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6Adm i Atior lomonwsiage tiaiMMiN11MM WWAM 11 MPMIMOMNOWMOIMa neuommowRmoiMiaramatEENEPoNMNONIM11M010 LwwAswmAm4rewii BATTLE FOR TOBACCO ACREAGE REDUCTION QUICKLY OF THE ASSOCIATED NPIMIENOIEw POOMINEINF 01NrILD PRESS LEASED WIRE Washington and Raleigh Newt Bureau of Special Correspondents Over North and South Caro linsa 1 rrof1ntm1 Vtictorrinty 11 Circulation Yesterday First in America City and Suburban 42033 Country 7758 TOTAL PAID 49791 1 C) 1 () 1 is I- 1 Adso I ry inek 1-1 It li IV 4 404isp" 4 grf 1 1 'ti tie I 116 I 1) )ID iN t4 --N -N -O 1 The Orcrver leade In circulation ALL newspapers Morning end EVenttlif in the states or North and South Carolina It is the larcest aftwhpapoir between Richmond and Atlanta and Washington and Birmingham The Observer occupies the unique position ot being the only morning newpaper in AMERICA publiehed In a city et lees than 100000 population baying a cfrentatIOn at 41000 daily Old Vlore than 52O00 Sunday The Obearver leads ICI newspapera both Morning Iti ti Evening in the two state in volume of advertising ear liviried each 1 It la Interesting to note that of Th Observer's 43olo DAILY and more than b2000 Sun day circulation 41000 or approximately SA is city and euhurhan circulation in Charlotte's immediate trading territory Ninety per cent of the other circulation ta within convenient shopping radius of Charlotte 1 "Circulation Books Open to All" The Forentost Newspaper in the Two Carolinas 1 PRICE: FIVE CENTS DAILY-TEN CENTS SUNDAY FOUNDED 1869-65TH YEAR-NO 162 20 PAGES TODAY CHARLOTTE TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 12 1933 ILS WE DO OUR PART 1 4 MIL PH Elttl48 0 11 c--3 ''--))0 li poPP-rcnirrno wu um ul If IL IL Ill it 1 1 li ss0 i 4 i 4 i 4 0 a'? -4-- I Ill'Zit'00 OUR PART 4 Ici'd AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS TO WAGE WAR ON PRICE GOUGING OFFICIALS wAr WAD IWorld Briefs World Briefs Storm Warning Issued Balloonists Found After Long Search oonists ndAftr Search rch rg Balloonists I 0 0 ir'ir ApD 40 0 0 Vi el cb lin try zzlhams J6 ClonL kr- 0ect) -444 446 --41 ALRIIIIIIVPIJII Maine Maiirthplace LEAF pin rne MayBeUS uirnj ii SAYS ME FIRED Of Dry a Joins olns SUPPORT DRIVE A assador 1 To iitiE Elr1 In Repeal Parade Moscow With Slightly More Than Four4ifths of Precincts Reported I 05o the Vote Was Little More Than 2 to 1 for Repeal Story Contradicts Others' Campaign Pronounced Suc- PORTLAND Me Sept stronghold Vi7 Version of Shooting cess in Both Carolinas of prohibition since the middle of the last century swept se: f4 into the repeal column tonight to make the 26th in the 11 march of states for overturning of national prohibition 11 510 0 0 1 ef' rroCora tesseldrs 1ii gilItnc: 0 1 IILE)(11111 P1111 Maine Birtlylace LEAF Ello 1 Ell MayBeUS W111azion 1 i'i :510 ''i' 4: kW' 1 t) Claim Small Tax Does Not Justify Many Advances HEAVY FINES THREATENED HOLD CAMPBELL OTHERS um l'ARAPPCI I ATUPPQ WANT MARKETS OPENED WANT NIAPItPTQ ()Drum Price Boosts Have Totalled 50 Per Cent in Some Instances Howe Says Thompson Held for Grand Jury Action After Surrendering to Police Warehousemen Propose Resumption of Sales on Restricted Basis weather introit' to- ght reported tro a pival tit 41448: bil I I roT th itt attile central abou Ian 4 ni Ode 2 I north longitude fi3 and added that mporls showed it to he or considerable intensity The reports indicate It was aa id that the storm Is about 504) miles north of the Leeward listilkIHIS it lid it vproximittely 1000 miles off the American coast Should it continue on Its present northwest rourse without change it A)onlit appoach the unaitt florin or the Bahamas Yrack Boy Sentenced- clitc(o sew 11--4T)-- it inton Parks negro exercise hoy at serious race tracks today pleaded guilt to six charges or xiolation or the Harrison anti-narcotie law and was Pen(eticed to three years in the tNlerdi penitentiary at Leavenworth by Judge John Barnes Sexeral owners and trainers who were indicted after an investigation or alleged iv hokme 61101011g" of rtwe horses will be arraigned sometime next week on similar charges Asks Aid for Einstein LE C11Q-SUltM En I gium Sept ii--(A)---The wife or Dr lbert Einstein declaring tbat "we have nothing to tlo with polities" in an Inter- 7 slew at their villa here today made all Appeal hi lice husband's behalf Einstein has gone to England fleeing re ported Nail threats against his lire ''sccs iii olow uuti )' :71 1 i 9 lAotai 41'11 14 il I I 1 ''''t '1 14 1 if ::4 i'7 Ift A': AN ''s'kt ti' 1 With slightly more than four 'fifths of the precincts reported the vote showed a little more than the two-to-dne margin which repeal leaders had predicted The vote from 512 of the tat 632 precincts was For 91809 Against 45124 Repeal leaders hailed the margin of victory as 'leaving no room for doubt as to the sentiment of the people We felt certain that given an opportunity the voters would express themselves unmistakably" The first return which came from little fM kevitle plantation In Aroostook county gave 15 to 2 for repeal and the wets held the lead throughout Never did their margin 'drop below 'a commanding position Rnd on the other band they were unable to push up over the two-to-one pre-vote estimate until past midnight when the cities with their admittedly great repeal sentiment rolled in flepealists saw a clean sweep of the 80 delegates who assemble in convention on December 8 to take formal action after "deliberating" over the problem WARD VAN ORMAN Councilman Boyd Says 0 City Can Get $500 00 4 4 Attends Raleigh Conference and Returns Optimistic That Public Works May Begin i Charlotte Immediately VETERAN I vlbomAT--The appointment of John l'an A Mac Murray (above) veteran diplomat 441 rainisterto Estonia lattAla And Ltfii7pnia4gave rise in 1Vashington to reports that he will be made ambassador to So let Russia in etent of recognition Dr MacMorray has made an exitausthe study otconditions in Russia during the past VAN ORION AND TROTTER FOUND Uses Bible in Defense Charlotte stands an excellent opportunity to get $500 000 immediately from the federal public works fund said Boyd city councilman upon his return last night from Raleigh He-and the city manager Pridgen attended a conference in Raleigh yesterday at which time the plan of proceeding to get public works funds was II cELEvELAND Miss Sept it it Man slaughter for the death or his II-year-old son allegedly from lack or medical attention Cham'e mos ordered released on $500 bond pending grand jury action alter he bad set up a ocript urn defense at preliminary bearing here today Balloonists Draw Searcher by Cutting Down Telephone Pole in Canada L118011 SEEKING HIGHER e1116ES WASHINGTON Sept 11 (UP) The agricultural adjustment administration tonight threatened prison sentences and heavy fines for textile profiteers George Peek administrator of the AAA and Dr Frederic Howe consumer's counsel collaborated on a statement which said that some textile manufacturers were guilty of price gull-In and that the administration was prepared to go to considerable lengths to stop it Findings of Dr Howe's economists! they said revealed that "wide disparity and laxness exists among textile tuanufkwarers in billing retail meretams for increases above contract prices which they attribute to processing taxes and employment cost under the code" TAX: IxsiGmticINT Reminding the "gougers" of the $1000 fine and the year's prison sentence which the law provides Dr Howe said that when a man pays $141 for a pair of overalls he has contributed only eight cents in cotton processing taxes and that the buyer of an eight-cent loaf or bread gives only half a tent toward the wheat processing tax "The public has every right to 'know the true 'facts about the cotton tax as well as the wheat tax" said Dr Howe ''It amounts to only 42 cents a pound Every heusewife should note the figure" Peek and Howe said that most retailere were not attempting to profiteer The' made 'public a list however giving the average retail price in 22 (ides On August 3A of four cotton commodities The prices and the tax: 1 Cotton sheets selling for $110 and carrying a tax of less than eight cents 2 Work shirts selling for S3 cents with a tax of three and one half cent 3 Overalls selling for $141 taxable at eight and one fourth cents 4 Unbleached muslin selling for 11 1-2 cents a yard with a one cent tax MISREPRESENTATION "Since these retail priees were gathered" said Dr Howe "advertisements in the press and trade letters report much greater increases than had occurred up to Aegust 31 In some eases these advances amounted to as much as 50 per cent "To give the public the impres Alex 'Thompson negro yesterday morning surren- dered to city police and admitted he killed Williams alleged lottery operator as he sat in his automobile on Myers street September 2 Coroner Frank Mavis signed a commitment placing Thompson in the Mecklenburg county Jail to await grand Jury action This automatically removed the poaNkAlity of a preliminary hearing A formal charge of murder had not been preferred against Thompson last night and he NVEt8 held for investigation it was stated The confession came like a bombshell to police who conducted a rigid investigation of the shooting without results However it VMS explained that I toscoe Campbell Legro charged by a corolier'a Jury with firing the shot that killed Wilhams and Will Anderson and Thomas other negroes would remain without bond in the city Jail Two OTH ERS Lararge and Rhodes also are being held pending further developments Judge 1-larding during a habeas corpus hearing several days ago refused to allow La-Fare and Rhodes to make bond after two witnesses had testified that the day before Williams was killed rgo and Williams had fought over alleged lottery business in a designated territory Thompson's confession was cloaked in fmerery Arran Blit ler attorney yesterday a ft ernoon said Thompson first confessed to him and later told Police Chief Pittman and policemen that he killed Williams lie said he fired in self-defense Butler said Thompson was immediately placed in Jail awaiting the arrival of Solicitor John Carpenter from Gastonia Chief Pittman Solicitor Carpenter and Night Police Chief Alex West met behind locked doors of the Judges' chamber in criminal Mecklenburg superior courtroom on the aecond floor of the courthouse late yesterday afternoon Later it vas established that a connnitment had been signed placing Thompson in the county Jail awaiting grand Jury action Oetoher Minnesota Drys Busy 0 Will Announce Processing Tax on Weed Today Demand Intensifies Issues Between Capital and Workers in NRA Program ST PlItti Minn Sept dry lenders believing Iliad Minnesota will exhibit the same non-eonformity I ing on repent that It does in polities worked todny to get out big vote tor tomorrow's balloiting on the repent amemlment RALEIGH Sept 11--47) big battle to put over the government's acreage- reduction price-raising bacco campaign was virtually won tonight with reports from the field telling of thousands of growers' signatures placed to contracts Agricultural experts of the CAMlinas agreed the success of the plan was assured in view of the enthusiasm shown toe it by the 101' growers "Reports to the college Indicate the tobacco growers are flocking to sign the acreage reduction papers" said 1 0 Schaub dean of the school of agriculture at North Care olina State college NVOULD RESUME SALES With success of the plan as teured warehousemen made plans to ask the governors of North Carolina and South Carolina to permit resumption of sales on a restricted basis next Thursday Tobacco warehouses in the two states were closed last Monday by proclamation of the governors who announced warehouse auction sales would he suspended until farmers were assured a fair price for their crop Webb of Kinston president of the Eastern Carolina Ware housemen's association said he would ask Governor Ehringhaus to seek the co-operation of Governor Blackwood of South Carolina and the sanction of the agricultural adjustment administration to reopen the markets Thursday Under his plan growers who have signed acreage reduction contracts would be permitted to sell their tobaeco and contract blanks would be made available at warehouses for those who have not signed PROCEEDS SWIMS With hundreds of workers signing farmers to contracts in the two Carolinas definite figures were not available from many counties because of the difficulty of COMMlation but all reports indicated the campaign Was proceeding swift ly In several of the larger tobaccoInliieig eounties of North Carolina growers were reported to be from 85 to 90 per cent signed up In Pitt county alone 2000 contracts involving 30000 acres had been signed by noon Mass meetings in the tobacco-producing counties of both Carolinas were held this afternoon in the Interest of the campaign Signing of contracts likewise was pushed in Georgia and Virginia which with the Carolinas produce most of the nation's output Of flue-cured to-ha (Co John Hutcheson director of agricultural extension in Virginia said he had good reason to believe most of Virginia's growers would Says Unions Gain in South WASHINGTON Sept 11---(11')-- The issues betwec'n capital and labor under the recovery program were drawn more clearly today with the chief spokesman of organized labor attacking the stand of industrial captains and a high NRA official warning of possible further controversies discussed: "rtie money is available" said Mr Boyd "and it is Mlw up to the city to get busy and get the money I' believe we act at once in order that work may be Nta rt ed here before the winter weather tights If we get construction started now it means that many persons who otherwise would be on charity will become self-supporting" Mr Boyd said that he ell probably will not ask for all of the WO- tiii0 at one time "I think" he said "that we should ask for about $200- 000 with which to begin work on streets 'water mains and sewer lines We can get the remainder as we need it And there is a chance that the city will be allotted more than a half million" Mr Boyd said that requests for loans must first be approved by the local government commission at aleigh The requests are then passed on To the state public works corn-mission for action Governor Ehringhaus was among those who spoke at the Raleigh conference Mr Boyd said that speakers pointed out that public improve wilts may be made now about as cheap as in ordinary times States and cities getting public works loans are required to pay only 70 Per rent of the total back to the government he pointed out "We know now" concluded Mr Boyd "how to proceed to get this money and I am hopeful that we may be able to get something started In Charlotte at once" discussed JACKSON Miss Sept IL-- tiooge chairman or the southern orgarozing ea pa ign or the American Fed 'ration or Labor told the annual convention of the 'Stississippl federation today that the southern drive started August 25 had resulted in 20000 and 200000 new members" tieing added to the A of rook SCDBURY Ont Sept Ward Van Orman and Frank A Trotter JarlIPS Gordon Bennett cup balloonists missing more than a week Were found today after they hart cut down a telephone pole in the Canadian wilds to make sure that searchers would come and get them They were in pretty bad shape for they had lived on berries ed trot ptontaine poison ing WWII through their shoes and cut their clothes to ribbons in the bush "I never saw two men in Illy life tyho were so glad to see another human being" said jallieS Barrett lineman for the Ontario Hydroelectric company who found them "They hellered with glee and hugged and kissed me as soon Rs they saw me" ALL ACCOUNTED FOIL NVith Van Orman and Trotter found all the Bennett cup racers tvho took off front Chicago September 2 have been accounted for Apparently the winners are Captain Francisek Ilynek and ant Zniglew Burzynsky of Poland who landed near Riviere A Pierre Que 812 miles from Chicago Van Orman and Trotter made about 500 miles Trouble with a telephone was what led to the dieovery of the two balloonists and they had caused the trouble for exactly that purpose LEVI' NOTE When Repairman Barrett reached the cut-down Pole between Sudbury and Abilihi canyon in northern Ontario he found this note: 'This telephone polo was cot September la by Goodyear balloon team of Van Orman end Frank Trotter in the hope that repairmen WOUld aid us in getting (Torn to Page 1 (vol 7) Collier Gets Extension WASHINGTON Sept Frew Savoy of the agricultural adjustment administration said tonight the processing tax on cigar leaf and all other types of tobacco probably would be and tomorrow The rates go into effect October 1 and the internal revenue bureau is allowed 18 days in which to work out methods for collecting the taxes The tax is designed to bring grow is of all types of tobacco a parity price which in the case of flue-eured only type on which a rate has been estimated at slightly more than 17 cents a pound Flue-cured tobacco grown principally in North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia is used mainly for making cigarettes Secretary Wallace has announced a processing tax of four cents a pound on this type It is to be paid by domestic manufacturers 8 Savoy said that so far as he knew the manufacturers who use flue-cured had held no conferences with farm administration officials regarding the new tax and none was scheduled Hutson chief of the tobaco division of the agricultural adrainistration spent the day in New York Upon his return tonight he also said he knew of no scheduled conference with cigarette manufaturers This controversy over interpretation of the recovery act's labor provision was renewed as Hugh Johnson the recovery director sought an agreement by mid-week upon a bituminous coal code 'While William Green president of the American Federation of Labor was threatening in a statement to go before the country and demand shorter working hours under NRA codes Donald IL Rich-berg the general counsel of the recovery administration pleaded for a better understanding bctween employers and employes A public hearing will be held tomorrow afternoon on the sidministration's tPntative coal code and the operators' multiple objections to it Operators who filed the objections will be given an opportunity to discuss fully their views Johnson and the operators then will start IIPW negotiations which the administrator hopes Oil smoothe out the disputed points Representatives of Appalachian commercial operators and the United Mine Workers of America continued their work today on union labor contracts Turn to --)aze 4 Col 3 TELLS OF TOT Mr Butler attorney for 'hell Anderson and Thomas said Thompson came to his home early in the morning and requested to see him on important bUSIIIPSS Thompson Mr Butler stated admitted then that he had killed Williams In Self defense and WittliKi to "give up" to Lee (Jed) Porter detective captain or Chief Pittman A TAMPA Fla Sept 30-d8 extension in time for confirmation of a plan for settlement of his debts was granted In Barron Collier millionaire advertising man here ioday by Federal Judge Alexander kerman Says Colorado Is Wet sew Jost hat Colortolo voters think of the I Silt amendment will be written on ballots tomorrow in st at e-w ide election Governor (' JoinNon in Wasliington today predicted it light vote bin est 'mated repeal carry 2 to Jo Jo SAYS State Due to Get Sum of 50 Million Scientist says muscles think Wonder what they're pondering over when they iwodure a slice I short time later he ws brought to RALEIGH Sept I 1 tbr headquarters where he told police North Carolina stands to get op-officials him story proximately $50000000 of the 83- Thotnpson was quoted by Butler 30000000o federal fund for pubes saying he fired the shotgun after lie works construction the state Williams had aimed a German Luger public work board reported here pistol at him through the rear cur- today in urging that steps be lain of the automobile Air Butler taken immediately to obtain its said in his opinion Thompson had share "The public works administraTurn ill" 4' "Im 5 and Hon in Washington Would like to -----0-- Crime Drive Succeeds (Torn to Page 4 Col 4) ftWWILL AVASIIINGON Sept At to rney General (nmi)Iings told the United States lag asthlation tonight that I he Instiee depaffinent could boasts a Intl per vent of mieess In lb recent nethitie aglatoI kiolnaping awl The National Whirligig ---'1 -10' -f si'fi 110 I iio Vitt --v '1 sz---- 4 -4 i i 441 Ultimatum Sent Cuban Army Officers In Revolt (Copyright 1933 by the Asm(elated conference with the president Pre) conference with the president Ferrer th What's Back of the News clared the officers were 1Vvertising Gains WASHINGTON Sept It newspaper display adiertising Iva "otie of the most aceurale business barometers" the reemery administration to day diselosett the results Of a Aurvey sloonintt "a definite and a ppreela tile tipt have S50000000 in applications for loans on worthwhile projects in North Carolina before him today" sairi Frank Page chairman of the state board which met here to outline Gip prograia before newspaper publishers and building contractors Under the plan which is designed to relieve um mployment the government will make loans for public works at 4 per cent interest with 25 years for amortization Thirty per cent of some loans or "grants" made for labor costs does not have to be liquidatd SPEAKS Governor Ehringhaus in addressing the gathering said the state of North Carolina was engaged an an effort "to do some intelligent planning for North Carolina through the department of conservation and dev laymen! the highway department and Gm department of agriculture" lie cautioned howevo against rs THutiDER SHOW ER5 BEVERLY HILLS Calif Sept to Oscar Lawlor yesterday California's most capable and 'common sense lawyer He says that the A is nothing but a code of fair ethics of people doing business with each other and thinks it was rather a slam against a nation that we have to be forced by government control and patriotic Persuasion to do what's right never had thought of it in thatlight but that's all it is It looks like they are trying to gpt a little more conscience on the market And a little less preferred stock Its just decency by government committee early in October The house is not the foremost in New York but in the top bracktt Some involved officials have heard about the matter and are quaking in their boots No criminal accusations will be made But political reputations will he clallenged It will give the people something to talk shout bcsides the 'SRA time Japone Ambits! or DO Alchl "ones to the state department now our diplumats hide Debuchi is ambassador to Cuba as well as Washington Ile can By MALLON WASHINGTON Sept tip has been ilassed around the most seiect circt that the prying Mr Pecora has dug 'up another one of those stock lists It contains some fancy new names not mentioned heretofore Two or three woe among those who laughed loudest when their brothers-in-sin were pilloried by mildication of the Morgan and Kuhn Loch lists last spring This new list is supposed to inVolVe the sale of a tire comNiriy stock below market levels Investigator Pecoral is expected to wring the list when officials of the issuing house are hauled before the Pprate stock market Suspect Is Described long as demands to "tor their expected their possibility (-Moroi if the prepared HAVANA Sept determined to continue as lo Gran San Martin tonight told Col possible to push their den Bored() Ferrer that the army and an National a navy i practical ract caml urset one the rebellion iot nfolr presidency to of De Cesped to terms with the new government "It i impossible" he said within 24 or 36 hours these officers to return to Ferrer secretary of war and posts now They cannot In the navy in the rezime of Carlos pected to take orders rrom Mantic' dci Cespedes--ousted by a former sergeants" radical Pinta of five which gave Asked if there was any po! way to Grau San act- It of an open conflict the ci f'd as representative for the of- said: titers several titnes "I doubt it 1-Pry Much hilt Ile formally presented a demand officers are attacked they al( to the junta that it step down to pared to defend themselves' make way for the return of De The 50t) officers deter cespedes last week The junta re- that "undesirables" shall not fused to (in so Returning to the hotel after his I Turn to Pae 4 Col 6 determined to continue as possible to push their for the return of De Cespedes the presidency "It Is impossible" he said these officers to return to posts now They cannot be to take orders rrom former sergeants" Asked if there was any of an mien conflict the said: "I (timid it VPI'Y iii tith hut officers are attacked they are tn defend themselves" The 50e officTs determined that "undesiraldes" shall not North Carolina: "Mostly cloudy probably local thundershowers Tuesday and Wednesda little chanize in temperature South Carolina: GPnerally fair fxrept scattered thundershowers TuesdaY: Wednesday local thundershowers ()Tina: Moitly rly local thunder-'ay and Vi-edoesInize in temperaklina Generally ttterecl TtlesdriY: Wedhundershowers SOM ER VI 11E Wis Sept yjigne of a suspect in the sia3b1r of ten-year-old Peggy McCarthy found strangled in a Cambridge lot Friday WI in the handm of pollee today and dewribed the man sought am middleaged and of foreign extraction he very annoyinz In a nice way "reckless borrowing of easy money" (Turn to Page 3 (ols 1 and 2) 1 Turn to Page 1 2 and 3 Youre WILL 4 I 1 i I 01100WW g1PMERMIMIN -4wmovipoNmammatotwormoompoompwwP- 4.