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m The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County 'mu N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE Countyls Only Daily Newspaper COURIER “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina" LUME LXI i ASHKliORO, N. C., tIeDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1937 NUMBER 131 -ZM&- - ' -.. * .—* lap Troops Halted Bn North Shanghai I I I War Torn Sections pports Indicate Plan For Ar mistice With China; U. S. Again Protests. farn China’s. Planes lerican Ambassador Filed {Complaint With Chinese Government Officials. [Shanghai, Oct. 20—CP)—Shang li received the first offical re krts today that the Japanese not ■ly are slowed down but are being ■shed bacw on one section of the Irthern Chinese iront.' |Reports from Tisan, Shangtung’s f>ital, were that troops are mak steedy advances nortr west to ■rds the border. The Japanese about-face was de ribed to the intense advances of binese guerrila units and assert [is that overtures are- in progress a compromise between the ipancse and General Han, the inlander. |n Shanghai, a Japanese spokes (tn declared the Japanese were shing forward against Chinese the Shanghai front. Jni-tsd States Ambassadoor, Nel T. Johnson, made written re esentations to the Chinese gov nment asking that Chinese war bnes quit flying over Shanghai's emational settlement and drop ng bombs in that sector. The ambassador’s representa ns were based on reports of ansul General Gauss, showing 1, Chinese and 16 foreigners had en killed in that sector. The ambassador said Chinese as ^ances that planes would not fly er the section had not been full led. 3oth Chinese and Japanese war nes were active in the Nanking or today. indon Rebukes Roosevelt Plan fcfeatcd Candidate Calls On Party to “Shut Off Power” Of President. Topeka, Kans., Oct. 20.—0P>—• . M. Landon summoned the na n's republicans last night to shut j “too much power” for the Roos |lt administration and to insist pn “workable legislation” achie by constitutional methods, rhe 19118 republican presidential ninee addressed himself to his 100,000 supporters in the Iasi htion. |ndon asked of President Roo.se “How far does he intend to in pursuing international fee. Ve are faced w.ith a situation,” . Landon, “where he may make jiistake that would indeed be tic, that might lead to war... . Be observers have increasing bt if he thought his recent (in jiational) declaration through to | logical conclusion. Moreover, hgress adopted a neutrality act the last session. The President it upon himself to repeal the jicip’io of the act. gNow the job for the Congress I be to decide whether the Pres nt’s own policy is to be followed whether we are to adhere to the jicies which the last* Congress Ipted.” indolph Schools To Close Friday Etchers Plan to Attend Dis [ti'ict Conference in Win ston-Salem School. public schools, generally, throu put Randolph county and, the r of Asheboro, will close all day day to give teachers an oppor lity of attending the North ptern conference in Winston-Sa The conference will take place |the K. J. Reynolds high school litorium of that city. The sea will open at 10 o’clock in the ning. .everal outstanding educational ■ from various universities, the to department of education and er organizations will discuss ters of vital importance to per engaged in educational work. JTilson. Oct. 20.—Frank Lyles, bear-old employe of the Armour company plant here, was ar eariy yesterday ip McColl , and brought back here to charges of robbing a money at the Armour plant of soma i cash and a number of checks. %/fi *.«s ■ , • Taking Death on a; Tour of the Highways ■A. The weird odyssey of an 18-year-old boy who for more than two days drove through five e; states with the bodies of two 64-year-old murder victims—in their own car—was told by Pj Dwyer, left, of Paris Hill, Me., after he was held as the slayer at North Arlington, N. J. Police he confessed that he killed Dr. James G. Littlefield during a medical examination, then, after lu: Mrs. Littlefield from home on a pretext, strangled her because she suspected him. With woman’s body in the car and her husband’s corpse stuffed into the trunk, right, Dwyer said he dri aimlessly until he fell asleep and was arrested on a roadside. Routh, Rush and Grotts Obtain Bail; To Seek Change of V enue Hoover-Landon Split Seen In All’s Return to Arena Washington, Oct. 20.—CP)— Alf M. Landon’s return to politics was suggested by some .observers today: as possibility | d? a Kpi riled 'ediftest between 4 | him end Herbert Hoover for active leadership in the repub lican party. Lartdon's radio address criti- | cizing President Roosevelt’s policies came in the midst of Modern Lighting Urged As Means to Halt Accidents Market Reaction Tuesday’s Slide Brings Visions of ’29; F. D- R. _Plans No Action._ Hyde al’rk, N. Y., Oct. 20.—(mis informed sources said yesterday President Roosevelt would refrain from invoking his power to close the New York stock exchange. While further stock declines fail eel to draw any statement from the Chief Executive himself officials lec it be known he had no intention of asking the Securities and Ex change commission in Washington to suspend trading. He has that authority under the stock fexchange regulation act. The President threw no light on what plans, if any, are under con sideration by Federal officials to check the down-swing in security values. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 20.—</T> R. H. Cabell, president of Armour & Co., said yesterday that with bus iness conditions generally sound and money cheap there is no logi cal basis for the current stock market slump. In Rochester today for the open ing of a new branch plant, Cabell said he was optimistic about gen eral economic prospects and point ed to the company’s new plant as evidence that his company be lieves conditions will continue to improve. Washington, Oct. 20.—CP>—A congressional leader, Representa tive O’Connor, democrat of New York, demanded drastic action last night to prevent another stock market crash “and prolonged busi ness recession." Both the stock market and regu latory authorities at Washington should act immediately, O’Connor said. The former should “clean house, ’ he said, and the latter should relax certain restrictions on the exchange, if necessary. Philadephia, Oct. 20.—(.'P>—The question involved in the trial of Park McLain and C. Edward Gull edge, Charlotte, N. C., used car dealers charged with selling stolen automobiles, is “whether the trans actions were honest” Federal Judge [ George A. Welsh told counsel. the former President’s sugges tion for % mid-term party con vention next year. Latutyn hits been reported ‘cOoV to Hie Hoover coinvention idea. While he was speaking, the National republican club in New York city, deferred a vote on the unreserved . endorse ment of the proposal. Power Company Hosts to 7'> Business Men; Lighting Experts Talk Light. With a flashing display of charts and floodlights, bowl shaped light ing fixtures and slide pictures, and other paraphernalia common to the higher classed demonstrators, J. M. Ketch, illuminating engineer of the General Electric company, Neal Park, Cleveland, 0., H. M. Hor ton, who holds the same position in the branch located in Atlanta told a select group of about 75 Randolph county business men gathered in the dining room of the Asheboro Central M. P. church last night the approximate or contribu tory cause of 20 percent of acci dents in industrial plants was due to improper and insufficient light ing of the buildings. Proceeding the demonstrated lecture the group were dinner guests of the Carolina Power and Light company, sponsors of the educational lecture, with youg lady members of the Methodist Protes tant churches sering. Packages of cigarettes and matches were placed conveniently on the tables, but for those who preferred cigars, boxes were passed around. In his introduction of Paul Wyman, who was ‘pinch-hitting" for C. M. Rackley, Cleveland Thay er excused Mr. Rackley on the grounds of having not recovered from fainting down in Georgia last week-end when Duke made that last touchdown against Tech, say ing that the victim was still in a Raleigh hospital. Mr. Thayer des cribed the meeting last night as “something new to us”, being both “interesting and worth while.” Mr. Horton, after being present ed by Mr. Wyman, went into the details of lighting fixtures, the ef fect it has upon the individual, the proper means of illuminating a room or workshop in order to put the least eye strain upon the indi vidual, and showed where the cost of proper lighting whould be in fact less than if current were used. “There has been more advance ment in the last five or six ears”, - said Mr. Horton, “than had pre viously been made in 50 years.” “For 20 years GE has been studying the relationship of light to vision, and these research work definitely establishes the fact that (Please turn to Page 6) Over $30,000 Takln To Hoke; Cross May Ofier A Statement Defendants Contend \ I’ufajfe; WITT Not GiVe a fair Trial In Raeford. G-Men Investigating Three of Defendants Gave Story to Justice Men; Cross Refused Bail. II. S. Rush, Jesse Crotts and Walt Uouth, Randolph men, held in Hoke county in connection with the slaying ol' Sei'geant J. F. Mott of the Fort Bragg reservation Satur day, were expected to he released in bail of $10,000 each late this ul ternoon. Friends of the trio, held techni cally as accessories after the fact, raised over $30,000 for bond pur poses yesterday afternoon and of fered ;t us collateral in Hoke coun ty but due to technicalities in the form of the bond it was refused. The necessary changes have been made and the bonds were taken to Raeford this afternoon. Bill Cross, Asheboro, charged with the actual slaying of Mott is heid without bond. It is under stood Cioss will have a statement to make within a day or two. Thus far he has made no comment to the charge. The other three made voluntary statements to Hoke county officials and representatives' of the federal department of justice prior to the hearing Monday. According to information ob tained by The Daily Courier, Rush, Crotts and Routh will seek a change of venue for their trial. It is understood they will peti tion the court that it will be im possible to obtain a fair and impar tial trial in Hoke county, where they contend the public has been frank in their feeling against the defendants. It was uncertain today if Cross would join in the change of venue petiltion. Government Opens Plane Crash Probe Air Line Company and U. S. Postal Officials Also Start Investigation. Salt Lake City, Oct. 20.—<.P>—Fed eral and United States officials to day planned to open three separate investigations into the most disas trous crash in American aviation history and idenfication of the 19 victims bodies began at Evanston, Wyo. The bodies were taken in wa gons over crude mountain roads to Evanston late yesterday. They had been strewn over a wide section when the United air liner struck a mountain peak, 80 miles east of here in a terrific storm Sunday night. Double-cross Wife In Charles E. Ross Kidnapping Crime G-Men Appeal to Pub ic For Aid in Solving Crime; §50,000 Fund Paid. Announce Numbers j No Word From Aged Victim j Since Ransom Was Paid Early This Week. Chicago, 111., Oct. 20.—i.V)—So lution of the Charles F. Ross kid napping hinges largely today on a nation-wide watch for the appear ance of $50,00 in ransom money. A public appeal to be on the look out for the $5,250 ransom bills was announced after federal agents dis closed the kidnappers had double Cfossed the Ross family by failing to release their wealthy and aged victim. Serial numbers of the bills were disclosed by J. Gdgar Hoover, chief of the federal bureau of investiga tion at Washington, who urged the public to assist by reporting re ceipt of the currency. The payment consisted of $15, 000 in $20 bills, $25,000 in $10 bills and $10,000 in $5 bills. Presbyterians To Elect New Heads Women’s Auxiliary of 40.» Local Churches Close Sessions Tonight. Salisbury, Oct. 20.—The 25th an nual meeting of the Women’s aux iliary of the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina met yesterday afternoon in the First Presbyterian of Charlotte, the president, presid ed. ■ This organization consists of lo cal auxiliaries in the churches of the nine presbyteries of the synod which comprehends all of the state except the mountain section. The auxiliary has 28,810 members in 405 local societies. There are 225 delegates at this meeting, consist ing of ali officials of the nine pres byterial auxiliaries and two dele gates at large from each of the nine. The theme of the meeting is “Ad vancing With Christ,” and this was presented at a devotional led by Mrs. W. D. Pearce of Raleigh. Greetings were presented by Mrs. S. M. Purcell, president of the local auxiliary, and Dr. C. J. Wood bridge, pastor of the host church, and Mrs. R. F. Reins of Lenoir, president of the Concord Presby terial auxiliary. Mrs. F. S. Worthy of Wilmington responded. Reports of the officers were made by Miss Clanton as president, Mrs. C. M. Norfleet of Winston-Salem as vice president, Mrs. Otho B. Ross of Charlotte as corresponding sec retary, Mrs. P. M. McNeill of Lau rinburg as recording secretary, Mrs. J. P. Stowe of Charlotte as treasurer, and Mrs. A. J. Howell of Wilmington as historian. Mrs. R. A. Young of Charlott" made a report on foreign mission work, stating that the birthday of fering last year amounted to $7. 612. Following Mrs. Young, Miss Lucile Dubose who is with the edu cational department of the foreign mission committee at Nashville, Tenn., gave an account of her visit to Luebo in Congo Free State of Africa. Last night, the auxiliary heard Rev. J. R. McGregor of Burlington speak on the ministers’ annuity fund and extended to the ladies the greeting of the synod which he is moderator. The meeting closed with a communion service led by Dr. Woodbridge. Today the auxiliary heard re ports, ejected officers and heard ad dresses by Dr. J. A. Redhead of Charlotte, Miss Jane McGaughey of Atlanta, Ga., secretary of the Wo men’s department, and Dr. C. H. Pritchard of Atlanta on home mis sions. The meeting will close Thursday at noon. County Home Good At Potato Growing W. B. Cooley, superintendent of the Randolph County Home, has gone in for sweet potato growing in a big way. Selected from his crop this year were four specimans, one weighing eight pounds, one weighing six, and two weighing four pounds. The Weather North Carolina. Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Colder in east portion tonight. Captain Gonzales Publisher Of S.C. State Paper Dead Son cf Cuban Patriot Was Last Survivor of Three Newspaper Brothers. Minister To Peru Served in U. S. Army in Cuba: Bi other Killed In Columbia Street. I _ | Columbia. S. C. Oct. CP)—Capt ain Wililam Gonzales, senator and publisher of the State Columbia Morning News and former United States diplomat died at his home here today after an illness of seven months. He was 71 years of age. Captain Gonzales, whose military 'title dated back to service in the American army in Cuba during the Spanish-American war, had been in a serious condition since an operation seven months ago. Except for that war service and a period during which he held post administer to Cuba and ambassador to Peru, in the Wilson administra tion, his entire life was devoted to the newspaper which was founded by his two older brothel's. He was the last survivor of a Cuban patriot who was exiled to this country because of his opposi tion to the Spanish rule. One brother, at the time editor of the newspaper was shot to death on a Columbia street in 1903. The oldest brother Ambrose, noted as an author, died 11 years ago. Farm Federation Seeks Corn Loan Insist Immediate Relief Nec * essar y; Ask For *.60- Loan . - In Washington. Washington. Oct. 20. CP)—Lead ers of the American Farm Bureau Federation told President Roosevelt today that there is an “immediate necessity" for corn crop loans. Emerging from a conference at the White House, Edward A. O’Neal, president of the Feder ation, said he asked for a 60 cent corn loan. Others present were Earl Smith, vice-president of the organization and Clifford H. Gregory, editor of Wallace’s Farm Journal. The meeting was one of several scheduled by the administration at the White House and agriculture department. These conferences led observers to believe Mr. Roosevelt was lin ing up support of organized farm groups for a broad new farm pro gram at the forthcoming session of Congress. Pier Workers Ask 15 Cent Increase Ship Concerns Turn Thumbs] Down on Request; Affect North Atlantic Ports. New York, Oct. 20.—CP)—A con tract calling for wage increases of 10 to 15 cents an hour for pier workers has been placed before the; operators of coast-wide ship lines from North Atlantic ports. The operators asked for a few days to consider the demands. Meanwhile, officials of the Clyde Mallory and Morgan steamship lines stated that they would “not engage in any coalition or pool to shut down shipping operations to southern ports in the present strug gle." Missing Virginia Mayor Found Dead Harrisonburg Man’s Body Lo cated on Farm; Had Bullet Hole in Head. Harrisonburg, Va. Oct. 20. (,P)— The body of Mayor John W. Mor rison, of Harrisonburg, missing since Monday was found today un der an apple tree on the farm of M. L. Pence, near Rockford, Mill. There was a bullet hole in his right temple. A .38 calibre pistol was on the ground near the body. Blue Comets Play Albemarle Friday The Asheboro Blue Comets will journey down to Albemarle Friday afternoon to play the Albemarle high school team. The game will be called at 3:30. Step Seen |# Faint Hope To End Threats of Great War; Russia Is Excluded Episcopal Head Victorious in what was termed one of the most important elec tions in the church’s history, the Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, bishop of Virginia, above, was chosen presiding bishop of the Protestant Episco pal Church at the 52nd trien nial convention at Cincinnati. j Tornado Strikes Near Rockingham Houses Destroyed; 43-foot Steel Towers Topple;.Two Wen fit Rockingham, Oct. 20.—Two. per sons were injured, several farm .houses and barns were destroyed a saw mill was demolished, and four 15-foot ,steel towers and 10 wooden poles of the Carolina Pow er and Light company were blown down yesterday afternoon shortly after 3 o’clock when a tornado, ac companied by a heavy downpour of rain, swept across a section five miles south of here. One inch of rain fell in 20 minutes. Rockingham, Ellerbe, Roberdel, and the Pee Dee villages were with out electric power after the storm had blown down the power lines. Line crews from Sanford, Wades boro, Hamlet and Laurinburg were rushed here to set up temporary hues, and electricity was restored tonight by 10 o’clock. The two men injured on the John Dockery farm were treated here and then taken to the Hamlet hospital. Market-Tax Relief Seen In Treasury Officials Announce Report May Have “Cheering” News For Business Circles. Washington, Oct. 20.—(.TV— The treasury’s forthcoming recommen dation for tax legislation, fiscal cir cles said today, may cantain some cheering news for business. Although declining to link taxes with the recent stock market slump, these sources said modifications undoubtedly will be suggested in the levy on undistributed corporate profits. Some persons have listed that tax as a factor of the market decline. Hickory Mill Help Get Police Guard Highway Officer Refuses To Allow “Mob” to Gather On Road Near Mills. Hickory. N. C. Oct. 20. (.Pi Guarded by a squad of state, coun ty and city officers, about 25 em ployees ran a picket gaunjet early today into the Victory Spinning company’s plant at Longview where a strike was called Monday Lieut. C. R. Adams, commanding the detachment of state highway patrolmen, warned Floyd Stanton iocal director of the T.W.O.C. that he would not allow a “mob like this to assemble on the highway.” About forty pickets were gath ered around the entrance to th< mill situated on the highway. The non-strikers entered the mil in automobiles. There was no dis order. II Duce Endorses Plan To Oversee Troop Evacuation Contends Italian Nation Is Ready to Work in Concei t With Others. Immediate Action Diplomatic Move May Be Only Method of Staving Off European Conflict. London, Oct. 20.—<.P)—Italy, unexpectedly recommended to the 9-power non-intervention commit tee today that an independent com mission be sent to Spain to effect withdrawal of foreign troops from both sides in the Spanish civil war “as soon as possible.” Count Dino Grandi’s statement that Italy is ready to cooperate on this point indicated the more con troversial question of the Spanish situation might be put in the back ground temporarily. The Italian spokesman suggested that a commission be empowered “to arrange for the withdrawal of all foreign volunteers from both sides of the Spanish war.” The fant possibility of a 4-power agreement—without Russia — ap peared as a hope of getting foreign ers out of the war. Barring such developments, com plete collapse of the neutrality sys terq designed.to kgeft ihp Spanish ' war'from embroiling the rest of Bu rope seemed oniy a matter of hour*. Some quarters saw a lone chance, of easing the situation which put general European peace in one of the most perilous positions since the world war. Roosevelt Opens Farm-crop Talks Reports United States Will Not Be Hindered During 9-Power Conference. Washington, Oct. 20—<.'P)—Pres ident Roosevelt returned to the capital today after taking a week 1 at the summer White House at i Hyde Park. The chief executive went immed i iately to the White House where I he planned conferences on farm, budget and housing problems after asserting the United States would enter the 9-power conference at Brussels October SO, unhindered by any advance commitments. Lenoir City Bonds Bring Good Price $10,000 Anticipation Notes Marketed at 3 Percent; Five Dollar Premium. Raleigh, Oct. 20.—(.P>—W. E. Easterling, executive secretary of the local government commission announced sale by the commis sion of $10,000 worth of City of Lenoir revenue and anticipation notes to the Concord National bank. The notes carry II percent accrued interest plus a $5 premium. Market Recovers In Buying Stride Leading Stocks Up $1 to $7; Retail Stores Head Up Hill Movement. New York. Oct. 20. (iPl—A broad buying- movement swept the stock market today as traders followed through yesterday’s whirl-wind rally after specialities declined. Many of the country’s leading companys were from $1 to $7 high | er by mid-afternoon. Farm impliments, retail stores, utility and aircraft issues were in the van with some steels. The ticker tapes lagged behind on the recovery, a sign to brokers that support was strong. Raleigh. Oct. 20.—i.T)—The mo tor vehicle bureau reported today tha 626 automobile accidents dur ing September killed 115 persons and injuried 689 in North Carolina,