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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
GOVERNOR SILENT
ON APPOINTMENTS
Keeps Dopesters Guessing
About All Jobs He Is
Soon to Fill
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.
nv r e.. RASKER WILL
BY j.

II
Raleigh, April Ex-Governor Clyde
r. Hoey is keeping the political dope
sters more up in the air these days
than has any other governor in years,
due to the fact that he seems to be
better able to keep his own counsel
than have previous governors with
regard to the appointments he expects
to make. AS result, no one here has
anything but pure speculation with
regard to those Governor Hoey is go
ing to appoint on the liquor control
commission, the highway commission
and the many other boards and COM
missions he must soon name. For so
far Governor Hoey has kept silent In
seven languages with regard to these
appointments and has not told any
one anything, in spite of repeated at
tempts by hundreds of persons to
draw him out and get him to commit
himself.
So while there is the usual amount
of speculation with regard to who he
will name chairman of the new liquor
control board and it's two members,
also with regard to the personnel of
the new highway commission and its
chairman, IL Is SS1lOA oAAJ 10 W. "AAe"'
no one really knows anything de-
finite concerning who he is going to
appoint to these jobs. For Governor
Hoey has apparently not told any one
of his intentions yet.
"Most governors usually have one
or two or even three friends they
consult with and talk to freely about
their forthcoming. appointments, with
the result that one of these friends
usually talks too freely to some one
else-and then some newspaper man
gets hold of it and the public knows
in advance what the governor is go
ing to do" an observer remarked
mere today "But Governor Hoey
seems to be the exception, in that he
apparently has not even indicated to
one person what he plans to do. The
result is that all the boys who in the
past have always prided themselves
on knowing what was going on before
any one else, are all UP in the air
and don't know where to land. They
will just have to wait, like every one
else"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
u; ], Is
Killed In
Plane Fall

Winston-Salem, April 6.-(AP)-
John .(Red) Harmon, pilot attached
to Miller airport here, was killed this
morning when he leaped from spin
ming plane and his parachute failed to
open.
Harmon, who got his flying license
in 1927 was testing a 1888 biplane,
and at a height of about 5000 feet
went into a spin. At $500 feet, obser-
vers said, he leaped from the plane
and hurdled to earth. The plane
crashed about two and half miles
from the landing fidle. Harmon's body
was found nearby.
Cause of the planes spin was not
known, although Department of Com
merce investigators were busy this
afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
INSTITUTE Baked
BAD LEGISLATION
Kept Local Officials In
formed Throughout of
Bills Introduced
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
~ 4. ID SK ER WILL.

Raleigh. April 6.-Much credit is
being given here to the Institute of
Government in Chapel Hill for help
inc to prevent the enactment of bad
local legislation for cities and towns
in the 1897 session of the General AS
sently. Observers here generally ag-
rec that fewer bad local bills were in
troduced this time than in any pre-
vious session and that those which
were introduced were given unfavor-
able committee reports more prompt
lv than heretofore and that the In
stitute of Government played a big
mart in this, due to the information it
supplied city and county officials with
regard to bills introduced and acted
upon every day.
"The fact that the Institute OF
Government was able to put out It's
mimeographed lists of new bills in
troduced every day, with brief analy
sis of the contents of each Dill ana
it's purpose and the fact that these
lists were in the hands of every board
of county commissioners and OF CITY
officials the next day, kept these OF
ficials constantly informed OF what
was going on in the General Assem-
blv." a state official remarked here
today. Thus, whenever bill was
introduced which they did not know
about or to which they were opposed,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Brunswick
Man Named
As Slayer

Southport, April 6.-(AP)-Irman
Clemmons, 80, of Supply, was indict-
ed for murder in the torch death OF
Hobson (Hobby) Sellers, 81, truck
driver of Supply, by the Brunswick
county grand jury here today.
Allegedly Clemmons poured gaso-
line on the clothing of Sellers as the
latter lay ill beside the Shallotte-Sup-
ply highway several months ago after
the two had been drinking beer at a
gas station.
Clemmons is expected to come up
for trial Friday afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Industrial Spy System Also
Denounced In Measure
In Its Original
Language
CALLS COURT PLAN
SHABBY ENTERPRISE
Former New York Bar Head
and Friend and Admirer of
Roosevelt Says President
Has Made Great Blunder
And Should Retrace Steps
Speedily

Washington, April G-(APD-Sen-
ate Majority Leader Robinson, Dem
ocrat, Arkansas, said today he had
agreed with other administration,
chiefs on a declaration policy on
sitdown strikes. 1t will be brought be-
fore the Senate for speedy action
Wednesday, he said.
Robinson said a group of Demo
cratic senators had decided that a
prolonged conference this morning on
a modified version of resolution Of
fered yesterday by Senator Pittman,
Democrat, Nevada.
In it's original form, this resolution
condemned sitdowns as illegal and
contrary to sound public policy" and
also denounced "the so-called indus
trial spy system" used by some en-
ployers to combat labor unions.
Elsewhere in the capital former
New York Bar Association president
attacked the Presidents court reform
proposal as a shabby enterprise"
Appearing before the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, Charles Birmingham
said "as supporter and admirer and
a friend of the President, l cannot re-
frain from saying that l think he has
made a great blunder and should re-
trace his steps and proceed on the
road charted for him by the Consti
tution-I mean by amendment"
Although the committee hearing
went forward, the, the Senate itself
was not in session and the House took
up a calendar of minor bills.
The President arranged to review
a military parade on Army Day and
the goth anniversary of American en-
trance into the World War.
One of the Presidents problems,
what to do about relief, was pointed
up by group of representatives, who
demanded a $2,4OOOOO work relief pro-
gram for the next fiscal year. They
met in the office of Representative
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
WESTERN POWERS
READY TOL|NE Up
BALKANS AS AIDES
Britain and France Consid-
er Southeastern Europe
Alliance Against
Mussolini
ITALY THREATENS
QUIT NEW ACCORD
Charges France Has Flag
rantly Violated" Hands
Off Spain Agreement;
Meanwhile, Both Sides In
Civil War Claim Successes
on Different Fronts
ITALY THREATENS
QUIT NEW ACCORD
(By The Associated Press.)


Great Britain and France were re-
ported ready today to try line up
the Balkans against Italy If Premier
Mussolini moves to quit the interna-
tional 'hands-off-Spain" agreement.
That plan was recounted by an in
formed. Paris source as the Spanish
insurgents, friendly to Italy, claimed
new important successes on the north
ern front. Their commanders assert
ed 1000 government soldiers had been
killed in recent fighting for Durango
and Bilbao.
The posdibilit Italy might quit
the non-intervention accord was rails
ed by an italian spokesman as an
outgrowth of authoritative italian
charges France had "flagrantly violat-
ed' it, allowing aid to be sent to the
Observation-Disclosures government.
Britain and France would act to
isolate the Balkans from Italy only
as a '1ast resort" the Paris source
said, as they are not anxious to try
a major POLITICAL realignment in Eu-
rope.
The insurgent successes in north
ern Spain brought a final ultima
tum" from .insurgent General Mola to
the Basque defenders of Bilbao.
Mola's men were within sight OF
one objective, Durango.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Claim Votes
SecuredFOr
Farm Bills
MoveLaunched Also
T O Hik e CCC
Strength to $4,000
Men Permanently

Washington, April 6.-(AP)-Advo-
Gates of government sale of farms to
tenants contended today they had won
over a majority of the House COM
mittee which last week rejected the
proposal IL to 10.
These members, declaring they had
changed the views of two members
of the Agriculture Committee, said
they were prepared to demand recon-
sideration.
Chairman Jones, Democrat, Texas,
said if the committee restores the
land buying and land selling feature,
it might endorse other parts of the
bill.
The House voted yesterday to con-
tinue the Federal governments COM
plete control Ct soil conservation pay
ments to farmers until 1912 because
states have failed to enact laws to
take over part of the work.
President Roosevelt's request for
permanent CCC to continue the work
of soil conservation and forestry
brought from some congressman a de-
mand for larger enrolment than the
suggested 100000.
Although Representative Rayburn,
Democrat. Texas, agreed with the
President $4,000 men and boys
might be hard to find, Representative
Johnson. Democrat, Oklahoma, said
he hoped to keep the CCC at that fig
ure-its present authorized strength
The Guffey-Vinson coal control bill
went back to the House for approval
or rejection of amendments which
the Senate inserted yesterday before
passing the bill.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Farm1eY;48,
OfGuilfora,
Stays Wife

Greensboro, April 6 (AP)-Sidney
H. Lemons, 48, was locked in Gull
ford county Jail here at 10 o'clock
this morning after confessing, Sheriff
Joe Phpps said, he had fatally slash
ed his wife's throat with a pocket
knife sharpened to razor-edge fine
ness at their home eleven miles south
east of here, in the Mount Hope
church community, two hours earlier.
Lemons was quoted as saying he
did not know why he killed his wife,
whom he married in 1912, and who is
the mother of his eleven children.
The sheriff said Lemons told him
he sat with his wife on a bed in an
upstairs room in their home about 8
o'clock this morning, put his left arm
around her neck, and with quick
motion of his left hand, in which he
was holding the knife, slit an eight
inch cash in her throat.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
SAYS DOCTOR COULD
NOT BE CONVICTED
Charlottesville Prosecutor Says AbOr-
ton Suspect Not Guilty In
First Degree

Charlottesville, Va, April 6.-(AP)
Commonwealth Attorney William
Fife, today explained his willingness
to accept a plea of second degree
murder from DR.. r. G. Miller, accused
of causing the death of 18-year-old
Cleo Sprouse, by saying developments
since the Indictment of the dentist
showed a first degree murder charge
could not be supported before a jury.
The 53-year-old dentist was indicted
on a charge of first degree murder
after the pretty high school juniors
tody was found near the University
OF Virginia cemetery, but both Mr..
Fife and Robert E. Taylor, of defense
counsel, announced this week a plea
of guilty to second degree murder
had been agreed upon.
Under Virginia law conviction for
second degree murder calls for pr1-
son sentences ranging from five to
20 years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Motor Industry in North and
Coal Mines in Alabama
and Tennessee
Affected
MINOR DIFFICULTY
IN OTHER REGIONS
Governor Murphy Declines
To Predict Date for Chrys-
Ter Settlement. But Says 1t
Will Be Soon; Hudson and
REQ Strikes Depend On
Chrysler
(Bv The Associated Press.)

Labor troubles in automOtive plants
of the north and coal mines of the
South kept more than 125,0O0 wage
earners idle today.
Between the geographical extremes
in the nation were scores of minor in
dustrial disturbances.
Prospects for a quick settlement of
the Chrysler Motor Corporation strike
involving $4,000 workers were bright,
but 10000 Alabama miners and 1000
around Knoxville, Tenn, faced the
possibility of a long lay-off pending
approval of a new contract.
All mines of the Pittsburgh Coal
Company and Pittsburgh Termaninal
Coal Company remained idle, too,
pending negotiations on agreements
covering working conditions. The
Alabama and Tennessee miners, al
union spokesman said, would demand
time and a half for overtime and a
wage increase.
Governor Frank Murphy, of Mich
igan, occupying the role of peace
maker in the Chrysler dispute, de-
clined to predict when an agreement
would be reached, but there were re-
ports pact WOulu Ue SISHeO Ill IlIiiC
to permit resumption of operations
next week.
Observers felt settlement of strikes
involving 10000 Hudson Motor Car
employees, and 1920 REQ Motor Car
Company workers hinged on the out
come of the Chrysler parley. 1t affect
ed $4,000 Chrysler workers and 10000
employees of automotive firms selling
to Chrysler.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
District Court Decision At
Salisbury Affirmed by
Higher Federal
Tribunal
RECESSION WRITTEN
BY JUDGE PARKER
Case on Appeal by White
Packing Company of Sails
bury Holds Company Had
Shifted Burden of Taxes to
Buyers and Could Not Re-
cover

Richmond, Va, April 6 (AP)-The
fourth Federal circuit court of ap-
n neal today upheld the constitution
atty of the "windfall' taxes in at
firn1ing the decision of the district
conrt at Salisbury, N. c., in the case
of the White Packing Company, VS..
the Collector of Internal Revenue:
The opinion in the case, written by
Judge John J. Parker, upheld the dis
trict courts dismissal of a suit
brought to enjoin collection of the 80
narcent tax under title three of the
revenue act of 1886.
The court declared the White Pack
inc Company came under the CLASH
fication of those professors who had
shifted the burden of the processing
tax later declared unconstitutional,
without paying it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

Winslow Ariz., April 6 (AP)-Be-
lief persisted today an air liner miss
ing for three days with eight persons
aboard would be found in rugged
snow-covered country along the Ari-
zona-New Mexico border-probably
wrecked.
Major Victor Bertrandias, export
manager for Douglas Aircraft Cor
poration, which built the plane for
sale to the Royal Dutch Air Lines OF
Holland, held to such a conviction de-
spite a two-day plane search of the
area.
The huge plane left Los Angeles
Saturday, and was being "ferried'
to New York for transfer to Holland.
Although searchers had not aban-
doned all hope, Major Bertrandlas
shook his head after a flight over the
Mount Badly region.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
EXPECTING TO FIND
MISSING A|RPLANE
Belief Persists Craft Is
Wrecked With Eight
ON Board

Albuquerque, N: M, April g.
(AP) - Major A. J. Smith, divi-
sion superintendent of the Trans
continental G. Western Air, in a
radio message to the airport here
at 10 a. m. today, said the wreck
age of an airplane was sighted
northwest of Mount Badly in east
ern Arizona.
The veteran pilot, flying tri-
motored transport, said the wreck
age was in an inaccessible region.
He said his ship was circling the
spot until Major Victor Bertran-
dias could arrive from WInsloW
with his ship, which had been
held on the ground there for an
emergency.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

Wilson, April 6 (AP)-Six Nor
folk Southern railroad employees
leaped to safety here today when a
freight train plOwed into the back
of another standing in the yards.
One of the men was injured and
taken to a local hospital, where
efforts were being made to deter
mine the extent of his hurts.
A cabOose and one box car were
telescOped by the first engine of
dOuble-header, which overturned
and set fire to the debris.
The men who jumped were III. M.
Goodwin, of Raleigh, engineer, who
was hurt; S. O. Richardson, of Ra-
leigh, fireman, and a Negro brake
man, on the first engine of the
dOubleheader; and j. T. Boykin,
engineer; G. M. DOdsOn, fireman,
and a Negro brakeman, all of Ra-
leigh, from the second engine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

a colorful political figure-and no
one can deny that Reynolds is a color
full figure, probably the most colorful
figure in North Carolina politics.
Bob Reynolds just naturally has
a personality and a knowledge OF
North Carolina psychology that gets
votes and keep them" one of his ad-
mirers said here today. "And when
he comes back here next year and
starts campaigning from one end OF
the state to the ether in another old
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
KOOMING HOUSES HUNTED
IN SEARCH FOR IRWIN

New York, April (AP)-Through
the shabby, dim-lighted rooming hous-
eS of the east Fifties, detectives roam
ca today in search for a mailman OF
S'Stoteric philosophy, accused of muir
ger in triplicate..
O. somewhere on Manhattan islands
* square miles police believed sulk-
eu robert Irwin, theological student
ana one-time inmate of an insane
qpsylum' who was named as killer Of
veronica Gedeon, her mother and a
ioomer at the home.
me motive as police gave it, was
utehge for a frustrated love. The
~ S'uehce: A hastily vacated room near
"e Gedeon apartment; a glove, hat,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
WAYNE CONSIDERS
VOTE UPON LIQUOR

Goldsboro, April 6.-(AFD-- The
WAYNE county commissioners will con
slider calling an election on establish
ing liquor stores at a special meeting
here April II.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
DEMOCRATS BADLY
SPLIT IN CONGRESS
Each Group Fears Other
and Handful of C. O. P.
Might Be Balance
By CHARLES =. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, March 6. = Congress
has investigated unprecedentedly
since it met, early in the year.
It has done no legislating of any
consequence, however.
After accommodating whole libraries
of facts, assembled with a view to
the intelligent enactment of new laws,
if has not enacted the laws, intel
ligently or otherwise.
The truth is that the folk on Capt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Suspect Is
BeimgHed
In Killing

Lancaster, Pa, April (AP)-Lan-
caster police said today they had notl-
lied New York detectives a hitch
mixer found in a parked car was ar
rested today because he resembled
Robert Irwin, sculptor, sought in the
investigation of the Gedeon triple
murder case.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Six Escape Death
On Wilson Trains

Wilson, April g. (AP) = Two
trainmen were injured today when
they and four others Ieaped from
the engine cabs of a dOuble-header
freight train as it plOwed into the
rear of another standing in the
Norfolk Southern yards here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

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The Washington times., 1937-04-23
CA. R. DONATES
SILVER EVER

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April az
In honor Of Mrs. Eleanor Seldom
Washington Howard, collateral de-
scendant of George Washington, q
silver baptismal ever was pre-
scented to historic Christ Church
yesterday by the National Society,
Children Of the American Revolu-
ton. Mrs. Howard Is q national
vice president of the C. A. r. and
honorary vice president general of
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution.
The presentation was made by
Mrs. c. A. S. Sinclair, retiring
president general of the society, at
a service attended by several hun
dred delegates to the National
C. A. R. convention in washington.
Rev. Harry Lee Doll, rector of the
church, accepted the gift.
Later, the delegation visited the
Old Presbyterian Meeting House,
where Mrs. William H. Pouch Of
New York, new president of the so
ciety, placed wreath on the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier of the Rev.
dictionary War, and then contin.
ued on to Mount Vernon to place
wreaths on the tombs Of George
and Martha Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-04-23
HOSPITAL FUND.
APPEAL VOICED

Four prominent wsshingtonians
last night threw their influence
behind the united hospital appeal
for adequate equipment and medi-
cal attention for the needy in nine
washington hospitals.
Speaking over Radio Station
VOL, the Rt. Rev. James E. Free
man, Episcopal Bishop of Wash
ington; the Very Rev. Arthur A.
O'Leary, president Of Georgetown
University; DR.. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim, president Of George Washing
ton University, and DR.. William
Gerry Morgan, physician, urged
residents of the District to aid.
The hospitals for which the drive
is being conducted are Children's,
Columbia, Emergency, Episcopal,
Garfield, Geor getown, George
washington. Homeopathic and
Providence.
The Washington times., 1937-04-23

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Get = $500 Sessions Electric Clock
for only S1.09 with q punch card
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The Washington times., 1937-04-23
TUBERCULOSIS
FUNDS ASKED

The board Of directors Of the
District tuberculosis Association
yesterday voted unanimously to
ask Congress for appropriations
to maintain 800 beds at the Chill.
dren's tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Glenn Dale and construction Of
q tuberculosis hospital unit for col
ored in connection with Freed
mans Hospital. The resolution
asking Federal aid stated:
"W h ereas the tuberculosis
death rate In the District Of Co
Iumbia Is the second highest in
the United States, and
whereas, Of the 662 officially
reported deaths n 1886, 104 were
children,
'.Be it resolved by the direc-
tors Of the Tuberculosis AssO-
citation that the Appropriations
Committee Of the Senate and
House give serious consideration
to the urgent need Of approving
. budget adequate to operate
the Chldren's SanatOrium to its
full capacity Of 800 beds.
"The budget for this sana-
forum now before Congress pro-
Vides for the maintenance and
operation Of only 200 beds"
The resolution asking the Freed.
mans Hospital unit was addressed
to the Public Works Administra,
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-04-23
POLICE HUN 7.
I FUGIT|VES

All entrances to the District
were under guard today as search
continued for two convicts who
staged a daring escape from Lor-
ton Reformatory late yesterday.
The men, former members Of
the 'Blackface Gang" so-called be-
cause they blackened their faces
with burnt cork before staging
robberieS here, are Martin Walsh,
So, and Walter Forbush, %. Both
are serving terms of four to six
years for armed robbery.
The men were working in the
prison garage, and when the guard
was out answering a telephone call
they jumped into a car, crashed
through the barrier at the gates
and got away.
Mrs. E. J. Welsh, wife Of the
deputy superintendent, pursued
them in her auto. with both cars
making more than 80 miles an
hour at times. She lost the trail
near Fairfax.
News of the escape was put on
the police teletype, and within 20
minutes after the break District
and Virginia police were on the
lookout for the men, but no trace
of them has been found.
Morris Beck, leader of the gang,
was shot and killed by a policeman
in October, 1885, while holding up
a cafe on Bladensburg Road North
east,