North Carolina Newspapers

HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR White Collar Men Halt Rebel Drive Vloving On Madrid Socialist Green Troops Bat tle Desperately on Ten- Mile Front To Save Capital BELIEVE soviet to OFFER SPEEDY AID Moscow Has Decided Only Immediate Dispatch of Munitions Will Save Mad rid; Britain Orders Its Fleet To Stand by for Emergency of Any Kind ißy The Associated Press.) Reinforced by a wild civilian army ft,»m Madrid, Socialist troops battled desperately on a ten-mile front today to halt the sweep of Fascist legions toward the capital, twenty miles dis tant. The fresh white collar forces —store clerk-, mechanics young and old — lunged into the raging conflict with the thrill “to arms" exhortations of Madrid womenfolk still ringing in their ears. ‘So far we have halted the rebel advance on Madrid." exulted General Jo-e Asensio, Socialist commander. These two developments monopoli zed the Spanish situation outside of the peninsula: 1. Moscow, informed sources said, has decided only the immediate dis patch of munitions will save Madrid and is determined to force aid for the ht ieged government. It charges Italy. Germany and Portugal continue to aid the Fascists. 2. Great Britain, pressing both bel ligerents for the exchange of host ages, especially women, ordered its fieet to stand by for a "mission of mercy." The government line ranging south east from Ulescas to the Madrid high way, withstood a flailing insurgent bombardment and countered with deadly attacks on Fascist positions. General Ascensio predicted the fall of Illescas, captured 'by insurgents Sunday, “imminent.’’ On the northern front Fascist col umns consolidated their mountain positions ready to swoop down on historic El Escorial, 24 miles from Madrid. HANS TELL OF SOVIETVIOLATIONS List of Arms Shipments To Spain Handed Non-In tervention Body Berlin. Oct. 21.—(AP)—The Gcr ma i charge d’affaires in London, it. was announced tonight, has handed to the chairman of the international non-intervention committee a list of alleged arms embargo violations by Soviet Russia in assistance of the Madrid government. Ai the same time, it was stated a German note in reply to Soviet ac cusations of German neutrality viola hons in behalf of the Spanish insur ant-. denied the charges categorical ly a- “completely without founda tion.” *he documents were handed to 1 ‘d Plymouth to the committee chairman, by Prince Otto von Bis fnarck, the German charge d’affaires. Elaborate Program For Highway Modernization In State Being Planned several Piedmont Roads In eluded in Project for Wid ening of Pavement or Bu ilding New Line; All De pends on Availability of More Funds Diwpntrh Bureau. •i» the Sir Walter Hotel. n. I JJ. C. IIASKUHVILL ( Oct. 21. —An extensive n~> AJ > m °dernization and improve- J. ■ Kogram is now being planned u . Capus M. Waynick, of r , • l!f ‘ Highway and Public Works si° n that, involves either the , Mimg of several main highways in section of the State oi rh '.° w thfi heaviest traffic t 0 building of new roads parallel hi»r, Xl . * hi £hways, it was learned loiifj, ' ljday - Whether or not these j, n '' ,l dually ibc modernized and on (H however * dependent up bui/i ,L Ulins the mone y necessary to txow i . iem ’ Wa s pointed out. It is chi, 1 liat some Federal aid funds La> . Utied on some of this work, o-ud deal of it, if done, will HntiU'rsrm 31 atly Dtsuatrli ONLY DAILY NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA leased wire service of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Kitchen to Parlor \ / |n r L taWr* ; . ► 'fi' -‘y ■ 'A Sally Salminen From kitchen sink to literary heights. That’s the success story of Miss Sally Salminen, 80-year old Swedish maid for a New York family. For two years Sally put down in longhand her novel, “Ka*. trina’’, sent it to Helsingfors, Fin land, in an international fiction contest and was awarded a prize of $2,100. The prize-winning Swedish novel, judged the best written in the Swedish lmguage in the last year, centers around the wives of the men who go to sea. Now Miss Salminen plans to sail for her home on the Aaland islands, midway between Sweden and Denmark, where she will visit her parents and 11 brothers and sisters. September’s Auto Deaths In State 88 Deatlis, Injuries and Number Os Acci dents Less Than 1935, However Hally niMjcitch Hiirciin, In ♦!•** Sir Waller Hotel. Hr .1. r. IIASKEHVIM, Raleigh, Oct. 21. —Reckless driving, I speed and carelessness caused 615 au ' tomobile accidents in August in which 88 persons were killed and 720 injured according to the figures released to day by the State Highway Patrol. But the number of persons killed is 28 fewer than the number killed in Sep tember, 1935, when 116 persons were »j killed in automobile accidents. In : I September of this year 720 . persons (Continued on Page Three.) have to be done with State funds and will depend upon whether the coming General Assembly provides any ap propriation for new highway con struction, it is agreed. One of the principal projects now being outlined involves the widening of portions of Route 29 between Lex ington and Spencer, probably by means of a dual highway rather than by widening the present roadway, Chairman Waynick said today, al though no final decision has yet been reached on this matter. It is now gen erally agreed among highway and safety engineers that dual highways are much safer than three lane high ways since each lane is limited to one direction traffic only and since the (Continued on Page Six.) HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, OCTOBER 21, 1936 Wins Army, Trophy; xmx- v xßln > %N ' Lieut. John M. Sterling To win the Mitchell Trophy race at Mt. Clemens, Mich., First Lieut. John M. Sterling of New York, above, zoomed over the course at an average speed of 217.346 miles per hour, a new record. The Mitchell Trophy race, held annual ly, is the premier speed event of the army air corps. FAS® WfLL GET QUICK RECOGNITION BT TWO COUNTRIES Italy and Germany To Lose No Time in Extending Diplomatic Rela tions in Spain ANARCHY SPREADING IN UNHAPPY NATION Refugees Fleeing To France From Spain Bring Harrow ing Tales of Cruelties; Plans for Evacuating Pop ulace Are Discussed Again At Paris Rome, Oct. 21.—(AP) —Italy and Germany will recognize the insurgent government of Spain almost imme diately after the fascist armies oc cupy Madrid, well-informed sources declared today. Agreement on policy was said to be one of four important issues on which the nations reached accord after Foreign Minister Count Galeaz zo Ciano’s first conversations with Baron Constantin von Neutrath, Ger many’s foreign minister in Berlin. The other three were reported as their stands on the League of Nations the Locarno treaty and central Eu rope. Authoritative sources said Germany had agreed not to return to Geneva until the League of Nationals was reorganized on lines of the Italian plan for ad irectorate of the great powers and until Article XVI of the League covenant was stricken out. Rome and Berlin were reported to have agreed to divide the Danubian region into zones of commercial in fluence. ANARCHY IS SPREADING IN SPAIN, REFUGEES SAY Paris, Oct. 21.—(AP)— Tales of spreading anarchy, borne by refugees streaming into France from Spain, to day stirred secret conversations be tween Premier Leon Blum and the Argentine foreign minister, Carlos Saverdra Lamas, on the possibility of evacuating the refugees by air. With reports indicating the last days of the Socialist Madrid regime may be at hand,' Saverdra Lamas, whose country has been active in free 'Continued on Page Three.) Registration Books Close On Saturday For Election Daily Dispatch Bureau, la the Sir Walter ’’atel. By J. C. BASKKBVIT - Raleigh, Oct. 21.—The rest of this week, through Saturday, is all the time that remains in which persons who have not yet registered for the general election November 3 may do so and all those who are not yet re gistered are urged to go register in their precinct between now and sun down Suturday and see that their names are in the registration books, Chairman J. Wallace Winborne, in LIBERTY LEAGUE’S EXPENDITURES ARE GIVEN AS $461,851 p Over $32,000 In Excess of Receipts for Period, Re port to Clerk of House Shows PROGRESSIVES ALSO SHOW THEIR COSTS $35,000 from United Mine Workers Is Biggest Item; Roosevelt Agriculture Committee Spends Over $125,000; Southern Cali fornia G. O. P. Spends Washington, Oct. 21.—(AP) —Total receipts of $419,282 and expenditures of $461,851 since January 1 were re ported today to the clerk of the House by national headquarters of the American Liberty League. The report covered transactions to Oc tober 19. Tne report showed loans and con tributions totalling $30,704 in amounts over SIOO between September 1 and October 19. Expenditures during this time were $57,515. Receipts included $5,000 loans from R. R. M. Carpenter, of Wilmington, Del., and Edward F. Hutton, of New York City. Prior to September 1 Car penter had lent another $5,000 and Hutton SIO,OOO. Lamot DuPont, Wilmington, Del., who previously had contributed $lO,- OCO, donated an additional SIOO. The Progressive National Commit tee, supporting President Roosevelt reported receipts of $50,059 between September 19 and October 19. Dis bursements during the same period were given as $11,434. The largest contribution was $35,- 000 from the United Mine Workers of (Continued on Page Three.) King’s Lady Given More Protection London, Oct. 21 (AP)—Declaring it was “crown property.” police today shooed loiterers away from Cumber land Terrace, site of the new home of Mrs. Wallis Simpson, King Edward’s American friend. A sergeant and two constables pa trolled the district. Every time any one tarried outside No. 16, Mrs. Simpson’s home, they were told: “You won’t see the person you want to see.’’ Pointing to lamp posts on which wre embossed, “G. R.” (George Rex) one constable announced: “Ordinary garden people don’t live here, you know. This is crown pro perty.” Some one asked him what would happen to persons who insisted on standing in Cumberland Terrace. “They’ll likely get in serious trou ble,” the constable rejoined. The “G. R.” on the lamp posts means they were erected during the reign of the late King George Ed ward’s father, on ground which be longs to the crown and was leased (Continued on Page Six.) Appeal For Moore Given High Court Raleigh, Oct. 21.—(AP)—Defense counsel for Martin Moore, Asheville Negro Under sentence to die for the murder of Helen Clevenger, of Staten Island, N. Y., in an Asheville hotel on July 16, filed the case on appeal in the Supreme Court here today, but Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell said the rules of the court had not been complied with. The appeal record, filed by Sanford W. Brown, did not bear the signature of Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles, who pro (Continued on Page Three.) charge of Democratic headquarters, said today. From now until Saturday the precinct registrars may be found at their homes and voters may re gister there. On Saturday, the regis trars will be at the precinct polling places all day to register new voters. The registration books will then be closed until election day. The only persons who can register and vote who have not registered by (Continued on Page Six.) ROOSEVELT PLEDGES PROTECTION AGAINST SELFISH MINORITIES PRESIDENT’S NEW ENGLAND TOUR ’ " A T FI BOSTON',I t=-- * * AMSS.OCT 2t. | \ 1 U J—\ BROCKTON.| ; V MASt.OCr.2I. I —j —— # s MAsiocrzi. i tTi L-.-. —I £ ' • AT HARTFORD! i (S) V fair haven, Com. OCT 2.Z. J mass.ocr2t. [DANBUI?V' ( | \ A-^^^^-iNEV^BEDfORI COm.Oer.2Jt. • [ FALLRIV/f R AussOCTZf? - . i *>r \ \MAis.ocr.2f. HYDE PARK, S\ . ±: ocrz A I 'I^DENCEI== .. 1 Riocr. 2/ t gig-r/'v"'" I iUHCHEOH AT |— S \-5i new haven, IT / \ \ /^\\CO/VMOCT. 22. [ IXT 1 w nHi -V—\——l j f /AC~\ —H com.ocr22. |~ * M * —j mok»Wai r~ \ f com.ocr22.— ■ - M \ .CZJ STAM FORD. r M > | com.ocr22. f PI *4ISH , ~/j 7"/ >7 ast/c — ‘lff NEWVOPKNY -W OCT2Qo~3/. p ■■ _ ■ : START —. ■■■ = \ Wash i ngton, : V D. C. OCT 20. ■■ ■ --1- '■ = b r~ Route of President Roosevelt’s New England trip President Roosevelt’s invasion of New England, his final cam paign swing, is shown on this map. The president plans to wind up his campaign in Madison Square Garden, New York, on Oct. 31— the same night that Governor Landoa speaks in St. Louis. —Central Preaa i Candidates Turning East To End Their Campaigns $2,000,000 Fire In City of San Diego San Diego, Cal., Oct. 21. —(AP)— A spectacular skyllnefLre swept through a downtown business block toady, with damage estimat ed by owners at $2,000,000 before it was brought under control. Thousands of persons watched 200 firemen and volunteers win a slow battle against the flames, which broke out shortly after mid night in the Whitney Department Store and leaped to the full height of the eleven-story Watts office building in the same block. Two men were critically injured. A firemen suffered a possible skull fracture when the nozzle of a high pressure hose broke. A seaman attached to the destroyer Dale suf fered a head injury that naval hos pital attaches said would be fatal when he fell through the roof of the burning National Dollar Store while, handling another fire hose. Election To Be Close, Is Belief INow Both Sides Admit That, but Roose velt’s Victory Is Vir tually Certain By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, Oct. 21. —The presiden tial campaign nears its close with most politicians agreeing that the coming election will be a close one. They do not say so for publication. Each side expresses confidence of winning by a wide margin. Confiden tially, however, both sides admit that the margin, in whomsoever’s favor it (Continued on Page Six.) FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, possibly light showers Thursday and in south west portion and near coast to night and Thursday; slightly war mer in north central and extreme west portions tonight; somewhat cooler in extreme west portion Thursday. ... 1— PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Roosevelt! Is In New Eng land for Two Days Os Speaking in Many Different Cities LANDON HASTENING . BACK FROM COAST Charged in Los Angeles Last Night “This Administra tion Must Be Defeated” If American Form of Govern ment Is To Be Saved; Browder Is Silent “Eastward ho!” became the unof ficial slogans of both major party nominees today. President Roosevelt travelled into New England for a series of talks from the rear seat of his automobile, beginning with a speech at Provid ence, R. I. A more formal address will be given in the auditorium at Wor cester, Mass., tonight. The “Sunflower Special” started across the continent from Los An geles, where Governor Landon told an audience last night that “if we are to preserve our form of government, this administration must be defeat ed.” Sharp fighting broke out between Landon and Secretary Ickes, PWA chief. The latter said in a radio broad cast at Washington last night that in 1934 and 1935 Landon was a “state socialist,” seeking Federal funds for state-owned telephone and gas dis tribution systems, but that recently the Kansas governor became a “rug ged individualist” overnight. Ickes questioned Landon’e sincerity. Landon replied in a statement that the New Deal was like a losing team, “throwing the ball around wildly, at (Continued on Page Six.) Browder Fails To Get Injunction For Terre Haute Talk Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 21.—(AP) — Earl Browder, communist candidate for President, forced by a belligerent crowd to abandon an attempt to make a radio campaign speech last night, lost a court decision today when Judge Albert Owens denied his peti tion for an injunction to restrain lo cal authorities from interference with his speaking engagement here. The injunction petition 'was filed last week, but action on it did not come until several hours after the time Browder had planned to broad cast his appeal for votes. The injunction was aimed at ■Mayor Sam Beecher, Police Chief James C. Yates and Sheriff William Baker. The police chief had jailed Brower overnight on a vagrancy 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY WILL NOT PERMIT MORE BREAD LINES Opposed to Herding People Into Days of False Pros perity, He Says at Providence THINKS RESOURCES MUST AID PEOPLE Much More Im portant Than Machines; “We Spent Enough To Get Results, Enough To Be Sure Not To Fail,” Presi dent Tells New Englanders Providence, R. I. Oct. 17 (AP) — President Roosevelt opened two days of New England campaigning today with a declaration that “we will not again allow people to be regimented by selfish minorities in to bankruptcies and bread lines.” Standing bn the steps of Rhode Is- Capitol; and addressing his re marks to industrial populations especial ly, the chief execu tive said: Eir iiiffiii t “You have been told of regimenta tion. I am opposed to the kind of regimentation under which you lab ored and suffered in the days of false prosperity, and in the days of the great depression. ” Asserting that people “are even more important than machines,” he added, “we believe that the material (Continued on Page Six.) TRIED FORMING OF WINDOW PEEPER 68-Year-Old Asheville Man Says He Killed Man To Protect Daughter Asheville, Oct. 21.—(AP)—The de fense continued its evidence today in the murder trial of W. C. Bradford, GB-year-old carpenter and brickmason charged with shooting to death Gor don Reed, his 28-year-old neighbor, under his daughter’s bedroom win dow at midnight August 8. Bradford, on the stand yesterday, told Judge T. B. Finley and a Bun combe Superior Court jury he did not recognize Reed until after he had fired, and said, “I shot to protect my daughter, myself and my home.” Bradford, testifying after the state offered five witnesses, including the mother of the slain man, described events leading up to the shooting. After retiring, he said he heard his daughter, Grace, scream. He ran into a hall and there she told him, he tes tified, a drunk man was at her win dow, had put his arm through a hole in the screen and asked her to come out. He dressed, got a 32-calibre pistol, (Continued on Page Three.) charge when he came here Septem ber 30 to address a party rally and speak over the radio. It was not the officials, however, who kept the candidate from the mi crophone last night, but a crowd that blocked entrances to the radio station and pelted Browder and his associates with overripe tomatoes and eggs when they arrived. Three persons re ceived slight injuries as blows were enchanged in the milling crowd. Judge Owens, who held a lengthy hearing on the injunction petition yesterday afternoon, told Browder’s attorneys this morning if the injunc tion was intended to prevent inter ference with Browder’s radio address “that time has passed, and there is no reason for a decision now.”