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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-fourth year IiERIMNS SHELL SPANISH PORT, KILLING 19 Death Toll Stands At Five In Bloody Riots Occurring At Republic Steel Factory 105 IN HOSPITALS WITH INJURIES OF A SERIOUSNATURE Many Women Join in Using Clubs, Brickbats, Slugs in Battle With Policemen TWO LABOR GROUPS GIRD FOR BATTLE Lewis and Green Factions To Fight for Workers; A. F. L. Leader Says Ford Workers Asked Him To Oppose More Radical La bor Wing ■ . ■ Chicago, May 31— (AP)—'The death toll of the bloody riots near the South Chicago plant of the Republic Stee 1 Corporation mounted to five today as strikers, company officials and police declared a temporary truce. Joseph Rothmand succumbed of bullet wounds at a hospital. The other known victim was Earl Hanley, who died of a skull fracture. Three others slain in the battle remained uniden tified. At least 105 others, including 25 policemen, were in hospitals with gun shot wounds, fractured skulls and broken limbs. Witnesses estimated that more than 500 shots were fired in the course of vicious hand-to-hand combat, which a physician said resem bled “a virtual massacre.” The participants, including many women, used clubs, brickbats, steel bolts and slingshots in their attempts to break through police lines and close the Republic plant by force. Governor Henry Horner emerged from a hastily called conference and announced he was “quite sure there would be no repetition of the bloody riots. “I don’t expect any further trouble. In fact, I’m quite sure,” the governor said as he left the meeting. “We dis cussed the strike and the riot from every angle. Peaceful picketing is to be permitted. That all I can say now.” DESPERATE STRUGGLE OF LABOR GROUPS IMPENDS Detroit, Mich., May 31.—(AP) — A battle loomed today between the American Federation of Labor and the United Automobile Workers for members among the employees of the Ford Motor Company and other au tomobile producers. This prospect appeared with the assertion of F. J. Dillon, an official of the American Federation of Labor, that Ford workers have asked him to oppose the U. A. W. A., an affiliate of (Continued on Page Four.) WETS WIN BY SMALL JOHNSTON MARGINS .Smithfield, May 31 (A!P) —The John ston county board of Elections an nounced this afternoon that 4,081 per sons voted for county liquor stores and 3,800 against them in Saturday’s referendum, making this the third county to vote wet under the 198* law. 200Perish In Holiday Death Toll (By The Associated Press.) Highway crashes and holiday ac cidents killed 200 persons today as the Memorial Day vacation en tered its third day. Automobile drivers in all but (he southern states continued to crowd the roads in the holiday in the prolonged observance of Decoration Day on Monday, since May 30 fell on Sunday. Texas had perhaps the heaviest week-end toil of violent deaths, although Memorial and Decora tion Days are not generally ob served in that state. Sixteen were killed in traffic accidents, three in shootings, one by electrocution, one by downing, one by acid and one by a train. tlailiT iltspntrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NO SMOKING STEEL STACKS NOW! j. "jp• • : 1 • | •• BP gigg j II A m, : j | - H XPRHHH kdM P -Jm. - Idle plant, top; another day, below Five-state steel strike against three independent steel producers halts production in many plants. Instead of the customary smoking stacks, below, today the scene is smokeless. These photos were taken in Cleveland at the Corrigan-McKinney plant of Republic Steel cor poration, one of the companies which refused to enter into an agree ment with Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee, a C. I. O. affiliate FDR Court Plan Backer Says Change Not Needed Proposals Less Ne cessary After Re cent Decisions, Sen ator Pope Says Washington, May 31 (AP)—Senator Pope, Idaho Democrat, a supporter of the Roosevelt court bill, expressed the belief today recent Supreme Court decisions had removed the "impelling necessity” for the measure. “The main reason for the bill was to have a court that would not ob struct a constructive program 'for dealing with the nation’s problems,” he said. Pointing to the court’s decision on the social security and the Wagner labor acts, he added: “I have a feeling that since a ma jority of the court has adopted a con stitutional view that is sensible and liberal, the proposals of the President are less necessary.” Pope said he still believed the bill was “all right” and that probably the line-up in the Senate was unchanged by the recent decisions. In fact, he contended, those parts of the bill dealing with conjestion in the courts were still as desirable as ever. Opposition senators said they hop ed to be able to file the committee’s unfavorable report on the measure in the Senate this week. FIFTH GAME WON BY WILLIS HUDLIN Cleveland, Ohio, May 31. (AP) Willis Hudlin, Indian righthander, won his fifth game of the season in the morning game of the Memorial Day double-header here as the tribe handed Detroit a 7 to 1 defeat. HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 31, 1937 Roosevelt Is Expected To Push Battle Recent Narrow Mar gin Decisions Not Satisfactory to the President at All By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, May 31. —Most obser vers, from close-up, undoubtedly are of the opinion that the United States Supreme Court, by upholding the So cial security law, definitely defeated President Roosevelt’s plan to enlarge the high tribunal’s membership, as no longer necessary. Personally I am not so certain. It was intimated from the White House, directly after the social se curity ruling, that the President still was in no frame of mind even to ac cept a compromise. Then was the time for him to adopt a conciliatory at titude with a fairly good grace, if ever Inasmuch as he did do it, I infer that he continues to feel confident of win ning. And “F. D.” is a mightily competent politician. F. D. R. CONFIDENT If he were convinced that he is Continued on Page Two.) BORAH CALLS FOR NEUTRALITY PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE “Actual War Is On” In Eu rope, Idaho Senator De clares In Making His Demand WANTS U. S. KEPT OUT OF CONFLICT McKellar, Tennessee, Also Considers Bombings Act of War; Borah Issues State ment Denouncing Dictator ships, Declaring They Fo ment Wars Washington, May 31.—(AP)—Sena tor Borah, Republican, Idaho, called today for application of the American neutrality law to “all participants” in the bombing of Almeria, Spanish loyalists port. “From the reports, I should say an actual war is on sufficient to justify application of our neutrality law to all parties now participating, both under cover and openly,” Borah said. Senator McKellar, Tennessee Dem ocrat, also commented that the bomb iiig constituted war, * and said the American neutrality law should be in voked to keep this nation out of the conflict. The two senators spoke after Ger man Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff re ported his government had informed (Continued on Page Two) moroßnln HELD IN KILLING Erwin Stamey, 22, Arrested in Death of Wife in Burning Bed Morganton, May 31 (AP)—-Ervin Stamey, 22-year-old unemployment gas station attendant, was arrested today in connection with the death of his 2(V yo/ar-old wife,* whose body was found in a burning bed at their home here yesterday. Sheriff Fred Ross signed a warrant charging Stamey With murder. The officer refused, however, to disclose the evidence upon which he acted. Stamey was quoted by Ross as denying any part in the death of his wife. HOEYHIOISON TO SIGN NEW BONDS $3,019,000 To Be Placed With Syndicate for New State Money Dally Dispatch Bnrena, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKF.RVILL Raleigh, May 29—Governor Clyde R. Hoey and State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson will leave tonight for New York with the $3,019,000 worth of new State bonds which they must sign and deliver to the syndicate which recently bought them at an interest rate of 2.834 per cent, the lowest rate of in terest the State ever has received on Continued on Page Two.) Far-Reaching Inquiry Os School System To Be Had New Commission to Be Named by Governor for Full Investigation of Curricula; to Make Report in Ad vance of Start of 1939 General Assembly Dally Dispatch Bareaa, In the Sir Waller Hotel. By J. C. BASK.ERVIL.L Raleigh, May 31—A thorough and far-reaching investigation of the pub lic schools in North Carolina and the manner in which they are being ad ministered, also of the curriculum and the type of instruction being offered, was directed by the 1937 General As sembly in House Bill 1129, enacted in the closing days of the assembly and only recently brought to light. The act directs the governor to name a special commission of not less than seven and not more than nine mem bers, to be composed of both laymen and educators to make this investiga tion. It further provides that the governor shall be ex-officio chairman of the new commission and that the Europe Seethes As Germany Withdraws From Neutral Body Grave International Tension Follows Germany’s Re venge for Bombing of Warsliip Deutschland Satur day; More Germain Warships Sent London, May 31 (AP) —British and French warships mov ed into Spanish waters tonight as a swift tempo of events raised grave fears for peace, following German bombardment of the Spanish port of Almeria. and withdrawal by Germany and Italy from the 27-nation European neutrality committee. British and French diplomats rush ed between Germany and Spain to prevent open hostilities, and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden made an ap peal that Germany take no further action to heighten gravity of the cri sis. But there were other developments of grave concern to European capi tals. Blames Italian Submarine The Catalan government at Barce* lona declared it had unmistakeable proof that an Italian submarine launched the torpedo yesterday that -:cnt the Spanish liner to the bottom of he Mediterranean. Fifty persons Germany To Participate In No More Meetings Os Neutral Committee Now Berlin Demands Guarantees of Non-Intervention Body Bombings Will * Cease SPAIN ASKS PROBE BY GENEVA LEAGUE Calls on Council To Act In Shelling of Almeria; Most “Flagrant and Undisguis ed” Aggression of Civil War; Franco Sends Re grets Berlin, May 31. —(AF) —The Ger man government announced today it would not participate in any further sessions of the London non-interven tion committee or the control of arms and volunteers to Spain until it was given guarantees there would be no further incidents such as the bomb ing of the Deutchland. The announcement came soon after the destruction of the Spanish govern ment port at Almeria on the Mediter ranean for the bombing Saturday at dusk of the Deutchland, in which 23 German sailors were killed and 83 wounded. The communication issued by the German government skid. “As a reprisal for the criminal as sault by red bombers on the cruiser Deutschland, lying at anchor, the for tified harbor of Almeria was shelled during the morning hours by Ger man sea forces. After the port was destroyed and the opposing red bat teries silenced, the retaliatory action was broken off and ended. “Additional ships of the German war fleet will take to sea immediate (Continued on Page Four.) commission must submit a written re port to the governor and the mem bers of the 1937 General Assembly 30 days before it convenes. This act has not been forgotten by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, however, he indicated today, saying tfidt he hop ed to appoint the commission it au thorizes him to name by not later than July 1. It is intimated in circles close to the administration and among those wtio have known about this act from the beginning that it was intro duced with the knowledge bless ing of the governor, with the hope that it might bring about a general revamping and rejuvenation of the public school system in North Caro- Continued on Page Two.) PUBLISHED DVHJRY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. were drowned, authorities declared, and others were injured in the sinking of the passenger vessel. I London, May 31.—(AP) —The brist : ling guns of German warships batter- I ed the Spanish government port of Almeria today in the first open attack in the civil war by a foreign power. Nineteen persons were killed, in cluding five women and one child, an official Spanish government report said. The port was destroyed, the Nazi government said, to avenge bombard <Continued on Page Two'. Jap Cabinet Quits Office IJiHik Wm Premier Senjuro Hayashi Tokyo, May 31 (AP) —The cabinet of General Senjuro Hayashi resigned to day under the determined attacks of the major Japanese political parties. Before he left for the palace to pre sent his government’s resignation to the emperor, Hayashi summoned emergency meetings of his colleagues in which it was understood he placed the issue of their unpopularity square ly up to them. The premier remained at the im perial palace only a short while, and then hurried to a conference with the president of the privy council. MARTHA RAY WEDS FILM MAKE-UP MAN Las Vegas, Nevada, May 31 (AP) — Martha Ray, film comedian, who has appeared on Chicago and New York stages, and her husband, Hamilton Westmore, screen make-up artist, were honeymooning today while the actress’ mother in Hollywood express ed regret over the elopement. “They promised me they would not marry for two years,” said Mrs. Peggy Reed, her mother. After the marriage the bridal party left for southern California, but reports from there were that they had failed to return today. OPR WEATHER MAN "■ >' FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Tuesday, con tinued warm in the interior. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY NAZI BATTLESHIPS CARRY OUT ATM WITHOUT WARNING' 55 Persons Injured, 39 Houses Destroyed and Eight Others Are Badly Damaged COASTAL BATTERIES REPLY TO ATTACKS One Heavy War Vessel and Four Destroyers Line Up Outside Harbor and Open Up on City; One Believed Hit; City Has Population of 36,000 Almeria, Spain. May 31 (AP) —At least 19 persons, including five women and a child, were killed today in a German bom bardment of Almeria “without warning,” official Spanish sources declared. A hasty survey of the wreck age left by the shells from five German war vessels counted at least 55 persons injured, 39 houses destroved and eeight oth ers badly damaged. Heavy property damage was re ported under the shelling, which last ed half an hour during the early morning. More than 200 shells were pumped into the city, exploding in various quarters, the report said. One of the buildings said to have been razed by the cannonading was the headquarters of the relief admin istration. A first aid station and a newspaper office also were destroyed, the government said. One heavy German war vessel and four destroyers lined up outside the harbor to fire the broadsides. Coast batteries answered the fire of the German vessels and one of the destroyers was believed to have been hit. The seaport city of Almeria, capital of the province o? the same name, is situated on the Spanish coast approxi mately 80 miles east of Malaga, which (Continued on Page Four.) Diplomats At Berlin Frightened Berlin, May 31. —(AP) — Neutral foreign diplomatis, watching Spanish developments from the Berlin vantage point, made no effort today to con ceal their grave concern over the bombing of the German battleship Deutschland and the Reich’s realia tory shelling of Almeria, Spanish gov ernment port. They continued, however, to express confidence that the cooperation a mong European powers that recently seemed to be on the verge of achiev ing an armistice in the Spanish civil war, would he strengthened rather than weakened by the incident, pro vided the Reich regards its national honor vindicated, and is willing to discuss future moves with Britain, France and Italy. Shaw Leads Motor Races At HalfWay Hepburn Only Six Seconds Behind, However; Shaw’s Speed 114 Miles Indianapolis Speedway, May 31. —(AP)—With the race half fin ished, Wilbur Shaw, of Indiana polis, was engaged in a terrific duel of speed with Ralph Hep burn, of Los Angeles, for the lead in the 500-mile automobile race a the Indianapolis Motor Speedy to day. At 250 miles, Shaw had a lead of six seconds over the California veteran, with Ted Horn, Os Los Angles third; “Wild Bill” Cum mings, of Indianapolis, fourth, (Continued on Page Two). i
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