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GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA Twenty-fourth year ffiUTAIN MAT BREAK RELATIONS WITH JAPAN Japan And China Are Told United States Will Demand Entire Respect For Rights EACH GOVERNMENT ASKED TO ASSUME ITS RESPONSIBILITY I Confirmation of Japanese I Intention To Blockade Chinese Ports Is j Received I VOTING SCANDAL IN HOUSE IS RUMORED Washington Hums With Stories of Representatives | Being Recorded on Issues | When Not Even in Town; Full Investigation Is To Be | Undertaken Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 27. (\pi—President Roosevelt today started his three weeks stay at the summer White House by sign ing the rivers and harbors bill as official*- announced a flood con trol measure would receive his ap proval shortly. Washington, Aug. 27. —(AP) —Sec- retary Hull said today this govern ment had served notice on Japan and China it would demand respect of all its rights and interests in the Far East. Hull added the governments of Japan and China were requested to observe these rights to the extent they f would be responsible for damages to this government, or its citizens, as a result of hostile operations. Although the secretary did not di rectly connect this notice to the con flicting powers with a reported threat by Japan to blockade Chinese ports, Hull said American consular officials had confirmed an announcement Japan intended to enforce a blockade. Absentee Votes in House. Elsewhere in Washington, a mem ber of the House high command dis closed an investigation is under way Continued on Page Two.) Price For Tobacco Is Still High Raleigh, Aug. 27.—(AP) —The coax ing chants of auctioneers fell like sweet music on tobacco growers’ ears today as prices on New Bright Belt markets continued to march abreast °f those at yesterday’s seasonal cur tain raiser. The golden weed lay high on mar ket floors, and the estimated price °f 2o to 25 cents a pound accelerat ed the selling, although there were lulls at some markets set for expect ed rig breaks Monday. Kinston counted about 800,000 Pounds today with prices averaging Continued on Page Two.) POLITICALBATTLE QT1938 IS BEGUN Country Watches To See If New Deal Will Attempt Any “Purge” H > CHARLES I*. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 27.—Next year’s f lO itic;xi fight is raging like fury al rf-ady. R may seem early, with election ay more than a year distant, but lis is an unusual situation. Nomina j° ns a| e at least as important as potion; maybe more so. And the 'JtninaUng primaries will begin in April. Meanwhile senators and represen a ivea who hope to run again will 0 have much time to do missionary , among their home folk. There Pj ably will be an extra congres °nal session, starting Nov. lor ear *, : Continued on Page Two.). Mpnirtrsmi Bailu flispatch “jfflDJßl SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Former Treasury Secretary Dies JPL •: tM \ <C. > Bachrach "* ANDREW W. MELLON Doubt if Russians Ever Made Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 27. — (AP) — Pacific Alaska Airways pilots said today they were con vinced -Sigismund Levaneffsky and his five Soviet companions never reached Alaska on their attempt ed trans-polar flight from Moscow to Oakland, Cal., byway of Fair banks. The fliers have been miss ing two weeks. Three Pacific Airways fliers have covered 100,000 miles of northern Alaska territory without finding a trace of the missing plane. Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted explorer, carrying on the search in a Russian-owned flying boat, ex pressed belief the Lclveaneffsky plane was down somewhere 500 miles on the North American side of the pole. SALE uVStecuts Essential Food Exemptions Fail To Stop Its Mount ing Revenue Daily Dispatch Bnrcan, In the Sir Waiter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 27.—Sales tax col lections for August, made on July sales, will show an increase over the corresponding month of 1936, despite the fact that exemptions from the levy were allowed for the first time since June, 1935. This fact is clearly shown by fig ures up to and including collections of August 24, the latest available. On that date sales tax collections for Au gust, 1937, amounted to $786,153.77 a gainst $781,032.39 for the correspond ing period of August, 1936, showing an increase, therefore of $5,121.38. The August, 1937, figures include (Continued on Page Six.) DODGERS’ PITCHER IN HALL OF FAME „ Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 27.—(AP) Fred Frankhouse, veteran Brook lyn Dodger righthander, entered baseball’s hall of fame today by pitching a no hit, no run game against the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a double-header, al though the contest was called at 7 2-3 innings because of rain. The Dodgers won 5 to 8. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Mellon Will Be Buried In Pittsburgh Millionaire And For mer Treasury Head Dies at Home of Daughter Southampton,. N. Y., Aug. 27. — (AP) —Andrew Mellon, who built one of the world’s greatest fortunes out of banking, oil and aluminum, and who spent his late years in the na tion’s service as , secretary of the treasury, and as ambassador to Great Britain, has passed from the Amer ican scene. The financier, whose eleven years of service under three Presidents was surpassed only by one of his prede cessors as head of the Treasury De partment, died peacefully last night in his 83rd year. He died in the home of his daughter, Mrs. David Bruce, after a month’s illness from uremia (Continued on Page Three.) Seeds Are Already Sown For Next Panic In U. S. And When It Comes, Government Will Be Weakened In Handling It by Already Unprecedented National Debt, Babson Says; New Crash Certain BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1937, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 27.—“ When shall I sell stocks and put my money into short-term bonds and cash?” This is a question which every inves tor and business man ought to be considering today. I have been spend ing a lot of time here by the Atlantic Ocean this month. I am a great be liever in periodically getting away from one’s every-day routine in order to keep a proper perspective. Hence, I have been thinking about the next depression—how soon will it come, what will be its causes, and similar problems. Another Crash Certain. There is, of course, going to be an other depression some time. Before it HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 27, 1937 ' New York Chinese Do Their Bit for Homeland ■ J ___ ' \ . * Bffii W li/ftiMIL ■\‘S * £ ' t ; 1 ' i Busboys and waiters 19 one of New York’s numerous Chinese restaurants are shown as they eagerly give their hard-earned dollars for the support of their warring countrymen in China. The committee collecting the money in New York City , aims at a war chest of $500,000 to help fight off Japan’s troops. „ •, r, | ; 1 (Central Press) FOUR LOSE LIVES AS PRIVATE PLANE FALLS AT ALBANY State Assemblyman P. H. Strong and Probably His Wife Victims of Night Crash PLANE CAUGHT BY HEAVY RAINS, FOG Sought Landing Instructions Mile South of Airport; Bodies Crushed Beyond Recognition, Two Buried Deep In Debris and Not Recovered Albany, N. Y., Aug. 27.—(AP)—The bodies of State Assemblyeman Prit chard H. Stronge, wealthy Rochester aviation enthusiast, and three com panions were found today in the twist ed wreckage of Strong’s airplane a mile south of the Albany airport. The bodies were so badly mangled that positive individual identification was impossible immediately, but Joseph Fitzgerald, Albany airport manager, said there was no doubt the victims were Strong and his party, who disappeared in flight from Sara toga Springs to Albany early today. In the party were believed to be Mrs. Strong and Charles Judson, Rochester investment counsel. The pilot was Clarence Robinson, of Rochester. Two bodies were buried so deeply in the wreckage they could not be immediately extricated. The body of a woman was thrown cleai; and that of a man believed to be the pilot was partly outside the plane. Caught in rain and fog, the plane’s pilot radioed the airport shortly after 12:15 a. m., eastern standard time, saying he was. about to land and ask ing in a worried voice for further di rections, which night airport Manager Thomas Wink gave. comes the investor should sell stocks, the purchasing agent should cut down inventories, the credit manager should tighten his terms, and the manufac turer should hold back expansion plans. In short, the time is coming when every one should reef his sails and get prepared for the storm. Those who feel that panics are now merely a matter of historical interest are making a great mistake. - Just as the ocean tides will continue to ebb and flow, so will the economic tides con tinue to rise and fall. There is no Su preme Court which can declare the Law of Action and Reaction uncon stitutional. When this next crash will come I do not know. No one knows. But able (Continued on Page Six.) Franco’s Army Menaced By Government’s Fierce Campaign In East Spain Motorized Insurgent Column Speeding from Conquer . ed Santander to New Area REBEL STRONGHOLD IS BEING ATTACKED Government Forces Sweep to Within Four Miles of Zaragoza, Held by Insurg ent Forces; Clean-Up Ope rations Under Way in San tander District Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Border, Aug. 27. —(AP) —General Francisco Franco, worried by the Spanish gov ernment’s drive near Zaragoza, was reported by insurgent sources today to be speeding a motorized column from conquered Santander to the Aragon front. These reports said the column pack cd up and rolled out of the Biscayan seaport, which it helped occupy yes terday, leaving other bridgades of the 100,000-strong northern army to pro secute clean-up operations east and west of Santander. The motorized force will be thrown against the Madrid-Valencia army in (Continued on Page Three.) CROPSOVERSTATE FINEST IN YEARS Frank Parker, Statistician, Makes Observation in 90 Counties Dnily Dispatch Burenn, In The Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, Aug. 27. —North Carolina’s crops are uniformly in the best con dition within the past 20 years, Frank Parker, United States Department of Agriculture statistician on duty with the State Department of Agriculture, said today after returning from a tour which took him into nearly 90 of the State’s 100 counties. “Crops are the most uniformly good I ever recall seeing in North Caro lina,” he said, “and I have been mak ing an annual inspection tour since 1916.” “There are just a few spotty sec (Continued on Page Six.) fIHR WEATHER MAM '* ~ FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday, preceded by scattered thun dershowers this afternoon and possibly near the coast tonigbt. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Bandit Is Killed, And Pal Captured Chattanooga, Team., Aug. 27. (AP) —Acting /Chief of Detective Robert Ryatt said today one of two bandits who wounded two police men here early today had been killed during an attempted store hold-up at Big Spring, Tenn., and the other captured. He gave the slain man’s name as Jeff Hunter, 27, and that of the other as Willard Holloway, 24, both of near here. Ryatt said Hunter was shot by Jack Barger, as the men were hold ing up his father, who operates a store at Big Spring. Young Folk Forced To Aid Convict Bill Payne ‘Kidnaps’ Boy and Girl In Asheville; Ride To Thomasville High Point, Aug. 27. —(AP) — A young man and his girl companion reported today, Deiteeffcve Sergeant Jack McMahon said, they had been “kidnaped” at Asheville by a man they identified as Bill Payne, escaped North Carolina convict,, charged with the killing of a State patrolman, and with a price of S9OO on his head. McMahon said the young couple identified themselves as Miss Leverne Hedges, 16, and Sam Wolfe, 19, both of Swannanoa. The pair, McMahon said, reported the man, whom they identified from photographs as Payne, forced them at the point of a gun to drive him to Thomasville from an Asheviifle re creation park as they entered their car at 9:15 p. m., last night. > At Thomasville, the detective said the two reported, the kidnaper took their car, bearing North Carolina li censes No. 222-609, and left them with 25 one dollar bills at 5 a. m. today. (Continued on Page Six.) BASKERVILL GOES WITH STATE FORCE Will Help Handle New Advertising Program Authorized by Last Legislature Raleigh, Aug. 26 lAP) —R. Bruce Etheridge, director of the Department of Conservation and Development, an nounced today John Baskervill, of Ra leigh, had been appointed to the ad vertising division. Bask£rbill, former ly Raleigh correspondent of the North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers, will receive a salary of $2,400 a year, Etheridge said. He will assume his duties September 1. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY DESPERATE BATTLE NOW BEING FOUGHT Tide See-Saw Back and Forth as Crack Sino-Jap Troops Carry On Big Struggle CASUALTIES RUN UP IN THE THOUSANDS Britain’s Ambassador, Meanwhile, Lies Near Death in Shanghai Hospi tal; Blood Transfusion Given by American Sailbir; Situation Is Strained London, Aug. 27. —(AP) —The Brit ish government, was reported today considering breaking off diplomatic relations with Japan unless full satis faction is obtained for the wounding of the British ambassador to China in an attack by Japanese war planes. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, his back broken by a Japanese ma chine gun bullet, was in a critical condition in a Shanghai hospital. In dignant foreign officials were said to have taken a grave view of the attack made on the envoy’s car by Japanese bombers in the Shanghai area. Explanations from the Japanese government were" awaited momen tarily before a fateful decision was made on just what would constitute the “appropriate action” the govern ment has pledged itself to take. FURIOUS BATTLE RAGES NORTHWEST OF SHANGHAI Shanghai, Aug. •27.—(AP)—Crack Chinese and Japanese divisions fought a furious, costly battle today to turn Lotien, key point in China’s defense lines about Shanghai, into a smoking heap of ashes. . The tide of battle see-sawed from side to side. Both Chinese and Jap anese rushed reinforcements to the desperate fighting 12 miles northwest of Shanghai. Thousands of casualties were sustained by both sides. Japanese, after first being hurled back into Lion forest, reported they had rallied and occupied the town late this afternoon, gaining a foot hold for a drive into a district just Continued on Page Two.) Lewis Hurls Defiance At Henry Ford Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 27 (AP) Chairman John Lewis, of the CIO, flung down the gauntlet today to Henry Ford with a declaration the United Automobile Workers of Amer ica are going to organize Ford woi k ers.” The long-awaited arrival of Lewis had been the signal for a noisy dem onstration by delegates to the UAW convention. Howling, shouting delegates, 1,200 strong, rose to their feet, mounted to (Continued on Page Six.) . * ■ Flood Loss Is Heavy In Many Places North Carolina, Washington, D. C., and Colorado Cities Heavy Sufferers Raleigh, Aug. 27 (AP)— Swollen by heavy rains, Eastern North Carolina streams continued to rise today, apparently covering thou sands of acres of lowlands, but do ing little damage. The Neuse river was at 17 feet, 3 1-2 feet in flood,* at Smithfield today, and probably will rise a foot more by tomorrow, he said. The Tar was eleven feet at Rocky Mount, two over the banks and still rising. Florence, 01., Aug. 27. —(AP) —Work train crews, highway employees and citizens of nearby Portland, Col., worked today to repair damage caus ed by flood waters that swept this area last night. A cloudburst, coming on the fifth (Continued on Page Six.)
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