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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Dominion's. Greatest
City Sees Its 1000, 900
Population Doubled
for Visit of George and
and Elizabeth

Montreal, May 18.(AP)-Canada's
greatest city, her population of l.
100000 doubled for the day, today
welcomed King George vi and Queen
Elizabeth with color and tumult for
an eight-hour stay. Downtown Mon
treal was packed with people, and
buildings were decorated from side
walks to topmost flagpoles.
Residential and suburban districts
all along a 23-mile route Of an an
afternoon drive joined in the cheer
ing, flag waving and general ac-
claim for Canada's king and queen.
The royal special train pulled into
the station at LIS p. M, ending the
first days train Journey of their g.
000-mile tour of Canada and the
United States. They left Quebec this
morning.
Montreals welcome was the climax
of acclaim by villages and towns
along the way from Quebec. The on
ly stop was for II minutes at his
toric Three Rivers, where $4,000 peo-
pie jammed the stations vicinity to
watch their mayor and local coun-
cilors presented to the king and
queen. Throngs grew heavier near
Montreal, where the sovereigns left
their train at the station in a north
Montreal suburb.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Beer Group
Adopts New
Regulations

Charlotte, March 18.-(AP)-
Beer distributors and brewers met
here today to adopt self-regulatory
program designed to "clean up or
close up" beer outlets which men
ace the st; IS welfare
Colonel Edgar Balm, of Colds
boro, who resigned Monday from
the State Senate to become State
director of the brewers, and North
Carolina Beer Distributors Com
mittee will work with State enforce
ment authorities to Safeguard the
social, moral and economic bene-
fits of the States $15,0OO,OOO legal
lied beer industry
Under the committees program,
spokesmen said, reports OF retail
beer outlets permitting law viola
tions or offending their communl-
ties by overlooking regulations Will
be reported to Bain's office
If the evidence is sufficient, Balm
VIII present the facts to county en-
forcement authorities with request
Tor revocation or suspension OF IL
censes, or for such action as the
county board deems warranted.
Headquarters of the committee
will be in Raleigh. Balm will be as
sisted by William M. Jones, former
CHARLOTTE newspaper man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Soldiers In
Gun Battle
Near Harlan
Militiamen and Am
bushed Group Ex :
change Shots But No
One Is Hurt; Tense
ness Grows In Coal
Strike Area In Ken
lucky

Harlan, KY, May 18.-(AP)-
Gunfire between militiamen and an
ainbushed group climaxed the tense
ness in ''bloody Harlan" county's
soft coal feud today. No casualties
were reported
Brigadier General E. Carter, in
charge Of national guardsmen here,
aid he would make a thorough
Investigation" of the shooting, aft
n receiving a report to this effect
A group Of six miners ascending
IVY cable car to the pit head of
Highsplint mine No. 2, approxi-
mately 20 miles northwest of here,
were fired upon about $50 a. m.
from a wooded hillside
Four guardsmen stationed at the
mine fired into the woods. Their
shots were returned and several
rounds were exchanged before the
militiamen rushed the hillside. The
troopers reported they found only
a quantity of empty buckshot shells
il the woods.
The shooting was the first to be
involving soldiers since
they moved into the county last
weekend on orders of Governor
Chandler
Before the gunfire incident, the
full strength Of the Kentucky ma
tlonal guarFs 1900 men had been
made ready for duty in this section.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Governor Has
Full Report
On Floggiing
Daily Dispatch bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hotel.

Raleigh, May 18.-Governor Clyde
r. Hoey is studying a full report OF
the Goldsboro flogging investiga-
ton made by the State Bureau OF
Investigation. He will determine
within a few days what action, If
any, is next in the case.
The report, a confidential one,
was handed him this week by Fred
Handy, chief of the bureau. The
governor said today he has been too
busy to finish study Of it; but he IN
dicated that he likely will reach
decision on the next move within
day or two.
Mr.. Handy was, naturally, very
reticent in discussing the matter.
AS matter of fact, he would not
even admit that report OF his IN
vestigations had been made, but the
governor made no bones about re-
vealing the fact of its submission.
The bureau has been busy for sew
cral months in an effort to ferret
out the identity of a band which in
vaded the Goldsboro city jail, took
out two Negroes accused OF having
assaulted Goldsboro's Mayor Hill,
and beat them numerically.
Neither the governor nor Mr..
Handy would give an inkling of what
the report reveals, if anything, re-
earding the fruits of the investiga-
ton
The governor indicated that the
report covers all activities of the
bureau in the case up to the present;
and added that after studying 1t he
will have three courses open to him.
Cd If it seems to contain sufficient
evidence for indictments, he will
turn the report over to the district
solicitor for further action; (2) If
there seems a likelihood that further
investigation might reveal moro
facts, he will direct Mr.. Handy to
continue his probe; (3) if the re-
port indicates no chance of indict-
ing anyone with a hope of convlc-
ton and further indicates that there
is no chance of finding out further
facts, he will direct that the mat
ter be dropped by the State bureau
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Safety Work
In Industry
Is Praised
Hoey and Broughton
Speak at Industrial
Safety Conference In
Raleigh; Broughton
Fathered First Work
mans Act In State

Raleigh, May 18.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Hoey and j. M. Broughton, Ra-
leigh lawyer, praised three North
Carolina businesses today for ere
n.arkable" safety records as the an
nual statewide industrial safety con-
fCreCnce opened here
BroughtOn was chairman of a
Joint legislative committee in 1929
which recommended and secured
enactment Of the States first work.
mans compensation act
The Hanes Hosiery Mills of Win
ston-Salem set national safety rec
old in the hosiery field, with 4,154,-
444 man hours of work without a
lort-time accident. Tomlinson of
Hgh Point set a national record for
the furniture industry, with 2,743,-
347 man hours without an accident
which caused an employe to lose any
time from work. The Southern Ag-
gregates Corporation won two
awards of the Joseph A. Holmes
Safety Association and the United
States Bureau of Mines, including
the corporations Raleigh Granite
Company, which operates seven
quarries during 1888 without a ia
tality, employed 476 men who work.
cd l,O79,291 man hours
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Daily DISpatcn Bureau
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv HENRY AVERHT,

Raleigh, May 18.-The Supreme
Court will next week hear oral argu-
ments in the Paul Leonard attack up
on the constitutionality of North Car
olina's sales tax-specifically upon
the Emergency Revenue Act OF
1872.
1t will be first time the highest
court has had an opportunity to de-
eide squarely whether or not the
States three percent levy, initiated
in 1888 after one Of the fiercest leg
islative battles in North Carolina his
tory, meets all the requirements of
the organic law of State and Union.
Leonard, executive secretary Of the
Fair Tax Association, opened the
Community Variety Store in Win
ston-Salem last year, with the an
nounced purpose of collecting no
sales tax and making a legal issue
of the whole question. He said an
assessment of $3.13 under protest and
brought suit for its recovery.
TO his complaint, setting up ten
primary reasons why he contends the
tax is unconstitutional, the State de-
INJURED through Attorney General
Harry Mcmillan. Judge Luther
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

Death Kiss
Woman Held
In Murders
Known To Have Had
Five Husbands, Phil
adelphia Widow Is Ar
rested in Insurance
Murders Racket There

New York, May 18.-(AP)-The
elusive 'kiss of death woman, Mrs.
Rose Carina, known to have had at
least five husbands, three Of whom
died under mysterious circumstances,
was arrested today by Federal agents
in connection with the Philadelphia
investigation into a mass murder
syndicate.
Dwight Brantley, Federal Bureau
of Investigation agent in charge of
the New York agency, declined to
disclose where she was taken into
custody or where his agents picked
up the trail of the woman, some
time known as the "rose of death"
Philadelphia authorities have nam
ed her one of the principal actors in
the bizarre crime drama. Police Cap
tain James Kelley, of Philadelphia,
described her as the professional
widow" used by the group to trap
prospective victims. She is wanted,
he said, on warrant charging con-
spiracy.
Twelve widows linked with the
(COntlI11Iad On Pa0o Sixl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
$149 Million
Larger Than
Current Bill
Sloan Sees Fresh Mot
or Expansion; East
West Plane Route in
State Moves Step For
ward; Roosevelt Invit-
ed to Fayetteville

Washington, May 18.-(AP)-The
Senate passed today the record peace
time naval appropriation of $773,-
O49,151. The vote was announced as
81 to IA.
The measure carries $2O4.293,OOO
for % new Warships and SAG, 1880
for the purchase of 500 new fight
ing planes. It now goes back to the
House for action on Senate amend
ments. One of these eliminates a
$5OO,OOO allotment toward construc-
ton of a dirigible
The naval measure, as passed by
the Senate, carries $149,522,OO more
than last years appropriation, but
$371 900 less than the amount ap-
proved by the House.
Other developments:
Alfred Sloan, Jr., General Motors
board chairman, forecast continued
expansion of the automobile industry.
provided the national income is in
creased: Appearing before the mono
poly committee, the motor executive
said it appeared the industry could
expect further expansion in re-
latlon to the increase in income of
the country"
Representative Warren, Democrat.
North Carolina, said the Pennsyl--
vania Air Lines Corporation had de-
cided to file an application with the
Civil Aeronautics Authority to oper-
ate mail and passenger air line
from Norfolk, Va. across North Car
olina to Knoxville, Tenn. Warren
said the application would be filed
this week, possibly later today. He
added it was hoped to secured a hear
ing within 80 days, and if one were
granted, the matter then would be
submitted to the Post Office Depart
ment for consideration of the feas-
lbllity of obtaining an air mail con-
tract
Operation of the east-west lines
which would include stops at Eliz-
abeth City, Rocky Mount, Raleigh.
Greensboro, Winston Salem, High
Point, Hickory and Asheville, all in
North Carolina, depended upon Sc
curing the post office contract, the
representatives said
jerome Frank, of New York. was
elected chairman of the Securities
Commission. The vote was not un-
anlmous. An SEC official said that
Commissioners Robert Mealy and
George Mathew voted against Frank.
A delegation from North Caro-
lima, headed by Judge l. M. Meekins.
OF Elizabeth City, invited President
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
WORK is RECOGNIZED

Raleigh, May 18.-Dr. Carl v.
Reynolds, State health officer an
nounced today that national recogni-
ton has been accorded the work be-
ing done in North Carolina in the
field Of industrial hygiene by the
North Carolina Industrial Commits
sion, in cooperation with the State
Board of Health, in that member
of the staff has been invited to pres
ent paper at the annual meeting
Of the American Public Health AS
sociation to be held in October at
Pittsburgh. The invitation was ex-
tended to Marion F. Trice, industrial
hygienist of the department, to pres
ent paper on "The Dust Hazard in
the Foundry Industry and It's Con-
troll"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
TWO FUCITIVES ARE
TAKEN NEAR TRYON

Raleigh, May 18.-(AP)-Robert
Grady Johnson, executive director
Of prisons, said James Page, sent
enced in. Beaufort county in March
to ten to fifteen years for an as
sault on a female with intent to COM
nit rape, and Elijah johnson, Civ
en- 25 to 80 years in Onslow in 1884
for second degree murder, were
caught this morning near Tryon,
after escaping from the Henderson
county prison camp yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Negro
Glee Club Sings
At White House

Washington, May 18-fAP)-
Negro spirituals sung by tie At
voice D'llard Nero hirh school
glee club of GOldsboro, ~. c.,
were arranged as feature IF the
annual veterans garden party at
the White House today. Mrs.
Roosevelt was the hostess.
The glce club, under the di-
rectiOn of George Van Hoy Col
Inns, arrived here late last night
after an aIl-day MOTOR trip from
North Carolina. The White
House engagement was srrang-
ed by Collins, who was a SolOiSt
at reception given there sew
eral years ago in honor Of for
mer Premier HerriOt Of France.
Collins said he had written
Mrs. Roosevelt some time ago
asking the privilege of present
ing the billiard glee club at the
White House. He said the invi-
tatiOn for an appearance at the
veterans party was received
about two weeks ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Bad Blaze In
MS Railroad
Raleigh Shop

Raleigh, May 18.-(AP) = Fire
gutted the main entrance shop Of
the Norfolk Southern railroad here
today, with a loss officials placed
;,t $31 900
Three locomotives were damaged
to the extent of about $4,000
J. N. Gargis, blacksmith in the
shop, said the fire started from a
broken oil feed line in the forge
L. L. Land, stoker, said he saw the
flames burst from the feed line, but
the place was afire before he could
reach nearby fire extinguisher
''It was the quickest moving fire
ever saw" Land commented.
Officials said the damage was
practically all covered by insur-
ance.
Fire Chief E. D. King said his en-
gines reached the fire at 11:45 a. m.
and brought the flames under con-
troll before 1890 q. M
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Montreal Gives Welcome
To British Sovereigns
Liquor Sales For
State Up Slightly

Raleigh, May 18.-LiquOr sales
in 27 counties with ABC stores
tOtaled S552, ,823.8O last month, an
increase of $18,098.25 over April,
1888, Guitar Moore, State ABC
chairman, reported today.
Sales in. ten months of the fis-
cal year were $5,904,128.75, a drop
of S169,947.85 under the same
period last year.
Wake county led in April sales,
with S83,771.7O. Tyrrell county
reported least sales. S1,923.85, and
OnsI0w had $3,C97.85.
Sales in other counties includ-
ed: Beaufort, $17,818.2O; Edge
combe, S25,O98.95; Pitt, S32,382.2O;
Vance, S13,871.95, and Wilson,
$22,754.55.
Bertic county, S4,735.15; Car
teret, S7,574.65; Craven, $9,63O.75;
Franklin, S9,295.8O; Greene, S4,-
3O2.20: Johnston, S2O,484; LenOir,
S17.39l75; Moore, $28,855.2O;
Nash, ST., ,582.O5; Warren, 8,126.4O.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Jews Protest
Bitterly On
British Move

Jerusalem, May 18-(AP)-Jews
Of all ages, estimated by their lead
ers at 175,000 strong, marched and
shouted in demonstrations through
out Palestine today, protesting
against the British governments de-
clsion to establish an independent
Palestine under Arab control.
Up to noon the demonstrations
were free of disorder, such as a
clash last night at Tel-Aviv, in
which 25 persons were injured
Jews said 100000 persons took part
II the Jerusalem demonstration, a
similar number at Haifa, and an
even larger throng at Tel-Aviv, and
additional thousands in agricultural
settlements
In Jerusalem the demonstrators
formed d procession, eight abreast,
behind the chief rabbi, and march,
eG to an open space in the Jewish
Quarter. The parade was one mile
long
Rabbis carried sacred scrolls. 9th
er marchers shouted protests or car
RED placards. Selections from Isa-
iah were read to the multitude when
the marchers halted.
Earlier, in this holy city, younger
Jews gathered in the main streets,
booing British and Arab passersby
Few Arabs appeared, and all nom
Jewish traffic was diverted by po-
Ice from the main streets. A police
guard, one of the heaviest in re-
cent times, was on duty at govern
ment buildings.
Frequent Arab comment on the
British plan was, "This is full evil
dcnce that Britain had realized the
need of Moslem aid'-for defense
Of the empire.
Rejecting the Jewish viewpoint,
TIC Palestine Post, the only English
language daily published here, said:
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

fusal to yield to demands for Jap
anese administrative control Of the
settlement
Sir Percy was said to have inform
ed the Japanese the British would
keep naval forces on the island so
long as the japanese marines re-
mained. Official circles in Shanghai
learned the admiral declared "there
can be no question of modification
in the municipal council not in ac-
cordance with the land regulations. :"
japanese were reported to have
expressed strong dissatisfaction with
the municipal councils attitude and
to have said a new protest was being
prepared.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Cotton Shows
Further Gain

New York, May 18.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futui opened one point high
er to two lower on mill and foreign
buying, while Bombay and the
South sold. July ranged between
0.67 and 8.75, selling two higher at
$40 at the end of the first hour. De-
ccmber was four ahead at I'll.
Prices around noon ruled two high
er to two lower
Futures closed IL points higher to
three lower; spot normal; middling
979
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

1lgntlng d m o II =
themselves, a n d
literally, in an in
tance or tW o,
which l witnessed,
were pulling one
another's hair on
their pacificatory
jaunt through war
torn Europe.
1t was a pretty
bit of verse, at
tributed to our
,@roeO~f ~ =
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Court Hears
Challenges
OF Sales Tax

Raleigh, May 10. = (AP)-
Attorney General MCMILLAN
filed with the Supreme Court
today the States brief contend
ing that the three percent sales
tax law is legal and cOnstitu-
tiOnal in answer to the alIega-
tions of j. Paul Leonard, of
Statesville, that the act is dis
criminatOry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
Democratic
Peace Dove
Flying Away
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, May 49,
ooh. what has become of our dove
of peace,
with plumage snow white?
''She has rolled her hoop,
"She has flew the coop,
"She has beat it away in the night"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
PROTEST FROM BRITAIN
is REJECTED AT TOKYO

Tokyo, May 18.-(AP)-A British
protest against the landing of Jap
anese marines at Kulangsu was re-
jected today by Vice Minister of For
eign Affairs SaWada
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18
GQnHQh

Mostly cloudy tonight and
Friday; probably occasional rains
near north central portion Fri
day; slightly cooler in extreme
north portion Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

Chicago, May 18.-(AP)--Rela-
tives on both sides of the Atlantic
virtually abandoned hope today for
the safety of Charles .Backman, Chi
cago aviator long overdue on an at
tempted solo flight from NeWfound-
land to Stockholm.
The 34-year-old flier had been un-
reported since his take-off early
Tuesday. Backman's small 9O-horse-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

power monoplane carried sufficient
fuel for 45-hour flight He had fig
ured making the crossing in 20 hours.
Backman is pictured above climb
ing into his plane at ST. Johns, New
foundland at $40 a. m. Tuesday, just
before his take-off across the At
lantic for Sweden. His single-motor-
ed plane had cruising speed of 10
miles an hour He carried no radio.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

THIS little gem Of posey was
evolved on the Ford peace trip after
the peace delegates had fallen to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-18

sador in Paris, Bill Bullitt, as news
paper correspondent attached to the
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Evening star., 1939-10-22

Kruger = Virginia was bound for Ronald's
lodgings, carrying pot of shrimp paste and
bag of sticky buns. As it was such nice
day, she had plan to carry tea into Kew
Gardens, not far away, and sit in the sunshine
Ronald did not get out enough. He hadn't
the heart to 60 alone, and he was very SEN
sitive about his lameness which of late was
getting worse.
He was waiting for her at the top of the
narrow stairs. Perhaps it was because they
had had 50 little of each other, that love
remained forever new. They might have been
eighteen and twenty, clinging together, in
stead of couple who would not see thirty
again.
Take off your hat" he whispered. Let
me touch your hair" Such pretty hair it was,
soft and curly. He never noticed how Miss
Stuff's antics were turning it gray.
Today the clinging touch of his hands,
and the way he held her to him, hiding his
face, told her something had gone wrong.
"Ronnie, what is it,"
II didn't mean to tell you. Not at first.
Not to spoil our day. I've got to move,
darling Sickening, isn't it? This place has
got too expensive for me- just heard last
week that the Morvennas don't want me any
more. They've got someone else for the job.
On my pension, of course can't -"
Ofcourse he couldn't She looked round the
Evening star., 1939-10-22

He had had a brilliant career ahead of him
once. Everybody had said so. He was
chartered accountant, but the War came and
smashed all that. 1t made you bit sick,
now, to hear all this new war talk.
Once fortnight Virginia had a day out
With some difficulty she wrung it from Miss
Stuff, who said. What do you want day
out for? You 60 out every day, with me -
Virginia had one of her occasional brain
waves over that. She said she wanted to 60 to
London to continue her German lessons
That had appeal Miss Stuff was all for cul-
ture.
She's making me into liar against my
will" thought Virginia sadly. But what else
was there to do? Many things one will sacri-
flee on the altar of truth, but not love. She
spent the day with Ronald.
He had small room in dingy side street.
He eked out a living doing accounts for diff
ferent people, but the jobs got few and far
between. Younger, able-bodied men competed
with him, who could do it in half the time.
Ronald had been hit in the arm and the knee.
1t left him stiff His figures were slightly
shaky.
After trying week with Miss Stuff - who
quite suddenly went back into the Boer War
and insisted that last nights passionate
speech on the wireless had been made by
Evening star., 1939-10-22

dlngy little room and wondered with sinking
heart where he was going to find anything
cheaper than this Panic seized her. 1t wasn't
right that he should have to be 50 uncomfort-
able - that he should have to fend for him.
self. 1t wasn't right that they should still be
separated like this.
Yet if she gave up her job with Miss Stuff,
she hadn't anything but her rather gloomy
little savings account. And BESIDES while she
stayed with Miss Stuff there was hope For
Miss Stuff, in one of her rare moments of
good humor had shown her her will, with
codicil leaving five hundred pounds to Virginia
Meryl Anstey If still in my service" That
had bred in Virginia tenacity really foreign
to her nature.
Let's 60 out into the sun" she said We'll
think of something or other"
She thought, as they made their way to-
gether over the sunlit grass, He is lamer
than he used to be-" What if he really got
worse - what if he should not be able to get
about at all what then? Her breath caught
in her throat and she felt sick. And there was
Miss Stuff with ''Spanows" "Foxholes" and
the London fiat, acres of ground she never
looked at and cupboards full of valuables she
would never miss Another minute, thought
Virginia, shaken, land shall be planning to
steal something"
They sat, their shoulders touching. She
watched him make good tea, with satisfac-
ton, and as she watched him, there began to
seethe in her mind most unusual thoughts.
Don't do anything about finding another
room for a bit, Ronnie Not till you hear from
me. might be able to - arrange something."
He leaned against her, as if suddenly tired.
Il wish we could be together, Virginia.
Sometimes begin to think now that our day
never will come. I've just wasted your life,
keeping you hanging on like this"
(Continvsd on pogs 12)
Evening star., 1939-10-22

"1hi. person is thief," rosed Mis-. Stuff,
pointing at Virginia. I coveht her redhonded"