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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Strict Military Discipline In
voked at Hartford,
Conn.,, to Prevent
Looting
FAMILIES IN OHIO
RUN TO THE HILLS
Physicians Declare Health
Conditions Good in Mud
Caked Townis of East Aft
er Floods Pass; Relief
Agencies Are Taxed To
Their Capacity

(By The Associated Press)
Unchecked flood waters of
the Ohio river tore through a
score of small communities IN
Kentucky and Ohio today, the
last menace of the 13-state dis
aster that took 181 lives and
made thousands homeless.
In New England and Pennsylvania
swollen waters gradually subsidized,
leaving behind a tremendous job OF
relief and rehabilitation.
While Cincinnati and Portsmouth,
Ohio, were battering down against
the imminent approach of the Ohio
flood crest, Hartford, Conn, went I'M
der strict military discipline to pre-
vent looting of it's water-torn homes
and stores.
Families in western Ohio, as their
eastern cousins have done, ran to the
hills as the flood approached. Villages
after village was submerged, although
the crest of about 81 feet was below
that of the 1888 Ohio flood.
The grip of the flood eased to a
greater degree in Pennsylvania, where
Continued On Page Three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
FLOODS EMPHASIZE
LACK OF CONTROLS
Indeed Engineers F e a r
Nothing Can Be Done in
Present Danger Zone
By LESLIE EICHEL

Floods at Johnstown, Pa, at Pitts
burg and elsewhere in the watersheds
of the Ohio river disclose that moth
ing has been accomplished in 30 years
in guarding against flood disaster in
"the most dangerous flood area In
America"
1t was in 1907-29 years ago-that
the worst flood in history" swept
Pittsburgh and it was in 1913 that a
more devasting flood swept the lower
Ohio and it's contributing valleys,
causing loss of life and heavy pro-
perty damage. Downtown Pittsburgh
literally was covered in 1907. Anne
rica's greatest industrial center"
suffered from water as no other large
American city had previously.
Now the same thing occurs.
It is true that flood waters from
mountain streams, and even larger
streams, such as tine Monongahela
and Allegheny rivers, which meet at
Pittsburgh to form the Ohio, cannot
be controlled effectively. But it like
wise is true that soil protection, for
est planting, and readjustment of
lContinued on Page F1ve.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Senate Declines
Money for Canal

Washington, March 2S.-(AP)-
BY one vote the Senate refused to-
day to reconsider it's action of last
week in rejecting the Fletcher pro-
pcsal to provide $12,O0O,OOO to con-
tine work on the Florida ship
canal.
1t defeated SO to IS q motion by
Senator Truman, Democrat, Mis-
surf, to provide another test on the
army bill amendment of Senator
Fletcher, Democrat, Florida, pro-
viding the fund.
The amendment lost 80 to "a on
the first vote last week after SEN
atOr Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan, had conducted a vigOr-
GUS drive against the project as
economically unsOund."
Senator Fletcher replied that
fail to supply additional funds
meant slap at President Roose-
welt for making a great mistake
in starting the project
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
"WimdaLl"
TaxMayBe
1OOMUiOn'

Washington, March % (AP)-A
House Ways and Means sub-commit-
tee today agreed to recommend to the
full Asmmittee a high "windfalP' tax
to recapture perhaps $1OO,0OO,0OO of
refunded or unpaid AAA processing
levies.
ut is safe to say we are going to
recommend the windfall tax" Chair
man Samuel B. Hill, Democrat, Wash
ington, told reporters. He added that
the subcommittee was working on q
report now and expects to complete
it Thursday or Friday to permit the
full committee to start open hearings
next Monday on the Presidents $780,
100000 tax program.
The subcommittee has worked out
major difficulties arising over the
corporate tax and is in tentative
agreement on a set of rates. Menu
bers are hoping, however, to avoid
processing taxes this year.
After consulting with Solicitor Cen
eral Stanley Reed in a subcommittee
morning session, Hill said he felt the
windfall tax would be legal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
RH|NELAND CRISIS
MAY END ETHIOPIA
Britain and France May
Have Bought Mussolini
Away From Hitler
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, March 23.-The Rhine
land situation is spoken of by diplo
matte folk in Washington as having
spelled the finish of Halle Selassi'
however it may develop outside ETH
opia.
Representatives of powers lik'
France and Britain do not admit ir
so many words that their govern
ments have had to buy Benito Mus
solini's support against Germany by
abandoning their opposition to hi
campaign in Africa, but what they
say connot be otherwise than so in
terpreted.
Until Herr Hitler took something
dangerously suggestive of the war
tn the League countries were for
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
COP VIII
Seek State
Dry Votes

Raleigh, March % (AP) The
platform committee headed by Irvine
B. Tucker of Fayetteville, former
United States district attorney, to-
night will draft recommendations to
be laid before the Republican State
Convention here tomorrow.
Party leaders expressed the belief
that the platform would contain 9
"bone dry plank again and possibly
demand outright repeal or modifica-
ton of the States three percent sales
tax.
Senator Frederick E. Steiwer, Re
publican, Oregon, will make the key
note speech of the State meeting. A
A. Whitener, of Hickory, one-time Re
publican senatorial candidate, has
been designated temporary chairman
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
.lUMPK|N'S CHOICE
IS REAL SURPRISE
Once Talked AS Mcdonald
Manager, but Not Much
So in Recent Months
Daily Dispatch Buren,.
In The Sir Walter Hotel
~ MA SZE VIII,
by J (

Raleigh. March 23-Representative
Willie Lee Lumpkin, of Louisburg,
Franklin county, will be campaign
manager for DIR. Ralph w. Mcdonald,
of Winston-Salem, in his race for the
democratic nomination for governor,
DR. Mcdonald announced today
L.umpkin has served four terms In
the General Assembly from Franklin
county and in the 1885 was co-leader
with Mcdonald Of the anti7sales tax
group and of the school forces In the
House. He was one of the three can
didates for speaker of the 1885 House
and since the 1885 session had been
considered a strong potential candi
date for the Democratic NOMINATION
for lieutenant governor until only re-
Gently.
Although Lumpkin has been men
toned by a few as possible cholce
az McDonald's campaign manager
the opinion in most circles here re-
Gently had been that Philip Whitley
of Raleigh and Wendell, would oe
(Continued on Page FourO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Federal Government Is AL
ready Discussing ST.
100000 Monthly to
the Needy
QUARTER MILLION
PEOPLE SHARE 1T
500, 600, 600 Annually Will
Be Paid Out When All
States Come In on Plan;
Over Million Persons Will
Benefit; Will Lift Relief
Burden

Washington, March 23.-(AP)-
Social security board figures
showed today the New Deals sys-
tenn of old-age pensions for the
needy was rapidly spreading thrO-
ugh the nation.
The Federal government is now
passing out about 100000 a month
grants to almost a quarter of a mil
lion people in 81 states anc the Dis
trict of Columbia.
To Extend Pensions.
Plans for extending the pensions to
an even larger number in eight addi-
tional states are awaiting approval
by the board.
These figures indicate that as soon
as all states have come into the sys-
tenn the government will be approp'
rating more than $100,O00,000 annual
ly, matched by equal state funds, fol
pensions to more than 100000 peo-
pie over IS years of age. Federal Of
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23

Washington, March 23.-(AP)-Con-
stitutionality of legislation to give
congressional consent to interstate
compacts for tobacco-growing states
was questioned today at hearing be-
fore the House Agriculture Commit
tee.
Representative Cox, Democrat,
Georgia, said he was doubtful Of the
constitutionality of a section in the
Kerr bill making it Federal offense
to violate State compact provisions.
The measure would provide forfeiture
of tobacco shipped from non-compact
states to states joining in the COM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
C0nstituti0ndHty
Tobacco Con1pacts
Being Questioned
Georgia and Kentucky Con gressmen Raise Issue In
House Agriculture Comm ittee Meeting; Claim State
Action Should Be Indie pendent of the Congress

II do not believe Congress has the
power to make penal the violation Of
a State law" Cox said.
Representative Vinson, Democrat
Kentucky, also uestioned the provis
ion in the bill affecting interstate
shipments of tobacco.
Cox said he did not believe consent
of Congress was necessary before
State action.
estate action should be indepen
dent of Congress-" he said.
The Georgia congressman said HI
Continued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
MCDONALD GETTING.
STRONGER, PUSHING
HOEY FOR THE TOP
Graham Put in Third Place
by Raleigh Observers,
With McRae Far Be-
hind in Fourth
THE PROFESSOR HAS
A REAL FOLLOWING
Classroom Teachers f o r
Him, but Hoey Supporters
S ay They're Following
Wil-o-the-Wisp, for Nc
Donald Can Never Deliver
on Promises Made
THE PROFESSOR HAS
A REAL FOLLOWING
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
" 4 G. RASKERVITT

Raleigh, March 23.-Dr. Ralph W.
Mcdonald, of Winston-Salem, the
youthful ex-college professor who is
now a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, is getting
stronger and is now pushing Clyde r.
Hoey, Of Shelby, for first place in the
campaign for the nomination, an in
creasing number of observers from
various sections of the State believe.
Many of these also agree that Lieute-
nant Governor A. H. Graham is max
ing good progress and that in many
sections the campaign is now a neck
and neck race between Hoey, Graham
and Mcdonald. But over the State as
a whole, the belief in most circles is
that Hoey is now in the lead, with
Mcdonald in second place, Graham in
Continued on Page Thraal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Aid Rushed
Five Men On
LargePlane
I. S. and Cuba Move
by Land, Sea and
Air To Rescue Am
bulance Ship

Miami Fla, March % CAP)-By
air, sea and land two government s
moved swiftly today to the rescue i've
men adrift off FONT Maternilios,
Cuba in the United States Coas'
cast Guard ambulance plane Arcturus
As the amphibian, unable TO ilse
nom the surface because OF pattei.
ing waves, fought to keep clear o.
land, United States planes and a cut
Ter sped to her rescue and the CUBAN
government modified shore forces.
Coast Guard offices here believed
the plane and those aboard were IN
no immediate danger as long as her
motors kept the big ship in calm wat
ers
The coast guard vessel Nemesis put
cut from Key West, but the 800 miles
CONTINUED on Page ThreeO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
THOS. PARRAN NEW
SURGEON-GENERAL

Washington, March % (AP)-Pres-
ident Roosevelt today nominated
Thomas Parran, of New York, to be
surgeon-general of the United States
Public Health Service. The term
would be four years.
Parran was designated to succeed
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummings,
resigned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Fighting In
Old Mexico
Fatal q
Discomfort Flares in
Many Rural Dis
tricts Over Socialis-
tic Policies

Mexico City, March 23-(AP)- At
least u persons were killed and sew
eral scores wounded in various parts
of Mexico, reports from the provinces
said today, as discomfort in rural dis
tricts flared over the weekend into
open fighting.
Federal reinforcements were rush
ed to the town of Canacatlan, in the
northern central state of Durango,
fContinued on page ThraaN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
ROOSEVELT LAUDS
NEFGHBOR" IDEA
Developing Natioral I'm
Outstanding, He Says at
Florida College

Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla,
March 23-(AP)-A good nelghoor
policy was credited today by Pres1-
dent Roosevelt as developing nation
al understanding" among the people
in contrast to individual and group
domination in an address accepting
an honorary degree from Rollins COL
lege.
Arriving here early today en- route
to his annual fishing cruise in south
ern waters, the President and UNITS
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
Large Industry Must Labor
Exclusively For Armed
Forces of Nation,
Duce Says
LEAGUE SENDS NEW
APPEAL FOR PEACE
Direct Pleas Sent Italy and
Ethiopia, and at Same
Time Transmits to Musso-
lini Ethiopia's Protest
Against Using Asphyxiat-
ing Gas

Rome, March % (AP)-Pre-
mier Mussolini, predicting the
coming of new war, abolished
the Chamber of Deputies and
all large private industries in
Italy today.
For the Chamber of Deputies he
substituted a council Of guilds, known
as the Chamber of Fascist and Cor
porations.
II Duce left only medium and small
private industries intact, and said OF
large private industries
1--WE are going toward the period In
which these industries will have
to labor exclusively or almost 80 Tor
the armed forces Of the nation"
In further explanation OF his dras-
tic move, the Italian premier declared
it was inconceivable that profits
should be made from the manufacture
of war materials.
Mussolini executed this broad
stroke on the seventeenth anniversary
of the founding of his Fascist party
after concluding conferences with the
government leaders of Austria and
Hungary and calling the grand assem-
bly, Of corporations into session.
when and how war will come one
does not know" he told the national
council of the % guilds Of the cor
porative state, "but the wheel of fate
turns fast"
LEAGUE AGAIN APPEALS
FOR PEACE IN ETHIOPIA
London, March % (AP)-"Commit-
tee of 13 OF the League of Nations
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23
OUR WEATHER MAN
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Cloudy, occasional showers
Tuesday and in west and central
portions tonight; slightly warmer
tonight except in extreme south
west portion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23

LEAGUE AGAIN APPEALS
FOR PEACE IN ETHIOPIA
London, March % (AP)-"Commit-
tee of 10 OF the League of Nations
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23

Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-03-23

fContinued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18

South Carolina, according to Z. j.
Strickland, of Columbus, ONO pres
ident of the Automobile Safety Lea
s71e of America, Inc, has the hlShest
Fatality rate in the United states
based upon the deaths per automo-
bile registered in that State
Every wear. according to Mr.. Strlck
tand one nerson is killed IN South
Carolina for every 322 automobiles
raoistered And North Cardinals rec
nrd is not much better. In North
Carolina one person is killed for every
3S0 cars registered. That State STANDS
iIn sixth place.
The figures were given by the Sale-
~ 1eaeue leader after he had been m
formed of the campaign being Wageo
by 20 Carolinas newspapers TO prlhg
TO the consciousness of the citizens or
the sister Carolinas the appalling toll
in life and limb that is being eXacteo
BY the automobile driven by careless
reckless, incompetent individuals.
"These newspapers should be hlgh-
iy commended for the great work
they have undertaken, sad MI
Strickland Few persons realize just
how dangerous it is TO drive an auto
mobile upon the highways and streets
of the nation or to walk on theh'
he said. Everybody seems to thlnk
that if anybody is going to get killed.
it will be the other fellow. But unless
something of a determined, positive
character is done-and done at once
the citizens of this country Will snort
iv no ,,nOn the DOint of DISCRIMINATING
themselves. These newspapers are 90
ing great work. l sincerely nope
that the citizens of the Carolinas Will
take the information they are supply
ing to heart and rise up and demand
the end of the automobile menace.
THE modern automobile is becom-
ing safer every day within itself. l am
sorry, however, that automobile man.
ufacturers are emphasizing this fact,
for many drivers seem bound to test
out all the claims made by the manu-
facturers. They seem to feel they
must see if the cars will really go 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18
Says South Carolina Most
Dangerous With Motorists

miles an hour and will really roll
down an embankment without crack
ing up.
But the manufacturers, despite
their improvements that have come
along steadily, have thus far been UNI
able to improve the most important
mechanism in the entire car.
And that part is the nut behind
the steering wheel.
Celebrating his remarks concern
ing the relative danger of driving in
the various states, Mr.. Strickland
said that South Dakota is safest. One
person is killed out there for every
1861 cars registered, New York is in
twenty-ninth, place, with one death
to every $50 cars. The first - most
dangerous states, in order, were Civ
en- by him as: South Carolina, Missis-
sippi, Nevada, Alabama, Arizona,
North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia,
Floridat Kentucky, Montana and
Louisiana.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18
NEW GREENHOUSE
AT STATE COLLEGE

College Station Raleigh. Jan. 49,
A new experimental greenhouse is
being erected on the North Carolina
State College campus for the purpose
of research work with tomatoes in the
interest G. encouraging the establish
ment Of luli--~cC packing houses IN the
State
At cost ol S2,165 the greenhouse,
a modern structure 80 by so feet in
size, is being built with funds sup
piled by the Beachnut Packing Com
pany of Canajoharie, N. Y. and will
be used primarily in the investigation
of Southern-grown tomatoes for their
juice yielding quantities.
Student labor is being used as much
as possible and the building will be
completed and ready for use by Feb
ruarv 1. NJ E. Gardner head of the
department of Horticulture, announc-
ed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18
SCHOOLS TO OFFER
COURSE ON SAFETY
Carolina Citizens Are More
Safety Minded Than
Ever Before

Charlotte. Jan. 18.-With Carolina
citizens more safety minded and
aroused to the necessity of curbing
motor vehicle accidents than at any
time in history, a thorough course of
study in highway safety will be Of
fered high schools of North and South
Carolina by the Carolina Motor Club,
according to Coleman w. Roberts,
president
Since the club was organized in 1922
a perpetual accident prevention cam
paign has been wage1. In>1925 school
boy patrols were inaugurated in
grammar schools. Success of the
school boy safety patrol and safety
studies in the grammar schools, not
only in the Carolinas but throughout
the nation, is proved by the decrease
in the death rate among children of
grammar school age, although the ia
tally rate among high school and
college students and adults has shown
a steady increase.
In an effort to improve conditions
among this older group, the Carolina
Motor club, which is the largest Am
erican Automobile Association affilia-
ton in the South, has developed a far
reaching course of study which will
be made available to high schools.
This material is now in the hands of
printers and it has been approved and
endorsed by school officials and cit
liens and organizations interested in
highway safety.
During 1885 deaths on North Caro-
lima highways set an all-time record.
An average of three lives a day were
sacrificed to bring the total to 1895
which is 100 more than the 986 IA
talities in 1884. Figures for South Car
DINA are not complete although u
new peak will be set in the Palmetto
state In 1884 there were 353 motor
vehicle deaths in South Carolina
while for the II months ending No
vember 1 the figure was 1926.
In addition to expanding it's activi-
ties to include high schools the Caro-
lima Motor club will intensity anC
continue it's program in grammar
schools and in molding public opinion
for safety legislation. Mr.. Robert.
said
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18
MURDER UPSTAIRS@
E ~ ADAM BLISS VfkV

I explain about the key. Mrs. Penny
| That's a secret. too"
| "You gave your key to someone
between the time you left the house
after midnight and the time you re.
| turned at 2" | don't know why
asked that. but 1t popped into nay
mind. saw from his start that IL
was true. He didn't answer. though
and tried again.
why. Mr.. Withers. should you
give a girl the key to my house?"
"How do you know it was a girl p
II know you. Mr.. Withers. and ]
assume this letter that you want me
to- mail Is going to the same girl to
whom, you gave my house key"
He gulped. and went and closed
the door.
Il did give the key to a girl, Mrs.
Penny. but / trust you not to say
anything about It. I gave the key
to girl. yes. but made a mistake
about the key. It was dark when I
took it off my ring. and I got the
wrong one. / meant to give her
another one. 1t was only when {
got to the house and tried to get in,
that 1 realized my mistake. Then it
was too late"
Il understand everything, MI.
Withers. and I won't ask you any
more questions"
"But now that you know that
much. Mrs. Penny. want you to
hear the rest don't want you o
think He paused. and his eyes
behind his spectacles were pleading
with me. 81 don't want you to think
that Pm-well trifling with this girl.
Mrs. Penny. She's my wife!"
"Your wife?' My legs suddenly
gave way. and I collapsed into .
chair.
Yes. my wife," he said. proudly.
I'VE were married the week after
Christmas-she's one of my Junior
students-of age. understand. Mrs.
Penny. but her family is peculiar.
They are very strict. her father espe-
cially. We had to keep the wedding
a secret / wanted to wait until the
term was over but she wouldn't. so
we were married in Michigan. during
the holidays No one knows. No
one even suspects You unders tand
my position. 1t wouldn't be any too
pleasant if Mr.. Gorham knew I'd
eloped with a student"
Mr. Withers getting romantic.
EloPing. | wondered whether was
hearing right. but apparently was
because he was continuing his story
SO we thought we'd wait until
summer 10 announce il. and then
have a regular wedding. if we. could
get her father to consent We took
a little apartment about a mile
from here. She meets me. there every
nlght-a@d We stay for an hour az
fCopuTtghtJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-01-18

two. Her family doesn't know. She
can't come over until the family is in
bed--abOut 10 O'Clock. | usually 90
over earlier so I'm there when she
arrives. We'd had to be very care
ful.
"Darien found out some way abOn:
the apartment. about her. Last
! Monday night there was a letter
there for me. under the name | usea
when ! rented the apartment. The
letter-1've burned it. said something
about an appointment the next day
after school. j was afraid. and 20
was she. We talked 1t over. and
| decided I'd see Darten early Tuesday
morning. then slip her a note in class
! about what he said.
Tuesday was a little anniversary
of ours. so I'd bought her the books.
and then I'd forgotten and left them
at the house. After we'd talked
everything over. ] went back to get
them and took them to the apart
ment. 1t was a mistake. l see that
now. Then she discovered she'd lost
her key somewhere. her key to the
apartment She loses things easily.
So outside on the street. took from
my ring what ] thought was the
apartment key-but it wasn't. You
see?"
"And that's why you went - ~
Darien that morning."
That's why"
us she in love with you. Mr..
Withers?"
"Of course. Mrs. Penny. and love
her. It's this mess. and what her
people will say when they find out.
They're very strict. They won't let
her go out at all. She hasn't even
dared tell them that she knows me
outside of my schoolroom-"
l got to my feet l. didn't know
how long I'd been In her room. but
thought it was time to get ready
for the inquest
IF I get chance. I'll mail your
letter."
He thanked me and l left Ross.
who had followed me upstairs. was
standing very close to the door when
opened it. / looked at the letter
when got upstairs. It was adj
dressed to Mrs. Conrad Bennett. 423S
Nluel6cuIH dVeHu0. Inc QumDeE
was about 10 blocks from the house.
knew the building. secluded fat.
The name must be the one Mr..
Wthers had chosen when he rented
the place. l put the letter In my
purse Luckily. at the courthouse.
ran into friend and she took It
for me. Even Larrabee Q wouldn't
have noticed how it passed from me
to her. ! was proud OF myself as
entered the coroner's office a few
more Of these deceptionS. and Pd hs
q full hedged criminal myself.
IT0 az COHTIMUEDJ