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The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

Paint has been invented for the
outside of houses from which dust
is washed by rain.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
MONK MAKES
BURNT OFFERING"
OF HIMSELF

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Sept. IT
(ANP) Last week a Buddhist
monk, B. H. Sardhanananda, %
years old, Mortified pedestrians as
he made a burnt offering" of
himself, while seated in prayer
under the shade of the DO tree of
the new Gananramaya Temple at
Kottangoda. The monk wrapped
himself in six robes which had
been soaked in petrol, then mum
bling a prayer, set fire to the
robes, remained motionless while
the flames consumed him. A note
found later near the pyre read: II
am making this sacrifice as an
offering.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
N. e. Governor
Expects College
Report Soon

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. II
CAMP Holt Mcpherson, white,
editor of high point newspaper,
is expected to submit his report
on conditions at the Greensboro A.
and T. college by Oct. 1, Gov. Hoey
declared Thursday.
Mcpherson was appointed as an
outsider to investigate complaints
lodged by alumni of the institution
after two previous Investigations
under direction of the board of
trustees had failed to satisfy the
two alumni factions.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. II
CAMP Pullman porters and
maids throughout the country this
week were high in their praise of
the important part played recently
by Champ Carry, vice-president of
the Pullman Company and Robert
Cole, representative of the Nat
ional Mediation Board, in the ne
gotiations leading up to the ST.
250,000 wage increase granted to
nearly 5000 Pullman employees.
The two representatives met
with A. Phillip Randolph and Mil
ton P. Webster, president and
vice-president, respectively, Of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, in negotiations which be-
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
Bopfis+ Hed' Attacks Crime
ond Liquor: Fovors Unionizofion
Of CoIored Workers

LOS ANGELES, Sept IL (By
Fay M. Jackson for AMP Before
an assembly of five thousand
Negro delegates to the 57th annual
session of the National Baptist
Convention, meeting this week in
Shrine Auditorium, DR.. L. K. Will
liams, president, of Chicago, de-
cried the spread of crime among
his people, gave poverty as a con-
tributing cause and declared the
increase of liquor traffic an under
mining force in American life,
when he delivered the opening ad-
dress Of the conclave.
America is often styled the
worlds greatest nation. But
this estimate is greatly reversed
or lowered when Americas crime
record is revealed, DR.. Williams
said.
I'm the scale of murder and
crimes, it rises higher than any
other so-called Christian nation.
While this is true, the Negro as a
minority group has a crime ratio
that is disproportionate and stag
gering. This thing is so hurtful
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

that it requires careful study and
the employment of the best efforts
of the church to check it.
Inherently Criminal?
Denying that the Negro is in
herently criminal, DR.. Williams
cited ignorance of a greater num-
ber of Negro lawbreakers as one
of the chief contributing causes,
poverty as the other
Let us think of courts and the
power of money in connection
herewith, he challenged, for
even if man is innocent and so
declared to be by our courts after
a trial he will feel financial cost.
Now if money is required for the
acquital of the favored innocent
ones, what must be the fate Of
some poor, friendless accused one.
Continued on Page y
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
SOUTHERN TENANT
FARMERS UNION PLANS
SPECIAL CONVENTIONS

IL, which marked the beginning Of
solidarity between agricultural
and industrial workers and i'm
mediately voted to join the CLIO.
The tenant group, through its ex-
ecutive committee, signed the call
for this convention and is helping
build the larger organization, j. r..
Butler, president, is vice-president
of the international and three
others were placed on the execu-
tive board.
The Southern Tenant Farmc~
union is remembered for it's cotton
choppers strike of May, 1886, and
the national attention focused on
Arkansas because of planter and
official violence.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
Dies ofWound
After ASS0ilUnf
Is Hanged

ST. LOUIS, Sept. II (ANP)
Nine months after his assailant
was hanged in Louisiana last JAN
uary, Dan. L. Perkins, white geo.
logist and oil man of Shreveport,
died Wednesday at Barnes Hos
pital of a gunshot wound inflicted
in his head at the time of the
assault.
Perkins was shot Aug. 10, 1886,
with a shotgun fired by Tommie
Howard, a neighbor's employe. He
was convicted of shooting with in
tent to murder and rob, capital
offense in Louisiana. Perkins
underwent an operation, recovered
sufficiently to resume moderate
activity, but brain abcess devel-
oped and he was brought here to
Barnes Hospital for treatment
April IL. 4
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

MEMPHIS, Sept. II (ANP) A
special convention Of the inter-
racial Southern Tenant Farmers
union, to decide upon affiliation
with the new international CLIO,
has been set for Sept. "a, it has
been announced by H. l.. Mitchell,
secretary.
If thesdelegates vote to join the
International and the CLIO, the
tenant farmers union will go i'm
mediately into the Midsouth dis
trict convention of the. Inter-
national, to be held Sept. 25 and
26, where the union will hold a
majority.
The International was formed
at the convention from July g.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
Bury Wealthy farmers
Son On Utica
Institute Campus

UTICA, Miss, Sept. II CAMP
Impressive last rites were held
here last week for Lawyer McCad-
ney, son of Pleas McCadney,
wealthy farmer of this district and
one of Utica's most prominent
residents. Lawyer was buried on
the campus of Utica Institute Of
which his father is trustee. He
had recently been employed in At
1anta but returned home after be-
coming critically ill.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
ARKANSAS HAS FIRST
ALL-NECRO JURY

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark, Sept.
IL (ANP) An all-colored jury, the
first in Arkansas since Recon
struction days and reputedly the
first in state history, showed no
leniency Tuesday for a member of
their race, T. H. Troubles Wilson.
Justice J. F. Israel subpenaed
the jury which fined Wilson $50
and costs for wife desertion.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

PHIL ABEL PHIA, Sept. IT
(ANP) A call has been issued for
the second National Negro Con-
gress to be held here Oct. 1917. 1t
is planned to follow through the
work begun at the first sess"uns
held in Chicago during February,
1886, and interested organizations
or individuals are asked to get in
touch with national headquarters
at TIT Florida Avenue, N. W.,
Washington, d. c..
In the call, issued by A. Phillip
Randolph, president, and John P.
Davis, secretary, it was pointed
out that in 1881 in Philadelphia,
Richard Allen called the first
gathering of Negro delegates to
unite against chattel slavery, and
during October John Brown at
7arper's Ferry struck his historic
Il blow against the system.
The congress will discuss and
act upon the following subjects,
according to the announcement.
Negro employment at living
wages and admission without dis
elimination into trade unions
= elief, security and social unem-
'oyment insurance without dis
rimination; farm relief and
4 harecropper organization; full
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
Dies Second
Time Within
Year

DAWSON Ca, Sept. II (ANP)
d. w. Holley, who rose from the
dead" about year ago, died again
Friday and this time for good.
Holley was jailed year ago on
charge of stealing bicycle. He
suffered "fit" and failed to re-
spond to treatment. An under
taker was summoned and the
body removed to a mortuary.
When the undertaken returned
next morning, the corpse" had
fled.
He was recaptured but was not
returned to Jail because of his
physical condition. He became i'll
early last week and died Friday.
Funeral services were held Sum
day.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
HENRY ARMSTRONG
KAYOES ANOTHER

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. II,
(ANP) Hurricane Henry Arm
strong, terror of featherweight
and lightweight ranks, knocked
out young Charley Burns, white,
of Johnstown, Pa, in the fourth
round of scheduled 10 round
bout here Thursdav night. Burns
was knocked to the canvas four
ine~ hrnastrone weighed 1914
= the loser.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
Mason's Grand Master
Will Visit The City
Sunday

DR.. A. B. Thompson, of
Tucson, Grand Master of Free
and Accepted Masonc Of the
Arizona Jurisdiction, will be in
Phoenix Sunday, September
10th. He will meet the Phoenix
Masons in a joint meeting at
the Masonic Temple, 4th ST.
and Jefferson, at 3 pm.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
PORTERS PRAISE
PULLMAN OFFICIALS FOR
WAGE ADJUSTMENT

gan in February, 1887. and which
were climaxed in mid-August, by
the company's offer made on its
own motion to grant wage in
creases totalling nearly $4,000 a
month, based on a 24O-hour month.
The working agreement was
signed by the Pullman Company
representatives and those of the
Brotherhood, on August rs, in the
Chicago offices of the Pullman
company.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17
SECOND NATIONAL
NEGRO CONGRESS SET
FOR MID-OCTOBER

support of the NA.A.CP.; free
dom for the remaining five Scotts-
boro boys; equal opportunity for
colored youth; complete equality
for Negro women, and complete
liberation for the race by joining
with progressive forces to defeat
fascism and war in America and
the world.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-09-17

Laughter is sometimes the knell
of dead illusions.
A woman without beauty knows
bat half Of Life.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
,W|NGATE ANDREWS
CALLED BY DEATH
Prominent Educator of High
Point Was Critically Ill
For Weeks

High Point, Feb. 11-(AP)-Dr. T.
Wingate Andrews, 81, High Point city
school superintendent since 1924, and
for ten years a director of the Ma
tional Education Association, died
early today at local hospital, where
he had been in a critical condition
for several weeks, following a gall
bladder operation.
For 80 years he was a figure in
public education in the State, hav-
ing served as member of the North
Carolina Education Commission, a
member of the North Carolina Text
book Commission, as State director of
the National association, as president
of the North Carolina Education AS
sociation, as county superintend OF
the Orange county schools, the Reds
Vile and Salisbury city schools and
the local school system.
The funeral will be held Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock in the First Bap-
fist church here, with interment in
Salisbury.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
Menace OF
Floods NO7C,
About OUer

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. II (AP)-
Dwellers along the mid-Mississippi
hailed victory over the flood monster
today, while the lower valley waited
confidently for passage of baffled
crests now numbering into that sector.
Cautious army engineers maintained
a Sharp watch on levees from Mem
phis down, but the jubilance of wo-
men and children returning to their
homes in CairoS Ill, set the tone for
a feeling of relief all along the river
The Mississippi began a slow re-
cession here after standing for two
days at record peak, and the dang
er zone shifted southwark where the
pick and shovel brigade confidently
manned the levee lines.
Observers agreed the fall probably
will be as gradual as the rise, but
with the line of earthworks holding
thus far, United States engineers saw
final victory ahead over the super
flood.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
Revenue Measure Debated
In House, With Amend
ment After Amend
ment Rejected
A.YEAR TERMS FOR
SHERIFFS PROPOSED
Constitutional Amendment
Sought to That End; Bell
Of Mecklenburg Only
Senator To Vote Against
Social Security as Meas
ure Passes Senate

Raleigh, Feb. II (AP)-The
Joint legislative roads commit
fee heard today Governor Hoey
is backing a bill to be introduc
ed shortly to reduce automobile
license fees from 40 cents per
hundred pounds, with a mini
mum fee of about Sc.
1t was voted to appoint a joint
subcommittee to confer with
the governor on the matter be-
fore the bill is introduced. The
House group then quickly re-
ported unfavorably three meas
ures to cut tag rates.
The joint committee deferred until
next week hearings on the admins
tration and Pittman bills to reor-
ganizc the highway and public works
commission. .- =
Charles Ross, general counsel for
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 10 (AP)
The costliest strike in Anne
rican automotive history ended
formally today with the signing
here at 11:46 a. M, eastern
standard time. of a peace agree
ment between General Motors
Corporation and the United Au-'
tomobile Workers Union.
The signing occurred as the
strike, estimated to have cost
$1,O0O,0O0 a day in wages alone
to General Motors employees,
entered it's 44th day.
Terms Announced.
Shortly before the agreement was
signed, General Motors announced a
five cents hourly wage increase for
all of it's employees, effective Feb
ruary IS, estimated to aggregate
about $25,OOOOOO a year.
Under the terms of the agreement:
1. The corporation recognizes the
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
RE4@PYObe
Hoped For
BY Bagley
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel


Raleigh, Feb. III am delighted
at the resolution introduced in the
Senate ,ty Senatos L. M. Abernethy,
of Caldwell county, calling for a leg
islative investigation of the North
Carolina Rural Electrification ALL
thority," Chairman Dudley Bagley, Of
the authority said today. "Such an
invest cation will give us an excellent
opportunity to clear up whatever mis-
understanding may exist concerning
what we have been doing and to give
the people of the State the real facts.
We have nothing to conceal and shall
be glad of an opportunity to let both
the General Assembly and the people
of the State know the facts"
The NCREA has consistently sought
to aid every county in the State get
rural electric lines either through
local Operatives or by trying to get
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
AppealFrom
Drys Won't
Avail Much
S nate Decidedly
Against Referen-
dunn, Even As Low
er House Was Last
Week
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
~ T r. IRA OK LikVIV,T,

Raleigh, Feb. 1.-THE arguments
presented by the "drys" here this aft
ernoon in opposition to the county OPP
ton liquor control bill now before
Jud ciary Committee Number One of
the Senate, are not expected to do
any more good than the same argu-
ments did, when they were presented
to the House committee several weeks
ago. A. few days later the House COM
mittee reported both the Statewide
referendum bill, favored by the "drys"
and the Hanford liquor bill unfavor-
ably, reported the county option Ii
quor control bill favorably and then
proceeded to pass it on all three read
Continued on Page Two.)'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
FOUR INQUIRIES OF
FRISCO PLANE DIVE
Too Sharp Banking and Misjudging of
Altitude Advanced as Pos
Sible Causes

San Francisco, Cal, Feb 11.-(AP)
-Four groups of investigators tried
to learn from torn and twisted wrtck-
age today why giant air liner only
seconds away from it's destination,
plunged eleven persons to death Tues
day night in San Francisco bay.
Two theOries-too sharp a banking
of the plane and mis-judging of al
titude-were advanced unofficially by
expert pilots as searchers dragged
muddy waters for the bodies of seven
victims. Of the four already recovered
one victim, millionaire Mark Fontana.
appeared to have drowned despite a
struggle to swim after the sleek twin
motored ship sank three miles off
shore in 26 feet of water.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
MOUzON FUNERAL
TO Be TOMORROW
Noted Methodist Prelate
Dies at Charlotte Of
Heart Attack

Charlotte, Feb. 11.-(AP)-Bishop
Edwin DuBose Mouzon, senior bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, died unexpectedly of heart
ailment at his home here late yester-
day. The 68-year-old churchman was
a leading spirit in the movement to-
ward notification of the three major
branches Of Methodism, and in his
latter years made rapid stridts in
that direction.
Bisncp Mouzon gained wide atten-
ton in 1928 as the result of his strong
ly pronounced opposition to the can
didacy of Al Smith in the presidential
campaign.
Bishop Mouzon returned to his
home here Saturday from a strenuous
mission into Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi as one of the several of
ficials conducting the Bishops Cru
GContinued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
CONVICT ROWAN MAN
End DEGREE MURDER
Vernice Pritchett One of Two Men
Who Slew KannapOlis Cab
Driver August 20

Salisbury, Feb. 11.-(AP)-A Rowan
county jury this morning returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree against Vernice Prit-
chett, charged with being one of two
men who killed J. E. Wilkinson,
Kannapolis taxicab driver, the night
of August co. and left his body lying
beside the highway on the Landis-
Five Forks road in this county.
Judge Will Pless, Jr., was expected
to pronounce sentence later in the
day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
SIX DIE IN PLANE.
CRASH AT BERLIN

Berlin, Feb. IL (AP)-A Junkers
military plane crashed today in a
busy thorOughfare in northern
Berlin, killing five persons and
spraying burning gasoline over
street cars and pedestrians.
Several persons in the street
were seriously burned when the
ship crashed into the boulevard.
Early afternoon traffic was dis
rupted.
The burning gasoline was scat
tered over a wide area around
the wrecked plane. Several street
cars i'm the vicinity were dOushed
with the flaming liquid.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE fate of
President Roosevelt's plan to modify
the American Federal court system
depends on the Senate.
Such is the consensus of Capitol
Hills opinion.
Betting odds favor the acceptance
of the program by the representatives
substantially as outlined. AS to the
Senate, unofficial polls give approx
mately 81 votes to the President with
% against him, but this leaves AZ in
doubt. OF these a majority probably
have not made up their own minds
yet. So large a doubtful bloc obviously
makes guessing uncertain.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
RebelsDrive
FOrVa lencia.
New Capital
France Threatens to
Aid Government on
Hearing of Italian
Aid to Rebels
(By The Associated Press


Conquering Spanish Fascists drove
eastward today along the Mediterran-
can in what was construed as deve-
lopment of full force campaign
against Valencia, temporary seat of
the seat of the Socialist government.
From Paris the French, irked by
reported Italian aid last weekend in
the Fascist seizure of Malaga, took UP
again their threats to intervene in
the war on behalf of the Valencia gov
eminent
Madrid echoed to the roar of artil-
lery and the chatter of machine gun
and rifle fire as insurgent besiegers
launched one of the fiercest attacks
of recent weeks against a village on
the capitals northern border. Insur-
gent air squadrons bombed the CAPT
tails outskirts.
AT Barcelona, northeast of Madrid.
the autonomous state of Catalonia.
unified it's regular army to insure
that Socialist stronghold against in
surgent attacks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
Old Age And Child Aid
Bill To Pass In House
Opposition in Senate Was Over County Aid, But That
Was Necessary To Avoid Packing Relief Rolls;
Faces House, After R evenue Bill Is Passed

Virtually the only objections to the
bill in the Senate came from small
group of senators who opposed the
provision requiring the counties to
bear one-fourth the cost of the pen
sion from county funds and also re-
curing the counties to levy a special
tax of 10 cents on the $500 valuations
to provide the necessary revenue for
meeting the pension payments. Sena-
tor L. M. Abernathy, of Caldwell,
county offered an amendment We'd
nesday afternoon, which, If adopted,
would have required the State to bear
half the cost of the pensions and the
Federal government the other half,
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel

= H9 , q BASkEKVILH
-, l'aIeIgh, Feb. 1.-THE old age pen
s.on blll, which also provides for State
bgoItlclpation in aid to dependent chill
S zen has successfully gotten by the
Innate Una and will be taken up by the
i-ouSe as soon as that body completes
-, -; work on the revenue bill. Indica-
a s,onS are that the old age pensions
H,lu chIldrens aid bill will have some
G %ndt harder shedding in the House,
c cae 70 the greater opposition there to
~ offUny participation in the payment
Il, pensions. But the belief in most
na IS that the bill will eventually
fo~ the House in virtually the same
N''m It passed the Senate.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
HOUSE FIREWORKS
ON REVENUE WAITS
Bryant Tells Group Budget
Easily Is Apparently
Over-Balanced
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
r. RIA SIX ERVVTT.
b y

Raleigh, Feb. 11-There will un-
doubtedly be legislative fireworks be-
fore the revenue bill is finally enact
ed into law, but these pyrotechnic dis
plays have been delayed until after
the House has had an opportunity to
90 over the entire bill as recommend
ed by Chairman Victor S. Bryant's
committee.
Sitting as a committee of the whole
House for the first time yesterday,
the legislators made rapid progress
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11

must enter the compact before the
Kentucky statute becomes opera
tive with respect to hurley tobac-
Co. ~s s.sss
The original plan contemplated
action only by Virginia, Tennes-
see and Kentucky to control bur-
ley production, Flanagan said,
and addition of three states by
the Kentucky statute made pro-
spects of final agreement seven
more remote"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
SUSPICION POINTS
TO ARRESTED MAN
Suspect Held at Seattle In
Mattson Case Uses Gram
som Note" Name

Seattlt, Wash, Feb. 11.-(AP)- A
report that an arrested ex-convict
once used the name '"Tim," with
which the kidnap-killer of 1O-year-old
Charles Mattson signed the ransom
note, prompted rentwed questioning
today by Federal, State and city Of
ficers.
A detective refusing use of his name
said the prisoner booked as H. A.
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11

More and more Senate leaders call
ed at the White House to discuss the
legislation with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Among senators at today's discus
sions were Pittman of Nevada, Wag-
ner of New York and McAdoo of Cali
fornia.
Detectives Get Big Sum
Coincident with formal settlement
of the General Motors strike in De-
trOit, the LaFollette civil liberties
committee here dug deeply into rela-
tons between the huge corporation
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11
Fate OF Court Proposal
Rests With The Senate
House Will Accept Preside nts Orders AS Given; New
Dealers Too Impatient T o Await Constitutional
Amendment and Seek Short Cut for Schemes
CHIEF RECOMMENDATION

For practical purposes all details
of the presidential recommendation
can be disregarded except one:
The suggestion that the President
be empowered to appoint an addition
al supreme justice up to a total
bench Of Is for each member of the
existing bench of 9 past 70 years old
if at that age he neither resigns nor
retires.
Various other readjustments, espe-
cially as to the lower Federal courts,
also are argued but relatively they
are immaterial. The supposition is
that they will effect a judicial inn
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-11

troll through interstate cOmpacts
hopeless"
One, Flanagan said, was adOp-
ton by Kentucky and North Caro-
lima. of compact laws differing in
many respects from Virginia's
model law, plus the likelihood
Georgia would reject the compact
plan.
The second obstacle he cited
was the Kentucky laws provision
that Indiana, Missouri and Ohio