WEATHER Thursday fair, rising trmpera lTt in west and central portions. GOOD AFTERNOON ^iii for the Asiatic* seems to mean Japan for the Japanese, Mancbukuo for the Japanese, and China for the Japanese. Largest Daily Circulation of Any Newspaper in North Carolina in Proportion to Population w \ v OL. 57—No. 268 HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1938 J. SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS :OUNTY DEMOCRATS WIN ALL OFFICES T T T T" T* ,"f; .y. -f. •T1 f 1* T T T T T T iO.P. Makes Heavy Gains In North ii ♦ f IV. LEHMAN SELECTED IN IPIRE STATE publicans Get 70 or lore New Congressmen, Gain 8 Senate Seats ;W DEALERS STILL HOLD CALIFORNIA iio Spurns New Deal as Pennsylvania Goes Republican BULLETIN (United Press) lepubiicans took eight senate \i from the Democrats battled on even terms for the trol o; two more in Indiana Iowa. The G. O. P. also was orious in between 40 and 60 jressional districts which voted locratic two years ago. Repub ns al>o made heavy inroads Democratic controlled states, sterinj a net gain of 10 gov >rs. EW YORK, Nov. 9. (l'P» — ubiicans regained rich politi pr-.ie- in the general election erday and returned to the ma political status at the expense hu New Deal and minor par be years of New Peal Demo te triumphs were reversed but ocrats retained control of press, despite losses, and won landing and significant vic >s in scattered states. epubiicans won or were lead in contests which would give i a net arain of eight senate s. 11 new governorships and or more additional congress l he Republican {rains were at expense of Democrats, Pro rives and Farmer-L:»borites. he New Deal had bonofide tri iks ii: California and New i he best news for the Demo ? was the re-election of (iov »r Lehman over Republican nas E. Dewey. w Yorkers also elected a e-wide Democratic slate, m ;nj two senators. •alifornia elected a Democratic afr>r and a governor who fa H the ?:j0 every Thursday Nf,n plan. Michigan hit the New Deil "cst as Republican Frank D. tKtraid ousted Democratic r*Tror Frank Murphy. )n; > >purned the New Deal by pn~ Republican Robert A. fc seaator, and John W. Brick «r?t Republican governor thore re Pennsylvania returned to the publican fold, electing Arthur James, governor. Senator James Davis, Republi '• '.va> elf'ted Pennsylvania atnr ovpr Democratic Governor j>rK H. Ear!e. J;ns were interpreted as a h: -r.'.nnal off-year swing ® a ,rn «>ritv party, as the up Rtinued on page three) o. - Canadian treaty Expected Ready This Week TTAVNA. On»., Nov. 9. (UP) e |f)ntr-awn:ted new Canadian /r'"an trade treaty is expected ji" cr> ; Week. Prime Mackemie Kinj? announc night after a cahinct meet p1".Premier said the negotia ','5 the pact, a revision of 1 *•"> ajrri ement, had reached • nnai -ta-jes,** and he planned J; Washington some time ■ "n,,k t<> siem it. Details of be said, would be an I.' '• N '<''iltjineouslv at Wash ; V" a- Ottawa a few days af . " a".'i President Roosevelt af Vf "• signatures. • ^ri'ni;"> announced that the Parliament wouid he f'.' nt° session either the first *cor d wook of January. The k* datt; will be announced 'x pec ted that because C*'-l be no fall session of ■merit the new Canadian e.:;CH; treaty will be put intc Ij. by order-in-council, prob *>/'♦ ;• and be pre ir,".' to the house for ratifica after the sessior 111 January. Victor and Vanquished GOV. LEHMAN The battle for the governorship j of New York was one of the most interesting of the Novem ber rlectjon.ii Strong vote-get ter (Jo\». Herbert Lehman ran asain only because heavy pres sure was brought by Democrat ic vhicftnin^ who feared any other candidate might be beat en. He won. THOMAS DEWfcY The reason the Democrats fear er! for the New York governor ship was that the Republicans were pushing the sensational young racket-bustcr Thomas Dewey for the important office. A Dewey victory might have foreshadowed further political advance. Already there had been talk of the presidency. GERMANY WILL KEEP HEAVILY ARMED AND NOT BEG OTHER POWERS FOR LOST COLONIES ^ Jewish Youth In Would - Be Killer Role Is Regretful Had Asked Roosevelt to Help Parents in Plight, He Says BULLETIN | PARIS, Nov. 9. (UP)—Ernest Von Rath, German embassy secretary who was shot Monday by an assassin, died hero today. He was shot by a young Polish Jew, Herschqi Gwynszpan, who wanted to avenge the expulsion of Polish Jews from Germany. PARIS. Nov. 9. (UP)—Her schel Kripel Grynszpan, 17-year oM Polish Jew who attempted to kill Ernest Von Rath, third sec retary of the Gorman embassy, told an examining magistrate to day that he had made two futile appeals to President Roosevelt for i his parents in Germany. The youth, formally charged with at temped homicide by premedita tion, told Magistrate Jean Te.s niere: "I regret my action but I obey ed a will stronger than myself." Before being locked up in Petite Rocquctte prison to await trail in Assizes court, Grynszpan was questioned in German and Yid dish. He denied that he shct the 29-year-old Nazi career diplomat in a fit of rage. "I did it because I loved my parents and the Jewish people who have suffered so unjustly," he said, referring to his father and mother who were deported from Germany in the recent mass expulsion of Polish Jews. Previously, when his parents : were threatened with expulsion, he tried to help them by writing two letters to President Roose velt. "But I obtained no results, " he said. Asked why he came to France in 1935, he answered: "Because Jews are not treated like dogs here." He did not attempt to find work, Gryszpan said, because he had no identity card and when his residence expired he went into hiding. The youth last August was ordered to leave the country, If Negotiations For Former Colonies Fail Other Means Will Be Resorted to MUNICH, Germany, Nov. «>.— (CP)—Chancellor Adolf Hitler last night said in a speech com memorating the crushing of his 1.^23 "beer cellar putsch," that if negotiations fail to restore Ger many's war-lost colonies "nobody must be surprised if we resort to other means." The Fuehrer, speaking before his "old fighters" of the abortive puf.sch that was tho beginning of the Nazi movement, boasted of Germany's armed strength and be rated the democracies. "We do not want anything from the western powers except the colonies to which we have a ricrht," he shouted from the ros trum of the Feldherrn Halle Jo which the Nazi veterans had marched over the same path they took in the putsch, carrying the (Continued on page five) SEN. REYNOLDS LEADSDEMOS IN NX RACES Democratic Majorities in South Ranging as High as 100 to 1 TENNESSEE NAMES 2 G.O.P. ASPIRANTS ATLANTA, Nov. 9. (UP)—The South abided by it* traditional party solidarity yesterday to placo in office those nominated in Dem ocratic primaries. Election majorities for the Democrats ran as high as 100 to 1. Senators George of Georgia and Smith of South Carolina, both marked for presidential purge, reached new terms of office at the head of straight Democratic tick ets. Senator Reynolds, staunch New Dealer, led the North Carolina Democratic slate over Charles A. .ionas, Lincolnton Republican. All Democratic • congressional candidates in Virginia were re-' turned to office. The Republican pocket of Ten nessee returned its two congress-, men, Carrol Reece and J. Will, Taylor, but Democrats swept other districts and statewide offices. Senator Pepper of Florida led his Republican opponent, Thomas E. Swanson better than 5 to 1. , Alabama re-elected- Sen„ Xjsfcwje Hill by an overwhelming majority over J. M. Penninpton, his Repub lican opponent, and Frank Dixon had little trouble becoming gov ernor over Republican and inde pendent opposition. The three Alabama congres sional candidates who were op posed won election by wide ma jorities. They included House Speaker William B. Bankhead Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida led his Republican opponent, Thos. E. Swanson, at better than 5 to 1 in his bid for another term. Pepper was nominated with the inferential endorsement of the New Deal. In the only congres sional contest in Florida A. Pat rick Cannon was safely elected over J. S. G. Gallagher, Republi can. Democratic nominees were un opposed in Louisiana and Missis sippi. 'HOPES AND PRAYS' ROOSEVELT NOT TO ATTEMPT 3RD TERM NEW YORK, Nov. 9 .(UPI— Mrs. David Gray, aunt of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, said yes terday as she returned from Eu rope on the Cunard liner Scythia that she "hoped and prayed" that President Roosevelt would not be a candidate for a third term. "It is a hard job for any man," she explained. Mrs. Gray and her husband, who live at Sarasota, Fla., were met at the dock by Mrs. Roosevelt's bro ther, Hall Roosevelt. LOOK FOR NEW JAP WARNING ON CHINA AID Minister to Tell World It Must Choose Between Japan and Chiang to intenFmessage FOR UNITED STATES By RAY G. MARSHALL TOKYO, Nov. <>. iUP)—For eign Minister Haichiro Arita soon will issue an informal declaration warning the world that it must choose between Japan and Gener alissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's Na tionalist government in mapping future relations with China, Dip lomatic observers said today. The statement, aimed primar ily at Great Britain and the Unit ed States," may be made today following the foreign minister's return from the grand shrines of Ise where he has been in a pil grimage to report his assumption of office of the shrines of the imperial ancestors. Diplomats, basing their predic tions on a statement released by the Domei News agency and their own investigations, said that the foreign minister would make these points: 1. Japan supports the Ameri can-enunciated doctrine of the "open door" and opportunity for all nations in China providing the -will reeopnizo that Japan had dominant interests in East ern Asia and is the dominant power in this part of the world. 2. In the interest of world j peace and prosperity Japan ex pects the powers to cooperate with the proposed "Japan-China Manchukuo" political and econo mic bloc which will be prepared to guarantee stability and the im provement of oppertunity for all in East Asia. 3. Japan suggests that the United States, especially, take a (Continued on pacre four) WEAVERWINS j FOR CONGRESS Republican Opponent Con gratulates Him; Vote Is Notable ASIIEVILLE, Nov. 9.—Incom-1 plete returns from the Eleventh Congressional district as gathered , here today showed that Congress man Zebiilon Weaver made an; outstanding race yesterday with the largest majority ever jriven a congressman in the district in an off-year election. Vonno L. Gudsrer, Asheville, Republican candidate opposing Mr. j Weaver today issued a statement j in which he congratulated Mr. | Weaver on his re-election to the | house of representatives. WALL STREET TRADE HEAVY AFTER BALLOT NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (UP) — Wall Street interpreted the elec tion results Tuesday highly f»vor ablo for business and traders bought stocks with such vigor that the tickers fell behind the actual market. Practically all loadinjr issues went into new high ground for a year or longer.. Favorites were rails, utilities and steels. ^ ALL DEMOS IN TRANSYLVANIA pCONTESTS Commissioners All Reelect ed; Kimzey For Lower House Leads Ticket j . BREVARD, Nov] 9. (Special) 1 The entire Democratic ticket was elected in Transylvania county yesterday with Pat Kimzey. can didate for state representative, leading the ticket, with 2591 j votes over sis opponets, A.. E! Hampton, who polled 1837 votes, j Ralph Fisher topped Republican; candidates in his race for sheriff,; polling 2040..vvotes. The voters For United States senate: Rey nolds, 2541; Jonas, 1809. For U. S. representative: Wea-! ver, 2560; Gudger, 1831. For superior court solicitor: | Ridings, 2581; Bailey, 1800. State senator, 32nd district: Chester A. Cogburn, 2532; I. H. Powell, 1833. Clerk of superior court: Spnld-! ing Mcintosh, 2538; D. L. English, i 1935. Sheriff: George Shuford, 2430; Ralph Fisher, 2040. Register of deeds: Ec Sims, 2555; Roy Fisher, 1907. Tax colector: Edwin Morgan, 2577 ;Italph Galloway, 1832. Democratic commissioners were all reelected as follows: Carl Al lison, 2573; A. B. Galloway, 2559; John Wilson, 2556. Republican candidates with their votes were: Tinsley Brown, 1860; S. A. Jones, 1853; E. O. Shipman, 1876. Coroner: J. C. Wike, 2454; Dr. D. H. Bradley, 1885. County Surveyor T. D. Grim shaw was unopposed. SUMNER ANNOUNCES HIS FIRST LECTURE Dr. F. W. Sumner of Mills River will deliver the first of a series of weekly lectures on "Christian Psy chology" Thursday night at 7:45 at the city hall. The class, which was the outgrowth of ten lectures last spring during the vocational courses at the high school build ing, was organized last Tuesday night with 30 persons present Democrats Make Biggest Gain in Ed neyville; Republican Strength Grows in Mills River The Henderson county Democratic ticket scored a sweeping victory in the voting yesterday, according to unofficial returns from all 20 of the county's voting pre cincts. Democratic majorities over Republican opponents va ried from 1845 votes in the race for clerk of the superior court to 531 votes in the race for sheriff. The county election board will meet at 11 o'clock to morrow morning to canvass the returns and certify thg official vote. Chairman L. T. Dermid, of the board, stated this morn- # ing that he had heard of no contests of the election. The final outcome of the election was apparent except in the race for sheriff, which had been expected to be a close battle between Sheriff W. E. Davis and John Drake, as the first early returns were reported. In two of the first three precincts reporting last night, Etowah and Edneyville, the Democratic ticket carried. Republicans were given majorities in these two precincts in the election of 1936. Democrats made their greatest gain in Edneyville pre cinct. Two years ago Republicans carried the box by ap ELECTED To County Offices (All Democrats) SOLICITOR Eifhteentfc Judicial. District CLARENCE 0. RIDINGS STATE SENATOR Twantjr-Sarapth Senatorial Diet. - •-1* $. PRINCE HALPfl W. GARDNER * - REPRESENTATIVE L. L. BURG IN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS T. L. DURHAM J. A. RUSHER D. G. WILKIE SHERIFF W. E. DAVIS CLERK SUPERIOR COURT GEORGE W. FLETCHER TAX COLLECTOR J. M. STEWART CORONER J. F. BROOKS SURVEYOR CHAS. B. TURNER COUNTY BOARD- OF EDUCATION J. W. MORGAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASUNCION, Paraguay, Nov. 9. (UP)—President Selix Piava to day appointed Elias Ayala, a re tired navy captain and one-time Paraguayan minister to Bolivia, as foreign minister to succeed Luia Argana, who resigned. F. R. LOSES DISTRICT HYDE PARK, N. Y., Nov. 9.— (UP)—Republicans, as usual, car ried President Roosevelt's home voting district in yesterday's New York elections. UNOFFICIAL RETURNS IN HENDERSON (JUUiMl KAtus c *> 66 C •5 Im **t? • o X ii "o TRECINCT 10 U Etowah . 161 Horse Shoe 105 Edneyville 2G0 Rugby 90 ; South Blue Ridge 155 Bat Cave 121 i Clear Creek 222 I Raven Rock 63 Mills River 221 Southeast Hendersonville 707 Balfour 195 . Green River 319 North Blue Ridge 177 0 Northwest Hendersonville 721 i Northeast Hendersonville 232 Southwest Hendersonville 964 Flat Rock 214 Hoopers Creek 510 Bowmans Bluff 66 b I. 1> 0 c Z a 3 * a to u £3 159 102 252 94 146 123 202 64 216 697 192 313 170 711 217 938 202 511 I a m . T W • . {/) 153 91 236 73 147 116 197 66 217 651 176 306 167 631 215 848 187 495 61 . g , § I S s c 11 i I I 2 'C "2 9 3 ° '5 3 3 £ £ c- 3 j K ^ .2 P « " OT "= CQ W -J j ^ g j U fci J ij S J J ri y h Q « -j 158 147 156 151 154 154 156 151 153 104 33 101 37 105 105 104 35 37 252 141 216 154 250 248 258 149 156 94 26 96 26 91 86 87 31 32 152 299 147 303 155 153 156 300 302 122 73 122 70 120 120 121 75 75 215 115 202 131 209 203 205 124 123 62 119 63 120 64 64 65 120 120 220 208 227 211 217 211 209 220 228 725 399 701 417 708 708 713 422 425 195 60 193 61 195 193 192 60 61 324 259 314 266 336 334 350 259 252 186 240 168 249 174 173 173 244 249 768 279 675 347 714 711 747 323 336 239 137 227 138 238 230 241 138 141 984 440 935 487 958 954 977 468 484 212 333 205 334 215 221 221 340 344 516 284 506 302 542 541 547 281 287 64 196 65 202 65 65 67 184 185 Jno. Drake Clerk G. W. Fletchei M. N. Orr Tax Collector J. M. Stewart 153 161 145 163 46 106 33 102 167 261 140 259 55 100 25 93 316 159 296 115 81 123 72 119 139 228 111 213 118 64 118 62 225 262 185 218 480 731 398 716 80 193 63 188 285 323 261 322 254 182 235 177 409 721 322 702 162 238 136 219 603 880 441 959 373 226 325 242 328 563 253 513 199 68 181 70 1 . rft k> 5 i 8 « cQ Cliff .6 u 1 *-> «■> es £ c 2 fa !« g C2 0 PQ w)