Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-18
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
DAILY Dispatch Bureau.


Raleigh, Jan. 18-Senator Rohort
II. Reynolds, who has been ACTING 90
a sort OF pinch hitter. for the fill
clustering anti-lynch bill onnonents
declares that the bill under considera.
t, purPorts to be "anti'' lynch. c,it
tnat, IN effect it actually "lynches,,
'ne constitution and it's guarantees of
states rights solely for vote gather
ing purposes.
This is being done at a time wban
the South is the safest place in the
United States to live" he writes in his
weekly news letter to North Carolins
weeklies.
One feature of the proposed anti
lynch law would provide an indemnitv
Tor the families of the unfortunate
iynch victim. What about funds for
the families of Federal officers killed
by gangsters? The government pro-
vides none. Yet the legislative mon
stros1ty known as the anti-lynch law
is being given attention as if il were
designed to control a national pro-
blem, instead of to get votes for it's
sponsors"
Chalk up one first" for Frank
Hancock, opponent of Our Bob" Rev
nolds for the Senate. He is the first
candidate of the 1888 crop to charge
wicked political activities on the part
of his foes appointees.
Frank, not so friendly as he likes
to be called, sarcastically expresses
the wish that Reynolds henchmen
holding appointive posts in the law
enforcement division will give "at
least part" of their time to activities
other than campaigning.
The new medical set-up is in effect
at Central Prison here, but so far the
skies have not fallen.
The Bailey-Ickes feud has reached
the book, if not mud, singing stage,
with North Cardinals usually dig
nified senior senator hurting "The
Sixty Families, which he calls Ickes,
Bible, across the Senate chamber.
In reply, the Interior Secretary in
vites 'Sir Josh" to take a cath in the
Interior Departments building, advis-
ing the North Carolina solon to bring
his own soap and towel
If this correspondent were Senator
Bailey he would certainly not accept
the invitation. Carbolic acid would
probably flow from the spigots instead
of water, if Ickes could have his |
choice Of the liquid for Bailey to battle |
in.
The States Prison population show
ed slight rise in December, accord |
ing to a report just made public by |
the State Highway and Public Works |
There were 9,317 prisoners on hand |
at the beginning of the month, 9,346 |
at it's close.
Escapes and recaptures almost ex-
actly balanced, with 40 getaways and |
II nareblings.
:, An even 100 prisoners were "paro1ed
during the month. A grand total
1Q996 prisoners were handled either |
Incoming or outgoing.
Speaking of paroles, the Duplin |
Times is up N arms over the fact |
that Governor Clyde r. Hoey, on the |
recommendation of Commissioner of |
Paroles Edwin Gill turned one Joe |
Garner out before the expiration of |
his term. Garner, a New Hanover
man. was convicted of participating |
in one of the numerous robbcries of |
the Bank of Magnolia. In a front page
editorial the Times goes after the |
commissioner and the governor for
accepting the recommendations of |
Mayor Cooper and New Hanover Of
ficials without consulting Duplin Of
ficials.
1T smells of rotten and careless po-
litics to u.s." concludes the TRADE.