Vance County Health Depart
ment for weeks visitation to
schools in the city and county, was
forcibly abandoned Wednesday when
all schools were shut down on ac-
count Of the large number of alb
scnces due to illness and weather
conditions.
The experts in charge of the dis
play left in the afternoon Wednesday
for Rocky Mount, where engage
mcnts in the city schools there will
be filled. Whether a return engage
ment can be arranged here depends
upon the congestion of the program
for the pupet show for the remain
der of the present school year over
the State, it was explained today at
the health offices.
A schedule of visitation to city and
county schools had been worked out
calling for three performances of the
pupat show daily this week. reach
ing all Of the white and some of the
colored schools. Two engagements
We're made Monday, three Tuesday
and one Wednesday.
The engagement at North Hender-
son for early morning was called off
because the school was closed. The
city colored school was visited at II
a. M, and the engagement at Aycock,
five miles east Of the city. was can
cellcd when the school closed around
the noon hour before the hour for
the visit of the demonstration there
at p. m.
Townsville and Dabney white and
colOred schools were to have been
visited today and tomorrow. as were
also the colored schools at Williams
bOro and Middleburg