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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR MARTIAL LAW LIFTED IN JOHNSTOWN AREA Germany And Italy May Attack Spain, Is Fear In London Additional Germari* War ships Arrive Off Spanish Coast, With Some i Vessels Hidden PATROL OF OWN ON COAST IS STARTED Two Nations Broke From England and France After Latter Two Refused To Join In Demonstration Against Loyalist Government; New Crisis In Spain (Bv The Associated Press.) German and Italian warships pa trolled the coasts of Spain on their own initiative today, their comman ders acting in apparent concert. Italian vessels were under orders to strike hack • immediately at any “attack” from the Spanish govern ment. The German battle fleet, about to be reinforced by the pocket bat tleship Graf Spee, was told to “pro tect German interests.” Uneasy fear still pervaded Britain that the joint Italian-German with drawal from the non-intervention pa trol, intended to isolate the Spanish war, was the forerunner of an attack against government Spain as “punish ment” for an alleged attempt to tor pedo the German cruiser Leipzig. The German cruiser Koln arrived unexpectedly at Gibraltar, but where abouts of the rest of the German fleet went unreported. Reports from Tan gier, Morocco, said Italian and Ger man warships had sailed from there. From Paris came word France and England would look askance at any Italo-German attempt to blockade the Spanish government coast. Germany blamed Russia and Great Britain for the new European crisis which resulted when France and Bri tain refused to accede to German and Italian demands for a naval demon stration against the Valencia govern ment. Meanwhile, a new cabinet crisis was reported in Catalonia, ally of the central Valencia government. There also were many spy arrests there. ' On the northern Spanish front gov ernment forces merged into a single army to strengthen resistance to the insurgent threat to dominate the en tire Basque and Asutrian regions. REYNOLDS EXPECTS COAST GUARD HELP Thinks Half Pay on Retirement After 30 Years Will Be Given by Congress Washington, Jan. 24 (AP) —Senator Robert R. Reynolds predicted favor able recommendation by a Senate Commerce sub-committee today of his bill providing retirement of coast guard enlisted men on half pay aftei 30 years service.. The senator appeared before the group yesterday to urge a favorable report. Representative Graham Bar den, of New Bern, N. C., who has a similar bill before the House, and Ad miral Randolph Rigley, U. S. Coast Guard retired, also appeared in be half of the measure. HOUIGTASKFOR PRIVATE ENDEAVOR Congressman Hancock Ela borates Views at Build ing and Loan Meet Blowing Rock, June 24.—(AP) Re presentative Fran Hancock, of t e fifth district, said today the national housing policy essentially was based upon private enterprises and we want it. to continue that way in the future.” . . Hancock, in a speech prepared for delivery before the North Carolina Building & Loan League here, said. “My ideal for housing policy would be to have every family in the coun try living in its own home, that home owned through reasonable self-denial, through the discipline that has made America what it is today. We are a long way from that ideal. Conse quently there has been a growing pub lic realization of social responsibility for the shelter of those who just don’t make enough money to own their own homes.” “How are we going to divide up the job? I am convinced that pri vate enterprise holds the key to the situation. The extent to which hous ing privately built and privately fi nanced is effective in housing families Continued on Page Five.), fir; - st ' •Hrnftrrsnn £UttUt Btsimfrh WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Earhart Resumes Her World Flight Batavia, Java, June 24 (AP) — Amelia Earhart flew today from nearby Bandoeng to Sourabaya, Java, cn route to Kupang, Timor Island on her flight around the world. She planned to remain at Sourabaya, about 250 miles from Bandoeng, until tomorrow. The flight ended a three_day rest. Kupang is about 1,200 miles east of Batavia. From Kupang she plans to fly to Australia. Miss Earhart and her navigator, Captain Fred Noonan, arrived at 6:30 a. m., Greenwich time, (1:30 p. m. eastern standard time). SENATE APPROVES INCOME TAX BOOST FOR ALL SURTAXES Personal Incomes Affected Under Amendment Of fered by LaFollette, Progressive VOTE SURPRISING TO SENATE ITSELF Proposal Given As Amend ment to Nuisance Taxes; More Names of Tax “Evad ers” Read to Committee, Including Mellon, DuPont, Raskob, Lamont, Sloan Washington, June 24.—(AP) —The Senate voted today for a proposal by Senator LaFollette, Progressive, Wis consin, to bolster Federal reserves by raising surtaxes on personal incomes. In one of the most surprising votes of the session, the Senate over rode its leadership and approved the LaFollette amendment by a vote of 35 to 31. He offered the proposal as an amendment to the administration’s nuisance tax extension bill, which would continue a host of miscellan eous excise levies for two years. Meanwhile, two score names of per sons high in business and financial fields were listed by Treasury offi cials in the Senate-House inquiry into tax evasion and avoidance. The list included Andrew Mellon, Pierre DuPont, John J. Raskob, Thomas W'. Lamont, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., and Mrs. Etficl H. DuPont. The names were listed in tables given the congressional investigating group fcy Guy Helvering, internal re venue commissioner, as the commit tee studied what Helvering termed the “device of personal holding com (Continued on Page Three.) “WAR BABIES” JUMP IN STOCK TRADING News qf Massing German Fleet Off Spain Helps Certain Issues On Exchange New York, June 24. —(AP) —Mass- ing of a powerful German warship fleet off Portugal injected life into stock market “war babies” today, not ably coppers and steels. Although bus iness was generally quiet along the trading front, coppers were stimulat ed by cables citing heavier buying of copper futures and shares abroad, and scored gains of fractions to a round a point. The rest of the list was irregularly higher. Bonds were shaded Transfers approximated 500,000 shares. American Radiator American Telephone American Tobacco B Tl l-^ Anaconda Jo 1 Atlantic Coast Line Atlantic Refining f Bendix Aviation £ Bethlehem Steel °° Chrysler 100 Columbia Gas & Elec i q i a Continental Oil Co " DuPont ... 3 “ 4 Electric Pow & Light “ - « General Electric General Motors ... »0 7-8 Liggett & Myers B ... • • J-4 Montgomery Ward & Co 55 1-4 Reynolds Tob B qn 1 2 Southern Railway 30 1 2 Standard Oil N J 66 1-- U S Steel 89 ** ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Guardsmen Marching Before Closed Ohio Steel: Mill IMli f ifyg Jr Wm ***»:, . JhjE Muni w&W’W Mi m mLmHr m W m Jr m y m w ■ S . -.-A: ■ ‘ V.:' |:||| This excellent picture from the Ohio steel strike zone shows national guardsmen marching before a closed Youngstown Sheet and Tube mill at Campbell, 0., a suburb of Youngstown. Military rule was clamped on two Ohio Counties as Governor Martin L. Davey halted attempts to reopen closed mills during the federal mediation conference. Girdler, Republic Steel Head, Calls Union Chief Liar At Committee Meet Also Charges Senator Guff ey “Doesn’t Know What He Is Talking About”; Guffey Charges Girdler Was Asked To Resign by Jo nes & Loughlin Firm Washington, June 24 (AP) —Tom Girdler chairman of Republic Steel, told a Senate committee today Philip Murray, chairman of the, SWOC, was a “liar,” and Senator Guffey, Demo crat, Pennsylvania, “doesn't know what he is talking about with respect to the present steel strike.” Appearing before the Senate Post Office Committee to answer charges made against Republic by Murray, Girdler made his assertion in answer to a question by Senator Bridges Re publican, New Hampshire. The sen. ator asked whether Murray’s state ment was true, that the only issue was the question of reducing an oral agreement to writing. Bridges said Senator Guffey had suggested the same thing at an earlier meeting of the committee. “Mr. Murray is a liar, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and al ways has been,” Girdler snapped in °U = DO Governor Thinks Detective Scheme Has Merit Worth Considering Dolly Dlapatch Barena, In the Sir Wsiller Hotel By J. (). BASKEItVILfj Raleigh, June 24. —The counties having liquor control and liquor stores are considering a plan propos ed by a nationally known detective agency to supply expert and experi enced investigators to get evidence of bootlegging for the various county ABC boards and present this evidence to officers or to the grand jury, it was revealed here today by Governor Clyde R. Hoey. It is understood that two br three counties have already employed this detective agency or have agreed to and that others are considering doing so. “The plan proposed fcy the detec tive agency, as I understand it, is that if enough of the counties will agree to the plan, it will send a different set (Continued on Page Three.) TRUCK DRIVER DIES FROM HEART ATTACK Passes in Cab While Companion Seeks Medicine at Hospital In Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, - June 24.—(AP) — Roger Williams, 28, Wilmington, driv er of a transport truck, died in his truck this morning while his com panion driver, John D. Everette, of Currie, went into a local hospital to get some medicine for pains in Wil liams’ chest. Dr. Allen Whitaker, su perintendent of the city health de partment, examined Williams’ body shortly afterwards, and said he ap parently died of heart failure. The two men were driving a truck for a Wilmington beverage company. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 24, 1937 rqply. “Senator Guffey doesn’t know what he is talking about.” Chairman McKellar, Democrat, Ten nessee immediately asked Girdler to withdraw his remark about Guffey, asserting “senators are entitled to re spectful speech by all witnesses.” Girdler remained silent. Guffey, who is not a member of the committee, but who was seated at the committee table, arose to assert: “It’s all right with me if I can have the privilege of asking the witness a few questions after the others are through.” GUFFEY CHARGES GIRDLE WAS ASKED TO QUIT JOB Washington, June 24 (AP) —Senator Guffey, Democrat, Pennsylvania told a Senate committee today it was “common talk in Pittsburgh” that Continued on Page Five.) SCHOOL COMMISSION IS AGAINJHAYED Hoey Not Able To Make Ap pointments. Before Next Week, He Says Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Bv J e RASKF.riVILI Raleigh, June 24.—The new mem bers of the State School Commission will not be appointed until some time next week, Governor Clyde R. Hoey indicated today, although he had planned to name the new members and reappoint the others this week. “I have had to be away from my office so much recently and have had so many other things to do that I have not yet been able to get to the school commission appointments,” Governor Hoey said. “But I am hop ing to get to these next week.” In the meantime, the members of the present commission have been called to meet here tomorrow. Friday, June 25, Executive Secretary Lloyd Griffin said today. The commission is expected to complete the task of alloting teachers for next year at this meeting. Clerks in the office of the commission have already complet (ConW’Jed on Page Five) OUR WEATHERMAN ' - .f 1 FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy and somewhat un settled tonight and Friday; slight ly warmer tonight; warmer in northeast portion Friday. INSTRUCTORS FOR PRISONSSELECTED J. A. Capps, Hickory, To Di rect Education, Rev. E. , M. Bryant, Religion Raleigh June 24 (AP) —Oscar Pitts acting director of the State penal di vision announced today that J. A. Capps, of Hickory, had been appointed educational director of the division, and Rev. Eugene M. Bryant, of Scot land Neck, had been named religious director. “These are two of the most import ant jobs in the penal division,” said Pitts. “I have been working to get religious iand educational directors for two years and the new commis sion authorized them on May 12.” Capps has been superintendent of Catawba county schools 13 years, has taught at Huntersville Oak Ridge Military Institute and Durham, and was a Y. M. C. A. secretary with the army during the World War. Bryant was educated at Scotland Neck high school and Holmes Theo logical Institute, and for ten years has been a minister and director of young people’s work. Capps will organize schools at once Continued on Page Five.) DECLINES FEATURE IN COTTON TRADING Liquidation at Outset Sees Prices Sag Still Further in Day’s Late Trading New Yo’-k, June 24. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, one higher to five points lower, on trade buying and liquidation. Shortly after the first half hour, October sold at 12.31, with prices generally one to four points net lower. October sold at 12.28 at mid day, Prices were generally one to six points net lower. The market eased further in late trading. Futures closed barely steady, 10 to 18 points lower. Spot quiet, middling 12.61. Open Close July 12.21 12.12 October 12.34 12.21 December 12.30 12.18 January 12.32 12.20 March 12.37 12.25 May 12.39 12.28 JUDGE THINKS HUNT GUILTY AS CHARGED Denies Motion for Acquittal for Dis ciple of Father Divine Un der Mann Act Los Angeles, June 24. —(AP) —John West Hunt, rotund disciple of Father Divine, Negro cult leader, opened his defense today against Federal charges he brought 17-year-old Delight Jewett to California from Colorado and de bauched her. As the government closed its case, Judge Leon Yankwich denied a de fense motion for acquittal and com mented: “I’m satisfied that the facts here are such as to justify the jury in find ing all defendants guilty on t>oth counts of the indictment. The evid ence shows that Hunt satisfied his lust at the expense of this mere child, keeping up a pretense that it was be ing done in the name of holy re ligion.” Indicted with Hunt were H. B. Smith, Mrs. Agnes Gardner and Mrs. Elizabeth Peters. In elaborating her story of her al leged seduction by Hunt, Miss Jewett told the jury that as the Virgin Mary she was to go to Honolulu to give birth to a new redeemer. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Gets Cabinet Post : | Georges Bonnet With certain reservations, Georges Bonnet, French ambassa dor to the United States and France’s foremost financial gen ius, has accepted the post of min ister of finance in the new Chau temps cabinet. Bonnet planned to sail at once for France. —Central Pres* CRAMPS WON’T SEEK WIDE POWER 1 New French Cabinet, How ever, Will Ask Authority To Cut Costs Paris, June 24. — (AP) —Camille Chautemps’ new cabinet decided at its first meeting today, an authoritative source said, to refrain from asking the full financial powers which Par liament refused to give the previous ministry of Leon Blum. Chautempts intends to ask for au thority to reduce governmental expen ditures and to impose new taxes by decree without waiting for parliamen tary action, but he does not intend to demand the virtual dictatorial pow ers which Blum sought. He will not ask for power to su pervise hanking and foreign exchange operations. The new premier emphasized, how ever, France’s financial problems, which caused the fall of the Leon Blum cabinet, must await the arrival Monday of George Bonnet, ambas sador to Washington, who is the new finance minister. PARKERS AWAITING KIDNAP SENTENCES Father and Son Are Convicted in New ark in Another Sequel to Lindbergh Crime Newark, N. J., June 24 (AP) —An- other complex sequel to the Lindbergh kidnaping drew to a close today as Ellis Parker, Sr., colorful country de tective and his son Ellis, Jr., await ed sentence for plotting the kidnap ing of Paul H. Wendel. The two were convicted last night by a federal jury of the seizure and torture of Wendel to obtain a false confession to the kidnaping of Chas. Lindbergh, Jr. This “confession” 15 months ago delayed for three days the execution of Bruno Richard Haupt mann for the Lindbergh crime. The Parkers were liable to sentences of one day to 100 years. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY FIVE OHIO PLANTS CLOSE IN FEAR OF GENERAL WALKOUT t General Strike Threat Aban doned, However, After Police Reserves Reach the Scene NON-STRIKERS ARE RETURNED TO MILL Pennsylvania Governor Dis misses Military Rule in Be lief Emergency Has Pass ed; Only 200 State Police To Remain at Huge Cam bria Plant Harrisburgh, Pa., June 24. —(AP) — Governor George Earle today lifted martial law in the Johnstown strike zone, effective at 7 a. m. tomorrow. “Apparently the emergency in Johnstown has passed,” the governor said. “I, therefore, decree an end of martial law at 7 a. m. Friday morn ing.” Earle placed the strike district un der martial law last Saturday and ordered closing of the Bethlehem Steel mill, where a strike had been declared by the CIO. The governor said Colonel A. S. Janeway, his personal representative and Major Lynn Adams, superinten dent of the State police, and all forces of the State police and highway pa trol, would be ordered out of Cam bria county, except 200 State police under command of Captain William Clark.' FIVE PLANTS ARE CLOSED AT WARREN AND NILES, O. Warren, Ohio, June 24 —(AF) —Five manufacturers closed their plants in Warren and Niles today after the CIO notified its unions to abandon plants for a general sympathy strike. John McKeown, CIO organizer, had said he had advised his unionists to abandon plants for a general indus trial strike. The walkout was threatened by CIO leaders who, piqued at the use of National Guardsmen, in defense of non-strikers entering and leaving Re public Steel Corporation’s plant, and said 15,000 workmen would be held in protest. The general strike threat was aban doned after police reserves were or dered out to protect non-strikers on entering the plant. Stones were hurled at several of the 100 to 200 cars carrying one to five men each as they drove by Pine and Walnut streets and through the plant gates for the 7 a. m. shift. The window of one machine was shattered. A large stone struck the side of another automobile as the men went to work under a court order en forced by steel-helmeted guardsmen. Thirty to 50 pickets were on duty. (Continued on Page Three.) Independent Union Given Lumberton Charter Sought By Local Attorney, With Near 300 Mans field Men Signed Lumberton, June 24.—(AP) —James Nance, Lumberton attorney, said to day a movement was under way hqfe among some employees of the Mans field cotton mills to organize what he described as “an independent local union.” Nance said 175 workers met last night at the Robeson county court house and laid plans for the organiza tion. Nance, who presided, said he would go to Raleigh today to apply for a charter in the name of the "Golden Star Textile Organzation of East Lumberton.” Spokesmen said the group had signed nearly 300 Mansfield employees Management of the mills, where TWOC representatives have been ac tive, said the East SLumberton plant was operating a full first shift this morning. A strike was called at the plant several weeks ago. A detach ment of highway policemen on duty at the Lumberton plant for the last several days, was reduced today from 26 to 6. Meanwhile, TWOC officials and the Mansfield management awaited a re port of Henry Hunt, National Labor Relations Board examiner on a TWOC complaint that the mill had violated the Wagner labor relations act by discrimination against union employees.
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