HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
PWENTY-THIRD YEAR
SPANISH DEFENDERS ARE AGAIN SPLIT
Political Leaders Lose And
Others Win In Primaries In
Five States Voting Tuesday
FORMER GOVERNOR
DEFEATS COIiZENS !
IN MICHIGAN RAGE
Former Senator Moses Fails
of Comeback in New
Hampshire Senator
ial Contest
GOV. CURLEY WINS
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Beats Nearest Opponent,
Nephew of Democratic
Senator Coolidge; Politi
cal Statisticians Trying To
Figure Out Significance for
November
(Bv The Associated Press.)
Names known the nation over fig
ured in triumphs and defeats today
as the returns rolled in from pri
maries held yesterday in five states.
Senator James Couzens, one-time
motor car magnate, who turned to a
political career and has served 14
years in the Senate, lost to Former
Governor Wilbur M. Brucker, in the
Republican senatorial contest in
Michigan,
Former Senator George H. Moses,
long a power in conservative Repub
lican counsels, failed in a comeback
attempt in New Hampshire. The 39-
year-old Governor H. Styles Bridges
beat him for the Republican sena
torial nomination.
Governor James M. Curley, won the
Democratic senatorial nomination in
Massachusetts by a large margin over
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May Contest
Maine Result
For Senator
New York. Sept. 16.—(AP)— Senator
Joseph F. Guffey, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the Democratic sena
torial campaign committee, said today
he was convinced that there is at
least a “prima facie case of the viola
s on of the Federal election laws in
Maine, and declared he would ask for
recount in Monday's senatorial elec-
After a conference at Democratic
headquarters with Governor Louis J
Braun—who was defeated by the in
cumbent Republican Senator Wallace
K White, Jr., by around 5,000 votes—
Senator Guffey said:
If the evidence justifies it, there
will be a contest when Senator White
attempts to take his seat in the Sen-
It was emphasized at Democratic
headquarters that all necessary ac
tion wh< being taken by Senator Guf
fey as chairman of the senatorial
committee and not by Chairman Fai
i(y.
AAA Asked
To Work Up
i obacco Act
Members of 10-State
Committee Return
Home To Start Lo
cal Organization
Washington, Sept. 16.—(AP —Leav-
ing a request with the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration to draft a
model bill, delegates from nine to
bacco-producing states returned to
their homes today to begin organiza
i ion of committees to guide proposed
legislation to control tobacco produc
tion interstate compacts.
After two- day conferences, the
group endorsed unanimously compact
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HcttiU'rsmt Slailtt Dispatch
service of
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Martial Law Clamped On
As Sine-Japanese Status
Assumes Serious Trends
A Heroic Rescue
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laymond Vanker, French journal
ist at Hendaye, observing the Span
ish war from that frontier town,
heard that a baby hacHleen left in
a house in Jrun which was under
heavy fire. He dashed across the
bridge and rescued the child, unhurt
He is shown as he crossed the inter
national bridge with the child in
his arms.
(Central Press)
Legion W ill
Go Strongly
In Politics
Ma y Be Reaction
from Its Whole
hearted Backing of
Roosevelt Cause
Dnlly Dl*i»nt«*h Rnrenn,
In The Sir Walter Ho»«*i.
Raleigh, Sept. 16. —North Carolina’s
American Legion going Democratic
in a lump of course pleases the Dem
ocracy, but folks are wondering to
day if there can be a possible kick
back.
When former Commander Con C.
Johnston, of Iredell, was here yester
day he said the veterans would work
for Roosevelt all over the nation. The
Iredell man. who twice beat the dady
of the anti-sales tax organizations for
the nomination as House member in
the legislature, does not think any
body can impeach the patriotism of
the Legion. It was for the bonus and
Roosevelt was against it. The general
attitude of the President seems to
please the veterans, who like him in
war and like him in peace. The Presi
dent has been in both places.
Whether the few Republican mem
bers of the Legion will protest- this
action of the Legion leaders it is too
early to guess. The Legion is going to
work through State and local organi
zations rather than set up quarters
of its own. It will go nothing like so
far in State or national politics as the
Grand Army of the Republic was
wont to go in the northern and west
ern states for the Republicans or
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ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
Defiant Soldiers Oppose In
vestigation of Killing of
Japanese Druggist
At Takhoi
19TH CHINESeTaRMY
REFUSING TO LEAVE
Commander of Famous Old
Group That Held Japs
Bark for Three Months at
Shanghai Will Resist La nd
ing of Japanese; Latter
May Force Issue
Hong Kong, China, Sept. 16. —(AP-
—Martial law was reported in Takhoi
today where defiant soldiers are op
posing Japanese and Chinese inves
tigations of the killing of a Japanese
druggist.
Members of the old 19th Chinese
army, under the command of General
Oong Chao-Yuan, have refused to
withdraw from the city to allow in
inquiries ordered by the Tokyo and
Nanking governments.
General Oong was declared to have
stated his intention to resist landing
of Japanese investigating commission
in the same manner his forces op
posed Japanese attacks at Shanghai
for more than three months in 1932.
Fear was expressed in Chinese
quarters that strengthened forces of
Japanese Marines might attempt to
force the inquiry.
Nanking reported the Chinese for
eign minister and the Japanese am
bassador to China might hold an em
ergency discussion in an effort to
clear up the situation which resulted
from the stabbing to death of a Jap
anese September 3.
RGOSEVELI TALKS
OF BANKER PARLEY
Insurance Assets Up Three
Billic-ns, President Says
After Meet
Washington, Sept. 16. —(AP)—A fu
ture White House conference of
bankers was indicated today after in
surance executives who talked with
the President, yesterday reported life
insurance “the safest of all possible
securities.”
The President said yesterday’s con
ference with insurance leaders dealt
with possible mutual assistance be
tween the government and their com
panies. He asserted that Colonel
Frank Knox’s arguments that insur
ance policies and savings were thera
tened by New Deal spending was not
discussed.
Replying to a question, the Presi
dent said he probably would talk with
leading bankers later.
The President told reporters the
conference brought out that insurance
assets had jumped $,000,000,000 in the
past three years, and that the average
size of policies was decreasing. More
people, in other words, were taking
out small policies.
HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16, 1936
Bermuda To
Miss Worst
Part Storm
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 16. —(AP) —
Bermuda, British resort island, 580
miles east of the North Carolina
coast, began feeling the effects today
of a severe tropical storm moving
northwestward through the Atlantic.
The Weather Bureau said Bermuda
probably would not be in the direct
path of the storm, but would experi
ence bad weather as the hurricane
passed at .sea.
All ships for miles around the
storm area were warned to use great
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SCENES FROM SPAIN AS REBEL TROOPS OCCUPIED IRUN
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A mother pleads for her son’s life, top; rebel troops march Into Iran
Dramatic scenes from Spain show incidents in the
capture of Irun, near the French border. In the
top photo, a mother, holding a white shirt in front
of her son, pleads for his life in the doorway of
MERCHANT MARINE
ESSENTIAL 10 U. S.
About As Well Be Without
Navy as Without These
Supply Ships
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, Sept. 16.—1 n principle
it is arguable that ocean shipping is
no more entitled to a subsidy than
any other business; that if it doesn’t
pay on its own merits, let folk stay
out of it instead of expecting the
government to recompense them for
their losses and allow them a com
fortable margin of profit al.so.
But the fact remains that the
United States does need a merchant
marine, not only for commercial pur
poses but as a vitally important
naval supplement.
We may as well save money by dis
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Farm Incomes
Os State Up
During 1935
Washington, Sept. 16.—(AP) — The
Agricultural Economics Bureau re
ported today North Carolina’s gross
income from farm production in 1935
increased more than $11,000,000 over
that of the preceding year.
The 1931 production was given as
$281,761,000, compared to $292,829,000
for 1935.
Basing its figures on 78 crops and
13 livestock items, the bureau report
ed virtually all of the State’s increase
was in the latter class of farm pro
duction.
Gross income for crops :n 1934 was
$226,101,000, compared to $226,118,000
for the following year. Livestock in
creased from $55,660,000 to $66,711,000.
Gross income, as figured by the
bureau, includes all products sold and
consumed on the farm. Cash income
for the 78 crops and 13 livestock items
decreased from $219,279,000 in 1934 to
$217,475,000 in 1935.
The bureau said cash income from
crops in 1934 was $198,870,000, against
$192,767,000 last year. Cash income
for livestock increased to $24,708,000.
Benefit payments last year amount
ed to $12,293,000, compared with $17,-
314,000 in 1934.
FOB NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonight and Thursday; not
much change in temperature.
their home as rebel soldiers round up men. If
shoulder bruises showed they had borne guns, they
were executed. Below’, Fascist rebel troops march
through the streets of the burning city.
—Central Press
U. S. To Establish
Europe Squadron
Rear Admiral Arthur Fair
field Will Be In Com
mand of Naval Forces
For Area
CRUISER RALEIGH
WILL BE FLAGSHIP
Two Destroyers and Coast
Guard Cutter Will Make
Up Remainder of Group;
Raleigh Is Now Undergo
ing Routine Repairs at Nor
folk Navy Yard
Washington, Sept. 16.—(AP)— The
Navy today announced the creation
of a temporary European squadron
under the command of Rear Admiral
Arthur P. Fairchild.
The squadron will consist of the
light cruiser, Raleigh, which will be
Admiral Fairchild’s flagship, the de
stroyers Hatfield and Kane and the
coast guard cutter Kayuga. The last
three named have been on emer
gency duty in and outside of Spanish
waters since the Spanish revolution
broke out.
The Raleigh, which is now at the
Norfolk, Va., navy yard undergoing
routine repairs, will sail soon for
Gibraltar to relieve the heavy cruiser
Quincy.
The official Navy Department an
nouncement said that upon the Ra
leigh’s arrival at Gibraltar, Admiral
Fairchild would organize the four
ships into the unit to be known as
Squadron 40, Temporary.
RICKENBACKERNEAR
10 FLIERS’ RESCUE
Resorts to Motor Ship
Rather Than Plane to Aid
Ocean Fliers
Carbonnear, Newfoundland, Sept.
16.—(AP) —Captain Eddie Ricken
backer substituted the motor ship
Lincoln for an airplane today in
fresh efforts to reach Harry Richman
and Dick Merrill in Musgrave Har
bor.
Rickenbaker is leading an expedi
tion carrying gasoline and spare parte
to the American trans-Atlantic fliers.
He transferred his expedition fuel and
a new propeller for Richman’s plane,
Lady Peace, to the motor ship, leav
ing his plane at the Harbor Grace
airport.
He expected to reach Musgrave
Harbor by noon, and expressed belief
the Lady Peace could be repaired
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY
Agriculture Solicitor Him
self Admits Federal Com
pact Act Faulty
IT MUST BE AMENDED
Which Is Exactly What Ehringhaus
Argued Last Spring, and for
Which He Was Denounc
ed on All Sides
Dully DiMiisitcb Bureau.
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Raleigh, Sept. 16.—Tobacco prices
in eastern North Carolina have justi
fied the position of Governor Ehring
haus in holding out against a special
session of the General Assembly the
past spring, citizens generally agree;
but the tobacco meeting Monday in
Washington, in which James Bag
well, agricultural solicitor of the de
partment of agriculture, backed up
the governor, does it more impres
sively, it seems.
The position of the governor Is now
almost forgotten, so long ago has it
been. In brief the executive said the
Federal act was faulty and unwork
able. Monday Mr. Bagwell told the
meeting that the national act would
have to be amended If It is made ef
fective for next year. And the amend
ments which must be inserted were
the points raised by the governor.
It is almost certain that the Gen
eral Assembly of 1937 will take up the
compact bill and that North Carolina
will ge tin line with the nation in an
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Government
To Blow Up
Rebel Fort
Toledo, Span, Sept. 16 (AP) —Gov-
ernment plans to blow up the shell
battered Alcazar and Its 1,170 Fascist
occupants, virtually are complete, a
reliable authority disclosed tonight.
Socialist sources said the “Terrible
decision” to blow up the crumbling
fortress atop Toledo had been taken
after ten days of futile efforts to in
duce the Fascist commander to re
lease women and children in the
building under pledges of safe con
duct from both the government and
diplomatic corps.
High explosive charges, each con
taining more than a ton of -TNT, have
been set ia place.
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NATIONALIST BODY
|N«OT
Territory Still Dominated by
Friends of Madrid Re
gime, With Anarch
ists Ousted
FEDERAL MILITIA
FORMS NEW LINES
Defenses Strengthened West
of San Sebastian, While
Government Claims Mile-
Long Advance Against Re
bels Advancing on Toledo
and Madrid
(By The Associated Press)
A new and apparently serious
split in the government defense of
northern Spain opened up today
while the militiamen of Madrid, on
the central battleground, announced
they had plowed a mile-deep hole
into the Fascist front.
Basque nationalists in the north,
who previously had broken with an
archists because the latter fired Irun
before it was taken by the Fascists,
set up a virtually autonomous gov
ernment and ousted the anarchists
from all government posts in the
territory, still dominated by friends
of the Madrid regime.
Government militiamen, 40,000
strong, also formed a new battle line
west and south of fallen San Sebas
tian, while at Bilbao, still farther to
the west, government firing squads
blasted out the lives of 62 officers
who attempted a revolt.
Government forces in central
Spain, fighting desperately to stem
the Fascist advances on Toledo and
Madrid, claimed the mile-long ad
vance in the Santa Olalla sector, 24
miles from Toledo. New triumphs
also were announced for the Madrid
militiamen in Cordoba province.
In Madrid, United States diplomat
is authorities set Tuesday as the final
deadline for use of the American Em
bassy for refugees. It then will be
closed, with officials remaining in
the capital in private residences.
Rebel Air
Attack Not'
Yet Halted
Madrid, Sept. 16 (AP) —Government
anti-aircraft batteries dominating
Maqueda and Santa Olalla, on the
Talavera front, today brought down
several huge Fascist bombing planes,
authorities announced, but failed to
halt a vicious aerial bombardment of
the two cities.
The cities, approximately 45 miles
from Madrid, are regarded by the in
surgents as indispensable as lengths
between advancing Fascist forces at
Talavera and forces to the north.
Ground forces, with the govern
ment hurrying all available reinforce
ments into the line against Moorish
troops, were regarded as evenly
matched. The strong detachments of
Catalian militia arrived to strength
en the defenses of Toledo and Madrid.
Knox Asked
To Produce
Fnil Facts
Insurance Men Chal
lenge G. O. P. Can
didate’s Statement
of Policy Dangers
New Itfork. Sept. 16.—(AP)—Mor
timer L. Nathanson, secretary of the
National Association of Insurance
Brokers, made public today a tele
gram sent to Colonel Frank Knox,
calling upon the G. O. P. vice presi
dential nominee to “establish by
facts' 1 his statement that "no life in
surance policy is secure,” or else re
tract the statement entirely.
Signed by Nathanson, who is a past
president of the Brooklyn Insurance
Brokers Association, and other New
York insurance brokers, the telegram
said, in part:
“We wish to call your attention to
the record in the files of the various
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